Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Xiamen
April 25 - 28, 2024
(21) Arnaud Gauthier-Rat/Youssef Krou, France
 
Arnaud Gauthier-Rat
France
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 22, 1996 (27 yrs old)
Home Town: Saint Maurice
Resides: Charenton-le-Pont
Height: 195 cm (6'5")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 67
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$87,813.58
Youssef Krou
France
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 19, 1989 (34 yrs old)
Home Town: Montpellier
Resides: Montpellier
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 82
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$150,368.60
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719212537Money
FIVB241210309131111 US$111,447.00
Previous Xiamen Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2014 Did not play Edouard Rowlandson - 1st
2016 Did not play Edouard Rowlandson - 9th
2017 Did not play Quincy Aye - 17th
2018 Did not play Quincy Aye - 25th
2019 Quincy Aye - 41st Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/17-21/2024 Elite16 Tepic Q12 17 400 US$0.00
FIVB 4/11-14/2024 Challenge Guadalajara Q4 25 220 US$0.00
FIVB 10/19-22/2023 Challenge Goa 5 19 300 US$1,000.00
FIVB 10/6-15/2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships 22 37 160 US$3,400.00
FIVB 9/27-10/1/2023 Elite16 Paris 4 9 600 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2023 Elite16 Montréal 9 9 600 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2023 Elite16 Gstaad 3 13 460 US$5,000.00
FIVB 6/15-18/2023 Futures Lille 1 3 320 € 500.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2023 Elite16 Ostrava 8 5 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 4/6-9/2023 Challenge Itapema 5 2 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 3/16-19/2023 La Paz Challenge 7 9 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 11/29-12/3/2022 Torquay Elite 16 6 1 1200 US$30,000.00
FIVB 11/23-27/2022 Torquay Challenge 6 5 600 US$3,750.00
FIVB 11/2-6/2022 Cape Town Elite 16 Q2 17 400 US$0.00
FIVB 10/27-30/2022 Dubai 2nd Challenge 3 9 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 10/22-25/2022 Dubai 1st Challenge 1 9 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 9/28-10/2/2022 Paris Elite 16 14, Q2 9 600 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/21-24/2022 Agadir Challenge 5 9 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/10-19/2022 Beach Volleyball World Championships 21 17 640 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/19-22/2022 Kusadasi Challenge 13 9 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 5/5-8/2022 Doha Challenge 17, Q3 9 460 US$2,500.00
Challenge Xiamen Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 4/26/2024 Pool D Chase Budinger / Miles Evans, United States (4) Won 21-9, 21-18 0:35
Fri, 4/26/2024 Pool D Audrius Knasas / Patrikas Stankevicius, Lithuania (16) Won By Forfeit  
Sat, 4/27/2024 Winner 1 Florian Breer / Marco Krattiger, Switzerland (17, Q3) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:35
Sat, 4/27/2024 Winner 2 Thomas Hodges / Zachery Schubert, Australia (7) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:32
Sun, 4/28/2024 Semi-Finals Chase Budinger / Miles Evans, United States (4) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:39
Sun, 4/28/2024 Gold Medal Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (18, Q5) Lost 21-17, 18-21, 9-15 0:48
Head to Head Results
Gauthier-Rat/Krou lead the series against the field 20-11
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Alayo/Diaz, Cuba 1-0
4/9/23FIVBChallenge Itapema Semi-Finals Gauthier-Rat/Krou 5 Alayo/Diaz 12, Q2 24-22, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # 3 Brunner/Crabb, United States 1-0
6/1/23FIVBElite16 Ostrava Pool A Gauthier-Rat/Krou 8 Brunner/Crabb 16, Q12 21-17, 21-15 0:30
Lead the series against # 4 Budinger/Evans, United States 2-1
4/28/24FIVBChallenge Xiamen Semi-Finals Gauthier-Rat/Krou 21 Budinger/Evans 4 21-18, 21-18 0:39
4/26/24FIVBChallenge Xiamen Pool D Gauthier-Rat/Krou 21 Budinger/Evans 4 21-9, 21-18 0:35
7/27/23FIVBElite16 Montréal Pool A Budinger/Evans 16, Q13 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 9 15-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:42
