Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Shanghai Grand Slam presented by Jinshan Xinchen
May 1 - 6, 2012
(Q9) Christopher McHugh/Joshua Slack, Australia
 
Christopher McHugh
Australia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 31, 1989 (35 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
Joshua Slack
Australia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 16, 1976 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: Brisbane
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 136
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Montréal 2007)
Career Winnings: US$268,020.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB260000100033109 US$29,100.00
Previous Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Did not play Andrew Schacht - 9th
2006 Did not play Andrew Schacht - 7th
2007 Did not play Andrew Schacht - 13th
2008 Sam Boehm - 41st Andrew Schacht - 7th
2009 Sam Boehm - 25th Did not play
2010 Joshua Slack - 33rd Christopher McHugh - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/4-9/2011 Agadir Open Q6 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 8/23-28/2011 The Hague Open 22 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/16-21/2011 Åland Open Q12 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 8/2-7/2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Q15 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/26-31/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 22, Q13 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/19-24/2011 Québec Open 11, Q2 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 7/12-17/2011 Moscow Grand Slam 28 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/5-10/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam Q24 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/28-7/3/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam Q25 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam Q20 41st 24 US$0.00
Shanghai Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/2/2012 Qualifier 1 Alexey Kuleshov / Dmitriy Yakovlev, Kazakhstan (Q24) Won 22-20, 21-13 0:35
Wed, 5/2/2012 Qualifier 2 Brad Keenan / John Mayer, United States (29, Q25) Lost 21-19, 20-22, 10-15 0:50
Head to Head Results
McHugh/Slack trail the series against the field 8-23 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 13 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-1
6/17/10FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 McHugh/Slack 32, Q27 17-21, 23-21, 15-13 1:01
Trail the series against # 4 Cunha/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/28/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool O Cunha/Santos 11 McHugh/Slack 22, Q13 15-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:49
Trail the series against # 9 Wu/Xu, China 0-2
7/28/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool O Wu/Xu 6 McHugh/Slack 22, Q13 22-24, 21-15, 16-14 0:50
7/16/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Wu/Xu 7 McHugh/Slack 28 19-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:51
Trail the series against # 11 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 0-1
7/14/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool N Bellaguarda/Heuscher 12 McHugh/Slack 28 21-19, 21-10 0:43
Trail the series against # 13 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 0-1
5/4/10FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 3 Benes/Kubala 25, Q4 McHugh/Slack Q20 15-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:46
Series tied with # 17 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-1
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 11 McHugh/Slack 22 21-18, 21-17 0:36
8/19/10FIVBAland Open Contender 1 McHugh/Slack 27, Q9 Samoilovs/Sorokins 11 21-15, 21-18 0:46
Trail the series against # 20 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 0-2
8/26/10FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Plavins/Smedins 7 McHugh/Slack 26, Q4 21-16, 21-15 0:29
8/19/10FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Plavins/Smedins 6 McHugh/Slack 27, Q9 21-17, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # 22 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-0
7/15/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 McHugh/Slack 28 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 26, Q3 21-19, 21-17 0:42
Trail the series against # 27, Q20 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 0-3
10/5/11FIVBAgadir Open Qualifier 3 Bogatov/Prokopiev 30, Q11 McHugh/Slack Q6 21-18, 12-21, 20-18 0:56
7/6/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Bogatov/Prokopiev 29, Q8 McHugh/Slack Q24 21-19, 12-21, 16-14 0:53
6/17/10FIVBPrague Open Contender 1 Bogatov/Prokopiev 16 McHugh/Slack 32, Q27 21-18, 21-19 0:47
Trail the series against # 29, Q25 Keenan/Mayer, United States 0-1
5/2/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Keenan/Mayer 29, Q25 McHugh/Slack Q9 19-21, 22-20, 15-10 0:50
Trail the series against # Q2 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-1
6/29/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Lochhead/Pitman 23, Q8 McHugh/Slack Q25 13-21, 21-12, 15-11 0:41
Trail the series against # Q4 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-2
7/7/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 1 McHugh/Slack Q25 Hoyer/Soderberg Q8 21-19, 21-13 0:43
6/30/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Hoyer/Soderberg 28, Q9 McHugh/Slack Q24 21-17, 21-16 0:41
5/26/10FIVBMyslowice Open Qualifier 2 Hoyer/Soderberg Q8 McHugh/Slack Q25 27-25, 21-11 0:47
Trail the series against # Q5 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 0-1
7/22/11FIVBQuébec Open Contender 2 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 21 McHugh/Slack 11, Q2 21-15, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # Q8 Ces/Ces, France 2-1
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 1 Ces/Ces 27, Q10 McHugh/Slack 22 21-16, 21-19 0:36
7/27/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Qualifier 2 McHugh/Slack 22, Q13 Ces/Ces Q4 18-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:52
7/15/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool N McHugh/Slack 28 Ces/Ces 21, Q4 21-14, 23-21 0:38
Trail the series against # Q10 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-2
7/21/11FIVBQuébec Open Winner 1 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 22 McHugh/Slack 11, Q2 16-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:48
7/7/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 32, Q9 McHugh/Slack Q25 21-19, 21-14 0:36
Series tied with # Q11 Lario/Mesa, Spain 1-1
8/4/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Lario/Mesa 28, Q5 McHugh/Slack Q21 20-22, 21-13, 15-12 0:56
6/9/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 1 McHugh/Slack Q28 Lario/Mesa Q5 21-17, 19-21, 18-16 1:00
Lead the series against # Q24 Kuleshov/Yakovlev, Kazakhstan 1-0
5/2/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Qualifier 1 McHugh/Slack Q9 Kuleshov/Yakovlev Q24 22-20, 21-13 0:35
Trail the series against # Q27 Dugrip/Salvetti, France 0-2
7/28/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Dugrip/Salvetti Q12 McHugh/Slack Q21 21-17, 21-19 0:42
4/21/10FIVBBrasilia Open Qualifier 2 Dugrip/Salvetti 26, Q3 McHugh/Slack Q19 21-15, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # Q28 Gooding/Weaver, England 1-0
8/17/11FIVBÅland Open Qualifier 2 McHugh/Slack Q12 Gooding/Weaver Q21 21-13, 21-14 0:36