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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$10,000 BPT Futures Coolangatta
March 26 - 30, 2025

(13) Ben Hood/Oliver Merritt, Australia

Ben Hood
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 22, 2004 (21 yrs old)

Home Town:

Toowoomba

Height:

198 cm (6'6")

Weight:

93 kg (205 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Maunganui 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$5,056.10

Oliver Merritt
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 21, 2001 (24 yrs old)

Home Town:

Caloundra

Height:

201 cm (6'7")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB Maunganui 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$3,425.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	37	41	Money
FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	US$6,350.00

Previous Coolangatta Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Toby Bergh - 21st	Did not play
2023	Lucas Josefsen - 5th	Did not play
2024	D'Artagnan Potts - 13th	Did not play

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

BPT Futures Coolangatta Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 3/27/2025	Pool D	John McManaway / Ben O'Dea, New Zealand (4)	Won 19-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:46
Fri, 3/28/2025	Pool D	Wachirawit Muadpha / Netitorn Muneekul, Thailand (5)	Won 21-15, 18-21, 15-8	0:43
Sat, 3/29/2025	Winner 2	Finley Bennett / Jed Walker, Australia (14, Q4)	Lost 19-21, 13-21	0:30

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$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$3,400.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$2,250.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	$700.00
Total	6	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	$6,350.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Ben Hood												Oliver Merritt
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$1,700.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$1,700.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	$1,125.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,125.00
20	0	1	0	1	3	11	4	0	0	$1,950.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	6	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	$600.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
29	0	1	0	1	3	12	6	1	2	$4,775.00	Total	9	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	0	1	$3,425.00

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
2025	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$300.00	2	1	66.7 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$300.00	2	1	66.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Ben Hood													Oliver Merritt
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$0.00	2022	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2022	FIVB Age Group WC
7	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	0	$500.00	2023	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2023	FIVB Age Group WC
12	0	1	0	1	0	6	1	0	3	$1,100.00	2024	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$50.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$150.00	2025	FIVB	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$350.00
25	0	1	0	1	2	11	6	1	3	$1,750.00	Total	Total	4	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	$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	1	25.0%	2	50.0%	1	25.0%	3-1	75.0%	3	23.1%	4	30.8%	6	46.2%	3-10	23.1%	1-6	14.3%	5-5	50.0%	0	0	6-11	35.3%
2024-2025	1	25.0%	2	50.0%	1	25.0%	3-1	75.0%	3	23.1%	4	30.8%	6	46.2%	3-10	23.1%	1-6	14.3%	5-5	50.0%	0	0	6-11	35.3%
Against the Field	1	33.3%	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	2-4	33.3%	6-0	100.0%	0	0	4-2	66.7%

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
World Championships	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5
Total	0	0	1	1	4	7	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	11

Head to Head Results
Hood/Merritt lead the series against the field 2-1 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 4 McManaway/O'Dea, New Zealand 1-0
3/27/25	FIVB	BPT Futures Coolangatta	Pool D	Hood/Merritt	13	McManaway/O'Dea	4	19-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:46
Lead the series against # 5 Muadpha/Muneekul, Thailand 1-0
3/28/25	FIVB	BPT Futures Coolangatta	Pool D	Hood/Merritt	13	Muadpha/Muneekul	5	21-15, 18-21, 15-8	0:43
Trail the series against # 14, Q4 Bennett/Walker, Australia 0-1
3/29/25	FIVB	BPT Futures Coolangatta	Winner 2	Bennett/Walker	14, Q4	Hood/Merritt	13	21-19, 21-13	0:30