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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Nuvali
October 15 - 19, 2025

(26, Q5) 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 Nuvali Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2024	Soloman Bushby - 33rd	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/6-10/2025	BPT Challenge Baden	Q22	41st	100	US$0.00
FIVB	6/19-22/2025	Futures Qidong	3	5th	240	US$300.00
FIVB	6/12-15/2025	Futures Qingdao	7	13th	140	US$100.00
FIVB	3/26-30/2025	BPT Futures Coolangatta	13	5th	240	US$300.00

BPT Challenge Nuvali Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 10/15/2025	Qualifier 2	Martin Licht / Luke de Greeff, Canada (Q12)	Won 19-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:50
Thu, 10/16/2025	Pool G	Jiri Sedlak / Tadeas Trousil, Czech Republic (7)	Lost 14-21, 21-19, 24-26	0:56
Thu, 10/16/2025	Pool G	Momme Lorenz / Tilo Rietschel, Germany (23)	Won 21-18, 19-21, 16-14	0:47
Fri, 10/17/2025	Winner 1	Jack Pearse / D'Artagnan Potts, Australia (25, Q3)	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$)
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	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	$2,950.00	6	8	42.9 %
Total	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	$2,950.00	6	8	42.9 %

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
5	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	1	$1,475.00	2025	FIVB	6	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	1	$1,675.00
29	0	1	0	1	3	12	7	1	4	$3,075.00	Total	Total	8	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	0	1	$1,725.00

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	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	1	20.0%	2	40.0%	2	40.0%	1-4	20.0%	0-4	0.0%	4-6	40.0%	0	0	2-5	28.6%

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 trail the series against the field 2-4 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 7 Sedlak/Trousil, Czech Republic 0-1
10/16/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nuvali	Pool G	Sedlak/Trousil	7	Hood/Merritt	26, Q5	21-14, 19-21, 26-24	0:56
Trail the series against # 20 Akbar/Efendi, Indonesia 0-1
6/13/25	FIVB	Futures Qingdao	Pool B	Akbar/Efendi	2	Hood/Merritt	7	21-13, 25-23	0:36
Lead the series against # 23 Lorenz/Rietschel, Germany 1-0
10/16/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nuvali	Pool G	Hood/Merritt	26, Q5	Lorenz/Rietschel	23	21-18, 19-21, 16-14	0:47
Trail the series against # 25, Q3 Pearse/Potts, Australia 0-1
10/17/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nuvali	Winner 1	Pearse/Potts	25, Q3	Hood/Merritt	26, Q5	21-16, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # Q12 de Greeff/Licht, Canada 1-0
10/15/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nuvali	Qualifier 2	Hood/Merritt	26, Q5	Licht/de Greeff	Q12	19-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:50
Trail the series against # Q14 Batrane/Bialokoz, England 0-1
6/20/25	FIVB	Futures Qidong	Pool C	Batrane/Bialokoz	6, Q1	Hood/Merritt	3	21-19, 13-21, 15-11	0:53