Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Nuvali
Friday, December 1, 2023 Court #3 13:00
Match #12: Pool F
(7) Adrian Gavira/Pablo Herrera, Spain
vs.
(18) Poravid Taovato/Pithak Tipjan, Thailand
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 Nuvali Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 11/16-19/2023 Challenge Chiang Mai 5 9th 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 11/2-5/2023 Challenge Haikou 2 9th 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 10/19-22/2023 Challenge Goa 3 2nd 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 10/6-15/2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships 17 17th 640 US$7,000.00
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
Challenge Nuvali Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 12/1/2023 Pool F Poravid Taovato / Pithak Tipjan, Thailand (18) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:41
Fri, 12/1/2023 Pool F Olivier Barthelemy / Samuel Cattet, France (19, Q4) Lost By Forfeit  
Sat, 12/2/2023 Winner 1 Piotr Kantor / Jakub Zdybek, Poland (4) Won 17-21, 21-17, 24-22 1:15
Sat, 12/2/2023 Winner 2 Audrius Knasas / Patrikas Stankevicius, Lithuania (13) Lost 16-21, 21-13, 9-15 0:50

Poravid Taovato
Thailand
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 18, 2001 (23 yrs old)
Home Town: Satun
Height: 163 cm (5'4")
Weight: 50 kg (110 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 30
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Subic Bay 2022)
Career Winnings: US$8,396.85
Pithak Tipjan
Thailand
Photo: CEV
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 4, 1998 (26 yrs old)
Home Town: Bangkok
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 25
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Subic Bay 2022)
Career Winnings: US$7,946.85
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171921253337Money
FIVB2511002032412441 US$15,806.91
Previous Nuvali Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 11/16-19/2023 Challenge Chiang Mai 6 19th 300 US$1,000.00
FIVB 11/2-5/2023 Challenge Haikou 23 9th 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 10/19-22/2023 Challenge Goa 23 17th 360 US$1,500.00
FIVB 10/6-15/2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships 39 37th 160 US$3,400.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2023 Elite16 Montréal Q10 21st 340 US$0.00
FIVB 7/20-23/2023 Challenge Edmonton Q4 25th 220 US$0.00
FIVB 7/13-16/2023 Challenge Portugal 18, Q4 17th 360 US$1,500.00
FIVB 6/15-18/2023 Challenge Jurmala Q10 33rd 140 US$0.00
FIVB 4/20-23/2023 Futures Satun 1 5th 240 US$300.00
FIVB 3/29-4/2/2023 Futures Coolangatta Beach 3 2nd 360 US$700.00
FIVB 12/8-11/2022 Subic Bay Futures 2 1st 400 US$1,000.00
Challenge Nuvali Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 12/1/2023 Pool F Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (7) Lost 17-21, 18-21 0:41
Fri, 12/1/2023 Pool F Alnakran Abdilla / Jaron Requinton, Philippines (6) Won 21-18, 21-13 0:33
Sat, 12/2/2023 Lucky Loser Kevin Cuzmiciov / Eylon Elazar, Israel (23, Q8) Lost 21-16, 12-21, 12-15 0:48
Head to Head Results
Series tied 1-1
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
12/1/23FIVBChallenge Nuvali Pool F Gavira/Herrera 7 Taovato/Tipjan 18 21-17, 21-18 0:41
11/3/23FIVBChallenge Haikou Pool B Taovato/Tipjan 23 Gavira/Herrera 2 21-13, 16-21, 15-13 0:47