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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite16 Rio de Janeiro
July 29 - August 2, 2026

(22, Q5) Derek Bradford/Evan Cory, United States

Derek Bradford
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 2, 2004 (22 yrs old)

Home Town:

Northridge, CA

Height:

206 cm (6'9")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB Mount Maunganui 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$10,450.00

Evan Cory
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 14, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Metairie, LA

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$24,209.25

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	Money
FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	1	2	US$19,700.00

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/10-14/2026	BPT Challenge Alanya	20	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	5/20-24/2026	BPT Challenge Nuvali	11	25th	220	US$1,500.00
FIVB	3/18-22/2026	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	12	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	3/5-8/2026	BPT Challenge Bhubaneswar	2	5th	600	US$5,000.00
FIVB	10/7-11/2025	BPT Elite Newport Beach	Q9	21st	300	US$0.00
FIVB	10/1-5/2025	BPT Challenge Veracruz	23, Q1	25th	220	US$1,500.00

BPT Elite16 Rio de Janeiro Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/29/2026	Qualifier 1	Vilsomar Brito / Joao Pedro Camargo, Brazil (Q12)	Won 21-14, 21-13	0:31
Thu, 7/30/2026	Pool C	Calvin Aye / Remi Daubas, France (3)	Lost 12-21, 18-21	0:32
Thu, 7/30/2026	Pool C	Renato Lima / Andre Loyola, Brazil (10)	Won 22-20, 16-21, 15-8	0:50
Fri, 7/31/2026	Pool C	Joaquin Bello / Luis Javier Bello, England (15)	Won 21-17, 21-16	0:38
Sat, 8/1/2026	Winner 1	Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (16)	Lost 18-21, 23-25	0:47

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$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$6,200.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	2	0	$13,500.00
Total	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	2	0	$19,700.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Derek Bradford												Evan Cory
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$3,100.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	$3,100.00
8	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	2	$6,750.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	20	1	0	0	1	2	3	2	7	4	$20,375.00
6	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	$600.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00
16	0	0	1	0	2	4	4	3	2	$10,450.00	Total	25	2	0	0	1	2	4	4	8	4	$23,975.00

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	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$1,500.00	0	3	0.0 %
2026	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	1	0	$18,200.00	8	9	47.1 %
Total	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	2	0	$19,700.00	8	12	40.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Derek Bradford													Evan Cory
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2022	FIVB	5	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	$4,750.00
											2023	FIVB	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	$500.00
6	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	$350.00	2024	FIVB	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	$6,500.00
5	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	$1,000.00	2025	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	$3,125.00
5	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	$9,100.00	2026	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	$9,100.00
16	0	0	1	0	2	4	4	3	2	$10,450.00	Total	Total	25	2	0	0	1	2	4	4	8	4	$23,975.00

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	5	62.5%	2	25.0%	1	12.5%	7-1	87.5%	1	8.3%	1	8.3%	10	83.3%	1-11	8.3%	5-10	33.3%	3-2	60.0%	0	0	8-12	40.0%
2025-2026	5	62.5%	2	25.0%	1	12.5%	7-1	87.5%	1	8.3%	1	8.3%	10	83.3%	1-11	8.3%	5-10	33.3%	3-2	60.0%	0	0	8-12	40.0%
Against the Field	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	3	75.0%	1-3	25.0%	4-6	40.0%	4-0	100.0%	0	0	4-3	57.1%

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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	3	6	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	9
Total	0	0	1	1	5	7	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	12

Head to Head Results
Bradford/Cory lead the series against the field 4-3 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Aye/Daubas, France 0-1
7/30/26	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Rio de Janeiro	Pool C	Aye/Daubas	3	Bradford/Cory	22, Q5	21-12, 21-18	0:32
Trail the series against # 6 Capogrosso/Capogrosso, Argentina 0-1
6/12/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Alanya	Winner 1	Capogrosso/Capogrosso	1	Bradford/Cory	20	21-10, 21-14	0:30
Lead the series against # 10 Lima/Loyola, Brazil 1-0
7/30/26	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Rio de Janeiro	Pool C	Bradford/Cory	22, Q5	Lima/Loyola	10	22-20, 16-21, 15-8	0:50
Lead the series against # 15 Bello/Bello, England 1-0
7/31/26	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Rio de Janeiro	Pool C	Bradford/Cory	22, Q5	Bello/Bello	15	21-17, 21-16	0:38
Trail the series against # 16 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 0-1
8/1/26	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Rio de Janeiro	Winner 1	Grimalt/Grimalt	16	Bradford/Cory	22, Q5	21-18, 25-23	0:47
Lead the series against # 19, Q3 da Silva/Dos Santos, Brazil 1-0
3/20/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	Pool E	Bradford/Cory	12	Dos Santos/da Silva	5	15-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:47
Lead the series against # Q12 Brito/Camargo, Brazil 1-0
7/29/26	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Rio de Janeiro	Qualifier 1	Bradford/Cory	22, Q5	Brito/Camargo	Q12	21-14, 21-13	0:31