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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Shangluo
July 22 - 26, 2026

(Q23) Thomas Heptinstall/Harley Sinclair, Australia

Thomas Heptinstall
Australia

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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

Harley Sinclair
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 8, 2005 (21 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB Pirae Tahiti 2026)

Career Winnings:

US$550.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	Money
FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	US$0.00

Previous Shangluo Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/25-28/2026	BPT Futures Hangzhou	Q2	17th	100	US$0.00

BPT Challenge Shangluo Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/22/2026	Qualifier 1	Vaclav Kurka / Krystof Oliva, Czechia (31, Q10)	Lost 19-21, 19-21	0:41

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00
Total	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Thomas Heptinstall												Harley Sinclair
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	$150.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	9	0	0	0	1	0	5	3	0	0	$550.00
											U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
6	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	1	$150.00	Total	12	0	0	0	1	0	5	3	0	3	$550.00

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	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00	1	2	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00	1	2	33.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Thomas Heptinstall													Harley Sinclair
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2022	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2023	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$50.00
											2023	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2024	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2025	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$150.00
5	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	1	$150.00	2026	FIVB	5	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	1	$350.00
5	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	1	$150.00	Total	Total	11	0	0	0	1	0	5	2	0	3	$550.00

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	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	2-3	40.0%	0-0	0	0	2-3	40.0%
2025-2026	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	2-3	40.0%	0-0	0	0	2-3	40.0%
Against the Field	0		0		0		0-0		0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-4	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-2	0.0%

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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Total	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3

Head to Head Results
Heptinstall/Sinclair trail the series against the field 0-1 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 31, Q10 Kurka/Oliva, Czechia 0-1
7/22/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Shangluo	Qualifier 1	Kurka/Oliva	31, Q10	Heptinstall/Sinclair	Q23	21-19, 21-19	0:41