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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
October 6 - 15, 2023

(3) Andy Benesh/Miles Partain, United States

Andy Benesh
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 14, 1995 (30 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$114,150.00

Miles Partain
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 18, 2001 (23 yrs old)

Home Town:

Pacific Palisades, CA

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

86 kg (189 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$111,000.00

Awards

VolleyballMag.com BPT Most Improved 2023
VolleyballMag.com BPT Rookie of the Year 2023

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	26	2	1	2	1	8	0	9	2	1	0	US$222,000.00

Previous Tlaxcala Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Nick Lucena - 25th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/27-10/1/2023	Elite16 Paris	1	9th	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/16-20/2023	Elite16 Hamburg	2	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2023	Elite16 Montréal	2	2nd	1100	US$20,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2023	Elite16 Gstaad	9	1st	1200	US$30,000.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2023	Elite16 Ostrava	13, Q3	3rd	1000	US$14,000.00
FIVB	4/13-16/2023	Challenge Saquarema	8, Q2	4th	680	US$6,000.00
FIVB	4/6-9/2023	Challenge Itapema	13, Q3	5th	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	10/27-30/2022	Dubai 2nd Challenge	4, Q1	9th	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	10/22-25/2022	Dubai 1st Challenge	15, Q3	1st	800	US$10,000.00
FIVB	10/13-16/2022	Maldives Challenge	22, Q9	5th	600	US$3,750.00

Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 10/6/2023	Pool C	Peter Hernandez / Hernan Tovar, Venezuela (46)	Won 21-9, 21-14	0:32
Sat, 10/7/2023	Pool C	Mathias Berntsen / Hendrik Mol, Norway (27)	Won 23-21, 21-17	0:40
Sun, 10/8/2023	Pool C	Arnaud Gauthier-Rat / Youssef Krou, France (22)	Won 16-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:45
Wed, 10/11/2023	Winner 1	Piotr Kantor / Jakub Zdybek, Poland (30)	Won 21-17, 21-16	0:37
Thu, 10/12/2023	Winner 2	Adrian Carambula / Alex Ranghieri, Italy (5)	Won 21-14, 21-17	0:37
Fri, 10/13/2023	Winner 3	Michal Bryl / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (11)	Lost 19-21, 16-21	0:40

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2023	World Championships	Tlaxcala	Miles Partain - 5th	Andy Benesh - 5th
2025	World Championships	Adelaide	Miles Partain - 17th	Andy Benesh - 17th

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	3	5th	960	US$18,000.00
FIVB	11/14-23/2025	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	32	17th	640	US$7,000.00

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$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$25,000.00
World Tour Finals	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	17	1	1	2	0	4	0	7	2	0	0	0	$163,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	5	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	$26,000.00
Total	26	2	1	2	1	8	0	9	2	1	0	0	$222,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Andy Benesh												Miles Partain
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	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$12,500.00	World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$12,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$3,750.00	World Tour Finals	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$3,750.00
18	1	1	2	0	4	9	1	0	0	$81,750.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	17	1	1	2	0	4	9	0	0	0	$81,750.00
9	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	1	0	$15,500.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	5	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	$13,000.00
2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$650.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
											U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
33	2	2	2	1	8	13	3	1	0	$114,150.00	Total	28	2	1	2	1	8	11	1	1	0	$111,000.00

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	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$16,250.00	16	3	84.2 %
2023	FIVB	8	1	1	1	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	$105,750.00	35	14	71.4 %
Total	FIVB	11	2	1	1	1	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	$122,000.00	51	17	75.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Andy Benesh													Miles Partain
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2017	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2018	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$300.00	2021	FIVB
8	1	1	0	0	1	3	1	1	0	$10,975.00	2022	FIVB	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$8,125.00
8	1	1	1	1	3	1	0	0	0	$52,875.00	2023	FIVB	8	1	1	1	1	3	1	0	0	0	$52,875.00
18	2	2	1	1	4	4	2	1	1	$64,150.00	Total	Total	13	2	1	1	1	4	2	0	1	1	$61,000.00

