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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Joao Pessoa
March 11 - 15, 2026

(11) Andy Benesh/Taylor Crabb, United States

Andy Benesh
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 14, 1995 (31 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

Height:

203 cm (6'9")

Weight:

89 kg (196 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$122,650.00

Taylor Crabb
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 26, 1992 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Honolulu, HI

Height:

185 cm (6'0")

Weight:

76 kg (167 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Chetumal 2020)

Career Winnings:

US$168,275.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$17,000.00

Previous Joao Pessoa Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

BPT Elite Joao Pessoa Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 3/12/2026	Pool B	Izac Carracher / Mark Nicolaidis, Australia (14)	Won 21-19, 21-16
Thu, 3/12/2026	Pool B	Heitor Barbosa / Vinicius Rezende, Brazil (23, Q5)	Won 21-9, 21-18
Fri, 3/13/2026	Pool B	Elmer Andersson / Jacob Nilsson, Sweden (2)	Won 19-21, 21-18, 15-11
Sat, 3/14/2026	Winner 1	Adrielson Dos Santos / Arthur da Silva, Brazil (16)	Won 21-14, 21-13
Sat, 3/14/2026	Winner 2	Leo Dillier / Marco Krattiger, Switzerland (8, Q2)	Won 21-17, 25-23
Sun, 3/15/2026	Semi-Finals	David Ahman / Jonatan Hellvig, Sweden (3)	Lost 15-21, 17-21
Sun, 3/15/2026	Bronze Medal	Evandro Goncalves / Arthur Lanci, Brazil (1)	Won By Forfeit

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$17,000.00
Total	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$17,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Andy Benesh												Taylor Crabb
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	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$12,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$3,750.00	World Tour Finals	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$15,500.00
19	1	1	3	0	4	9	1	0	0	$90,250.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	16	0	0	1	2	4	6	3	0	0	$74,500.00
9	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	1	0	$15,500.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	34	1	0	2	0	4	14	8	5	0	$63,775.00
2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$650.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00
34	2	2	3	1	8	13	3	1	0	$122,650.00	Total	57	1	0	3	3	10	21	13	6	0	$168,275.00

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	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$17,000.00	6	1	85.7 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$17,000.00	6	1	85.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Andy Benesh													Taylor Crabb
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2015	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,000.00
											2016	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	$15,500.00
											2017	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	1	0	$23,000.00
											2018	FIVB	9	0	0	0	1	1	4	2	1	0	$27,750.00
											2019	FIVB	10	0	0	0	1	2	5	2	0	0	$32,900.00
											2020	FIVB	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$13,000.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$300.00	2021	FIVB	8	0	0	1	0	1	3	2	1	0	$22,500.00
8	1	1	0	0	1	3	1	1	0	$10,975.00	2022	FIVB	6	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	1	0	$9,375.00
9	1	1	1	1	3	2	0	0	0	$56,625.00	2023	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	$3,250.00
7	0	0	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	$24,000.00	2024	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$2,000.00
7	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	0	0	$22,250.00	2025	FIVB	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$9,500.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$8,500.00	2026	FIVB	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$8,500.00
34	2	2	3	1	8	13	3	1	1	$122,650.00	Total	Total	57	1	0	3	3	10	21	13	6	0	$168,275.00

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	4	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	4-1	80.0%	1-0	100.0%	1	0	6-1	85.7%
2025-2026	4	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	4-1	80.0%	1-0	100.0%	1	0	6-1	85.7%
Against the Field	4	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	8-2	80.0%	2-0	100.0%	1	0	6-1	85.7%

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	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6	1
Total	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6	1

Head to Head Results
Benesh/Crabb lead the series against the field 6-1 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Goncalves/Lanci, Brazil 1-0
3/15/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Bronze Medal	Benesh/Crabb	11	Goncalves/Lanci	1	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 2 Andersson/Nilsson, Sweden 1-0
3/13/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Pool B	Benesh/Crabb	11	Andersson/Nilsson	2	19-21, 21-18, 15-11
Trail the series against # 3 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 0-1
3/15/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Semi-Finals	Ahman/Hellvig	3	Benesh/Crabb	11	21-15, 21-17
Lead the series against # 8, Q2 Dillier/Krattiger, Switzerland 1-0
3/14/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Winner 2	Benesh/Crabb	11	Dillier/Krattiger	8, Q2	21-17, 25-23
Lead the series against # 14 Carracher/Nicolaidis, Australia 1-0
3/12/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Pool B	Benesh/Crabb	11	Carracher/Nicolaidis	14	21-19, 21-16
Lead the series against # 16 da Silva/Dos Santos, Brazil 1-0
3/14/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Winner 1	Benesh/Crabb	11	Dos Santos/da Silva	16	21-14, 21-13
Lead the series against # 23, Q5 Barbosa/Rezende, Brazil 1-0
3/12/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Pool B	Benesh/Crabb	11	Barbosa/Rezende	23, Q5	21-9, 21-18