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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
November 14 - 23, 2025

(12) Izac Carracher/Mark Nicolaidis, Australia

Izac Carracher
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 14, 1999 (26 yrs old)

Home Town:

St Leonards

Height:

199 cm (6'6")

Weight:

95 kg (209 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$79,250.00

Mark William Nicolaidis
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 20, 2000 (25 yrs old)

Home Town:

Auchenflower

Height:

184 cm (6'0")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$79,400.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	Money
FIVB	45	2	0	0	2	5	0	13	2	7	10	1	1	2	US$158,500.00

Previous Adelaide Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/7-11/2025	BPT Elite Newport Beach	7	9th	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	9/24-28/2025	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	9	9th	600	US$7,500.00
FIVB	9/17-21/2025	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	10	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	8/13-17/2025	BPT Elite Montréal	14, Q2	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2025	BPT Challenge Baden	6	5th	600	US$5,000.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2025	BPT Challenge Alanya	19	4th	680	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/28-6/1/2025	BPT Elite Ostrava	13	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	5/14-18/2025	BPT Challenge Xiamen	2	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	4/16-20/2025	BPT Elite Brasília	11	9th	600	US$7,500.00
FIVB	4/9-13/2025	BPT Elite Saquarema	11	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	3/26-30/2025	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	7	19th	380	US$2,500.00

2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 11/14/2025	Pool L	Soufiane El Gharouti / Ilyas Lazaar, Morocco (37)	Won 21-11, 21-12	0:33
Sat, 11/15/2025	Pool L	Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (36)	Lost 19-21, 21-19, 13-15	0:56
Sun, 11/16/2025	Pool L	Calvin Aye / Remi Bassereau, France (13)	Won 21-19, 24-22	0:39
Wed, 11/19/2025	Winner 1	Lukas Pfretzschner / Sven Winter, Germany (20)	Lost 15-21, 17-21	0:35

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	World Championships	Rome	Mark Nicolaidis - 9th	Izac Carracher - 9th
2023	World Championships	Tlaxcala	Mark Nicolaidis - 33rd	Izac Carracher - 33rd
2025	World Championships	Adelaide	Mark Nicolaidis - 17th	Izac Carracher - 17th

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/10-19/2022	Beach Volleyball World Championships	36	9th	800	US$11,000.00
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	34	33rd	320	US$4,800.00
FIVB	11/14-23/2025	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	12	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	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	$22,800.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	17	0	0	0	0	3	0	6	2	6	0	0	$86,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	21	0	0	0	2	2	0	5	0	10	1	0	$47,500.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,200.00
Total	45	2	0	0	2	5	0	13	2	18	1	1	$158,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Izac Carracher												Mark Nicolaidis
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	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											Youth Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	$11,400.00	World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	$11,400.00
17	0	0	0	0	3	8	6	0	0	$43,000.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	17	0	0	0	0	3	8	6	0	0	$43,000.00
21	0	0	0	2	2	5	10	1	0	$23,750.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	21	0	0	0	2	2	5	10	1	0	$23,750.00
3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,100.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	5	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$1,250.00
											U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
45	2	0	0	2	5	15	18	1	1	$79,250.00	Total	50	2	0	0	2	5	18	20	1	1	$79,400.00

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	13	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	6	0	0	$45,750.00	22	24	47.8 %
2023	FIVB	12	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	4	1	2	$25,000.00	15	23	39.5 %
2024	FIVB	8	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	3	0	0	$26,500.00	19	14	57.6 %
2025	FIVB	12	0	0	0	1	2	0	4	0	5	0	0	$61,250.00	21	25	45.7 %
Total	FIVB	45	2	0	0	2	5	0	13	2	18	1	2	$158,500.00	77	86	47.2 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Izac Carracher													Mark Nicolaidis
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	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$150.00
											2018	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2018	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$0.00
											2019	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
13	1	0	0	0	1	5	6	0	0	$22,875.00	2022	FIVB	13	1	0	0	0	1	5	6	0	0	$22,875.00
12	0	0	0	1	0	4	4	1	2	$12,500.00	2023	FIVB	12	0	0	0	1	0	4	4	1	2	$12,500.00
8	1	0	0	0	2	2	3	0	0	$13,250.00	2024	FIVB	8	1	0	0	0	2	2	3	0	0	$13,250.00
12	0	0	0	1	2	4	5	0	0	$30,625.00	2025	FIVB	12	0	0	0	1	2	4	5	0	0	$30,625.00
45	2	0	0	2	5	15	18	1	2	$79,250.00	Total	Total	50	2	0	0	2	5	18	20	1	2	$79,400.00

