Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
Friday, October 6, 2023 Court #1 19:00
Match #16: Pool H
(17) Adrian Gavira/Pablo Herrera, Spain
vs.
(32) Paul Burnett/Christopher McHugh, Australia
Adrián Gavira Collado
Spain
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 17, 1987 (37 yrs old)
Home Town: La Linea de la Concepcion
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Weight: 89 kg (196 lb)
Seasons: 21
Tournaments: 187
Career Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$760,763.98
Pablo Herrera Allepuz
Spain
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 29, 1982 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Castellon de la Plana
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 24
Tournaments: 225
Career Wins: 7
Career FIVB WT Wins: 6
Career Winnings: US$908,963.98
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317192125Money
FIVB15941010746344127115 US$1,440,678.42
Previous Tlaxcala Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2022 Pablo Herrera - 17th Adrian Gavira - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/27-10/1/2023 Elite16 Paris Q6 17th 400 US$0.00
FIVB 8/16-20/2023 Elite16 Hamburg 15, Q9 5th 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2023 Elite16 Montréal Q5 17th 400 US$0.00
FIVB 7/20-23/2023 Challenge Edmonton 12 19th 300 US$1,000.00
FIVB 7/13-16/2023 Challenge Portugal 11 5th 600 US$3,750.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2023 Elite16 Gstaad 13, Q3 13th 460 US$5,000.00
FIVB 4/26-30/2023 Elite16 Uberlândia 13, Q2 9th 600 US$6,000.00
FIVB 4/13-16/2023 Challenge Saquarema 2 9th 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 4/6-9/2023 Challenge Itapema 3 5th 600 US$3,750.00
FIVB 3/16-19/2023 La Paz Challenge 4 1st 800 US$10,000.00
FIVB 2/1-5/2023 Doha Elite16 14, Q4 5th 760 US$8,000.00
Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 10/6/2023 Pool H Paul Burnett / Christopher McHugh, Australia (32) Won 22-20, 21-13 0:34
Sun, 10/8/2023 Pool H Jorge Barajas / Gabriel Cruz, Mexico (41) Won 21-13, 21-12 0:32
Mon, 10/9/2023 Pool H Samuele Cottafava / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (8) Won 21-15, 21-18 0:38
Wed, 10/11/2023 Winner 1 Ondrej Perusic / David Schweiner, Czech Republic (16) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:44
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Did not play Javier Bosma - 17th
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Did not play Raul Mesa - 33rd
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Did not play Raul Mesa - 9th
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Pablo Herrera - 5th Adrian Gavira - 5th
2011World ChampionshipsRome Pablo Herrera - 5th Adrian Gavira - 5th
2013World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki Pablo Herrera - 5th Adrian Gavira - 5th
2015World ChampionshipsThe Hague Pablo Herrera - 17th Adrian Gavira - 17th
2017World ChampionshipsVienna Pablo Herrera - 5th Adrian Gavira - 5th
2019World ChampionshipsHamburg Pablo Herrera - 17th Adrian Gavira - 17th
2022World ChampionshipsRome Pablo Herrera - 17th Adrian Gavira - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2009 Stavanger World Championships 15 5th 600 US$18,000.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 9 5th 600 US$18,000.00
FIVB 7/2-7/2013 Stare Jablonki World Championships 44 5th 600 US$18,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2015 Netherlands World Championships 18 17th 400 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/28-8/6/2017 Vienna World Championships 9 5th 640 US$18,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/7/2019 World Championships Hamburg 9 17th 640 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/10-19/2022 Beach Volleyball World Championships 31 17th 640 US$7,000.00
FIVB 10/6-15/2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships 17 17th 640 US$7,000.00

Paul Burnett
Australia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 12, 1998 (27 yrs old)
Home Town: London, Ontario, Canada
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 81 kg (178 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 43
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Geelong 2023)
Career Winnings: US$44,867.13
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
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172125Money
FIVB2401113053532 US$81,500.00
Previous Tlaxcala Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2022 Christopher McHugh - 5th Paul Burnett - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/16-20/2023 Elite16 Hamburg Q7 21st 340 US$0.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2023 Elite16 Montréal Q3 17th 400 US$0.00
FIVB 7/20-23/2023 Challenge Edmonton 10, Q2 9th 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 7/13-16/2023 Challenge Portugal 10, Q2 9th 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/15-18/2023 Challenge Jurmala Q6 25th 220 US$0.00
FIVB 4/13-16/2023 Challenge Saquarema 21 9th 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 4/6-9/2023 Challenge Itapema 19 9th 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 3/22-26/2023 Elite16 Tepic Q12 21st 340 US$0.00
FIVB 3/16-19/2023 La Paz Challenge 8 9th 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 2/1-5/2023 Doha Elite16 13, Q3 13th 460 US$5,000.00
FIVB 11/29-12/3/2022 Torquay Elite 16 1 5th 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 11/23-27/2022 Torquay Challenge 1 3rd 720 US$7,000.00
Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 10/6/2023 Pool H Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (17) Lost 20-22, 13-21 0:34
Sun, 10/8/2023 Pool H Samuele Cottafava / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (8) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:35
Mon, 10/9/2023 Pool H Jorge Barajas / Gabriel Cruz, Mexico (41) Won 21-17, 23-21 0:40
Tue, 10/10/2023 Lucky Loser Hugo Campos / Joao Pedrosa, Portugal (26) Won 21-17, 19-21, 15-12 0:49
Wed, 10/11/2023 Winner 1 Theo Brunner / Trevor Crabb, United States (21) Lost 15-21, 17-21 0:37
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2013World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki Did not play Isaac Kapa - 9th
2015World ChampionshipsThe Hague Did not play Isaac Kapa - 9th
2017World ChampionshipsVienna Did not play Damien Schumann - 9th
2022World ChampionshipsRome Christopher McHugh - 17th Paul Burnett - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/10-19/2022 Beach Volleyball World Championships 10 17th 640 US$7,000.00
FIVB 10/6-15/2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships 32 17th 640 US$7,000.00
Head to Head Results
Series tied 1-1
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
10/6/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool H Gavira/Herrera 17 Burnett/McHugh 32 22-20, 21-13 0:34
5/21/22FIVBKusadasi Challenge Winner 1 Burnett/McHugh 3 Gavira/Herrera 16 21-17, 21-16 0:37