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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Torquay Challenge
November 23 - 27, 2022

(Q12) Matthew Abela/Tim Gregory, 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

Tim Gregory
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Home Town:

Ballarat

Height:

188 cm (6'2")

Weight:

85 kg (187 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (FIVB Cook Islands 2020)

Career Winnings:

US$250.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	33	Money
FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	US$100.00

Previous Torquay Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

Torquay Challenge Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 11/23/2022	Qualifier 1	Jacob Baird / Timothy Ebbs, Australia (Q21)	Won 21-12, 21-18	0:37
Wed, 11/23/2022	Qualifier 2	Poravid Taovato / Pithak Tipjan, Thailand (20, Q5)	Lost 16-21, 17-21	0:33

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$100.00
Total	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$100.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Matthew Abela												Tim Gregory
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	3	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	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	$250.00
16	0	0	0	0	0	6	7	1	0	$350.00	Total	8	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	$250.00

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
2022	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Matthew Abela													Tim Gregory
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
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$50.00	2020	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$100.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$50.00	2022	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$50.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	$100.00	Total	Total	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	$150.00

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%	1	14.3%	0	0.0%	6	85.7%	1-6	14.3%	1-6	14.3%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	2-6	25.0%
2021-2022	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	1	20.0%	0	0.0%	4	80.0%	1-4	20.0%	1-4	20.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	2-4	33.3%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	2-6	25.0%	0-0		0	0	1-3	25.0%

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	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
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	2	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 1-1 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 20, Q5 Taovato/Tipjan, Thailand 0-1
11/23/22	FIVB	Torquay Challenge	Qualifier 2	Taovato/Tipjan	20, Q5	Abela/Gregory	Q12	21-16, 21-17	0:33
Lead the series against # Q21 Baird/Ebbs, Australia 1-0
11/23/22	FIVB	Torquay Challenge	Qualifier 1	Abela/Gregory	Q12	Baird/Ebbs	Q21	21-12, 21-18	0:37