Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
Sunday, October 8, 2023 Stadium Court 15:30
Match #53: Pool C
(3) Andy Benesh/Miles Partain, United States
vs.
(22) Arnaud Gauthier-Rat/Youssef Krou, France
Andy Benesh
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 14, 1995 (30 yrs old)
Home Town: Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Height: 203 cm (6'9")
Weight: 89 kg (196 lb)
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 27
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$95,650.00
Miles Partain
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 18, 2001 (23 yrs old)
Home Town: Pacific Palisades, CA
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 86 kg (189 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 22
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$92,500.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB202121707000 US$185,000.00
Previous Tlaxcala Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2022 Nick Lucena - 25th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/27-10/1/2023 Elite16 Paris 1 9th 600 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/16-20/2023 Elite16 Hamburg 2 5th 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2023 Elite16 Montréal 2 2nd 1100 US$20,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2023 Elite16 Gstaad 9 1st 1200 US$30,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2023 Elite16 Ostrava 13, Q3 3rd 1000 US$14,000.00
FIVB 4/13-16/2023 Challenge Saquarema 8, Q2 4th 680 US$6,000.00
FIVB 4/6-9/2023 Challenge Itapema 13, Q3 5th 600 US$3,750.00
FIVB 10/27-30/2022 Dubai 2nd Challenge 4, Q1 9th 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 10/22-25/2022 Dubai 1st Challenge 15, Q3 1st 800 US$10,000.00
FIVB 10/13-16/2022 Maldives Challenge 22, Q9 5th 600 US$3,750.00
Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 10/6/2023 Pool C Peter Hernandez / Hernan Tovar, Venezuela (46) Won 21-9, 21-14 0:32
Sat, 10/7/2023 Pool C Mathias Berntsen / Hendrik Mol, Norway (27) Won 23-21, 21-17 0:40
Sun, 10/8/2023 Pool C Arnaud Gauthier-Rat / Youssef Krou, France (22) Won 16-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:45
Wed, 10/11/2023 Winner 1 Piotr Kantor / Jakub Zdybek, Poland (30) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:37
Thu, 10/12/2023 Winner 2 Adrian Carambula / Alex Ranghieri, Italy (5) Won 21-14, 21-17 0:37
Fri, 10/13/2023 Winner 3 Michal Bryl / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (11) Lost 19-21, 16-21 0:40
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/6-15/2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships 3 5th 960 US$18,000.00

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
Head to Head Results
Benesh/Partain lead the series 1-0
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
10/8/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool C Benesh/Partain 3 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 22 16-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:45