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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
Wednesday, November 19, 2025 Stadium Court 21:00

Match #86: Winner's Bracket Round 1

(7) Jacob Nilsson/Elmer Andersson, Sweden
vs.
(21) Paul Henning/Lui Wust, Germany

Jacob Hölting Nilsson
Sweden

Photo: FIVB

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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$86,430.90

Elmer Andersson
Sweden

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 26, 2006 (19 yrs old)

Home Town:

Järstorp

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

82 kg (180 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$86,430.90

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	Money
FIVB	21	6	2	1	0	4	0	1	1	2	1	1	1	US$171,878.28
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	22	6	2	1	0	5	0	1	1	2	1	1	1	US$171,878.28

Previous Adelaide Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/22-26/2025	BPT Elite Cape Town	1	1st	1200	US$40,000.00
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

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 11/14/2025	Pool G	Ben Hood / Oliver Merritt, Australia (42)	Won 21-15, 21-8	0:30
Sat, 11/15/2025	Pool G	Joaquin Bello / Luis Javier Bello, England (31)	Won 21-14, 21-13	0:34
Mon, 11/17/2025	Pool G	Arnaud Gauthier-Rat / Teo Rotar, France (18)	Lost 16-21, 21-12, 13-15	0:42
Wed, 11/19/2025	Winner 1	Paul Henning / Lui Wust, Germany (21)

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	9	1	2	0	0	2	0	1	1	1	1	0	$114,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	6	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$47,250.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	5	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$2,800.00
Total	21	6	2	1	0	4	0	1	1	3	1	0	$171,550.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Jacob Nilsson												Elmer Andersson
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,500.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,500.00
9	1	2	0	0	2	2	1	1	0	$57,250.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	9	1	2	0	0	2	2	1	1	0	$57,250.00
7	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$23,625.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	6	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$23,625.00
7	2	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	$1,400.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	5	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	$1,400.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
25	6	2	1	0	4	3	5	1	0	$85,775.00	Total	21	6	2	1	0	4	2	3	1	0	$85,775.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2023	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	4	1	80.0 %
2024	FIVB	7	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	$21,800.00	29	6	82.9 %
2025	FIVB	13	3	2	0	0	3	0	1	1	2	1	0	$142,750.00	45	17	72.6 %
Total	FIVB	20	6	2	1	0	4	0	1	1	3	1	1	$164,550.00	74	23	76.3 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	4	1	80.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Jacob Nilsson													Elmer Andersson
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2022	FIVB Age Group WC
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$0.00	2023	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2023	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
7	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	$10,900.00	2024	FIVB	7	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	$10,900.00
13	3	2	0	0	3	2	2	1	0	$71,375.00	2025	FIVB	13	3	2	0	0	3	2	2	1	0	$71,375.00
25	6	2	1	0	5	3	5	1	2	$82,275.00	Total	Total	21	6	2	1	0	5	2	3	1	1	$82,275.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	52	77.6%	13	19.4%	2	3.0%	65-2	97.0%	9	30.0%	5	16.7%	16	53.3%	9-21	30.0%	52-16	76.5%	22-7	75.9%	0	0	74-23	76.3%
2024-2025	52	77.6%	13	19.4%	2	3.0%	65-2	97.0%	9	30.0%	5	16.7%	16	53.3%	9-21	30.0%	52-16	76.5%	22-7	75.9%	0	0	74-23	76.3%
Against the Field	23	69.7%	9	27.3%	1	3.0%	32-1	97.0%	3	17.6%	3	17.6%	11	64.7%	3-14	17.6%	46-22	67.6%	24-8	75.0%	0	0	35-15	70.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
World Championships	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	3	1	13	5	0	0	8	4	3	0	0	0	1	2	28	12
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	4	1	8	2	0	0	8	2	3	0	0	0	3	0	26	5
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	2	1	6	2	0	0	5	1	2	1	1	0	2	0	18	5
Total	0	0	9	3	29	10	0	0	21	7	8	1	1	0	6	2	74	23

Paul Henning
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 28, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Height:

198 cm (6'6")

Weight:

81 kg (178 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (4 times)

Career Winnings:

US$42,598.23

Lui Wüst
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 22, 2002 (23 yrs old)

Home Town:

Berlin

Height:

186 cm (6'1")

Weight:

74 kg (163 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Nuvali 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$34,615.35

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	Money
FIVB	14	0	1	1	0	2	1	2	2	0	3	1	US$66,000.00

