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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Haikou
November 2 - 5, 2023

(Q21) 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 Haikou Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/19-22/2023	Challenge Goa	Q22	33rd	140	US$0.00
FIVB	12/8-11/2022	Subic Bay Futures	6, Q1	13th	140	US$100.00
FIVB	11/29-12/3/2022	Torquay Elite 16	Q15	21st	340	US$0.00
FIVB	11/23-27/2022	Torquay Challenge	Q12	25th	220	US$0.00

Challenge Haikou Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 11/2/2023	Qualifier 1	Olivier Barthelemy / Samuel Cattet, France (20, Q12)	Lost 10-21, 18-21	0:34

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	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$100.00	2	4	33.3 %
2023	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	0	2	0.0 %
Total	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	$100.00	2	6	25.0 %

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
5	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	$100.00	2022	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	$100.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	$50.00	2023	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	1	2	$200.00	Total	Total	7	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	2	$200.00

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%
2022-2023	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%
Against the Field	0		0		0		0-0		0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	0-6	0.0%	0-0		0	0	0-3	0.0%

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
Abela/Gregory trail the series against the field 0-3 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 20, Q12 Barthelemy/Cattet, France 0-1
11/2/23	FIVB	Challenge Haikou	Qualifier 1	Barthelemy/Cattet	20, Q12	Abela/Gregory	Q21	21-10, 21-18	0:34
Trail the series against # 23 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
Trail the series against # 24, Q17 Huerta/Huerta, Spain 0-1
10/19/23	FIVB	Challenge Goa	Qualifier 1	Huerta/Huerta	Q11	Abela/Gregory	Q22	21-13, 21-14	0:34