Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro
September 24 - 28, 2025
Ben Hood/Oliver Merritt, Australia
 
Ben Hood
Australia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 22, 2004 (21 yrs old)
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 28
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Maunganui 2024)
Career Winnings: US$2,231.10
Oliver Merritt
Australia
Photo not available
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 21, 2001 (24 yrs old)
Seasons: 2
Tournaments: 7
Career Best: 4th (FIVB Maunganui 2025)
Career Winnings: US$600.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172541Money
FIVB400002001001 US$700.00
Previous Rio de Janeiro Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/17-21/2025 BPT Elite Joao Pessoa 0 US$0.00
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
Head to Head Results
Hood/Merritt trail the series against the field 0-1 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against Brito/Costa, Brazil 0-1
6/21/25FIVBFutures Qidong Winner 2 Brito/Costa 13, Q2 Hood/Merritt 3 21-18, 21-12 0:37