Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Gstaad
July 1 - 5, 2026
Elmer Andersson/Jacob Nilsson, Sweden
 
Elmer Andersson
Sweden
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 26, 2006 (19 yrs old)
Home Town: Järstorp
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 82 kg (180 lb)
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 27
Career Wins: 7
Career Winnings: US$144,755.90
Jacob Hölting Nilsson
Sweden
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 13, 2005 (21 yrs old)
Home Town: ST Köpinge
Height: 200 cm (6'7")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 31
Career Wins: 7
Career Winnings: US$144,755.90
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317192533Money
FIVB26741040412111 US$288,528.28
FIVB Age Group WC1000010000000 US$0.00
Overall27741050412111 US$288,528.28
Previous Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2025 Jacob Nilsson - 2nd Elmer Andersson - 2nd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/27-31/2026 BPT Elite Ostrava 4 9th 600 US$6,200.00
FIVB 4/29-5/3/2026 BPT Elite Brasília 2 1st 1200 US$40,000.00
FIVB 4/8-12/2026 BPT Elite Saquarema 3 2nd 1100 US$23,000.00
FIVB 3/18-22/2026 BPT Challenge Tlaxcala 1 9th 460 US$3,250.00
FIVB 3/11-15/2026 BPT Elite Joao Pessoa 2 9th 600 US$6,200.00
FIVB 11/14-23/2025 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships 7 2nd 1440 US$45,000.00
FIVB 10/22-26/2025 BPT Elite Cape Town 1 1st 1200 US$40,000.00
FIVB 10/7-11/2025 BPT Elite Newport Beach 2 5th 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 9/17-21/2025 BPT Elite Joao Pessoa 3 9th 600 US$7,500.00
FIVB 8/27-31/2025 BPT Elite Hamburg 9 5th 760 US$9,000.00
FIVB 8/13-17/2025 BPT Elite Montréal 10 2nd 1100 US$20,000.00
FIVB 8/6-10/2025 BPT Challenge Baden 3 1st 800 US$20,000.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2025 BPT Elite Gstaad 24, Q13 2nd 1100 US$23,000.00
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships101000000000 $45,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1323002031110 $189,900.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open730001010100 $50,500.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star520101000100 $2,800.00
Total2674104041310 $288,200.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Elmer Andersson Jacob Nilsson
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1010000000 $22,500.00 World Championships1010000000 $22,500.00
13230024110 $94,950.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam13230024110 $94,950.00
7300011100 $25,250.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open8300011100 $25,250.00
5201010100 $1,400.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star7201010300 $1,400.00
           U18/19 World Championships1000001000 $0.00
26741045310 $144,100.00 Total30741046510 $144,100.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2023FIVB Age Group WC100001000000 $0.00 4180.0 %
2024FIVB730101000101 $21,800.00 29682.9 %
2025FIVB1433003011210 $187,750.00 491873.1 %
2026FIVB511000030000 $78,650.00 19676.0 %
TotalFIVB2674104041311 $288,200.00 973076.4 %
TotalFIVB Age Group WC100001000000 $0.00 4180.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Elmer Andersson  Jacob Nilsson
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2022FIVB Age Group WC1000001000 $0.00
           2023FIVB3000000201 $0.00
