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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$10,000 BPT Futures Coolangatta
March 11 - 15, 2026

(3, Q1) Oliver Merritt/Jed Walker, Australia

Oliver Merritt
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 21, 2001 (25 yrs old)

Home Town:

Caloundra

Height:

201 cm (6'7")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$10,250.00

Jed Walker
Australia

Photo not available

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 2, 2004 (22 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB Coolangatta 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$7,575.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	Money
FIVB	10	0	0	0	2	1	0	3	1	0	1	2	US$14,150.00

Previous Coolangatta Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2024	Did not play	Soloman Bushby - 9th
2025	Ben Hood - 5th	Finley Bennett - 3rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/5-8/2026	BPT Challenge Bhubaneswar	13	9th	460	US$3,250.00

BPT Futures Coolangatta Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 3/11/2026	Qualifier 1	Beau Donoghue / Matthew-Kyle Gigliotti, Australia (Q16)	Won 21-18, 21-17	0:32
Wed, 3/11/2026	Qualifier 2	Maksymilian Dymczyk / Witold Witkowski, Poland (Q9)	Won 21-12, 23-25, 15-11	0:50
Thu, 3/12/2026	Pool C	Lucas Heggie / Noah Smith, New Zealand (14)	Won 21-9, 23-21	0:32
Fri, 3/13/2026	Pool C	Banlue Nakprakhong / Poravid Taovato, Thailand (6)	Won 12-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:44
Sat, 3/14/2026	Winner 2	Wachirawit Muadpha / Pithak Tipjan, Thailand (7)	Lost 13-21, 15-21	0:31

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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	$12,750.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	5	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	$1,400.00
Total	10	0	0	0	2	1	0	3	1	1	2	0	$14,150.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Oliver Merritt												Jed Walker
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
7	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	1	$7,500.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	6	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	1	$6,375.00
8	0	0	0	2	3	2	1	0	0	$1,050.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	11	0	0	1	2	1	4	3	0	0	$1,200.00
16	0	0	0	2	3	5	2	2	2	$10,250.00	Total	17	0	0	1	2	1	7	3	2	1	$7,575.00

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
2024	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$100.00	2	3	40.0 %
2025	FIVB	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$400.00	3	3	50.0 %
2026	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$3,550.00	6	3	66.7 %
Total	FIVB	5	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	$4,050.00	11	9	55.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Oliver Merritt													Jed Walker
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2023	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$50.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$50.00	2024	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	$150.00
7	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	2	$3,375.00	2025	FIVB	5	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	$550.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$1,775.00	2026	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$1,775.00
11	0	0	0	1	3	3	2	0	2	$5,200.00	Total	Total	12	0	0	1	1	1	5	3	0	1	$2,525.00

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	15	62.5%	5	20.8%	4	16.7%	20-4	83.3%	4	20.0%	4	20.0%	12	60.0%	4-16	20.0%	15-12	55.6%	9-8	52.9%	0	0	24-20	54.5%
2025-2026	14	70.0%	4	20.0%	2	10.0%	18-2	90.0%	4	21.1%	3	15.8%	12	63.2%	4-15	21.1%	14-12	53.8%	8-5	61.5%	0	0	22-17	56.4%
Against the Field	2	50.0%	2	50.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	4-4	50.0%	6-0	100.0%	0	0	5-2	71.4%

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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	6	0	3	7	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	10
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	4	1	4	4	0	0	4	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	12	10
Total	0	0	10	1	7	11	0	0	7	4	0	2	0	2	0	0	24	20

Head to Head Results
Merritt/Walker lead the series against the field 4-1 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 6 Nakprakhong/Taovato, Thailand 1-0
3/13/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Coolangatta	Pool C	Merritt/Walker	3, Q1	Nakprakhong/Taovato	6	12-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:44
Trail the series against # 7 Muadpha/Tipjan, Thailand 0-1
3/14/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Coolangatta	Winner 2	Muadpha/Tipjan	7	Merritt/Walker	3, Q1	21-13, 21-15	0:31
Lead the series against # 14 Heggie/Smith, New Zealand 1-0
3/12/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Coolangatta	Pool C	Merritt/Walker	3, Q1	Heggie/Smith	14	21-9, 23-21	0:32
Lead the series against # Q9 Dymczyk/Witkowski, Poland 1-0
3/11/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Coolangatta	Qualifier 2	Merritt/Walker	3, Q1	Dymczyk/Witkowski	Q9	21-12, 23-25, 15-11	0:50
Lead the series against # Q16 Donoghue/Gigliotti, Australia 1-0
3/11/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Coolangatta	Qualifier 1	Merritt/Walker	3, Q1	Donoghue/Gigliotti	Q16	21-18, 21-17	0:32