Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
Friday, November 14, 2025
Match #13: Pool G
(7) Elmer Andersson/Jacob Nilsson, Sweden
vs.
(42) Ben Hood/Oliver Merritt, Australia
Elmer Andersson
Sweden
Photo: CEV
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 26, 2006 (19 yrs old)
Home Town: Järstorp
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 82 kg (180 lb)
Seasons: 3
Tournaments: 20
Career Wins: 5
Career Winnings: US$65,330.90
Jacob Hölting Nilsson
Sweden
Photo: CEV
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 13, 2005 (20 yrs old)
Home Town: ST Köpinge
Height: 200 cm (6'7")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 24
Career Wins: 5
Career Winnings: US$65,330.90
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317192533Money
FIVB19521040112111 US$124,878.28
FIVB Age Group WC1000010000000 US$0.00
Overall20521050112111 US$124,878.28
Previous Adelaide Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/22-26/2025 BPT Elite Cape Town 0 US$0.00
FIVB 10/7-11/2025 BPT Elite Newport Beach 2 5th 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 9/17-21/2025 BPT Elite Joao Pessoa 3 9th 600 US$7,500.00
FIVB 8/27-31/2025 BPT Elite Hamburg 9 5th 760 US$9,000.00
FIVB 8/13-17/2025 BPT Elite Montréal 10 2nd 1100 US$20,000.00
FIVB 8/6-10/2025 BPT Challenge Baden 3 1st 800 US$20,000.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2025 BPT Elite Gstaad 24, Q13 2nd 1100 US$23,000.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2025 BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury 15 17th 340 US$2,250.00
FIVB 6/12-15/2025 BPT Futures Malmo 2 1st 400 € 1,000.00
FIVB 5/28-6/1/2025 BPT Elite Ostrava Q1 25th 300 US$0.00
FIVB 4/16-20/2025 BPT Elite Brasília 16, Q1 13th 460 US$4,500.00
FIVB 3/26-30/2025 BPT Elite Quintana Roo 17, Q1 19th 380 US$2,500.00
FIVB 3/19-23/2025 BPT Challenge Yucatan 9 5th 600 US$5,000.00
FIVB 11/28-12/1/2024 Challenge Nuvali 10, Q2 1st 800 US$10,000.00
FIVB 11/21-24/2024 Challenge Chennai 19, Q5 1st 800 US$10,000.00
2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 11/14/2025 Pool G Ben Hood / Oliver Merritt, Australia (42)    
Sat, 11/15/2025 Pool G Joaquin Bello / Luis Javier Bello, England (31)    
Mon, 11/17/2025 Pool G Arnaud Gauthier-Rat / Teo Rotar, France (18)    

Ben Hood
Australia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 22, 2004 (21 yrs old)
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 28
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Maunganui 2024)
Career Winnings: US$4,631.10
Oliver Merritt
Australia
Photo not available
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 21, 2001 (24 yrs old)
Seasons: 2
Tournaments: 7
Career Best: 4th (FIVB Maunganui 2025)
Career Winnings: US$3,000.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172541Money
FIVB400002001001 US$700.00
Previous Adelaide Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/15-19/2025 BPT Challenge Nuvali 0 US$0.00
FIVB 8/6-10/2025 BPT Challenge Baden Q22 41st 100 US$0.00
FIVB 6/19-22/2025 Futures Qidong 3 5th 240 US$300.00
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
2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 11/14/2025 Pool G Elmer Andersson / Jacob Nilsson, Sweden (7)    
Sat, 11/15/2025 Pool G Arnaud Gauthier-Rat / Teo Rotar, France (18)    
Mon, 11/17/2025 Pool G Joaquin Bello / Luis Javier Bello, England (31)    
Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
11/14/25FIVB2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Pool G