1000010000 $0.00 2023FIVB Age Group WC1000010000 $0.00
7301010101 $10,900.00 2024FIVB7301010101 $10,900.00
14330032210 $93,875.00 2025FIVB14330032210 $93,875.00
5110003000 $39,325.00 2026FIVB5110003000 $39,325.00
27741055311 $144,100.00 TotalTotal31741056512 $144,100.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall71 80.7% 14 15.9% 3 3.4% 85-3 96.6% 11 29.7% 5 13.5% 21 56.8% 11-26 29.7% 71-21 77.2% 25-8 75.8% 11 97-30 76.4%
2025-202650 79.4% 11 17.5% 2 3.2% 61-2 96.8% 6 22.2% 3 11.1% 18 66.7% 6-21 22.2% 50-18 73.5% 17-5 77.3% 11 68-24 73.9%
Against the Field34 79.1% 8 18.6% 1 2.3% 42-1 97.7% 6 26.1% 2 8.7% 15 65.2% 6-17 26.1% 68-26 72.3% 28-6 82.4% 11 49-17 74.2%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
World Championships000021003010000162
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam0031237001265000234517
Challenge/Four Star/Open00411020083300030286
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star0021620051211020185
Total0093411200281011110749730
Head to Head Results
Andersson/Nilsson lead the series against the field 49-18 (Lead 24 Series, Trail 5 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 1-3
11/23/25FIVB2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Gold Medal Ahman/Hellvig 3 Andersson/Nilsson 7 25-23, 21-19 0:49
8/17/25FIVBBPT Elite Montréal Semi-Finals Andersson/Nilsson 10 Ahman/Hellvig 2 21-17, 18-21, 18-16 0:50
8/15/25FIVBBPT Elite Montréal Pool B Ahman/Hellvig 2 Andersson/Nilsson 10 21-12, 21-15 0:31
6/27/25FIVBBPT Challenge Warmia Mazury Pool B Ahman/Hellvig 2 Andersson/Nilsson 15 21-14, 21-18 0:30
Lead the series against Aye/Daubas, France 4-0
4/12/26FIVBBPT Elite Saquarema Semi-Finals Andersson/Nilsson 3 Aye/Daubas 4 21-9, 21-8 0:30
8/10/25FIVBBPT Challenge Baden Semi-Finals Andersson/Nilsson 3 Aye/Daubas 22 23-21, 21-13 0:39
11/30/24FIVBChallenge Nuvali Winner 2 Andersson/Nilsson 10, Q2 Aye/Daubas 4 21-16, 18-21, 16-14 0:49
11/23/24FIVBChallenge Chennai Winner 2 Andersson/Nilsson 19, Q5 Aye/Daubas 5 24-22, 27-25 0:48
Lead the series against Barbosa/Rezende, Brazil 5-0
4/29/26FIVBBPT Elite Brasília Pool B Andersson/Nilsson 2 Barbosa/Rezende 23, Q11 21-11, 21-12 0:27
3/12/26FIVBBPT Elite Joao Pessoa Pool B Andersson/Nilsson 2 Barbosa/Rezende 23, Q5 19-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:54
10/25/25FIVBBPT Elite Cape Town Winner 2 Andersson/Nilsson 1 Barbosa/Rezende 9 21-17, 16-21, 15-13 0:43
9/17/25FIVBBPT Elite Joao Pessoa Pool C Andersson/Nilsson 3 Barbosa/Rezende 22, Q9 21-18, 12-21, 17-15 0:48
6/26/25FIVBBPT Challenge Warmia Mazury Pool B Andersson/Nilsson 15 Barbosa/Rezende 18 14-21, 21-19, 15-7 0:46
Lead the series against Batrane/Bialokoz, England 1-0
10/22/25FIVBBPT Elite Cape Town Pool A Andersson/Nilsson 1 Batrane/Bialokoz 24, Q9 21-15, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against Bedritis/Rinkevics, Latvia 1-0
11/23/24FIVBChallenge Chennai Winner 3 Andersson/Nilsson 19, Q5 Bedritis/Rinkevics 11 21-11, 21-17 0:31
Lead the series against Bello/Bello, England 4-0
11/15/25FIVB2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Pool G Andersson/Nilsson 7 Bello/Bello 31 21-14, 21-13 0:34
10/8/25FIVBBPT Elite Newport Beach Pool B Andersson/Nilsson 2 Bello/Bello 15, Q6 21-11, 21-12 0:29
8/14/25FIVBBPT Elite Montréal Pool B Andersson/Nilsson 10 Bello/Bello 7 21-14, 21-14 0:31
