Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
Monday, November 17, 2025
Match #62: Pool G
(31) Joaquin Bello/Luis Javier Bello, England
vs.
(42) Ben Hood/Oliver Merritt, Australia
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: 8
Tournaments: 67
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$74,322.83
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: 8
Tournaments: 68
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$74,322.83
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317192125333741Money
FIVB632061611387153406 US$142,192.00
FIVB Age Group WC4000020000000110 US$0.00
Overall672061811387153516 US$142,192.00
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 10/15-19/2025 BPT Challenge Nuvali 0 US$0.00
FIVB 10/7-11/2025 BPT Elite Newport Beach 15, Q6 13th 460 US$5,000.00
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
2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 11/14/2025 Pool G Arnaud Gauthier-Rat / Teo Rotar, France (18)    
Sat, 11/15/2025 Pool G Elmer Andersson / Jacob Nilsson, Sweden (7)    
Mon, 11/17/2025 Pool G Ben Hood / Oliver Merritt, Australia (42)    

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
11/17/25FIVB2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Pool G