Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
Saturday, November 15, 2025
Match #38: Pool G
(18) Arnaud Gauthier-Rat/Teo Rotar, France
vs.
(42) Ben Hood/Oliver Merritt, Australia
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: 81
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$122,463.58
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: 44
Career Wins: 3
Career FIVB WT Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$45,116.73
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925Money
FIVB1001102030012 US$57,000.00
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 9/24-28/2025 BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro 10 9th 600 US$7,500.00
FIVB 9/17-21/2025 BPT Elite Joao Pessoa 11 9th 600 US$7,500.00
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
2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 11/14/2025 Pool G Joaquin Bello / Luis Javier Bello, England (31)    
Sat, 11/15/2025 Pool G Ben Hood / Oliver Merritt, Australia (42)    
Mon, 11/17/2025 Pool G Elmer Andersson / Jacob Nilsson, Sweden (7)    
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2022World ChampionshipsRome Youssef Krou - 17th Did not play
2023World ChampionshipsTlaxcala Youssef Krou - 37th Did not play

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
11/15/25FIVB2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Pool G