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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Shangluo
July 22 - 26, 2026

(27, Q3) Mees Sengers/Sam van Der Loo, Netherlands

Mees Sengers
Netherlands

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 16, 2004 (22 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$9,812.09

Sam van Der Loo
Netherlands

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 20, 2001 (24 yrs old)

Home Town:

Boskoop

Height:

194 cm (6'4")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$7,566.33

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	Money
FIVB	5	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	US$9,285.95

Previous Shangluo Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/9-12/2026	BPT Futures Malmo	3	1st	400	€ 1,500.00
FIVB	6/25-28/2026	BPT Futures Balikesir	4	3rd	320	€ 750.00
FIVB	6/18-21/2026	BPT Futures Ios	3	1st	400	€ 1,500.00

BPT Challenge Shangluo Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/22/2026	Qualifier 2	Domonkos Doczi / Akos Veress, Hungary (Q14)	Won 21-13, 21-13	0:34
Thu, 7/23/2026	Pool F	Adrian Gavira / Alejandro Huerta, Spain (6)	Lost 16-21, 17-21	0:32
Thu, 7/23/2026	Pool F	Oliver Merritt / Jed Walker, Australia (22)	Won 21-16, 21-19	0:35
Fri, 7/24/2026	Winner 1	Laurenc Grossig / Julian Horl, Austria (25)	Won 16-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:52
Fri, 7/24/2026	Winner 2	Momme Lorenz / Tilo Rietschel, Germany (26, Q2)	Won 21-18, 21-18	0:33
Sat, 7/25/2026	Winner 3	Philipp Huster / Sven Winter, Germany (12)	Lost 21-17, 16-21, 12-15	0:53

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$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,750.00
Total	5	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$8,750.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Mees Sengers												Sam van Der Loo
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,500.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,500.00
18	3	3	1	1	5	5	0	0	0	$4,825.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	19	2	1	1	0	5	5	5	0	0	$3,450.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00	Confederation Championship
24	3	3	1	1	6	6	2	1	1	$7,575.00	Total	21	2	1	1	0	6	5	6	0	0	$5,950.00

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
2026	FIVB	4	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$8,750.00	18	4	81.8 %
Total	FIVB	4	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$8,750.00	18	4	81.8 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Mees Sengers													Sam van Der Loo
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$50.00	2021	FIVB	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$350.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2021	FIVB Age Group WC
6	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	$800.00	2022	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	$400.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2022	FIVB Age Group WC
4	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	$800.00	2023	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	$400.00
3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$700.00	2024	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$200.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00	2024	CEV
2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$600.00	2025	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
4	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$4,375.00	2026	FIVB	5	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	$4,600.00
23	3	3	1	1	6	6	1	1	1	$7,575.00	Total	Total	20	2	1	1	0	6	5	5	0	0	$5,950.00

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	11	73.3%	2	13.3%	2	13.3%	13-2	86.7%	4	57.1%	0	0.0%	3	42.9%	4-3	57.1%	11-3	78.6%	6-2	75.0%	1	0	18-5	78.3%
2025-2026	11	73.3%	2	13.3%	2	13.3%	13-2	86.7%	4	57.1%	0	0.0%	3	42.9%	4-3	57.1%	11-3	78.6%	6-2	75.0%	1	0	18-5	78.3%
Against the Field	3	50.0%	1	16.7%	2	33.3%	4-2	66.7%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	6-2	75.0%	4-4	50.0%	0	0	5-3	62.5%

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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	4	0	2	1	1	0	2	0	14	2
Total	0	0	1	1	6	2	0	0	6	1	2	1	1	0	2	0	18	5

Head to Head Results
Sengers/van Der Loo lead the series against the field 5-2 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 6 Gavira/Huerta, Spain 0-1
7/23/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Shangluo	Pool F	Gavira/Huerta	6	Sengers/van Der Loo	27, Q3	21-16, 21-17	0:32
Trail the series against # 12 Huster/Winter, Germany 0-1
7/25/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Shangluo	Winner 3	Huster/Winter	12	Sengers/van Der Loo	27, Q3	17-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:53
Lead the series against # 22 Merritt/Walker, Australia 1-0
7/23/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Shangluo	Pool F	Sengers/van Der Loo	27, Q3	Merritt/Walker	22	21-16, 21-19	0:35
Lead the series against # 24, Q1 Czachorowski/Krzeminski, Poland 1-0
6/21/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Ios	Semi-Finals	Sengers/van Der Loo	3	Czachorowski/Krzeminski	2	21-18, 18-21, 15-10	0:53
Lead the series against # 25 Grossig/Horl, Austria 1-0
7/24/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Shangluo	Winner 1	Sengers/van Der Loo	27, Q3	Grossig/Horl	25	16-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:52
Lead the series against # 26, Q2 Lorenz/Rietschel, Germany 1-0
7/24/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Shangluo	Winner 2	Sengers/van Der Loo	27, Q3	Lorenz/Rietschel	26, Q2	21-18, 21-18	0:33
Lead the series against # Q14 Doczi/Veress, Hungary 1-0
7/22/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Shangluo	Qualifier 2	Sengers/van Der Loo	27, Q3	Doczi/Veress	Q14	21-13, 21-13	0:34