Previous Adelaide Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/22-26/2025	BPT Elite Cape Town	7	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	9/24-28/2025	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	12	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	8/27-31/2025	BPT Elite Hamburg	16	13th	460	US$4,500.00
FIVB	8/13-17/2025	BPT Elite Montréal	11	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2025	BPT Challenge Baden	5	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2025	BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury	11	3rd	720	US$9,000.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2025	BPT Challenge Alanya	4	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	5/28-6/1/2025	BPT Elite Ostrava	14	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	3/26-30/2025	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	20, Q5	5th	760	US$9,000.00
FIVB	3/19-23/2025	BPT Challenge Yucatan	10	25th	220	US$1,500.00
FIVB	11/28-12/1/2024	Challenge Nuvali	16, Q3	2nd	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	11/21-24/2024	Challenge Chennai	16, Q3	7th	520	US$3,000.00

2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 11/14/2025	Pool D	Bautista Amieva / Maciel Bueno, Argentina (28)	Won 15-21, 31-29, 19-17	1:08
Sat, 11/15/2025	Pool D	Dany Lopez / Ruben Mora, Nicaragua (45)	Won 21-11, 21-14	0:29
Mon, 11/17/2025	Pool D	Evandro Goncalves / Arthur Lanci, Brazil (4)	Lost 17-21, 21-19, 13-15	0:53
Wed, 11/19/2025	Winner 1	Elmer Andersson / Jacob Nilsson, Sweden (7)

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	6	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	$29,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	7	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	0	$30,000.00
Total	14	0	1	1	0	2	1	2	2	3	1	0	$66,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Paul Henning												Lui Wust
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,500.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,500.00
10	0	0	0	0	3	2	5	0	0	$21,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	6	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	$14,500.00
15	0	1	1	0	1	3	2	2	0	$16,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	9	0	1	1	0	1	3	0	1	0	$15,000.00
4	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,200.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	14	0	0	0	2	1	6	5	0	0	$1,100.00
											U18/19 World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$0.00
30	0	4	1	0	5	5	7	2	0	$42,200.00	Total	32	0	1	1	2	4	12	8	1	0	$34,100.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2024	FIVB	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$13,000.00	12	4	75.0 %
2025	FIVB	10	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	1	3	1	0	$46,000.00	18	21	46.2 %
Total	FIVB	13	0	1	1	0	2	1	2	2	3	1	0	$59,000.00	30	25	54.5 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Paul Henning													Lui Wust
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2021	FIVB	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	$200.00
											2021	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$0.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	4	$500.00	2022	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	$0.00
4	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$5,200.00	2023	FIVB	7	0	0	0	1	0	5	1	0	0	$650.00
7	0	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	$10,000.00	2024	FIVB	5	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	$6,750.00
10	0	0	1	0	2	3	3	1	0	$23,000.00	2025	FIVB	10	0	0	1	0	2	3	3	1	0	$23,000.00
29	0	4	1	0	5	5	7	2	5	$38,700.00	Total	Total	31	0	1	1	2	4	12	8	1	2	$30,600.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	18	66.7%	7	25.9%	2	7.4%	25-2	92.6%	3	11.5%	8	30.8%	15	57.7%	3-23	11.5%	18-15	54.5%	10-10	50.0%	2	0	30-25	54.5%
2024-2025	18	66.7%	7	25.9%	2	7.4%	25-2	92.6%	3	11.5%	8	30.8%	15	57.7%	3-23	11.5%	18-15	54.5%	10-10	50.0%	2	0	30-25	54.5%
Against the Field	7	58.3%	5	41.7%	0	0.0%	12-0	100.0%	2	9.5%	6	28.6%	13	61.9%	2-19	9.5%	14-22	38.9%	14-12	53.8%	2	0	16-17	48.5%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
World Championships	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	1	0	4	9	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	12
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	4	0	8	6	0	0	7	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	21	12
Total	0	0	5	0	14	16	0	0	9	7	1	1	1	0	0	1	30	25

Head to Head Results
Andersson/Nilsson lead the series 2-1

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
11/19/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 1
8/27/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Hamburg	Pool D	Andersson/Nilsson	9	Henning/Wust	16	21-18, 12-21, 15-8	0:44
6/27/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury	Winner 1	Henning/Wust	11	Andersson/Nilsson	15	13-21, 21-17, 16-14	0:48
12/1/24	FIVB	Challenge Nuvali	Gold Medal	Andersson/Nilsson	10, Q2	Henning/Wust	16, Q3	21-17, 21-16	0:35