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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite16 Rio de Janeiro
July 29 - August 2, 2026

Miles Partain/James Shaw, United States

Miles Partain
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 18, 2001 (24 yrs old)

Home Town:

Pacific Palisades, CA

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

86 kg (189 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$114,600.00

James Shaw
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 5, 1994 (32 yrs old)

Home Town:

Woodside, CA

Height:

203 cm (6'8")

Weight:

98 kg (216 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Mount Maunganui 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$47,075.00

Awards

VolleyballMag.com BPT Most Improved 2023
VolleyballMag.com BPT Rookie of the Year 2023

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	US$6,200.00

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2024	Did not play	Chaim Schalk - 17th
2025	Andy Benesh - 13th	Chaim Schalk - 19th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/1-5/2026	BPT Elite Gstaad	Q3	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	5/27-31/2026	BPT Elite Ostrava	19, Q5	9th	600	US$6,200.00

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$6,200.00
Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$6,200.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Miles Partain												James Shaw
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$12,500.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$9,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$3,750.00	World Tour Finals
19	1	1	2	0	4	10	0	1	0	$84,850.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	12	0	0	1	0	0	5	5	1	0	$27,450.00
5	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	$13,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	6	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	$9,875.00
2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$500.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$750.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	U21 World Championships
31	3	1	2	1	8	12	1	2	1	$114,600.00	Total	21	1	0	2	0	5	6	6	1	0	$47,075.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2026	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$6,200.00	3	3	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$6,200.00	3	3	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Miles Partain													James Shaw
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2017	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	2018	FIVB
3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$8,125.00	2022	FIVB
9	1	1	1	1	3	2	0	0	0	$56,625.00	2023	FIVB
7	0	0	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	$24,000.00	2024	FIVB	8	1	0	1	0	3	1	2	0	0	$7,000.00
8	1	0	0	0	1	5	1	0	0	$22,750.00	2025	FIVB	10	0	0	1	0	2	3	4	0	0	$33,875.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$3,100.00	2026	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	$6,200.00
31	3	1	2	1	8	12	1	2	1	$114,600.00	Total	Total	21	1	0	2	0	5	6	6	1	0	$47,075.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	2-3	40.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	3-3	50.0%
2025-2026	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	2-3	40.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	3-3	50.0%
Against the Field	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-4	33.3%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	2-2	50.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
Total	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 2-2 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against Aye/Daubas, France 0-1
5/28/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Pool F	Aye/Daubas	7	Partain/Shaw	19, Q5	21-10, 21-15	0:30
Trail the series against Boermans/Brouwer, Netherlands 0-1
5/30/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Winner 1	Boermans/Brouwer	10	Partain/Shaw	19, Q5	30-28, 21-17	0:43
Lead the series against Immers/Luini, Netherlands 1-0
5/29/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Pool F	Partain/Shaw	19, Q5	Immers/Luini	18, Q3	27-25, 12-21, 20-18	0:54
Lead the series against Schweiner/Trousil, Czechia 1-0
5/28/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Pool F	Partain/Shaw	19, Q5	Schweiner/Trousil	6	22-20, 21-16	0:38