Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Shangluo
July 22 - 26, 2026
(31, Q10) Vaclav Kurka/Krystof Oliva, Czechia
 
Vaclav Kurka
Czechia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 16, 2003 (23 yrs old)
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 19
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Nuvali 2024)
Career Winnings: US$3,602.75
Krystof Jan Oliva
Czechia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 9, 2004 (22 yrs old)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 34
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Nuvali 2024)
Career Winnings: US$7,350.98
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317212533Money
FIVB18110140210232 US$6,218.21
FIVB Age Group WC1000000000001 US$0.00
Overall19110140210233 US$6,218.21
Previous Shangluo Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/9-12/2026 BPT Futures Leuven 4 2nd 360 € 1,050.00
FIVB 5/27-31/2026 BPT Elite Ostrava Q15 25th 300 US$0.00
FIVB 5/13-17/2026 BPT Challenge Xiamen Q17 33rd 180 US$0.00
FIVB 12/11-14/2025 Futures Laginha Beach 5 5th 240 US$300.00
FIVB 9/4-7/2025 Futures Warsaw 8, Q1 4th 280 € 400.00
FIVB 8/21-24/2025 Futures Brno 14 5th 240 € 300.00
BPT Challenge Shangluo Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/22/2026 Qualifier 1 Thomas Heptinstall / Harley Sinclair, Australia (Q23) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:41
Wed, 7/22/2026 Qualifier 2 Issa Batrane / Frederick Bialokoz, England (Q7) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:37
Thu, 7/23/2026 Pool B Nils Ehlers / Lui Wust, Germany (2) Lost 19-21, 18-21 0:38
Thu, 7/23/2026 Pool B Jacob Brinck / Nicolai Hovmann, Denmark (15) Lost 14-21, 18-21 0:30
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam100000000010 $0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open400000000022 $1,500.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star1311014021200 $4,300.00
U18/19 World Championships100000000001 $0.00
Total1911014021233 $5,800.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Vaclav Kurka Krystof Oliva
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000010 $0.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam3000001110 $2,500.00
4000000022 $750.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open8000000044 $750.00
13110143200 $2,150.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star20120244600 $3,000.00
           U21 World Championships1000001000 $0.00
1000000001 $0.00 U18/19 World Championships2000001001 $0.00
19110143233 $2,900.00 Total34120247755 $6,250.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2021FIVB Age Group WC100000000001 $0.00 010.0 %
2022FIVB100000000100 $0.00 010.0 %
2024FIVB610001011011 $1,600.00 10758.8 %
2025FIVB600013010100 $1,500.00 141253.8 %
2026FIVB401000000021 $2,550.00 7558.3 %
TotalFIVB1711014021232 $5,650.00 312555.4 %
TotalFIVB Age Group WC100000000001 $0.00 010.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Vaclav Kurka  Krystof Oliva
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2021FIVB1000001000 $300.00
1000000001 $0.00 2021FIVB Age Group WC1000000001 $0.00
1000000100 $0.00 2022FIVB8000100421 $200.00
           2022FIVB Age Group WC1000001000 $0.00
           2023FIVB5010001201 $2,850.00
           2023FIVB Age Group WC1000001000 $0.00
6100012011 $800.00 2024FIVB6100012011 $800.00
6000131100 $750.00 2025FIVB6000131100 $750.00
4010000021 $1,275.00 2026FIVB4010000021 $1,275.00
18110143233 $2,825.00 TotalTotal33120247755 $6,175.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall19 70.4% 5 18.5% 3 11.1% 24-3 88.9% 6 20.7% 10 34.5% 13 44.8% 6-23 20.7% 19-13 59.4% 11-13 45.8% 10 31-26 54.4%
2025-202614 73.7% 3 15.8% 2 10.5% 17-2 89.5% 3 15.8% 6 31.6% 10 52.6% 3-16 15.8% 14-10 58.3% 6-8 42.9% 10 21-18 53.8%
Against the Field3 75.0% 0 0.0% 1 25.0% 3-1 75.0% 1 25.0% 0 0.0% 3 75.0% 1-3 25.0% 6-6 50.0% 2-2 50.0% 00 4-4 50.0%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam000100000000000001
Challenge/Four Star/Open004302000000000045
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star005212900762101112720
U18/19 World Championships000100000000000001
Total0097121100762101113127
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 4-4 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Ehlers/Wust, Germany 0-1
7/23/26FIVBBPT Challenge Shangluo Pool B Ehlers/Wust 2 Kurka/Oliva 31, Q10 21-19, 21-18 0:38
Trail the series against # 11 Sedlak/Sepka, Czechia 0-1
8/23/25FIVBFutures Brno Winner 2 Sedlak/Sepka 1 Kurka/Oliva 14 21-15, 25-23 0:36
Trail the series against # 15 Brinck/Hovmann, Denmark 0-1
7/23/26FIVBBPT Challenge Shangluo Pool B Brinck/Hovmann 15 Kurka/Oliva 31, Q10 21-14, 21-18 0:30
Series tied with # Q5 Bublyk/Datsiuk, Ukraine 1-1
9/6/25FIVBFutures Warsaw Winner 2 Kurka/Oliva 8, Q1 Bublyk/Datsiuk 11, Q3 15-21, 22-20, 15-13 0:47
6/21/25FIVBBPT Futures Geneva Winner 1 Bublyk/Datsiuk 6 Kurka/Oliva 8 18-21, 21-19, 15-6 0:48
Lead the series against # Q7 Batrane/Bialokoz, England 1-0
7/22/26FIVBBPT Challenge Shangluo Qualifier 2 Kurka/Oliva 31, Q10 Batrane/Bialokoz Q7 21-16, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # Q16 Klungsoyr/Pedersen, Norway 1-0
7/10/26FIVBBPT Futures Leuven Pool D Kurka/Oliva 4 Klungsoyr/Pedersen 5 21-16, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # Q23 Heptinstall/Sinclair, Australia 1-0
7/22/26FIVBBPT Challenge Shangluo Qualifier 1 Kurka/Oliva 31, Q10 Heptinstall/Sinclair Q23 21-19, 21-19 0:41