Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$5,000 BPT Futures Tahiti
April 4 - 8, 2023
(2) Simon Kulzer/Bennet Poniewaz, Germany
 
Simon Kulzer
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 17, 1998 (26 yrs old)
Home Town: Munich
Resides: Baldham
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 32
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Visakhapatnam 2019)
Career Winnings: US$6,618.50
Bennet Poniewaz
Germany
Photo: CEV
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 6, 1993 (30 yrs old)
Home Town: Ostercappeln
Resides: Kiel
Height: 197 cm (6'6")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 35
Career Best: 2nd (Other Munich 2018)
Career FIVB WT Best: 3rd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$18,695.28
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB70011101201 US$1,625.94
Previous Tahiti Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 3/29-4/2/2023 Futures Coolangatta Beach 9, Q3 4 280 US$400.00
FIVB 3/16-19/2023 La Paz Challenge Q26 25 220 US$0.00
FIVB 12/28-30/2022 The Hague Futures 10 9 180 € 200.00
Futures Tahiti Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 4/5/2023 Pool B Christopher Ariitai / Hevanoa Vaki, French Polynesia (15) Won 21-16, 21-14 0:43
Thu, 4/6/2023 Pool B Ian Satterfield / Jake Urrutia, United States (7) Won 21-11, 21-19 0:44
Fri, 4/7/2023 Winner 2 Stian Opsahl / Havard Solheim, Norway (11) Won 21-13, 21-13 0:33
Sat, 4/8/2023 Semi-Finals Jumpei Ikeda / Kensuke Shoji, Japan (3) Lost 21-13, 18-21, 10-15 0:55
Sat, 4/8/2023 Bronze Medal Ian Satterfield / Jake Urrutia, United States (7) Won 21-16, 21-14 0:37
Head to Head Results
Kulzer/Poniewaz lead the series against the field 5-2
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Ikeda/Shoji, Japan 0-1
4/8/23FIVBFutures Tahiti Semi-Finals Ikeda/Shoji 3 Kulzer/Poniewaz 2 13-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:55
Lead the series against # 6 Furuta/Kurokawa, Japan 1-0
3/30/23FIVBFutures Coolangatta Beach Pool A Kulzer/Poniewaz 9, Q3 Furuta/Kurokawa 8 21-18, 21-13 0:41
Lead the series against # 7 Satterfield/Urrutia, United States 2-0
4/8/23FIVBFutures Tahiti Bronze Medal Kulzer/Poniewaz 2 Satterfield/Urrutia 7 21-16, 21-14 0:37
4/6/23FIVBFutures Tahiti Pool B Kulzer/Poniewaz 2 Satterfield/Urrutia 7 21-11, 21-19 0:44
Trail the series against # 8, Q1 Hoppe/Siragusa, United States 0-1
4/2/23FIVBFutures Coolangatta Beach Bronze Medal Hoppe/Siragusa 16, Q16 Kulzer/Poniewaz 9, Q3 18-21, 21-14, 15-12 0:53
Lead the series against # 11 Opsahl/Solheim, Norway 1-0
4/7/23FIVBFutures Tahiti Winner 2 Kulzer/Poniewaz 2 Opsahl/Solheim 11 21-13, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 15 Ariitai/Vaki, French Polynesia 1-0
4/5/23FIVBFutures Tahiti Pool B Kulzer/Poniewaz 2 Ariitai/Vaki 15 21-16, 21-14 0:43