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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$5,000 BPT Futures Rarotonga
March 24 - 27, 2026

(13, Q7) Ethan Grocott/Thomas Heptinstall, Australia

Ethan Grocott
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 18, 2008 (18 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB Rarotonga 2026)

Career Winnings:

US$150.00

Thomas Heptinstall
Australia

Photo not available

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 1, 1999 (27 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bunbury

Height:

209 cm (6'10")

Weight:

100 kg (220 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB Rarotonga 2026)

Career Winnings:

US$150.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	US$300.00

Previous Rarotonga Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/11-15/2026	BPT Futures Coolangatta	Q10	17th	100	US$0.00

BPT Futures Rarotonga Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 3/24/2026	Qualifier 1	Paul Hausknecht / Christopher Teetz, Germany (Q10)	Won 21-10, 21-17	0:32
Tue, 3/24/2026	Qualifier 2	Nassim Malki / Yu Takuma, Japan (Q2)	Won 21-18, 21-18	0:30
Wed, 3/25/2026	Pool D	Jacques Koteka / Ryan Nicholson, Cook Islands (4)	Won 21-11, 21-13	0:29
Wed, 3/25/2026	Pool D	Charlie Siragusa / Alex Ukkelberg, United States (5)	Won 21-11, 25-23	0:35
Thu, 3/26/2026	Winner 2	Finley Bennett / James Kay, Australia (8, Q1)	Lost 15-21, 22-20, 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$)
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	$300.00
Total	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	$300.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Ethan Grocott												Thomas Heptinstall
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	$150.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	$150.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	$150.00	Total	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	$150.00

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	1	0	0	$300.00	5	2	71.4 %
Total	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$300.00	5	2	71.4 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Ethan Grocott													Thomas Heptinstall
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
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$150.00	2026	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$150.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$150.00	Total	Total	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$150.00

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	5	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2	66.7%	0-3	0.0%	5-2	71.4%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	5-3	62.5%
2025-2026	5	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2	66.7%	0-3	0.0%	5-2	71.4%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	5-3	62.5%
Against the Field	4	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	8-2	80.0%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	4-2	66.7%

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
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3
Total	0	0	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3

Head to Head Results
Grocott/Heptinstall lead the series against the field 4-1 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 4 Koteka/Nicholson, Cook Islands 1-0
3/25/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Rarotonga	Pool D	Grocott/Heptinstall	13, Q7	Koteka/Nicholson	4	21-11, 21-13	0:29
Lead the series against # 5 Siragusa/Ukkelberg, United States 1-0
3/25/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Rarotonga	Pool D	Grocott/Heptinstall	13, Q7	Siragusa/Ukkelberg	5	21-11, 25-23	0:35
Trail the series against # 8, Q1 Bennett/Kay, Australia 0-1
3/26/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Rarotonga	Winner 2	Bennett/Kay	8, Q1	Grocott/Heptinstall	13, Q7	21-15, 20-22, 15-13	0:47
Lead the series against # Q2 Malki/Takuma, Japan 1-0
3/24/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Rarotonga	Qualifier 2	Grocott/Heptinstall	13, Q7	Malki/Takuma	Q2	21-18, 21-18	0:30
Lead the series against # Q10 Hausknecht/Teetz, Germany 1-0
3/24/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Rarotonga	Qualifier 1	Grocott/Heptinstall	13, Q7	Hausknecht/Teetz	Q10	21-10, 21-17	0:32