Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$15,000 BPT Futures Qidong
July 30 - August 2, 2026
(16, Q6) Benthe Essink/Lieke Gijsen, Netherlands
 
Benthe Essink
Netherlands
Photo: CEV
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 11, 2006 (19 yrs old)
Seasons: 2
Tournaments: 8
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Sibiu 2026)
Career Winnings: US$1,873.91
Lieke Gijsen
Netherlands
Photo: CEV
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 22, 2002 (24 yrs old)
Seasons: 2
Tournaments: 6
Career Best: 5th (FIVB Brno 2026)
Career Winnings: US$405.41
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172125Money
FIVB300000001110 US$150.00
Previous Qidong Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/18-21/2025 Futures Bondues Lille Metropole Q10 21st 60 € 0.00
BPT Futures Qidong Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/30/2026 Qualifier 1 Kana Motomura / Nozomi Sekiguchi, Japan (Q11) Won 21-19, 21-13 0:38
Thu, 7/30/2026 Qualifier 2 Jolie Du Plessis / Tara Phillips, Australia (12, Q3) Won 21-7, 21-19 0:31
Fri, 7/31/2026 Pool A Xinyi Xia / Xu Yan, China (1) Lost 12-21, 16-21 0:35
Fri, 7/31/2026 Pool A Manu Pereira / Geovania de Lima, Brazil (9) Lost 19-21, 21-17, 9-15 0:49
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star300000001200 $150.00
Total300000001200 $150.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Benthe Essink Lieke Gijsen
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
8100013300 $1,300.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star6000011400 $300.00
8100013300 $1,300.00 Total6000011400 $300.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2025FIVB200000000200 $0.00 1233.3 %
2026FIVB100000001000 $150.00 2250.0 %
TotalFIVB300000001200 $150.00 3442.9 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Benthe Essink  Lieke Gijsen
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
3000001200 $100.00 2025FIVB2000000200 $0.00
4100002100 $975.00 2026FIVB3000001200 $75.00
7100003300 $1,075.00 TotalTotal5000001400 $75.00
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
Overall3 75.0% 0 0.0% 1 25.0% 3-1 75.0% 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 2 66.7% 0-3 0.0% 3-2 60.0% 0-2 0.0% 00 3-4 42.9%
2025-20263 75.0% 0 0.0% 1 25.0% 3-1 75.0% 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 2 66.7% 0-3 0.0% 3-2 60.0% 0-2 0.0% 00 3-4 42.9%
Against the Field2 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2-0 100.0% 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 1 50.0% 0-2 0.0% 4-2 66.7% 0-2 0.0% 00 2-2 50.0%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star003202000000000034
Total003202000000000034
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 2-2 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Xia/Yan, China 0-1
7/31/26FIVBBPT Futures Qidong Pool A Xia/Yan 1 Essink/Gijsen 16, Q6 21-12, 21-16 0:35
Trail the series against # 9 de Lima/Pereira, Brazil 0-1
7/31/26FIVBBPT Futures Qidong Pool A Pereira/de Lima 9 Essink/Gijsen 16, Q6 21-19, 17-21, 15-9 0:49
Lead the series against # 12, Q3 Du Plessis/Phillips, Australia 1-0
7/30/26FIVBBPT Futures Qidong Qualifier 2 Essink/Gijsen 16, Q6 Du Plessis/Phillips 12, Q3 21-7, 21-19 0:31
Lead the series against # Q11 Motomura/Sekiguchi, Japan 1-0
7/30/26FIVBBPT Futures Qidong Qualifier 1 Essink/Gijsen 16, Q6 Motomura/Sekiguchi Q11 21-19, 21-13 0:38