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 (29 yrs old)
Home Town: Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Height: 203 cm (6'9")
Weight: 89 kg (196 lb)
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 26
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$91,900.00
Miles Partain
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 18, 2001 (22 yrs old)
Home Town: Pacific Palisades, CA
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 86 kg (189 lb)
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 21
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$88,750.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB192121706000 US$177,500.00
Previous Tlaxcala Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2022 Nick Lucena - 25th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
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 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/6-15/2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships 3 5th 960 US$18,000.00
Head to Head Results
Benesh/Partain lead the series against the field 30-15 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 8 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Mol/Sorum, Norway 2-1
7/30/23FIVBElite16 Montréal Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 1 Benesh/Partain 2 21-17, 15-21, 15-10 0:51
7/9/23FIVBElite16 Gstaad Gold Medal Benesh/Partain 9 Mol/Sorum 1 15-21, 21-11, 18-16 0:52
7/6/23FIVBElite16 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
8/19/23FIVBElite16 Hamburg Winner 2 Ahman/Hellvig 5 Benesh/Partain 2 20-22, 21-16, 15-11 0:48
6/3/23FIVBElite16 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
7/8/23FIVBElite16 Gstaad Semi-Finals Benesh/Partain 9 Loyola/Wanderley 7 21-14, 21-15 0:33
4/8/23FIVBChallenge Itapema Winner 2 Loyola/Wanderley 1 Benesh/Partain 13, Q3 23-21, 17-21, 15-13 1:06
4/7/23FIVBChallenge 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
10/12/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Winner 2 Benesh/Partain 3 Carambula/Ranghieri 5 21-14, 21-17 0:37
8/18/23FIVBElite16 Hamburg Pool B Benesh/Partain 2 Carambula/Ranghieri 7 21-14, 21-16 0:36
7/30/23FIVBElite16 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
6/1/23FIVBElite16 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
6/4/23FIVBElite16 Ostrava Semi-Finals Tijan/Younousse 7 Benesh/Partain 13, Q3 18-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:50
10/15/22FIVBMaldives 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
9/30/23FIVBElite16 Paris Winner 1 Cottafava/Nicolai 6 Benesh/Partain 1 21-17, 21-16 0:35
Trail the series against # 9 Goncalves/Mariano, Brazil 1-2
9/28/23FIVBElite16 Paris Pool A Goncalves/Mariano 8 Benesh/Partain 1 21-18, 21-14 0:34
4/16/23FIVBChallenge Saquarema Semi-Finals Goncalves/Mariano 1 Benesh/Partain 8, Q2 21-16, 21-17 0:40
4/8/23FIVBChallenge Itapema Winner 1 Benesh/Partain 13, Q3 Goncalves/Mariano 8 19-21, 24-22, 15-13 1:03
Lead the series against # 10 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 3-0
8/17/23FIVBElite16 Hamburg Pool B Benesh/Partain 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 10 21-11, 21-18 0:34
7/28/23FIVBElite16 Montréal Pool B Benesh/Partain 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 21-19, 21-19 0:38
7/7/23FIVBElite16 Gstaad Pool A Benesh/Partain 9 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 8 21-11, 21-19 0:35
Series tied with # 11 Bryl/Losiak, Poland 1-1
10/13/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Winner 3 Bryl/Losiak 11 Benesh/Partain 3 21-19, 21-16 0:40
6/3/23FIVBElite16 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
10/29/22FIVBDubai 2nd Challenge Lucky Loser Benesh/Partain 4, Q1 Sarabia/Virgen 13 21-16, 21-11 0:35
10/23/22FIVBDubai 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
7/29/23FIVBElite16 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
6/1/23FIVBElite16 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
6/4/23FIVBElite16 Ostrava Bronze Medal Benesh/Partain 13, Q3 Perusic/Schweiner 4 21-14, 21-17 0:35
6/2/23FIVBElite16 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
8/18/23FIVBElite16 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
7/8/23FIVBElite16 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
4/16/23FIVBChallenge 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
10/8/23FIVBBeach 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
9/29/23FIVBElite16 Paris Pool A Benesh/Partain 1 Hodges/Schubert 16, Q1 21-19, 22-24, 15-11 0:51
4/15/23FIVBChallenge 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
9/28/23FIVBElite16 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
10/7/23FIVBBeach 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
10/25/22FIVBDubai 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
10/11/23FIVBBeach 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
4/7/23FIVBChallenge 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
7/28/23FIVBElite16 Montréal Pool B Benesh/Partain 2 Carracher/Nicolaidis 15, Q11 21-23, 21-17, 18-16 0:54
10/14/22FIVBMaldives 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
10/13/22FIVBMaldives 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
4/14/23FIVBChallenge 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
10/6/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool C Benesh/Partain 3 Hernandez/Tovar 46 21-9, 21-14 0:32