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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 BPT Elite Newport Beach
Thursday, October 9, 2025 Court #2 10:00

Match #20: Pool B

(10) Chaim Schalk/James Shaw, United States
vs.
(15, Q6) Joaquin Bello/Luis Javier Bello, England

Chaim Schalk
Canada

/ United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 23, 1986 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Red Deer, Alberta

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

116

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Rubavu 2021)

Career Winnings:

US$345,037.50

James Shaw
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 5, 1994 (31 yrs old)

Home Town:

Woodside, CA

Height:

203 cm (6'8")

Weight:

98 kg (216 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Maunganui 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$31,375.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	Money
FIVB	13	0	0	1	0	2	2	1	1	2	3	0	US$57,750.00

Previous Newport Beach Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/1-5/2025	BPT Challenge Veracruz	9	5th	600	US$5,000.00
FIVB	9/24-28/2025	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	8	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	9/17-21/2025	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	9	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2025	BPT Elite Gstaad	12	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	5/28-6/1/2025	BPT Elite Ostrava	15	9th	600	US$7,500.00
FIVB	4/16-20/2025	BPT Elite Brasília	17, Q2	13th	460	US$4,500.00
FIVB	3/26-30/2025	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	19, Q4	3rd	1000	US$17,000.00
FIVB	3/19-23/2025	BPT Challenge Yucatan	15	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	11/28-12/1/2024	Challenge Nuvali	7	7th	400	US$2,000.00
FIVB	11/21-24/2024	Challenge Chennai	8	5th	640	US$4,000.00
FIVB	11/12-17/2024	Challenge Haikou	5	7th	520	US$3,000.00
FIVB	11/6-10/2024	Elite16 Rio de Janeiro	Q5	17th	400	US$0.00

BPT Elite Newport Beach Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 10/8/2025	Pool B	Izac Carracher / Mark Nicolaidis, Australia (7)	Won 21-17, 17-21, 15-11	0:49
Wed, 10/8/2025	Pool B	Elmer Andersson / Jacob Nilsson, Sweden (2)	Lost 17-21, 13-21	0:32
Thu, 10/9/2025	Pool B	Joaquin Bello / Luis Javier Bello, England (15, Q6)

Joaquin Bello
England

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 20, 2000 (25 yrs old)

Home Town:

Madrid, Spain

Height:

186 cm (6'1")

Weight:

78 kg (172 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$71,922.83

Luis Javier Bello Fernandez Echevarria
England

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 20, 2000 (25 yrs old)

Home Town:

Madrid, Spain

Height:

182 cm (6'0")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$71,922.83

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	63	2	0	6	1	6	1	13	7	7	1	5	3	4	0	6	US$142,192.00
FIVB Age Group WC	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	US$0.00
Overall	67	2	0	6	1	8	1	13	7	7	1	5	3	5	1	6	US$142,192.00

Previous Newport Beach Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/1-5/2025	BPT Challenge Veracruz	13	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	9/24-28/2025	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	Q12	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	9/17-21/2025	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Q10	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	8/27-31/2025	BPT Elite Hamburg	14	13th	460	US$4,500.00
FIVB	8/13-17/2025	BPT Elite Montréal	7	13th	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2025	BPT Challenge Baden	2	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	4/9-13/2025	BPT Elite Saquarema	10	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	3/26-30/2025	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	6	9th	600	US$7,500.00
FIVB	12/4-7/2024	Finals Doha 2024	9	7th	240	US$15,000.00
FIVB	11/28-12/1/2024	Challenge Nuvali	1	3rd	720	US$7,000.00
FIVB	11/6-10/2024	Elite16 Rio de Janeiro	14, Q4	1st	1200	US$30,000.00
FIVB	10/16-20/2024	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	14, Q2	13th	460	US$5,000.00

BPT Elite Newport Beach Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 10/7/2025	Qualifier 1	Bradley Fuller / Ben O'Dea, New Zealand (Q11)	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:33
Tue, 10/7/2025	Qualifier 2	Cody Caldwell / Wyatt Harrison, United States (Q3)	Won 21-15, 21-18	0:33
Wed, 10/8/2025	Pool B	Elmer Andersson / Jacob Nilsson, Sweden (2)	Lost 11-21, 12-21	0:29
Wed, 10/8/2025	Pool B	Izac Carracher / Mark Nicolaidis, Australia (7)	Lost 18-21, 23-21, 20-22	1:03
Thu, 10/9/2025	Pool B	Chaim Schalk / James Shaw, United States (10)

Head to Head Results
Series tied 1-1

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
10/9/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Newport Beach	Pool B
3/27/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	Pool F	Schalk/Shaw	19, Q4	Bello/Bello	6	21-19, 21-17	0:37
11/6/24	FIVB	Elite16 Rio de Janeiro	Qualifier 2	Bello/Bello	14, Q4	Schalk/Shaw	Q5	18-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:48