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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$10,000 BPT Futures Qidong
June 19 - 22, 2025

(14, Q5) Nathan Pugh/Ben Vaught, United States

Nathan Pugh
United States

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 12, 1993 (32 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

13th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$100.00

Ben Vaught
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 26, 1996 (29 yrs old)

Home Town:

Huntington Beach, CA

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

82 kg (180 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB Mount Maunganui 2023)

Career Winnings:

US$700.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	US$100.00

Previous Qidong Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/12-15/2025	Futures Qingdao	Q9	17th	100	US$0.00

Futures Qidong Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/19/2025	Qualifier 2	Shiro Furuta / Ryo Tatsumi, Japan (Q4)	Won 19-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:58
Fri, 6/20/2025	Pool C	Ben Hood / Oliver Merritt, Australia (3)	Lost 21-19, 15-21, 11-15	0:50
Fri, 6/20/2025	Pool C	Deyu Cao / Xianwu Weng, China (11)	Lost 22-24, 18-21	0:43

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$)
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$100.00
Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$100.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Nathan Pugh												Ben Vaught
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$100.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	11	0	0	1	0	1	4	5	0	0	$700.00
											U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$100.00	Total	15	0	0	1	0	1	4	5	1	0	$700.00

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
2025	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$100.00	2	3	40.0 %
Total	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$100.00	2	3	40.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Nathan Pugh													Ben Vaught
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2016	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
											2018	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2023	FIVB	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	$350.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$50.00	2024	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	1	$300.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$50.00	2025	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$50.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$100.00	Total	Total	15	0	0	1	0	1	4	5	1	3	$700.00

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	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	1-2	33.3%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	2-3	40.0%
2024-2025	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	1-2	33.3%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	2-3	40.0%
Against the Field	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	2-4	33.3%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	2-3	40.0%

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
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
Total	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3

Head to Head Results
Pugh/Vaught trail the series against the field 2-3 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Hood/Merritt, Australia 0-1
6/20/25	FIVB	Futures Qidong	Pool C	Hood/Merritt	3	Pugh/Vaught	14, Q5	19-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:50
Trail the series against # 11 Cao/Weng, China 0-1
6/20/25	FIVB	Futures Qidong	Pool C	Cao/Weng	11	Pugh/Vaught	14, Q5	24-22, 21-18	0:43
Trail the series against # 13, Q2 Brito/Costa, Brazil 0-1
6/12/25	FIVB	Futures Qingdao	Qualifier 2	Brito/Costa	16, Q16	Pugh/Vaught	Q9	21-17, 21-19	0:37
Lead the series against # 15 Wang/Xing, China 1-0
6/12/25	FIVB	Futures Qingdao	Qualifier 1	Pugh/Vaught	Q9	Wang/Xing	Q8	21-16, 21-9	0:36
Lead the series against # Q4 Furuta/Tatsumi, Japan 1-0
6/19/25	FIVB	Futures Qidong	Qualifier 2	Pugh/Vaught	14, Q5	Furuta/Tatsumi	Q4	19-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:58