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	57	73.1%	9	11.5%	12	15.4%	66-12	84.6%	13	23.6%	9	16.4%	33	60.0%	13-42	23.6%	57-33	63.3%	22-21	51.2%	1	0	80-54	59.7%
2022-2023	35	76.1%	4	8.7%	7	15.2%	39-7	84.8%	11	44.0%	3	12.0%	11	44.0%	11-14	44.0%	35-11	76.1%	15-10	60.0%	1	0	51-21	70.8%
Against the Field	30	63.8%	7	14.9%	10	21.3%	37-10	78.7%	7	15.6%	8	17.8%	30	66.7%	7-38	15.6%	60-58	50.8%	28-36	43.8%	1	0	45-47	48.9%

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
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
World Championships	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	4
World Tour Finals	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	3	0	28	19	0	0	10	14	2	2	2	0	1	1	46	36
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	9	0	7	3	1	0	6	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	25	8
Total	0	0	12	0	41	29	1	0	19	20	3	3	2	1	2	1	80	54

Head to Head Results
Benesh/Partain lead the series against the field 30-15 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 8 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Mol/Sorum, Norway 2-1
7/30/23	FIVB	Elite16 Montréal	Gold Medal	Mol/Sorum	1	Benesh/Partain	2	21-17, 15-21, 15-10	0:51
7/9/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Gold Medal	Benesh/Partain	9	Mol/Sorum	1	15-21, 21-11, 18-16	0:52
7/6/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool A	Benesh/Partain	9	Mol/Sorum	1	19-21, 24-22, 15-12	0:53
Series tied with # 2 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 1-1
8/19/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Winner 2	Ahman/Hellvig	5	Benesh/Partain	2	20-22, 21-16, 15-11	0:48
6/3/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Winner 2	Benesh/Partain	13, Q3	Ahman/Hellvig	2	21-18 Retired	0:29
Trail the series against # 4 Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 1-2
7/8/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Semi-Finals	Benesh/Partain	9	Loyola/Wanderley	7	21-14, 21-15	0:33
4/8/23	FIVB	Challenge Itapema	Winner 2	Loyola/Wanderley	1	Benesh/Partain	13, Q3	23-21, 17-21, 15-13	1:06
4/7/23	FIVB	Challenge Itapema	Pool A	Loyola/Wanderley	1	Benesh/Partain	13, Q3	21-12, 21-17	0:37
Lead the series against # 5 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 3-0
10/12/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 2	Benesh/Partain	3	Carambula/Ranghieri	5	21-14, 21-17	0:37
8/18/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Pool B	Benesh/Partain	2	Carambula/Ranghieri	7	21-14, 21-16	0:36
7/30/23	FIVB	Elite16 Montréal	Semi-Finals	Benesh/Partain	2	Carambula/Ranghieri	6	21-17, 21-18	0:38
Trail the series against # 6 Ehlers/Wickler, Germany 0-1
6/1/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Pool D	Ehlers/Wickler	5	Benesh/Partain	13, Q3	19-21, 21-17, 15-6	0:47
Trail the series against # 7 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 0-2
6/4/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Semi-Finals	Tijan/Younousse	7	Benesh/Partain	13, Q3	18-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:50
10/15/22	FIVB	Maldives Challenge	Winner 2	Tijan/Younousse	1	Benesh/Partain	22, Q9	22-20, 22-20	0:42
Trail the series against # 8 Cottafava/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
9/30/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Winner 1	Cottafava/Nicolai	6	Benesh/Partain	1	21-17, 21-16	0:35
Trail the series against # 9 Goncalves/Lanci, Brazil 1-2
9/28/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Pool A	Goncalves/Lanci	8	Benesh/Partain	1	21-18, 21-14	0:34
4/16/23	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Semi-Finals	Goncalves/Lanci	1	Benesh/Partain	8, Q2	21-16, 21-17	0:40
4/8/23	FIVB	Challenge Itapema	Winner 1	Benesh/Partain	13, Q3	Goncalves/Lanci	8	19-21, 24-22, 15-13	1:03
Lead the series against # 10 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 3-0
8/17/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Pool B	Benesh/Partain	2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	10	21-11, 21-18	0:34
7/28/23	FIVB	Elite16 Montréal	Pool B	Benesh/Partain	2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	21-19, 21-19	0:38
