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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Gstaad
July 1 - 5, 2026

(6) 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$138,600.00

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$184,225.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	Money
FIVB	5	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	US$48,900.00

Previous Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2016	Did not play	Trevor Crabb - 9th
2017	Did not play	Jake Gibb - 9th
2018	Did not play	Jake Gibb - 4th
2019	Did not play	Jake Gibb - 9th
2023	Miles Partain - 1st	Did not play
2024	Miles Partain - 9th	Did not play
2025	Miles Partain - 13th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/27-31/2026	BPT Elite Ostrava	14	3rd	1000	US$17,000.00
FIVB	4/29-5/3/2026	BPT Elite Brasília	11	9th	600	US$6,200.00
FIVB	4/8-12/2026	BPT Elite Saquarema	11	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	3/11-15/2026	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	11	3rd	1000	US$17,000.00

BPT Elite Gstaad Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/1/2026	Pool F	Chase Budinger / Trevor Crabb, United States (19, Q7)	Lost 12-21, 15-21	0:32
Thu, 7/2/2026	Pool F	Jack Pearse / D'Artagnan Potts, Australia (18, Q5)	Won 21-23, 21-17, 15-10	0:47
Fri, 7/3/2026	Pool F	Yorick de Groot / Steven van de Velde, Netherlands (7)	Won 21-17, 21-13	0:34
Fri, 7/3/2026	Winner 1	Moritz Pristauz / Philipp Waller, Austria (17, Q2)	Lost 18-21, 29-31	0:46

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	5	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	$48,900.00
Total	5	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	$48,900.00

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
23	1	1	4	0	4	11	2	0	0	$106,200.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	20	0	0	2	2	4	8	4	0	0	$90,450.00
9	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	1	1	$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
38	2	2	4	1	8	15	4	1	1	$138,600.00	Total	61	1	0	4	3	10	23	14	6	0	$184,225.00

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	5	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	$48,900.00	16	9	64.0 %
Total	FIVB	5	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	$48,900.00	16	9	64.0 %

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
5	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	$24,450.00	2026	FIVB	5	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	$24,450.00
38	2	2	4	1	8	15	4	1	1	$138,600.00	Total	Total	61	1	0	4	3	10	23	14	6	0	$184,225.00

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	8	72.7%	0	0.0%	3	27.3%	8-3	72.7%	6	50.0%	2	16.7%	4	33.3%	6-6	50.0%	8-4	66.7%	6-5	54.5%	2	0	16-9	64.0%
2025-2026	8	72.7%	0	0.0%	3	27.3%	8-3	72.7%	6	50.0%	2	16.7%	4	33.3%	6-6	50.0%	8-4	66.7%	6-5	54.5%	2	0	16-9	64.0%
Against the Field	2	50.0%	0	0.0%	2	50.0%	2-2	50.0%	4	40.0%	1	10.0%	5	50.0%	4-6	40.0%	4-8	33.3%	8-6	57.1%	1	0	7-7	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	0	0	10	5	0	0	4	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	16	9
Total	0	0	0	0	10	5	0	0	4	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	16	9

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 7-7 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 0-2
4/10/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Pool B	Ahman/Hellvig	2	Benesh/Crabb	11	18-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:49
3/15/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Semi-Finals	Ahman/Hellvig	3	Benesh/Crabb	11	21-15, 21-17	0:39
Series tied with # 3 Andersson/Nilsson, Sweden 1-1
5/1/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Pool B	Andersson/Nilsson	2	Benesh/Crabb	11	26-24, 19-21, 15-12	0:54
3/13/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Pool B	Benesh/Crabb	11	Andersson/Nilsson	2	19-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:54
Lead the series against # 7 de Groot/van de Velde, Netherlands 1-0
7/3/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Pool F	Benesh/Crabb	6	de Groot/van de Velde	7	21-17, 21-13	0:34
Lead the series against # 8 Boermans/Brouwer, Netherlands 1-0
5/30/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Winner 2	Benesh/Crabb	14	Boermans/Brouwer	10	18-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:49
Lead the series against # 9 Goncalves/Lanci, Brazil 1-0
3/15/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Bronze Medal	Benesh/Crabb	11	Goncalves/Lanci	1	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 11 Lima/Loyola, Brazil 0-1
4/8/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Pool B	Lima/Loyola	14	Benesh/Crabb	11	17-21, 23-21, 18-16	0:51
Lead the series against # 14 Cottafava/Dal Corso, Italy 1-0
4/29/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Pool B	Benesh/Crabb	11	Cottafava/Dal Corso	14	16-21, 21-18, 15-5	0:40
Trail the series against # 17, Q2 Pristauz/Waller, Austria 0-1
7/3/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Winner 1	Pristauz/Waller	17, Q2	Benesh/Crabb	6	21-18, 31-29	0:46
Lead the series against # 18, Q5 Pearse/Potts, Australia 1-0
7/2/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Pool F	Benesh/Crabb	6	Pearse/Potts	18, Q5	21-23, 21-17, 15-10	0:47
Trail the series against # 19, Q7 Budinger/Crabb, United States 0-1
7/1/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Pool F	Budinger/Crabb	19, Q7	Benesh/Crabb	6	21-12, 21-15	0:32
Trail the series against # 23, Q14 Van Langendonck/Vercauteren, Belgium 0-1
4/9/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Pool B	Van Langendonck/Vercauteren	23, Q7	Benesh/Crabb	11	24-22, 21-17	0:41
Lead the series against # Q8 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	0:35