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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$10,000 BPT Futures Geelong
November 22 - 26, 2023

(6) 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 Geelong Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/17-20/2023	Futures Qidong	6	5th	240	US$300.00
FIVB	7/13-16/2023	Futures Leuven	12	13th	140	€ 100.00
FIVB	6/29-7/2/2023	Futures Helsinki	12	13th	140	€ 100.00
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

Futures Geelong Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 11/23/2023	Pool C	Martin Kaufer / Ole Schwarmann, Germany (11)	Won 19-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:50
Fri, 11/24/2023	Pool C	Thomas Hartles / Ben O'Dea, New Zealand (3)	Won 21-19, 21-10	0:35
Sat, 11/25/2023	Winner 2	John McManaway / Thomas Reid, New Zealand (4)	Lost 13-21, 17-21	0:35

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	10	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	4	0	0	0	$2,100.00	11	18	37.9 %
Total	FIVB	15	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	5	2	0	2	$3,200.00	11	25	30.6 %

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
10	0	0	0	0	5	5	0	0	0	$1,050.00	2023	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	5	5	0	0	0	$1,050.00
18	0	0	0	0	5	7	2	2	2	$1,650.00	Total	Total	25	0	0	0	0	6	12	3	1	3	$2,150.00

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	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	2-4	33.3%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	2-2	50.0%

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
Series tied against the field 2-2 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 3 Hartles/O'Dea, New Zealand 1-0
11/24/23	FIVB	Futures Geelong	Pool C	Bushby/Takken	6	Hartles/O'Dea	3	21-19, 21-10	0:35
Trail the series against # 4 McManaway/Reid, New Zealand 0-1
11/25/23	FIVB	Futures Geelong	Winner 2	McManaway/Reid	4	Bushby/Takken	6	21-13, 21-17	0:35
Trail the series against # 8 Batrane/Bialokoz, England 0-1
11/29/22	FIVB	Torquay Elite 16	Qualifier 1	Batrane/Bialokoz	Q6	Bushby/Takken	Q11	21-18, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # 11 Kaufer/Schwarmann, Germany 1-0
11/23/23	FIVB	Futures Geelong	Pool C	Bushby/Takken	6	Kaufer/Schwarmann	11	19-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:50