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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$10,000 BPT Futures Mount Maunganui Beach
March 16 - 19, 2023

(7, Q1) Matthew Abela/Christopher Blake, Australia

Matthew Abela
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 25, 1996 (29 yrs old)

Home Town:

Melbourne

Height:

183 cm (6'0")

Weight:

78 kg (172 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (FIVB Maunganui 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$350.00

Christopher Blake
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 1, 1993 (32 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

13th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$350.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	US$100.00

Previous Mount Maunganui Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Futures Mount Maunganui Beach Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 3/16/2023	Qualifier 2	Juraj Krajci / Calum Stewart, New Zealand (Q9)	Won 21-9, 21-12	0:29
Fri, 3/17/2023	Pool B	John McManaway / Thomas Reid, New Zealand (10)	Lost 16-21, 8-21	0:31
Fri, 3/17/2023	Pool B	Campbell Forsyth / Gregory Vukets, New Zealand (15, Q11)	Lost 16-21, 14-21	0:31

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$)
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$100.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$100.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Matthew Abela												Christopher Blake
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	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
12	0	0	0	0	0	6	6	0	0	$350.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	7	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	$350.00
16	0	0	0	0	0	6	7	1	0	$350.00	Total	9	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	$350.00

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
2023	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$100.00	1	2	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$100.00	1	2	33.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Matthew Abela													Christopher Blake
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	1	0	0	$0.00	2018	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$250.00
											2019	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$50.00	2020	FIVB
5	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	$100.00	2022	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$50.00	2023	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$50.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	1	0	$200.00	Total	Total	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	$300.00

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	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	1-2	33.3%	0-0	0	0	1-2	33.3%
2022-2023	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	1-2	33.3%	0-0	0	0	1-2	33.3%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-4	33.3%	0-0	0	0	1-2	33.3%

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
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Total	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2

Head to Head Results
Abela/Blake trail the series against the field 1-2 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 10 McManaway/Reid, New Zealand 0-1
3/17/23	FIVB	Futures Mount Maunganui Beach	Pool B	McManaway/Reid	10	Abela/Blake	7, Q1	21-16, 21-8	0:31
Trail the series against # 15, Q11 Forsyth/Vukets, New Zealand 0-1
3/17/23	FIVB	Futures Mount Maunganui Beach	Pool B	Forsyth/Vukets	15, Q11	Abela/Blake	7, Q1	21-16, 21-14	0:31
Lead the series against # Q9 Krajci/Stewart, New Zealand 1-0
3/16/23	FIVB	Futures Mount Maunganui Beach	Qualifier 2	Abela/Blake	7, Q1	Krajci/Stewart	Q9	21-9, 21-12	0:29