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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite16 Rio de Janeiro
July 29 - August 2, 2026

(Q4) Mateus De Paula/Adelmo Goncalves, Brazil

Mateus De Paula Dultra
Brazil

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 24, 2001 (25 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$21,556.10

Adelmo Goncalves Folha Neto
Brazil

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 7, 1997 (29 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$24,056.10

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	Money
FIVB	24	0	0	0	2	6	0	1	0	1	3	3	5	3	US$41,663.28

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2024	Did not play	Andre Loyola - 9th
2025	Adelmo Goncalves - 25th	Mateus De Paula - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/10-14/2026	BPT Challenge Alanya	24, Q4	4th	680	US$7,000.00
FIVB	4/29-5/3/2026	BPT Elite Brasília	Q12	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	4/8-12/2026	BPT Elite Saquarema	20, Q6	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	3/18-22/2026	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	6	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	3/11-15/2026	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	17, Q4	9th	600	US$6,200.00
FIVB	12/3-7/2025	BPT Elite Itapema	14	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	10/22-26/2025	BPT Elite Cape Town	15	5th	760	US$9,000.00
FIVB	9/24-28/2025	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	Q15	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	9/17-21/2025	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	23, Q12	19th	380	US$2,500.00

BPT Elite16 Rio de Janeiro Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/29/2026	Qualifier 1	Joao Elbert / Lucas Sampaio, Brazil (23, Q13)	Lost 19-21, 13-21	0:38

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	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	6	3	0	$22,700.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	8	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	3	$17,250.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	5	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,600.00
Total	24	0	0	0	2	6	0	1	0	7	5	3	$41,550.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Mateus De Paula												Adelmo Goncalves
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
11	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	3	0	$11,350.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	12	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	3	0	$14,350.00
10	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	3	3	$9,125.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	8	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	3	$8,625.00
6	0	0	0	1	4	0	1	0	0	$800.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	5	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	$800.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
28	0	0	0	2	7	1	9	6	3	$21,275.00	Total	25	0	0	0	2	6	2	7	5	3	$23,775.00

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
2023	FIVB	5	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	$1,000.00	11	8	57.9 %
2024	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	$600.00	4	8	33.3 %
2025	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	3	0	$22,000.00	9	12	42.9 %
2026	FIVB	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	$17,950.00	9	12	42.9 %
Total	FIVB	24	0	0	0	2	6	0	1	0	7	5	3	$41,550.00	33	40	45.2 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Mateus De Paula													Adelmo Goncalves
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	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2021	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2022	FIVB
5	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	1	$500.00	2023	FIVB	5	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	1	$500.00
8	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	1	2	$800.00	2024	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	2	$3,300.00
7	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	3	0	$11,000.00	2025	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	3	0	$11,000.00
6	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	0	$8,975.00	2026	FIVB	6	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	0	$8,975.00
28	0	0	0	2	7	1	9	6	3	$21,275.00	Total	Total	25	0	0	0	2	6	2	7	5	3	$23,775.00

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	25	67.6%	2	5.4%	10	27.0%	27-10	73.0%	5	14.3%	8	22.9%	22	62.9%	5-30	14.3%	25-22	53.2%	7-18	28.0%	1	0	33-40	45.2%
2025-2026	12	63.2%	2	10.5%	5	26.3%	14-5	73.7%	4	17.4%	5	21.7%	14	60.9%	4-19	17.4%	12-14	46.2%	6-10	37.5%	0	0	18-24	42.9%
Against the Field	3	50.0%	0	0.0%	3	50.0%	3-3	50.0%	1	9.1%	3	27.3%	7	63.6%	1-10	9.1%	6-14	30.0%	2-12	14.3%	0	0	4-13	23.5%

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	3	6	2	10	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	18
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	3	3	5	5	0	0	3	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	11	12
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	4	0	6	4	0	0	5	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	15	10
Total	0	0	10	9	13	19	0	0	10	8	0	2	0	2	0	0	33	40

Head to Head Results
De Paula/Goncalves trail the series against the field 4-13 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 8 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Fokerots/Plavins, Latvia 0-1
11/2/23	FIVB	Challenge Haikou	Qualifier 1	Fokerots/Plavins	22, Q14	De Paula/Goncalves	Q19	21-18, 21-19	0:36
Trail the series against # 4 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 0-1
10/25/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Cape Town	Winner 3	Berntsen/Mol	8	De Paula/Goncalves	15	21-16, 21-14	0:31
Lead the series against # 7 Cuzmiciov/Elazar, Israel 1-0
9/17/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Qualifier 1	De Paula/Goncalves	23, Q12	Cuzmiciov/Elazar	Q5	21-15, 21-13	0:31
Trail the series against # 8 Gauthier-Rat/Rotar, France 0-2
9/18/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Pool B	Gauthier-Rat/Rotar	11	De Paula/Goncalves	23, Q12	21-16, 21-18	0:31
6/12/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Alanya	Pool G	Gauthier-Rat/Rotar	10, Q1	De Paula/Goncalves	23	19-21, 21-16, 15-9	0:44
Trail the series against # 9 Immers/Luini, Netherlands 0-1
4/29/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Qualifier 1	Immers/Luini	19, Q5	De Paula/Goncalves	Q12	21-14, 19-21, 15-12	0:47
Trail the series against # 13 Berger/Hammarberg, Austria 0-4
4/9/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Pool E	Berger/Hammarberg	8	De Paula/Goncalves	20, Q6	21-11, 21-17	0:32
3/12/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Pool E	Berger/Hammarberg	5	De Paula/Goncalves	17, Q4	21-19, 16-21, 15-8	0:48
9/24/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	Qualifier 1	Berger/Hammarberg	17, Q2	De Paula/Goncalves	Q15	19-21, 21-12, 15-6	0:46
10/27/23	FIVB	Futures Mallorca	Pool B	Berger/Hammarberg	2	De Paula/Goncalves	10, Q2	21-11, 21-19	0:35
Series tied with # 14 Cottafava/Dal Corso, Italy 1-1
6/14/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Alanya	Bronze Medal	Cottafava/Dal Corso	2	De Paula/Goncalves	24, Q4	21-16, 17-21, 15-10	0:49
3/20/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Yucatan	Pool C	De Paula/Goncalves	30, Q21	Cottafava/Dal Corso	3	21-16, 21-18	0:33
Trail the series against # 15 Bello/Bello, England 0-1
10/16/24	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Qualifier 1	Bello/Bello	14, Q2	De Paula/Goncalves	Q15	21-11, 21-18	0:32
Trail the series against # 21, Q10 Barbosa/Rezende, Brazil 0-1
9/10/23	FIVB	Futures Miguel Pereira	Bronze Medal	Barbosa/Rezende	1	De Paula/Goncalves	11	18-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:53
Trail the series against # 23, Q13 Elbert/Sampaio, Brazil 0-1
7/29/26	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Rio de Janeiro	Qualifier 1	Elbert/Sampaio	23, Q13	De Paula/Goncalves	Q4	21-19, 21-13	0:38
Lead the series against # 24, Q6 Gavira/Huerta, Spain 1-0
6/11/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Alanya	Pool H	De Paula/Goncalves	24, Q4	Gavira/Huerta	9	21-19, 21-17	0:38
Lead the series against # Q7 Camboim/Costa, Brazil 1-0
3/11/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Qualifier 1	De Paula/Goncalves	17, Q4	Camboim/Costa	Q13	15-21, 21-16, 16-14	0:56