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FIVB Age Group World Championships
FIVB BVB U21 WCHS
Sunday, October 19, 2025 Stadium Court 18:30

Match #72: Gold Medal Match

(2) Szymon Beta/Artem Besarab, Poland
vs.
(3) Gustavs Auzins/Kristians Fokerots, Latvia

Szymon Beta
Poland

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 4, 2005 (20 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd ( Puebla 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$1,105.76

Artem Besarab
Poland

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 16, 2005 (20 yrs old)

Home Town:

Lublin

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd ( Puebla 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$881.10

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	37	Money
FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$0.00

Previous Puebla Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

U21 World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 10/16/2025	Pool B	Even Aas / Jonah Utvik, Norway (31, Q10)	Lost 16-21, 16-21	0:36
Fri, 10/17/2025	Pool B	Vojtech Pavlusek / Vojtech Votava, Czech Republic (18)	Won 19-21, 21-17, 15-5	0:54
Fri, 10/17/2025	Pool B	Jura Krafft / Max Krafft, Namibia (15)	Won 21-9, 21-12	0:27
Sat, 10/18/2025	Winner 1	Finley Bennett / James Kay, Australia (12)	Won 22-20, 21-19	0:37
Sat, 10/18/2025	Winner 2	AmirAli GhalehNovi / Habib Naseri, Iran (4)	Won 22-20, 21-15	0:40
Sat, 10/18/2025	Winner 3	Malachi Brewington / Titus Lance, United States (8)	Won 21-13, 21-14	0:31
Sun, 10/19/2025	Semi-Finals	Jakub Krzeminski / Szymon Pietraszek, Poland (30, Q8)	Won 21-16, 21-15	0:40
Sun, 10/19/2025	Gold Medal	Gustavs Auzins / Kristians Fokerots, Latvia (3)	Lost 19-21, 19-21	0:34

Gustavs Auzins
Latvia

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 29, 2005 (20 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB Age Group WC Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$4,473.71

Kristians Fokerots
Latvia

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 31, 2005 (20 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB Age Group WC Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$53,511.80

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$2,157.44
FIVB Age Group WC	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	5	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$2,157.44

Previous Puebla Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

U21 World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 10/16/2025	Pool C	Jakub Krzeminski / Szymon Pietraszek, Poland (30, Q8)	Won 21-16, 21-19	0:33
Fri, 10/17/2025	Pool C	Vladislav Mastikhin / Klim Ryukhov, Kazakhstan (19)	Won 21-15, 21-12	0:27
Fri, 10/17/2025	Pool C	Tim Amrein / Julian Friedli, Switzerland (14)	Won 21-12, 21-14	0:25
Sat, 10/18/2025	Winner 2	Alexy Humblet / Casper Willems, Belgium (32, Q17)	Won 21-16, 21-19	0:30
Sat, 10/18/2025	Winner 3	Dmytro Kozii / Sviatoslav Nahornyi, Ukraine (29, Q5)	Won 21-18, 21-16	0:31
Sun, 10/19/2025	Semi-Finals	Carlos Andres / Ines Lares, Mexico (1)	Won 21-17, 21-19	0:33
Sun, 10/19/2025	Gold Medal	Artem Besarab / Szymon Beta, Poland (2)	Won 21-19, 21-19	0:34

Head to Head Results
Auzins/Fokerots lead the series 1-0

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
10/19/25	FIVB Age Group WC	U21 World Championships	Gold Medal	Auzins/Fokerots	3	Besarab/Beta	2	21-19, 21-19	0:34

Overall Head to Head Results
Auzins/Fokerots lead the series 2-0

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
10/19/25	FIVB Age Group WC	U21 World Championships	Gold Medal	Auzins/Fokerots	3	Besarab/Beta	2	21-19, 21-19	0:34
7/27/24	CEV Under Age	Euro Beach Volley U20	Winner 3	Auzins/Fokerots	6	Besarab/Beta	30	21-16, 21-13	0:33