Lead the series against # 7 Hodges/Schubert, Australia 2-1
4/27/24FIVBChallenge Xiamen Winner 2 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 21 Hodges/Schubert 7 21-19, 21-15 0:32
12/3/22FIVBTorquay Elite 16 Gold Medal Gauthier-Rat/Krou 6 Hodges/Schubert 7 22-20, 23-21 0:37
10/24/22FIVBDubai 1st Challenge Winner 1 Hodges/Schubert 19, Q8 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 1 14-21, 28-26, 15-11 0:52
Trail the series against # 8 Horl/Horst, Austria 0-1
7/7/23FIVBElite16 Gstaad Pool C Horl/Horst 14, Q7 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 3 32-30, 21-15 0:48
Lead the series against # 9 Carracher/Nicolaidis, Australia 2-0
12/1/22FIVBTorquay Elite 16 Pool C Gauthier-Rat/Krou 6 Carracher/Nicolaidis 11 21-14, 21-17 0:37
7/22/22FIVBAgadir Challenge Pool E Gauthier-Rat/Krou 5 Carracher/Nicolaidis 8 17-21, 21-18, 18-16 0:49
Trail the series against # 10 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 1-2
10/6/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool C Berntsen/Mol 27 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 22 14-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:45
12/1/22FIVBTorquay Elite 16 Pool C Gauthier-Rat/Krou 6 Berntsen/Mol 3 21-17, 18-21, 15-13 0:47
7/23/22FIVBAgadir Challenge Winner 1 Berntsen/Mol 2 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 5 21-12, 21-16 0:34
Series tied with # 11 Bello/Bello, England 1-1
11/30/22FIVBTorquay Elite 16 Pool C Gauthier-Rat/Krou 6 Bello/Bello 14, Q3 21-18, 21-16 0:33
11/2/22FIVBCape Town Elite 16 Qualifier 2 Bello/Bello 14, Q7 Gauthier-Rat/Krou Q2 21-19, 21-19 0:36
Trail the series against # 12 Carvalhaes/Solberg, Brazil 0-3
9/28/23FIVBElite16 Paris Pool D Carvalhaes/Solberg 12, Q2 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 4 21-14, 21-13 0:32
7/6/23FIVBElite16 Gstaad Pool C Carvalhaes/Solberg 11 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 3 21-11, 21-15 0:33
6/2/23FIVBElite16 Ostrava Pool A Carvalhaes/Solberg 9 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 8 21-18, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 14, Q1 Aravena/Droguett, Chile 2-0
5/6/22FIVBDoha Challenge Pool E Gauthier-Rat/Krou 17, Q3 Aravena/Droguett 8 21-17, 21-19 0:38
4/16/22FIVBItapema Challenge Winner 1 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 22, Q13 Aravena/Droguett 11, Q1 19-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:50
Lead the series against # 16 Knasas/Stankevicius, Lithuania 1-0
4/26/24FIVBChallenge Xiamen Pool D Gauthier-Rat/Krou 21 Knasas/Stankevicius 16 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 17, Q3 Breer/Krattiger, Switzerland 1-0
4/27/24FIVBChallenge Xiamen Winner 1 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 21 Breer/Krattiger 17, Q3 21-17, 21-19 0:35
Series tied with # 18, Q5 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 1-1
4/28/24FIVBChallenge Xiamen Gold Medal Grimalt/Grimalt 18, Q5 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 21 17-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:48
7/28/23FIVBElite16 Montréal Pool A Gauthier-Rat/Krou 9 Grimalt/Grimalt 8 21-19, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 22, Q10 Campos/Pedrosa, Portugal 1-0
4/14/22FIVBItapema Challenge Qualifier 1 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 22, Q13 Campos/Pedrosa Q20 21-19, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # 23, Q18 Bedritis/Rinkevics, Latvia 1-0
5/20/22FIVBKusadasi Challenge Pool A Gauthier-Rat/Krou 13 Bedritis/Rinkevics 24, Q18 21-18, 16-21, 15-7 0:43
Lead the series against # 24, Q20 Aye/Aye, France 2-0
11/25/22FIVBTorquay Challenge Winner 1 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 6 Aye/Aye 9 21-13, 21-12 0:30
9/28/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Qualifier 1 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 14, Q2 Aye/Aye Q15 21-15, 27-25 0:44
Lead the series against # Q2 Canet/Rotar, France 1-0
11/25/22FIVBTorquay Challenge Pool F Gauthier-Rat/Krou 6 Canet/Rotar 7 21-12, 22-20 0:33
Trail the series against # Q16 Dillier/Heidrich, Switzerland 0-1
10/28/22FIVBDubai 2nd Challenge Pool C Dillier/Heidrich 22, Q7 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 3 23-25, 21-17, 15-12 1:04