Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$10,000 BPT Futures Qidong
June 19 - 22, 2025
(3) Ben Hood/Oliver Merritt, Australia
 
Ben Hood
Australia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 22, 2004 (21 yrs old)
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 27
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: 6
Career Best: 4th (FIVB Maunganui 2025)
Career Winnings: US$600.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB30000200100 US$700.00
Previous Qidong Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2024 Did not play Jed Walker - 21st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
Futures Qidong Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/20/2025 Pool C Nathan Pugh / Ben Vaught, United States (14, Q5) Won 19-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:50
Fri, 6/20/2025 Pool C Issa Batrane / Frederick Bialokoz, England (6, Q1) Lost 19-21, 21-13, 11-15 0:53
Sat, 6/21/2025 Winner 1 Yoshiumi Hasegawa / Dylan Kurokawa, Japan (8) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:43
Sat, 6/21/2025 Winner 2 Vilsomar Brito / Manaus Costa, Brazil (13, Q2) Lost 18-21, 12-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Hood/Merritt trail the series against the field 2-4 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Akbar/Efendi, Indonesia 0-1
6/13/25FIVBFutures Qingdao Pool B Akbar/Efendi 2 Hood/Merritt 7 21-13, 25-23 0:36
Trail the series against # 4 Liu/Liu, China 0-1
6/13/25FIVBFutures Qingdao Pool B Liu/Liu 10 Hood/Merritt 7 21-18, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 6, Q1 Batrane/Bialokoz, England 0-1
6/20/25FIVBFutures Qidong Pool C Batrane/Bialokoz 6, Q1 Hood/Merritt 3 21-19, 13-21, 15-11 0:53
Lead the series against # 8 Hasegawa/Kurokawa, Japan 1-0
6/21/25FIVBFutures Qidong Winner 1 Hood/Merritt 3 Hasegawa/Kurokawa 8 21-19, 21-18 0:43
Trail the series against # 13, Q2 Brito/Costa, Brazil 0-1
6/21/25FIVBFutures Qidong Winner 2 Brito/Costa 13, Q2 Hood/Merritt 3 21-18, 21-12 0:37
Lead the series against # 14, Q5 Pugh/Vaught, United States 1-0
6/20/25FIVBFutures Qidong Pool C Hood/Merritt 3 Pugh/Vaught 14, Q5 19-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:50