7/7/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool A	Benesh/Partain	9	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	8	21-11, 21-19	0:35
Series tied with # 11 Bryl/Losiak, Poland 1-1
10/13/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 3	Bryl/Losiak	11	Benesh/Partain	3	21-19, 21-16	0:40
6/3/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Winner 1	Benesh/Partain	13, Q3	Bryl/Losiak	6	21-19, 21-19	0:42
Lead the series against # 12 Sarabia/Virgen, Mexico 2-0
10/29/22	FIVB	Dubai 2nd Challenge	Lucky Loser	Benesh/Partain	4, Q1	Sarabia/Virgen	13	21-16, 21-11	0:35
10/23/22	FIVB	Dubai 1st Challenge	Pool C	Benesh/Partain	15, Q3	Sarabia/Virgen	10	21-15, 21-12	0:34
Lead the series against # 13 Felipe/Lima, Brazil 1-0
7/29/23	FIVB	Elite16 Montréal	Winner 2	Benesh/Partain	2	Felipe/Lima	14, Q2	23-25, 21-13, 15-10	0:56
Lead the series against # 14 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 1-0
6/1/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Pool D	Benesh/Partain	13, Q3	Grimalt/Grimalt	12	21-16, 21-14	0:35
Series tied with # 16 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 1-1
6/4/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Bronze Medal	Benesh/Partain	13, Q3	Perusic/Schweiner	4	21-14, 21-17	0:35
6/2/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Pool D	Perusic/Schweiner	4	Benesh/Partain	13, Q3	21-16, 21-13	0:36
Lead the series against # 17 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-0
8/18/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Pool B	Benesh/Partain	2	Gavira/Herrera	15, Q9	26-24, 16-21, 15-13	1:01
Lead the series against # 18 Carvalhaes/Solberg, Brazil 1-0
7/8/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Winner 2	Benesh/Partain	9	Carvalhaes/Solberg	11	21-19, 21-13	0:38
Trail the series against # 20 Horl/Horst, Austria 0-1
4/16/23	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Bronze Medal	Horl/Horst	13	Benesh/Partain	8, Q2	14-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:51
Lead the series against # 22 Gauthier-Rat/Krou, France 1-0
10/8/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool C	Benesh/Partain	3	Gauthier-Rat/Krou	22	16-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:45
Lead the series against # 23 Hodges/Schubert, Australia 2-0
9/29/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Pool A	Benesh/Partain	1	Hodges/Schubert	16, Q1	21-19, 22-24, 15-11	0:51
4/15/23	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Winner 1	Benesh/Partain	8, Q2	Hodges/Schubert	7	21-15, 18-21, 18-16	0:52
Trail the series against # 24 Boermans/de Groot, Netherlands 0-1
9/28/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Pool A	Boermans/de Groot	9	Benesh/Partain	1	23-21, 22-20	0:42
Lead the series against # 27 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 1-0
10/7/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool C	Benesh/Partain	3	Berntsen/Mol	27	23-21, 21-17	0:40
Lead the series against # 28 Popov/Reznik, Ukraine 1-0
10/25/22	FIVB	Dubai 1st Challenge	Gold Medal	Benesh/Partain	15, Q3	Popov/Reznik	3	21-15, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # 30 Kantor/Zdybek, Poland 1-0
10/11/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 1	Benesh/Partain	3	Kantor/Zdybek	30	21-17, 21-16	0:37
Lead the series against # 33 Alayo/Diaz, Cuba 1-0
4/7/23	FIVB	Challenge Itapema	Pool A	Benesh/Partain	13, Q3	Alayo/Diaz	12, Q2	21-14, 21-18	0:31
Lead the series against # 34 Carracher/Nicolaidis, Australia 2-0
7/28/23	FIVB	Elite16 Montréal	Pool B	Benesh/Partain	2	Carracher/Nicolaidis	15, Q11	21-23, 21-17, 18-16	0:54
10/14/22	FIVB	Maldives Challenge	Pool C	Benesh/Partain	22, Q9	Carracher/Nicolaidis	3	21-18, 22-20	0:37
Lead the series against # 39 Taovato/Tipjan, Thailand 1-0
10/13/22	FIVB	Maldives Challenge	Qualifier 2	Benesh/Partain	22, Q9	Taovato/Tipjan	Q8	21-18, 21-13	0:31
Trail the series against # 45 Budinger/Evans, United States 0-1
4/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Pool E	Budinger/Evans	17, Q10	Benesh/Partain	8, Q2	17-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:52
Lead the series against # 46 Hernandez/Tovar, Venezuela 1-0
10/6/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool C	Benesh/Partain	3	Hernandez/Tovar	46	21-9, 21-14	0:32