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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Nuvali
May 20 - 24, 2026

(20, Q3) 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$9,500.00

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$6,825.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	Money
FIVB	9	0	0	0	2	1	0	3	1	0	1	1	US$12,650.00

Previous Nuvali Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2025	Ben Hood - 17th	Soloman Bushby - 41st
2025	Did not play	Finley Bennett - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/13-17/2026	BPT Challenge Xiamen	29, Q6	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	3/11-15/2026	BPT Futures Coolangatta	3, Q1	5th	240	US$300.00
FIVB	3/5-8/2026	BPT Challenge Bhubaneswar	13	9th	460	US$3,250.00

BPT Challenge Nuvali Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/20/2026	Qualifier 1	Alih Gampong / Alexander Iraya, Philippines (Q30)	Won 21-7, 21-13	0:25
Wed, 5/20/2026	Qualifier 2	Aleksander Czachorowski / Jakub Krzeminski, Poland (Q14)	Won 21-16, 21-18	0:35
Thu, 5/21/2026	Pool D	Alexander Horst / Paul Pascariuc, Austria (13)	Lost 16-21, 20-22	0:42
Fri, 5/22/2026	Pool D	Joppe Van Langendonck / Kyan Vercauteren, Belgium (4)	Lost 20-22, 19-21	0:41

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	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	$11,250.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	5	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	$1,400.00
Total	9	0	0	0	2	1	0	3	1	1	1	0	$12,650.00

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
6	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	1	$6,750.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	1	$5,625.00
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
15	0	0	0	2	3	5	2	1	2	$9,500.00	Total	16	0	0	1	2	1	7	3	1	1	$6,825.00

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	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	$8,300.00	12	7	63.2 %
Total	FIVB	7	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	1	0	$8,800.00	17	13	56.7 %

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
4	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	$4,150.00	2026	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	$4,150.00
13	0	0	0	1	3	4	2	1	2	$7,575.00	Total	Total	14	0	0	1	1	1	6	3	1	1	$4,900.00

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	22.2%	4	22.2%	10	55.6%	4-14	22.2%	15-10	60.0%	9-8	52.9%	0	0	24-18	57.1%
2025-2026	14	70.0%	4	20.0%	2	10.0%	18-2	90.0%	4	23.5%	3	17.6%	10	58.8%	4-13	23.5%	14-10	58.3%	8-5	61.5%	0	0	22-15	59.5%
Against the Field	4	57.1%	2	28.6%	1	14.3%	6-1	85.7%	1	14.3%	2	28.6%	4	57.1%	1-6	14.3%	8-8	50.0%	6-6	50.0%	0	0	7-7	50.0%

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	5	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	8
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	9	0	0	7	4	0	2	0	2	0	0	24	18

Head to Head Results
Merritt/Walker trail the series against the field 4-6 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 3 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Pearse/Potts, Australia 0-1
5/14/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Pool D	Pearse/Potts	4	Merritt/Walker	29, Q6	21-13, 21-14	0:32
Trail the series against # 4 Van Langendonck/Vercauteren, Belgium 0-2
5/22/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nuvali	Pool D	Van Langendonck/Vercauteren	4	Merritt/Walker	20, Q3	22-20, 21-19	0:41
3/7/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Bhubaneswar	Winner 2	Van Langendonck/Vercauteren	7	Merritt/Walker	13	21-18, 18-21, 15-13	0:50
Trail the series against # 6 Sagstetter/Sagstetter, Germany 0-1
5/16/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Winner 2	Sagstetter/Sagstetter	7	Merritt/Walker	29, Q6	21-16, 21-16	0:29
Series tied with # 13 Horst/Pascariuc, Austria 1-1
5/21/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nuvali	Pool D	Horst/Pascariuc	13	Merritt/Walker	20, Q3	21-16, 22-20	0:42
5/15/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Winner 1	Merritt/Walker	29, Q6	Horst/Pascariuc	6	16-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:52
Series tied with # 24 Batrane/Bialokoz, England 1-1
5/15/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Pool D	Merritt/Walker	29, Q6	Batrane/Bialokoz	20	21-15, 21-12	0:31
3/6/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Bhubaneswar	Pool D	Batrane/Bialokoz	4	Merritt/Walker	13	14-21, 21-14, 15-12	0:50
Lead the series against # Q14 Czachorowski/Krzeminski, Poland 1-0
5/20/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nuvali	Qualifier 2	Merritt/Walker	20, Q3	Czachorowski/Krzeminski	Q14	21-16, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # Q30 Gampong/Iraya, Philippines 1-0
5/20/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nuvali	Qualifier 1	Merritt/Walker	20, Q3	Gampong/Iraya	Q30	21-7, 21-13	0:25