Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
Saturday, October 7, 2023 Stadium Court 12:00
Match #30: Pool C
(22) Arnaud Gauthier-Rat/Youssef Krou, France
vs.
(46) Peter Hernandez/Hernan Tovar, Venezuela
Arnaud Gauthier-Rat
France
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 22, 1996 (28 yrs old)
Home Town: Saint Maurice
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 74
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$94,063.58
Youssef Krou
France
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 19, 1989 (35 yrs old)
Home Town: Agadir, Morocco
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 96 kg (211 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 86
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$154,118.60
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719212537Money
FIVB2812103010242111 US$118,947.00
Previous Tlaxcala Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/27-10/1/2023 Elite16 Paris 4 9th 600 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2023 Elite16 Montréal 9 9th 600 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2023 Elite16 Gstaad 3 13th 460 US$5,000.00
FIVB 6/15-18/2023 Futures Lille 1 3rd 320 € 500.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2023 Elite16 Ostrava 8 5th 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 4/6-9/2023 Challenge Itapema 5 2nd 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 3/16-19/2023 La Paz Challenge 7 9th 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 11/29-12/3/2022 Torquay Elite 16 6 1st 1200 US$30,000.00
FIVB 11/23-27/2022 Torquay Challenge 6 5th 600 US$3,750.00
FIVB 11/2-6/2022 Cape Town Elite 16 Q2 17th 400 US$0.00
FIVB 10/27-30/2022 Dubai 2nd Challenge 3 9th 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 10/22-25/2022 Dubai 1st Challenge 1 9th 460 US$2,500.00
Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 10/6/2023 Pool C Mathias Berntsen / Hendrik Mol, Norway (27) Lost 21-14, 17-21, 11-15 0:45
Sat, 10/7/2023 Pool C Peter Hernandez / Hernan Tovar, Venezuela (46) Lost 20-22, 21-19, 12-15 0:57
Sun, 10/8/2023 Pool C Andy Benesh / Miles Partain, United States (3) Lost 21-16, 15-21, 10-15 0:45
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2015World ChampionshipsThe Hague Did not play Edouard Rowlandson - 17th
2022World ChampionshipsRome Youssef Krou - 17th Arnaud Gauthier-Rat - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/10-19/2022 Beach Volleyball World Championships 21 17th 640 US$7,000.00
FIVB 10/6-15/2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships 22 37th 160 US$3,400.00

Rolando Peter Hernandez
Venezuela
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 13, 1996 (28 yrs old)
Home Town: Carabobo
Height: 194 cm (6'4")
Weight: 74 kg (163 lb)
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 13
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Montpellier 2022)
Career Winnings: US$4,974.80
Hernan Tovar
Venezuela
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 29, 1987 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: A Coruña
Height: 186 cm (6'1")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 3
Tournaments: 6
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Montpellier 2022)
Career Winnings: US$3,795.08
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB510002000101 US$6,415.83
Previous Tlaxcala Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results  Have not played together in the last year
Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 10/6/2023 Pool C Andy Benesh / Miles Partain, United States (3) Lost 9-21, 14-21 0:32
Sat, 10/7/2023 Pool C Arnaud Gauthier-Rat / Youssef Krou, France (22) Won 22-20, 19-21, 15-12 0:57
Sun, 10/8/2023 Pool C Mathias Berntsen / Hendrik Mol, Norway (27) Lost 20-22, 17-21 0:38
Tue, 10/10/2023 Lucky Loser Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (14) Lost 14-21, 22-24 0:38
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/6-15/2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships 46 33rd 320 US$4,800.00
Head to Head Results
Hernandez/Tovar lead the series 1-0
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
10/7/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool C Hernandez/Tovar 46 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 22 22-20, 19-21, 15-12 0:57