Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$10,000 BPT Futures Qidong
Friday, June 20, 2025 Court #3 12:30
Match #5: Pool C
(3) Ben Hood/Oliver Merritt, Australia
vs.
(14, Q5) Nathan Pugh/Ben Vaught, United States
Ben Hood
Australia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 22, 2004 (20 yrs old)
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 27
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Maunganui 2024)
Career Winnings: US$2,181.10
Oliver Merritt
Australia
Photo not available
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 21, 2001 (24 yrs old)
Seasons: 2
Tournaments: 6
Career Best: 4th (FIVB Maunganui 2025)
Career Winnings: US$550.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB30000100100 US$600.00
Previous Qidong Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2024 Did not play Jed Walker - 21st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/12-15/2025 Futures Qingdao 7 13th 140 US$100.00
FIVB 3/26-30/2025 BPT Futures Coolangatta 13 5th 240 US$300.00
Futures Qidong Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/20/2025 Pool C Nathan Pugh / Ben Vaught, United States (14, Q5) Won 19-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:50
Fri, 6/20/2025 Pool C Issa Batrane / Frederick Bialokoz, England (6, Q1)    

Nathan Pugh
United States
Photo not available
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 12, 1993 (31 yrs old)
Seasons: 2
Tournaments: 3
Career Best: 13th (FIVB Maunganui 2024)
Career Winnings: US$100.00
Ben Vaught
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 26, 1996 (28 yrs old)
Home Town: Huntington Beach, CA
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 82 kg (180 lb)
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 15
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB Mount Maunganui 2023)
Career Winnings: US$700.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB20000000010 US$100.00
Previous Qidong Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/12-15/2025 Futures Qingdao Q9 17th 100 US$0.00
Futures Qidong Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/19/2025 Qualifier 2 Shiro Furuta / Ryo Tatsumi, Japan (Q4) Won 19-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:58
Fri, 6/20/2025 Pool C Ben Hood / Oliver Merritt, Australia (3) Lost 21-19, 15-21, 11-15 0:50
Fri, 6/20/2025 Pool C Deyu Cao / Xianwu Weng, China (11)    
Head to Head Results
Hood/Merritt lead the series 1-0
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
6/20/25FIVBFutures Qidong Pool C Hood/Merritt 3 Pugh/Vaught 14, Q5 19-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:50