8/9/25FIVBBPT Challenge Baden Winner 2 Andersson/Nilsson 3 Bello/Bello 2 21-17, 19-21, 15-10 0:49
Series tied with Benesh/Crabb, United States 1-1
5/1/26FIVBBPT Elite Brasília Pool B Andersson/Nilsson 2 Benesh/Crabb 11 26-24, 19-21, 15-12 0:54
3/13/26FIVBBPT Elite Joao Pessoa Pool B Benesh/Crabb 11 Andersson/Nilsson 2 19-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:54
Lead the series against Berger/Hammarberg, Austria 3-1
5/2/26FIVBBPT Elite Brasília Winner 2 Andersson/Nilsson 2 Berger/Hammarberg 7 21-13, 21-15 0:29
4/11/26FIVBBPT Elite Saquarema Winner 2 Andersson/Nilsson 3 Berger/Hammarberg 8 28-26, 21-14 0:41
10/26/25FIVBBPT Elite Cape Town Gold Medal Andersson/Nilsson 1 Berger/Hammarberg 6 21-15, 21-18 0:34
11/11/23FIVB Age Group WCU21 World Championships Winner 3 Berger/Hammarberg 28 Andersson/Nilsson 2 19-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:47
Series tied with Berntsen/Mol, Norway 1-1
10/26/25FIVBBPT Elite Cape Town Semi-Finals Andersson/Nilsson 1 Berntsen/Mol 8 21-15, 19-21, 15-5 0:43
4/17/25FIVBBPT Elite Brasília Pool D Berntsen/Mol 9 Andersson/Nilsson 16, Q1 21-17, 21-19 0:33
Lead the series against Bryl/Losiak, Poland 2-0
5/3/26FIVBBPT Elite Brasília Gold Medal Andersson/Nilsson 2 Bryl/Losiak 9 21-16, 21-15 0:32
8/16/25FIVBBPT Elite Montréal Winner 2 Andersson/Nilsson 10 Bryl/Losiak 6 21-19, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against Capogrosso/Capogrosso, Argentina 1-0
9/18/25FIVBBPT Elite Joao Pessoa Pool C Andersson/Nilsson 3 Capogrosso/Capogrosso 15 21-18, 24-26, 15-12 0:52
Lead the series against Carracher/Nicolaidis, Australia 3-1
4/10/26FIVBBPT Elite Saquarema Winner 1 Andersson/Nilsson 3 Carracher/Nicolaidis 21, Q4 24-22, 21-10 0:38
3/21/26FIVBBPT Challenge Tlaxcala Winner 2 Carracher/Nicolaidis 4 Andersson/Nilsson 1 By Forfeit  
3/12/26FIVBBPT Elite Joao Pessoa Pool B Andersson/Nilsson 2 Carracher/Nicolaidis 14 21-16, 22-20 0:39
10/9/25FIVBBPT Elite Newport Beach Pool B Andersson/Nilsson 2 Carracher/Nicolaidis 7 24-22, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against Cottafava/Dal Corso, Italy 1-0
4/30/26FIVBBPT Elite Brasília Pool B Andersson/Nilsson 2 Cottafava/Dal Corso 14 21-11, 21-13 0:28
Lead the series against Czachorowski/Krzeminski, Poland 1-0
6/13/25FIVBBPT Futures Malmo Pool B Andersson/Nilsson 2 Czachorowski/Krzeminski 15, Q6 21-13, 21-15 0:41
Lead the series against da Silva/Dos Santos, Brazil 1-0
10/23/25FIVBBPT Elite Cape Town Pool A Andersson/Nilsson 1 Dos Santos/da Silva 12 26-24, 21-7 0:36
Trail the series against de Groot/van de Velde, Netherlands 0-1
5/29/26FIVBBPT Elite Ostrava Pool D de Groot/van de Velde 9 Andersson/Nilsson 4 21-13, 21-17 0:31
Lead the series against De Paula/Goncalves, Brazil 1-0
8/30/24FIVBFutures Warsaw Pool A Andersson/Nilsson 1 De Paula/Goncalves 8 20-22, 21-17, 19-17 0:53
Lead the series against Dillier/Krattiger, Switzerland 1-0
7/4/25FIVBBPT Elite Gstaad Winner 2 Andersson/Nilsson 24, Q13 Dillier/Krattiger 20, Q2 21-16, 23-21 0:39
Lead the series against Ehlers/Wickler, Germany 2-0
10/25/25FIVBBPT Elite Cape Town Winner 3 Andersson/Nilsson 1 Ehlers/Wickler 4 21-13, 21-13 0:31
8/10/25FIVBBPT Challenge Baden Gold Medal Andersson/Nilsson 3 Ehlers/Wickler 4 21-18, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against Fokerots/Plavins, Latvia 1-0
