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FIVB Age Group World Championships
FIVB BVB U18 WCHS
October 7 - 11, 2025

(11) Cash Essert/Spencer Smith, United States

Cash Essert
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 11, 2008 (17 yrs old)

Home Town:

Redondo Beach, CA

Height:

203 cm (6'8")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th ( Doha 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Spencer Smith
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 6, 2008 (16 yrs old)

Home Town:

Gulf Breeze, FL

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th ( Doha 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	US$0.00

Previous Doha Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

U18 World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 10/8/2025	Pool F	Abdallah Bah / Bakary Kanyi, Gambia (22)	Lost 20-22, 21-14, 12-15	0:47
Thu, 10/9/2025	Pool F	Hugo Felix / Matias Yegros, Paraguay (27)	Won 21-14, 21-17	0:32
Thu, 10/9/2025	Pool F	Jose Brain / George Hargreaves, Chile (6)	Lost 21-14, 12-21, 9-15	0:43
Fri, 10/10/2025	Winner 1	Bryce Kim / Misha Panasiouk, Canada (17)	Won 21-19, 22-20	0:40
Fri, 10/10/2025	Winner 2	Andrii Lunkan / Yehor Skrypnychenko, Ukraine (31, Q3)	Lost 21-19, 17-21, 13-15	0:47

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$)

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Cash Essert

Spencer Smith

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$)

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
2025	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2	3	40.0 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2	3	40.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Cash Essert													Spencer Smith
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2025	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Total	Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00

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%	0	0.0%	2	50.0%	2-2	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	0	0	2-3	40.0%
2024-2025	2	50.0%	0	0.0%	2	50.0%	2-2	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	0	0	2-3	40.0%
Against the Field	2	50.0%	0	0.0%	2	50.0%	2-2	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	0-6	0.0%	0	0	2-3	40.0%

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

Head to Head Results
Essert/Smith trail the series against the field 2-3 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 6 Brain/Hargreaves, Chile 0-1
10/9/25	FIVB Age Group WC	U18 World Championships	Pool F	Brain/Hargreaves	6	Essert/Smith	11	14-21, 21-12, 15-9	0:43
Lead the series against # 17 Kim/Panasiouk, Canada 1-0
10/10/25	FIVB Age Group WC	U18 World Championships	Winner 1	Essert/Smith	11	Kim/Panasiouk	17	21-19, 22-20	0:40
Trail the series against # 22 Bah/Kanyi, Gambia 0-1
10/8/25	FIVB Age Group WC	U18 World Championships	Pool F	Bah/Kanyi	22	Essert/Smith	11	22-20, 14-21, 15-12	0:47
Lead the series against # 27 Felix/Yegros, Paraguay 1-0
10/9/25	FIVB Age Group WC	U18 World Championships	Pool F	Essert/Smith	11	Felix/Yegros	27	21-14, 21-17	0:32
Trail the series against # 31, Q3 Lunkan/Skrypnychenko, Ukraine 0-1
10/10/25	FIVB Age Group WC	U18 World Championships	Winner 2	Lunkan/Skrypnychenko	31, Q3	Essert/Smith	11	19-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:47