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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Nuvali
May 20 - 24, 2026

(19) Bintang Akbar/Sofyan Efendi, Indonesia

Bintang Akbar
Indonesia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 5, 2001 (25 yrs old)

Home Town:

Mojokerto

Height:

185 cm (6'1")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Qingshan 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$5,925.00

Sofyan Rachman Efendi
Indonesia

Photo not available

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 6, 2003 (23 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Qingshan 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$5,925.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	Money
FIVB	8	1	1	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	US$11,850.00

Previous Nuvali Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2025	Sofyan Efendi - 5th	Bintang Akbar - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/15-19/2025	BPT Challenge Nuvali	20	5th	600	US$5,000.00
FIVB	6/19-22/2025	Futures Qidong	1	4th	280	US$400.00
FIVB	6/12-15/2025	Futures Qingdao	2	2nd	360	US$700.00

BPT Challenge Nuvali Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/21/2026	Pool C	Philipp Huster / Sven Winter, Germany (14)	Lost 13-21, 17-21	0:36
Fri, 5/22/2026	Pool C	Jack Pearse / D'Artagnan Potts, Australia (3)	Won 21-17, 21-14	0:40
Fri, 5/22/2026	Winner 1	Ryan Ierna / Hagen Smith, United States (25)	Won 20-22, 21-18, 15-13	0:54
Sat, 5/23/2026	Winner 2	Kevin Cuzmiciov / Eylon Elazar, Israel (1)	Lost 15-21, 22-20, 5-15	0:48

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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	$9,250.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	5	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,600.00
Total	8	1	1	0	1	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	$11,850.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Bintang Akbar												Sofyan Efendi
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	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Youth Olympic Games
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$4,625.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$4,625.00
5	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	$1,300.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	5	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	$1,300.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
10	1	1	0	1	3	3	1	0	0	$5,925.00	Total	8	1	1	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	$5,925.00

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
2024	FIVB	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$2,300.00	7	4	63.6 %
2025	FIVB	4	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$6,300.00	11	8	57.9 %
2026	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$3,250.00	2	2	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	8	1	1	0	1	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	$11,850.00	20	14	58.8 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Bintang Akbar													Sofyan Efendi
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2018	FIVB Age Group WC
3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$1,150.00	2024	FIVB	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$1,150.00
4	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	$3,150.00	2025	FIVB	4	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	$3,150.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,625.00	2026	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,625.00
10	1	1	0	1	3	3	1	0	0	$5,925.00	Total	Total	8	1	1	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	$5,925.00

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	14	70.0%	2	10.0%	4	20.0%	16-4	80.0%	4	28.6%	4	28.6%	6	42.9%	4-10	28.6%	14-6	70.0%	6-8	42.9%	0	0	20-14	58.8%
2025-2026	10	66.7%	2	13.3%	3	20.0%	12-3	80.0%	1	12.5%	3	37.5%	4	50.0%	1-7	12.5%	10-4	71.4%	3-6	33.3%	0	0	13-10	56.5%
Against the Field	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	1	25.0%	1	25.0%	2	50.0%	1-3	25.0%	4-4	50.0%	2-4	33.3%	0	0	3-4	42.9%

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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	6
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	7	3	0	0	5	2	2	1	0	1	1	1	15	8
Total	0	0	0	0	9	7	0	0	8	4	2	1	0	1	1	1	20	14

Head to Head Results
Akbar/Efendi trail the series against the field 3-4 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Cuzmiciov/Elazar, Israel 1-1
5/23/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nuvali	Winner 2	Cuzmiciov/Elazar	1	Akbar/Efendi	19	21-15, 20-22, 15-5	0:48
10/18/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nuvali	Winner 2	Akbar/Efendi	20	Cuzmiciov/Elazar	14	21-18, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # 3 Pearse/Potts, Australia 1-0
5/22/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nuvali	Pool C	Akbar/Efendi	19	Pearse/Potts	3	21-17, 21-14	0:40
Trail the series against # 7 Alfieri/Ranghieri, Italy 0-1
10/18/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nuvali	Winner 3	Alfieri/Ranghieri	6	Akbar/Efendi	20	17-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:48
Trail the series against # 14 Huster/Winter, Germany 0-1
5/21/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nuvali	Pool C	Huster/Winter	14	Akbar/Efendi	19	21-13, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # 24 Batrane/Bialokoz, England 0-1
6/22/25	FIVB	Futures Qidong	Bronze Medal	Batrane/Bialokoz	6, Q1	Akbar/Efendi	1	21-18, 21-15	0:36
Lead the series against # 25 Ierna/Smith, United States 1-0
5/22/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nuvali	Winner 1	Akbar/Efendi	19	Ierna/Smith	25	20-22, 21-18, 15-13	0:54