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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Nayarit
March 25 - 29, 2026

(31, Q8) 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	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$5,000.00

Previous Nayarit Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/18-22/2026	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	Q16	33rd	180	US$0.00

BPT Challenge Nayarit Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 3/25/2026	Qualifier 2	Luiz Bonilha / Vilsomar Brito, Brazil (Q9)	Won 21-13, 17-21, 15-9	0:49
Thu, 3/26/2026	Pool B	Nicolas Capogrosso / Tomas Capogrosso, Argentina (2)	Lost 19-21, 13-21	0:36
Fri, 3/27/2026	Pool B	Piotr Kantor / Filip Lejawa, Poland (18)	Won 21-15, 21-15	0:33
Fri, 3/27/2026	Winner 1	Lubos Nemec / Adrian Petruf, Slovakia (23, Q1)	Won 21-19, 19-21, 15-10	0:51
Sat, 3/28/2026	Winner 2	Julian Friedli / Jonathan Jordan, Switzerland (3)	Won 15-21, 34-32, 16-14	1:03
Sat, 3/28/2026	Winner 3	Matthew Immers / Leon Luini, Netherlands (6)	Lost 25-27, 17-21	0:43

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	$5,000.00
Total	3	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
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	$2,500.00	Total	9	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	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	$5,000.00	5	3	62.5 %
Total	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	$5,000.00	5	3	62.5 %

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
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	$2,500.00	2026	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	$2,500.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	$2,500.00	Total	Total	8	1	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	2	$3,100.00

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
Mares/Zuliani lead the series against the field 5-3 (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 # 2 Capogrosso/Capogrosso, Argentina 0-1
3/26/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nayarit	Pool B	Capogrosso/Capogrosso	2	Mares/Zuliani	31, Q8	21-19, 21-13	0:36
Lead the series against # 3 Friedli/Jordan, Switzerland 1-0
3/28/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nayarit	Winner 2	Mares/Zuliani	31, Q8	Friedli/Jordan	3	15-21, 34-32, 16-14	1:03
Trail the series against # 6 Immers/Luini, Netherlands 0-1
3/28/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nayarit	Winner 3	Immers/Luini	6	Mares/Zuliani	31, Q8	27-25, 21-17	0:43
Trail the series against # 17 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 # 18 Kantor/Lejawa, Poland 1-0
3/27/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nayarit	Pool B	Mares/Zuliani	31, Q8	Kantor/Lejawa	18	21-15, 21-15	0:33
Lead the series against # 23, Q1 Nemec/Petruf, Slovakia 1-0
3/27/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nayarit	Winner 1	Mares/Zuliani	31, Q8	Nemec/Petruf	23, Q1	21-19, 19-21, 15-10	0:51
Lead the series against # Q9 Bonilha/Brito, Brazil 2-0
3/25/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nayarit	Qualifier 2	Mares/Zuliani	31, Q8	Bonilha/Brito	Q9	21-13, 17-21, 15-9	0:49
3/18/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	Qualifier 1	Mares/Zuliani	Q16	Bonilha/Brito	Q17	21-19, 21-17	0:34