Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Joao Pessoa
Friday, September 19, 2025 Court #2 17:00
Match #29: Winner's Bracket Round 1
(12) Chase Budinger/Miles Evans, United States
vs.
(11) Arnaud Gauthier-Rat/Teo Rotar, France
Chase Budinger
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 22, 1988 (37 yrs old)
Home Town: Encinitas, CA
Height: 201 cm (6'7")
Weight: 94 kg (207 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 62
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Haikou 2023)
Career Winnings: US$94,625.00
Miles Evans
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 12, 1989 (35 yrs old)
Home Town: Santa Barbara, CA
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Weight: 81 kg (178 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 75
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$97,232.20
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317192125Money
FIVB34111370824222 US$133,250.00
Previous Joao Pessoa Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/6-10/2025 BPT Challenge Baden 11 4th 680 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2025 BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury 9, Q1 17th 340 US$2,250.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2025 BPT Challenge Alanya 20, Q4 5th 600 US$5,000.00
FIVB 5/14-18/2025 BPT Challenge Xiamen 19 5th 600 US$5,000.00
FIVB 4/16-20/2025 BPT Elite Brasília 19, Q7 13th 460 US$4,500.00
FIVB 4/9-13/2025 BPT Elite Saquarema 20, Q7 19th 380 US$2,500.00
FIVB 3/26-30/2025 BPT Elite Quintana Roo Q6 25th 300 US$0.00
FIVB 3/19-23/2025 BPT Challenge Yucatan 6 9th 460 US$3,250.00
BPT Elite Joao Pessoa Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/17/2025 Pool A Leo Dillier / Marco Krattiger, Switzerland (13) Won 21-12, 21-13 0:31
Thu, 9/18/2025 Pool A Hugo Campos / Joao Pedrosa, Portugal (24, Q13) Lost 17-21, 12-21 0:32
Fri, 9/19/2025 Winner 1 Arnaud Gauthier-Rat / Teo Rotar, France (11)    

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: 80
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$114,813.58
Téo Rotar
France
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 23, 2004 (21 yrs old)
Home Town: Martigues
Height: 201 cm (6'7")
Weight: 82 kg (180 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 43
Career Wins: 3
Career FIVB WT Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$37,466.73
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925Money
FIVB901102010012 US$46,500.00
Previous Joao Pessoa Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/27-31/2025 BPT Elite Hamburg 12 9th 600 US$7,500.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2025 BPT Elite Gstaad 17, Q1 19th 380 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2025 BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury 7 5th 600 US$5,000.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2025 BPT Challenge Alanya 10, Q1 2nd 760 US$13,000.00
FIVB 5/14-18/2025 BPT Challenge Xiamen 20 3rd 720 US$9,000.00
FIVB 4/16-20/2025 BPT Elite Brasília Q5 25th 300 US$0.00
FIVB 3/26-30/2025 BPT Elite Quintana Roo Q9 25th 300 US$0.00
FIVB 3/19-23/2025 BPT Challenge Yucatan 24 5th 600 US$5,000.00
BPT Elite Joao Pessoa Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/17/2025 Pool B Mathias Berntsen / Hendrik Mol, Norway (14) Lost 24-26, 21-18, 7-15 0:51
Thu, 9/18/2025 Pool B Mateus De Paula / Adelmo Goncalves, Brazil (23, Q12) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:31
Fri, 9/19/2025 Winner 1 Chase Budinger / Miles Evans, United States (12)    
Head to Head Results
Gauthier-Rat/Rotar lead the series 1-0
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
9/19/25FIVBBPT Elite Joao Pessoa Winner 1          
6/14/25FIVBBPT Challenge Alanya Winner 3 Gauthier-Rat/Rotar 10, Q1 Budinger/Evans 20, Q4 21-18, 21-12 0:32