Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 China Shanghai Open
April 29 - May 3, 2009
(31, Q12) Sam Boehm/Christopher McHugh, Australia
 
Sam Boehm
Australia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 4, 1988 (37 yrs old)
Home Town: Adelaide
Height: 192 cm (6'4")
Weight: 94 kg (207 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 68
Career Best: 5th (FIVB Puerto Vallarta 2014)
Career Winnings: US$22,337.50
Christopher McHugh
Australia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 31, 1989 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Pambula
Height: 197 cm (6'6")
Weight: 93 kg (205 lb)
Seasons: 19
Tournaments: 130
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$191,237.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB2000000000152102 US$14,200.00
FIVB Age Group WC10000001000000 US$0.00
Overall2100000010152102 US$14,200.00
Previous Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Travis Moran - 57th Did not play
2008 Christopher McHugh - 41st Sam Boehm - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/21-26/2009 Brasilia Open Q20 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 11/11-15/2008 Sanya Open 29 25th 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB Age Group WC 9/3-7/2008 Under 21 World Championships 12 9th 0 US$0.00
FIVB 8/26-31/2008 Kristiansand Open Q11 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/27-6/1/2008 Barcelona Open Q18 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Zagreb Open Q25 57th 6 US$0.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open Q33 57th 6 US$0.00
FIVB 5/6-11/2008 Prague Open Q30 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 4/28-5/3/2008 China Shanghai Open Q18 41st 18 US$0.00
Shanghai Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 4/30/2009 Qualifier 1 Fangtian Gao / Shengwei Han, China (Q21) Won 26-24, 21-23, 15-8 0:53
Thu, 4/30/2009 Qualifier 2 Steve Grotowski / Gregg Weaver, England (Q5) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:44
Fri, 5/1/2009 Winner 1 Pedro Cunha / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (2) Lost 14-21, 14-21 0:34
Fri, 5/1/2009 Contender 1 Kentaro Asahi / Katsuhiro Shiratori, Japan (15) Lost 15-21, 21-17, 8-15 0:48
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam300000000000 $1,800.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open1700000000150 $12,400.00
U21 World Championships100000010000 $0.00
Total2100000010150 $14,200.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Sam Boehm Christopher McHugh
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           Olympic Games1000000100 $0.00
1000000000 $1,700.00 World Championships5000003200 $23,500.00
18000000120 $6,950.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam5100104812100 $111,250.00
41000020170 $13,687.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open560111377140 $44,887.50
           Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star13210113410 $11,600.00
1000000100 $0.00 Satellite          
3000002100 $0.00 U21 World Championships2000011000 $0.00
4000003100 $0.00 U18/19 World Championships2000001010 $0.00
68000025590 $22,337.50 Total130222292326260 $191,237.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2008FIVB800000000026 $3,600.00 21016.7 %
2008FIVB Age Group WC100000010000 $0.00 1325.0 %
2009FIVB200000000011 $2,000.00 2340.0 %
TotalFIVB1000000000037 $5,600.00 41323.5 %
TotalFIVB Age Group WC100000010000 $0.00 1325.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Sam Boehm  Christopher McHugh
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000001000 $0.00 2003FIVB Age Group WC          
1000000100 $0.00 2004FIVB Age Group WC          
1000001000 $0.00 2005FIVB Age Group WC          
2000000002 $0.00 2006FIVB          
1000000100 $0.00 2006FIVB C&S          
2000001100 $0.00 2006FIVB Age Group WC1000000010 $0.00
3000000003 $0.00 2007FIVB1000000001 $0.00
1000001000 $0.00 2007FIVB Age Group WC1000001000 $0.00
8000000026 $1,800.00 2008FIVB8000000026 $1,800.00
1000001000 $0.00 2008FIVB Age Group WC1000001000 $0.00
2000000011 $1,000.00 2009FIVB2000000011 $1,000.00
230000053312 $2,800.00 TotalTotal14000002048 $2,800.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall8 57.1% 4 28.6% 2 14.3% 12-2 85.7% 0 0.0% 4 16.7% 20 83.3% 0-24 0.0% 8-20 28.6% 4-6 40.0% 00 12-26 31.6%
2008-20098 57.1% 4 28.6% 2 14.3% 12-2 85.7% 0 0.0% 4 16.7% 20 83.3% 0-24 0.0% 8-20 28.6% 4-6 40.0% 00 12-26 31.6%
Against the Field4 57.1% 2 28.6% 1 14.3% 6-1 85.7% 0 0.0% 2 33.3% 4 66.7% 0-6 0.0% 8-8 50.0% 4-6 40.0% 00 6-7 46.2%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam001200000100000013
Challenge/Four Star/Open0010110000060000001123
U21 World Championships000012000100000013
Total0011131200080000001329
Head to Head Results
Boehm/McHugh trail the series against the field 2-5 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Cunha/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
5/1/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Cunha/Solberg 2 Boehm/McHugh 31, Q12 21-14, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 6 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-1
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 1 Boehm/McHugh 32 21-11, 21-18 0:35
Trail the series against # 11 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-1
9/6/08FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Winner 1 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 17 Boehm/McHugh 12 18-21, 22-20, 15-10 1:01
Trail the series against # 13 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-1
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 16 Boehm/McHugh 32 21-14, 22-20 0:36
Trail the series against # 15 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 0-1
5/1/09FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Asahi/Shiratori 15 Boehm/McHugh 31, Q12 21-15, 17-21, 15-8 0:48
Lead the series against # Q5 Grotowski/Weaver, England 1-0
4/30/09FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 2 Boehm/McHugh 31, Q12 Grotowski/Weaver Q5 21-19, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # Q21 Gao/Han, China 1-0
4/30/09FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 1 Boehm/McHugh 31, Q12 Gao/Han Q21 26-24, 21-23, 15-8 0:53