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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$10,000 BPT Futures Coolangatta
Thursday, March 12, 2026

Match #6: Pool C

(6) Banlue Nakprakhong/Poravid Taovato, Thailand
vs.
(11) Finley Bennett/James Kay, Australia

Banlue Nakprakhong
Thailand

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 10, 1996 (29 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bangkok

Height:

192 cm (6'4")

Weight:

76 kg (167 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Boracay 2019)

Career Winnings:

US$6,843.70

Poravid Taovato
Thailand

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 18, 2001 (24 yrs old)

Home Town:

Satun

Height:

163 cm (5'4")

Weight:

50 kg (110 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Subic Bay 2022)

Career Winnings:

US$8,596.85

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$100.00

Previous Coolangatta Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2023	Intuch Techakijvorakul - 21st	Pithak Tipjan - 2nd
2025	Did not play	Pithak Tipjan - 9th

Recent Results 1st Tournament

BPT Futures Coolangatta Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 3/12/2026	Pool C	Finley Bennett / James Kay, Australia (11)

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$)
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$100.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$100.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Banlue Nakprakhong												Poravid Taovato
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	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Youth Olympic Games
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$2,400.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$1,700.00
											Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	$1,250.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	4	1	$4,750.00
25	1	1	1	2	2	10	3	2	0	$3,100.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	13	1	1	1	0	4	5	0	0	0	$2,100.00
											U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
34	1	1	1	2	2	11	5	4	1	$6,750.00	Total	32	1	1	1	0	4	8	7	4	2	$8,550.00

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

Individual Finishes by Season

Banlue Nakprakhong													Poravid Taovato
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	2014	FIVB Age Group WC
10	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	3	$1,250.00	2019	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$50.00
											2019	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$0.00	2020	FIVB
											2021	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
8	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	1	$4,200.00	2022	FIVB	7	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	1	$1,450.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	$200.00	2023	FIVB	11	0	1	0	0	1	1	5	1	2	$6,200.00
6	0	1	0	1	0	1	2	1	0	$650.00	2024	FIVB	8	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	2	2	$550.00
2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$400.00	2025	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$250.00
33	1	1	1	2	2	11	5	4	6	$6,700.00	Total	Total	31	1	1	1	0	4	8	7	4	5	$8,500.00

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	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
2025-2026	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0

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
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Finley Bennett
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 20, 2006 (19 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB Coolangatta 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$400.00

James Kay
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 7, 2006 (19 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

17th ( Puebla 2025)

Career FIVB WT Best:

21st (Coolangatta 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$50.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$100.00
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	US$0.00
Overall	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	US$100.00

Previous Coolangatta Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2025	Jed Walker - 3rd	Jett Rocker-Graham - 21st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB Age Group WC	10/15-19/2025	U21 World Championships	12	17th	80	US$0.00

BPT Futures Coolangatta Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 3/12/2026	Pool C	Banlue Nakprakhong / Poravid Taovato, Thailand (6)

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$)
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$100.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$100.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Finley Bennett												James Kay
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
5	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	$400.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$50.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
6	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	$400.00	Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$50.00

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
2025	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	1	3	25.0 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	1	3	25.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Finley Bennett													James Kay
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	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2024	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2024	FIVB Age Group WC
3	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	$350.00	2025	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2025	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
6	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	$350.00	Total	Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00

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	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
2025-2026	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0

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
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
3/12/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Coolangatta	Pool C