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	48	64.0%	13	17.3%	14	18.7%	61-14	81.3%	12	14.8%	17	21.0%	52	64.2%	12-69	14.8%	48-52	48.0%	25-31	44.6%	4	3	77-86	47.2%
2024-2025	24	70.6%	5	14.7%	5	14.7%	29-5	85.3%	8	19.0%	5	11.9%	29	69.0%	8-34	19.0%	24-29	45.3%	13-10	56.5%	3	0	40-39	50.6%
Against the Field	13	59.1%	3	13.6%	6	27.3%	16-6	72.7%	3	8.1%	7	18.9%	27	73.0%	3-34	8.1%	26-48	35.1%	12-26	31.6%	3	0	22-37	37.3%

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	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
World Championships	0	0	0	0	5	4	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	7
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	10	1	14	27	0	0	4	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	35
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	7	2	17	21	0	5	8	7	0	2	0	2	0	0	32	39
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	11	2
Total	0	0	17	3	41	56	0	6	15	17	2	2	0	2	2	0	77	86

Head to Head Results
Carracher/Nicolaidis trail the series against the field 22-37 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 15 Series, 5 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 2 Boermans/de Groot, Netherlands 1-1
7/11/24	FIVB	Elite16 Vienna	Pool D	Boermans/de Groot	5	Carracher/Nicolaidis	13, Q2	21-12, 21-13	0:28
5/24/24	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Espinho	Pool C	Carracher/Nicolaidis	14, Q10	Boermans/de Groot	3	21-18, 21-15	0:41
Trail the series against # 3 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 0-2
7/27/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Pool A	Ahman/Hellvig	1	Carracher/Nicolaidis	24	21-14, 21-19	0:36
10/28/22	FIVB	Dubai 2nd Challenge	Pool A	Ahman/Hellvig	1	Carracher/Nicolaidis	12	21-17, 21-16	0:31
Trail the series against # 4 Goncalves/Lanci, Brazil 0-2
9/27/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	Winner 2	Goncalves/Lanci	6	Carracher/Nicolaidis	9	21-18, 23-21	0:39
3/23/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Winner 1	Goncalves/Lanci	3	Carracher/Nicolaidis	17, Q3	21-15, 21-11	0:34
Trail the series against # 5 Bryl/Losiak, Poland 1-2
8/14/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Montréal	Pool C	Bryl/Losiak	6	Carracher/Nicolaidis	14, Q2	21-14, 21-17	0:33
5/24/24	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Espinho	Pool C	Carracher/Nicolaidis	14, Q10	Bryl/Losiak	11	21-18, 22-20	0:38
9/30/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Pool D	Bryl/Losiak	4	Carracher/Nicolaidis	13, Q3	21-12, 25-23	0:36
Trail the series against # 7 Andersson/Nilsson, Sweden 0-1
10/9/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Newport Beach	Pool B	Andersson/Nilsson	2	Carracher/Nicolaidis	7	24-22, 21-18	0:37
Trail the series against # 8 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 0-1
8/16/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Montréal	Winner 2	Perusic/Schweiner	5	Carracher/Nicolaidis	14, Q2	21-13, 21-16	0:33
Trail the series against # 9 Schalk/Shaw, United States 0-1
10/8/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Newport Beach	Pool B	Schalk/Shaw	10	Carracher/Nicolaidis	7	21-17, 17-21, 15-11	0:49
Trail the series against # 10 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 1-2
8/14/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Montréal	Pool C	Carracher/Nicolaidis	14, Q2	Tijan/Younousse	3	By Forfeit
