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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Tlaxcala
March 18 - 22, 2026

(Q16) Joao Mares/Gabriel Zuliani, Brazil

Joao Pedro Mares Nascimento
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 22, 2005 (20 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rio de Janeiro

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB Nayarit 2026)

Career Winnings:

US$2,500.00

Gabriel Zuliani
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 3, 2001 (24 yrs old)

Home Town:

Paranavai

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Bujumbura 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$3,100.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$5,000.00

Previous Tlaxcala Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

BPT Challenge Tlaxcala Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 3/18/2026	Qualifier 1	Luiz Bonilha / Vilsomar Brito, Brazil (Q17)	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:34
Wed, 3/18/2026	Qualifier 2	Giuliano Massare / Gonzalo Melgarejo, Paraguay (20, Q1)	Lost 12-21, 16-21	0:34

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	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	$5,000.00
Total	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	$5,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Joao Mares												Gabriel Zuliani
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Youth Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	$2,500.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	$2,500.00
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$600.00
											U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	$2,500.00	Total	8	1	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	1	$3,100.00

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
2026	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Joao Mares													Gabriel Zuliani
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2018	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00
											2019	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2021	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2023	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$100.00
											2025	FIVB	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2025	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2026	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$0.00	Total	Total	7	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	2	$600.00

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	2	50.0%	2	50.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	3	75.0%	1-3	25.0%	2-3	40.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0	5-3	62.5%
2025-2026	2	50.0%	2	50.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	3	75.0%	1-3	25.0%	2-3	40.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0	5-3	62.5%
Against the Field	2	50.0%	2	50.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	3	75.0%	1-3	25.0%	4-6	40.0%	6-0	100.0%	0	0	5-3	62.5%

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	2	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3
Total	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 1-1 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 20, Q1 Massare/Melgarejo, Paraguay 0-1
3/18/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	Qualifier 2	Massare/Melgarejo	20, Q1	Mares/Zuliani	Q16	21-12, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # Q17 Bonilha/Brito, Brazil 1-0
3/18/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	Qualifier 1	Mares/Zuliani	Q16	Bonilha/Brito	Q17	21-19, 21-17	0:34