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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
€ 10,000 BPT Futures Helsinki
June 29 - July 2, 2023

(12) 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 Helsinki Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/20-24/2023	Futures Ios	9	5th	240	€ 300.00
FIVB	6/15-18/2023	Futures Lille	6	13th	140	€ 100.00
FIVB	6/8-11/2023	Futures Spiez	7	13th	140	€ 100.00
FIVB	4/20-23/2023	Futures Satun	5	9th	180	US$200.00
FIVB	3/29-4/2/2023	Futures Coolangatta Beach	1	5th	240	US$300.00
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 Helsinki Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 6/30/2023	Pool D	Felix Friedl / Alexander Huber, Austria (5)	Lost 16-21, 21-16, 9-15	0:48
Sat, 7/1/2023	Pool D	Ben Hood / Lucas Josefsen, Australia (13)	Lost 16-21, 18-21	0:34

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	7	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	3	0	0	0	$1,400.00	7	14	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	4	2	0	2	$2,500.00	7	21	25.0 %

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
7	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	$700.00	2023	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	$700.00
15	0	0	0	0	3	6	2	2	2	$1,300.00	Total	Total	22	0	0	0	0	4	11	3	1	3	$1,800.00

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	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	14.3%	6	85.7%	0-7	0.0%	2-12	14.3%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	2-7	22.2%

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 2-6 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 5 Friedl/Huber, Austria 0-1
6/30/23	FIVB	Futures Helsinki	Pool D	Friedl/Huber	5	Bushby/Takken	12	21-16, 16-21, 15-9	0:48
Trail the series against # 8, Q1 Berger/Hammarberg, Austria 0-1
6/9/23	FIVB	Futures Spiez	Pool B	Berger/Hammarberg	10, Q3	Bushby/Takken	7	21-15, 21-12	0:31
Trail the series against # 9, Q3 Mol/Sunde, Norway 0-1
6/23/23	FIVB	Futures Ios	Winner 2	Mol/Sunde	12, Q6	Bushby/Takken	9	21-11, 21-16	0:33
Trail the series against # 11, Q7 Sagstetter/Sagstetter, Germany 0-1
6/16/23	FIVB	Futures Lille	Pool C	Sagstetter/Sagstetter	11, Q7	Bushby/Takken	6	21-12, 21-12	0:31
Trail the series against # 13 Hood/Josefsen, Australia 0-1
7/1/23	FIVB	Futures Helsinki	Pool D	Hood/Josefsen	13	Bushby/Takken	12	21-16, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # Q2 Korycki/Kruk, Poland 1-0
4/21/23	FIVB	Futures Satun	Pool D	Bushby/Takken	5	Korycki/Kruk	12	21-19, 15-21, 15-9	0:50
Trail the series against # Q6 Hovmann/Mollgaard, Denmark 0-1
11/2/22	FIVB	Sohar Futures	Pool B	Hovmann/Mollgaard	15, Q12	Bushby/Takken	10	21-17, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # Q11 McKelvie/Stewart, Scotland 1-0
3/18/23	FIVB	Futures Mount Maunganui Beach	Winner 1	Bushby/Takken	4	McKelvie/Stewart	11	21-8, 21-10	0:25