7/4/25FIVBBPT Elite Gstaad Winner 1 Andersson/Nilsson 24, Q13 Fokerots/Plavins 14 21-14, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against Gauthier-Rat/Rotar, France 4-1
5/3/26FIVBBPT Elite Brasília Semi-Finals Andersson/Nilsson 2 Gauthier-Rat/Rotar 10 19-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:45
4/10/26FIVBBPT Elite Saquarema Pool C Andersson/Nilsson 3 Gauthier-Rat/Rotar 10 By Forfeit  
11/22/25FIVB2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Semi-Finals Andersson/Nilsson 7 Gauthier-Rat/Rotar 18 21-18, 21-17 0:35
11/17/25FIVB2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Pool G Gauthier-Rat/Rotar 18 Andersson/Nilsson 7 21-16, 12-21, 15-13 0:42
3/20/25FIVBBPT Challenge Yucatan Pool H Andersson/Nilsson 9 Gauthier-Rat/Rotar 24 21-16, 21-12 0:33
Lead the series against Goncalves/Lanci, Brazil 2-0
8/28/25FIVBBPT Elite Hamburg Pool D Andersson/Nilsson 9 Goncalves/Lanci 4 22-24, 21-19, 15-10 0:52
7/5/25FIVBBPT Elite Gstaad Winner 3 Andersson/Nilsson 24, Q13 Goncalves/Lanci 8 21-16, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 3-2
5/29/26FIVBBPT Elite Ostrava Pool D Andersson/Nilsson 4 Grimalt/Grimalt 16 21-18, 21-14 0:32
10/10/25FIVBBPT Elite Newport Beach Winner 2 Grimalt/Grimalt 13, Q1 Andersson/Nilsson 2 25-23, 13-21, 20-18 0:56
8/16/25FIVBBPT Elite Montréal Winner 1 Andersson/Nilsson 10 Grimalt/Grimalt 16, Q11 21-16, 24-22 0:39
7/2/25FIVBBPT Elite Gstaad Qualifier 1 Andersson/Nilsson 24, Q13 Grimalt/Grimalt Q4 21-17, 21-18 0:43
3/27/25FIVBBPT Elite Quintana Roo Pool E Grimalt/Grimalt 8 Andersson/Nilsson 17, Q1 21-15, 27-25 0:42
Lead the series against Horst/Pascariuc, Austria 1-0
3/20/26FIVBBPT Challenge Tlaxcala Pool A Andersson/Nilsson 1 Horst/Pascariuc 16 21-12, 21-15 0:32
Lead the series against Kurka/Oliva, Czechia 1-0
8/24/24FIVBFutures Brno Winner 2 Andersson/Nilsson 3 Kurka/Oliva 12 21-12, 21-13 0:32
Lead the series against Lima/Loyola, Brazil 1-0
11/20/25FIVB2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Winner 2 Andersson/Nilsson 7 Lima/Loyola 27 21-16, 21-14 0:32
Lead the series against Lorenz/Rietschel, Germany 1-0
6/15/25FIVBBPT Futures Malmo Gold Medal Andersson/Nilsson 2 Lorenz/Rietschel 3 21-14, 21-17 0:33
Trail the series against Mol/Sorum, Norway 0-4
4/12/26FIVBBPT Elite Saquarema Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 5 Andersson/Nilsson 3 21-16, 23-21 0:40
9/20/25FIVBBPT Elite Joao Pessoa Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 1 Andersson/Nilsson 3 21-18, 21-17 0:36
8/17/25FIVBBPT Elite Montréal Gold Medal Mol/Sorum 1 Andersson/Nilsson 10 21-19, 21-13 0:36
7/2/25FIVBBPT Elite Gstaad Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Andersson/Nilsson 24, Q13 21-18, 21-16 0:34
Trail the series against Pristauz/Waller, Austria 0-1
3/14/26FIVBBPT Elite Joao Pessoa Winner 1 Pristauz/Waller 15 Andersson/Nilsson 2 21-17, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against Sagstetter/Sagstetter, Germany 1-0
11/30/24FIVBChallenge Nuvali Winner 3 Andersson/Nilsson 10, Q2 Sagstetter/Sagstetter 18, Q4 19-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:46
Trail the series against Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 0-2
5/30/26FIVBBPT Elite Ostrava Winner 1 Tijan/Younousse 2 Andersson/Nilsson 4 21-19, 21-18 0:39
7/6/25FIVBBPT Elite Gstaad Gold Medal Tijan/Younousse 3 Andersson/Nilsson 24, Q13 21-19, 22-20 0:39