8/1/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	13	Carracher/Nicolaidis	24	21-14, 21-18	0:38
7/6/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	1	Carracher/Nicolaidis	17	21-15, 21-16	0:31
Trail the series against # 11 Capogrosso/Capogrosso, Argentina 0-4
9/17/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Pool C	Capogrosso/Capogrosso	15	Carracher/Nicolaidis	10	21-14, 21-14	0:31
4/17/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Pool B	Capogrosso/Capogrosso	2	Carracher/Nicolaidis	11	24-22, 23-21	0:39
8/22/24	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Pool A	Capogrosso/Capogrosso	8	Carracher/Nicolaidis	9	21-19, 21-17	0:35
10/29/22	FIVB	Dubai 2nd Challenge	Winner 1	Capogrosso/Capogrosso	11	Carracher/Nicolaidis	12	19-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:46
Lead the series against # 13 Aye/Bassereau, France 2-1
11/16/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool L	Carracher/Nicolaidis	12	Aye/Bassereau	13	21-19, 24-22	0:39
8/8/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Baden	Pool F	Aye/Bassereau	22	Carracher/Nicolaidis	6	21-18, 21-18	0:37
6/12/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Alanya	Pool C	Carracher/Nicolaidis	19	Aye/Bassereau	14	19-21, 21-10, 15-7	0:42
Lead the series against # 14 Ehlers/Wickler, Germany 3-1
8/9/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Baden	Winner 3	Ehlers/Wickler	4	Carracher/Nicolaidis	6	21-18, 24-22	0:38
6/14/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Alanya	Winner 2	Carracher/Nicolaidis	19	Ehlers/Wickler	2	12-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:50
8/22/24	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Pool A	Carracher/Nicolaidis	9	Ehlers/Wickler	1	By Forfeit
5/23/24	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Espinho	Pool C	Carracher/Nicolaidis	14, Q10	Ehlers/Wickler	6	21-14, 21-17	0:30
Trail the series against # 16 Budinger/Evans, United States 1-3
4/26/24	FIVB	Challenge Xiamen	Pool D	Budinger/Evans	4	Carracher/Nicolaidis	9	18-21, 21-11, 15-12	0:43
3/22/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Pool E	Carracher/Nicolaidis	17, Q3	Budinger/Evans	5	By Forfeit
11/19/23	FIVB	Challenge Chiang Mai	Bronze Medal	Budinger/Evans	3	Carracher/Nicolaidis	19, Q6	27-25, 21-23, 15-9	0:55
11/4/23	FIVB	Challenge Haikou	Winner 1	Budinger/Evans	5	Carracher/Nicolaidis	16	21-15, 19-21, 15-10	0:49
Trail the series against # 17 Fokerots/Plavins, Latvia 1-2
9/25/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	Pool D	Fokerots/Plavins	4	Carracher/Nicolaidis	9	21-11, 21-19	0:28
5/29/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Pool A	Fokerots/Plavins	12	Carracher/Nicolaidis	13	21-14, 15-21, 16-14	0:39
11/18/23	FIVB	Challenge Chiang Mai	Winner 1	Carracher/Nicolaidis	19, Q6	Fokerots/Plavins	24, Q15	21-15, 27-25	0:35
Trail the series against # 18 Gauthier-Rat/Rotar, France 0-1
6/15/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Alanya	Semi-Finals	Gauthier-Rat/Rotar	10, Q1	Carracher/Nicolaidis	19	21-15, 21-17	0:33
Series tied with # 19 Campos/Pedrosa, Portugal 1-1
8/9/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Baden	Winner 2	Carracher/Nicolaidis	6	Campos/Pedrosa	21	27-29, 21-19, 15-13	1:00
11/26/22	FIVB	Torquay Challenge	Winner 2	Campos/Pedrosa	10, Q1	Carracher/Nicolaidis	5	21-18, 17-21, 15-12	0:50
Series tied with # 20 Pfretzschner/Winter, Germany 1-1
