Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
Saturday, November 15, 2025
Match #16: Pool H
(17) Kristians Fokerots/Martins Plavins, Latvia
vs.
(32) Andy Benesh/Miles Partain, United States
Kristians Fokerots
Latvia
Photo: CEV
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 31, 2005 (20 yrs old)
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 34
Career Wins: 4
Career FIVB WT Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$53,511.80
Martins Plavins
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 8, 1985 (40 yrs old)
Home Town: Riga
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 22
Tournaments: 194
Career Wins: 7
Career FIVB WT Wins: 5
Career Winnings: US$449,593.30
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925Money
FIVB1820225013111 US$96,226.96
Previous Adelaide Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Did not play Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/7-11/2025 BPT Elite Newport Beach 6 5th 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 9/24-28/2025 BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro 4 4th 900 US$12,000.00
FIVB 9/17-21/2025 BPT Elite Joao Pessoa 7 19th 380 US$2,500.00
FIVB 8/27-31/2025 BPT Elite Hamburg 13 4th 900 US$12,000.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2025 BPT Elite Gstaad 14 13th 460 US$4,500.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2025 Futures Jurmala 1 1st 400 € 2,000.00
FIVB 5/28-6/1/2025 BPT Elite Ostrava 12 5th 760 US$9,000.00
FIVB 4/16-20/2025 BPT Elite Brasília 7 5th 760 US$9,000.00
FIVB 4/9-13/2025 BPT Elite Saquarema 7 13th 460 US$4,500.00
FIVB 3/26-30/2025 BPT Elite Quintana Roo 4 13th 460 US$4,500.00
2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 11/15/2025 Pool H Andy Benesh / Miles Partain, United States (32)    
Sun, 11/16/2025 Pool H Koffi Kotoka / Kuamivi Samani, Togo (41)    
Mon, 11/17/2025 Pool H Ondrej Perusic / David Schweiner, Czech Republic (8)    
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Did not play Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 37th
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Did not play Lauris Iecelnieks - 37th
2011World ChampionshipsRome Did not play Janis Smedins - 4th
2013World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki Did not play Janis Peda - 17th
2015World ChampionshipsThe Hague Did not play Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 17th
2017World ChampionshipsVienna Did not play Haralds Regza - 17th
2019World ChampionshipsHamburg Did not play Edgars Tocs - 9th

Andy Benesh
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 14, 1995 (30 yrs old)
Home Town: Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Height: 203 cm (6'9")
Weight: 89 kg (196 lb)
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 32
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$113,050.00
Miles Partain
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 18, 2001 (23 yrs old)
Home Town: Pacific Palisades, CA
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 86 kg (189 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 27
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$109,900.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB252121809200 US$215,000.00
Previous Adelaide Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/7-11/2025 BPT Elite Newport Beach 4 9th 600 US$6,000.00
FIVB 9/24-28/2025 BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro 11 13th 460 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/13-17/2025 BPT Elite Montréal 13, Q1 9th 600 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2025 BPT Elite Gstaad 11 13th 460 US$4,500.00
FIVB 5/28-6/1/2025 BPT Elite Ostrava 9 5th 760 US$9,000.00
FIVB 4/16-20/2025 BPT Elite Brasília 8 9th 600 US$7,500.00
2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 11/15/2025 Pool H Kristians Fokerots / Martins Plavins, Latvia (17)    
Sun, 11/16/2025 Pool H Ondrej Perusic / David Schweiner, Czech Republic (8)    
Mon, 11/17/2025 Pool H Koffi Kotoka / Kuamivi Samani, Togo (41)    
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2023World ChampionshipsTlaxcala Miles Partain - 5th Andy Benesh - 5th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/6-15/2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships 3 5th 960 US$18,000.00
Head to Head Results
Fokerots/Plavins lead the series 2-0
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
11/15/25FIVB2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Pool H          
10/10/25FIVBBPT Elite Newport Beach Winner 1 Fokerots/Plavins 6 Benesh/Partain 4 24-22, 19-21, 15-11 0:52
7/2/25FIVBBPT Elite Gstaad Pool B Fokerots/Plavins 14 Benesh/Partain 11 22-20, 21-17 0:35