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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$10,000 BPT Futures Coolangatta Beach
March 29 - April 2, 2023

(1) Soloman Bushby/James Takken, Australia

Soloman Bushby
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 29, 2002 (23 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB Baden 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$2,651.38

James Takken
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 25, 2000 (25 yrs old)

Home Town:

Brisbane

Height:

195 cm (6'5")

Weight:

84 kg (185 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (8 times)

Career Winnings:

US$3,368.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	Money
FIVB	15	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	5	0	1	1	0	2	US$3,265.21

Previous Coolangatta Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Matthew Abela - 13th	Jack Pearse - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/16-19/2023	Futures Mount Maunganui Beach	4	5th	240	US$300.00
FIVB	11/29-12/3/2022	Torquay Elite 16	Q11	21st	340	US$0.00
FIVB	11/23-27/2022	Torquay Challenge	22	19th	300	US$1,000.00
FIVB	11/1-4/2022	Sohar Futures	10	13th	140	US$100.00
FIVB	10/27-30/2022	Dubai 2nd Challenge	Q29	33rd	140	US$0.00
FIVB	10/22-25/2022	Dubai 1st Challenge	Q28	33rd	140	US$0.00

Futures Coolangatta Beach Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 3/30/2023	Pool A	Jordan Hoppe / Charlie Siragusa, United States (16, Q16)	Won 21-16, 21-16	0:35
Fri, 3/31/2023	Pool A	Simon Kulzer / Bennet Poniewaz, Germany (9, Q3)	Lost 19-21, 17-21	0:40
Sat, 4/1/2023	Winner 1	Garang Anyang / Declan Tiso, Australia (15, Q7)	Won 21-16, 21-10	0:31
Sat, 4/1/2023	Winner 2	Poravid Taovato / Pithak Tipjan, Thailand (3)	Lost 20-22, 21-18, 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	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	11	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	5	0	0	0	$2,200.00
Total	15	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	5	2	0	0	$3,200.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Soloman Bushby												James Takken
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Youth Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$500.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$500.00
20	0	0	0	1	5	12	2	0	0	$1,800.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	23	0	0	0	0	8	15	0	0	0	$2,400.00
											U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
30	0	0	0	1	5	12	4	2	1	$2,300.00	Total	32	0	0	0	0	8	17	3	1	0	$2,900.00

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	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	$1,100.00	0	7	0.0 %
2023	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$600.00	4	4	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	2	$1,700.00	4	11	26.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Soloman Bushby													James Takken
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 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
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$0.00	2021	FIVB Age Group WC
6	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	2	$600.00	2022	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	1	3	$950.00
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$300.00	2023	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$300.00
10	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	$900.00	Total	Total	17	0	0	0	0	3	7	3	1	3	$1,400.00

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	6	46.2%	3	23.1%	4	30.8%	9-4	69.2%	2	8.7%	3	13.0%	18	78.3%	2-21	8.7%	6-18	25.0%	5-7	41.7%	0	0	11-25	30.6%
2022-2023	6	46.2%	3	23.1%	4	30.8%	9-4	69.2%	2	8.7%	3	13.0%	18	78.3%	2-21	8.7%	6-18	25.0%	5-7	41.7%	0	0	11-25	30.6%
Against the Field	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	1	14.3%	2	28.6%	4	57.1%	1-6	14.3%	4-8	33.3%	2-4	33.3%	0	0	3-6	33.3%

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
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	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	8	14	0	0	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	20
Total	0	0	0	3	8	16	0	0	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	25

Head to Head Results
Bushby/Takken 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 Taovato/Tipjan, Thailand 0-1
4/1/23	FIVB	Futures Coolangatta Beach	Winner 2	Taovato/Tipjan	3	Bushby/Takken	1	22-20, 18-21, 15-12	0:53
Trail the series against # 5 Fuller/Nicklin, New Zealand 0-1
3/17/23	FIVB	Futures Mount Maunganui Beach	Pool D	Fuller/Nicklin	5	Bushby/Takken	4	21-12, 21-17	0:30
Trail the series against # 9, Q3 Kulzer/Poniewaz, Germany 0-1
3/31/23	FIVB	Futures Coolangatta Beach	Pool A	Kulzer/Poniewaz	9, Q3	Bushby/Takken	1	21-19, 21-17	0:40
Lead the series against # 15, Q7 Anyang/Tiso, Australia 1-0
4/1/23	FIVB	Futures Coolangatta Beach	Winner 1	Bushby/Takken	1	Anyang/Tiso	15, Q7	21-16, 21-10	0:31
Lead the series against # 16, Q16 Hoppe/Siragusa, United States 1-0
3/30/23	FIVB	Futures Coolangatta Beach	Pool A	Bushby/Takken	1	Hoppe/Siragusa	16, Q16	21-16, 21-16	0:35