11/19/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 1	Pfretzschner/Winter	20	Carracher/Nicolaidis	12	21-15, 21-17	0:35
8/16/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Montréal	Winner 1	Carracher/Nicolaidis	14, Q2	Pfretzschner/Winter	15, Q5	21-17, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # 21 Henning/Wust, Germany 1-0
8/15/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Montréal	Pool C	Carracher/Nicolaidis	14, Q2	Henning/Wust	11	21-17, 21-15	0:31
Trail the series against # 22 Barbosa/Wanderley, Brazil 0-2
6/15/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Alanya	Bronze Medal	Barbosa/Wanderley	30, Q15	Carracher/Nicolaidis	19	21-16, 21-19	0:34
6/13/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Alanya	Pool C	Barbosa/Wanderley	30, Q15	Carracher/Nicolaidis	19	21-17, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # 23 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 3-1
4/19/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Winner 2	Berntsen/Mol	9	Carracher/Nicolaidis	11	21-19, 21-14	0:35
11/3/23	FIVB	Challenge Haikou	Pool D	Carracher/Nicolaidis	16	Berntsen/Mol	4	21-15, 21-19	0:38
11/30/22	FIVB	Torquay Elite 16	Pool C	Carracher/Nicolaidis	11	Berntsen/Mol	3	21-19, 21-19	0:35
6/15/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 1	Carracher/Nicolaidis	36	Berntsen/Mol	30	21-17, 21-16	0:36
Trail the series against # 24 Dillier/Krattiger, Switzerland 0-1
5/17/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Winner 2	Dillier/Krattiger	24, Q1	Carracher/Nicolaidis	2	16-21, 21-18, 15-6	0:44
Lead the series against # 27 Lima/Loyola, Brazil 1-0
9/24/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	Pool D	Carracher/Nicolaidis	9	Lima/Loyola	16	22-20, 19-21, 15-10	0:49
Series tied with # 29 Dressler/Waller, Austria 1-1
8/13/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Montréal	Qualifier 2	Carracher/Nicolaidis	14, Q2	Dressler/Waller	Q7	21-16, 21-19	0:38
3/27/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	Pool F	Dressler/Waller	18, Q2	Carracher/Nicolaidis	7	16-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:46
Series tied with # 31 Bello/Bello, England 2-2
10/8/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Newport Beach	Pool B	Carracher/Nicolaidis	7	Bello/Bello	15, Q6	21-18, 21-23, 22-20	1:03
3/28/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	Pool F	Bello/Bello	6	Carracher/Nicolaidis	7	21-18, 21-16	0:38
7/10/24	FIVB	Elite16 Vienna	Qualifier 2	Carracher/Nicolaidis	13, Q2	Bello/Bello	Q7	21-19, 16-21, 15-10	0:52
12/1/22	FIVB	Torquay Elite 16	Pool C	Bello/Bello	14, Q3	Carracher/Nicolaidis	11	18-21, 22-20, 15-10	0:50
Trail the series against # 32 Benesh/Partain, United States 1-2
9/26/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	Winner 1	Carracher/Nicolaidis	9	Benesh/Partain	11	21-19, 21-17	0:34
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
Trail the series against # 36 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 0-2
11/15/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool L	Grimalt/Grimalt	36	Carracher/Nicolaidis	12	21-19, 19-21, 15-13	0:56
5/7/22	FIVB	Doha Challenge	Lucky Loser	Grimalt/Grimalt	15, Q2	Carracher/Nicolaidis	20, Q6	21-16, 12-21, 15-11	0:49
Lead the series against # 37 El Gharouti/Lazaar, Morocco 1-0
11/14/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool L	Carracher/Nicolaidis	12	El Gharouti/Lazaar	37	21-11, 21-12	0:33