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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$10,000 BPT Futures Coolangatta
Friday, March 13, 2026

Match #13: Pool C

(3, Q1) Oliver Merritt/Jed Walker, Australia
vs.
(6) Banlue Nakprakhong/Poravid Taovato, Thailand

Oliver Merritt
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 21, 2001 (24 yrs old)

Home Town:

Caloundra

Height:

201 cm (6'7")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB Mount Maunganui 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$5,200.00

Jed Walker
Australia

Photo not available

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 2, 2004 (22 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB Coolangatta 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$2,525.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	Money
FIVB	5	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	US$4,050.00

Previous Coolangatta Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2024	Did not play	Soloman Bushby - 9th
2025	Ben Hood - 5th	Finley Bennett - 3rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/5-8/2026	BPT Challenge Bhubaneswar	13	9th	460	US$3,250.00

BPT Futures Coolangatta Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 3/11/2026	Qualifier 1	Beau Donoghue / Matthew-Kyle Gigliotti, Australia (Q16)	Won 21-18, 21-17	0:32
Wed, 3/11/2026	Qualifier 2	Maksymilian Dymczyk / Witold Witkowski, Poland (Q9)	Won 21-12, 23-25, 15-11	0:50
Thu, 3/12/2026	Pool C	Lucas Heggie / Noah Smith, New Zealand (14)	Won 21-9, 23-21	0:32
Fri, 3/13/2026	Pool C	Banlue Nakprakhong / Poravid Taovato, Thailand (6)	Won 12-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:44
Sat, 3/14/2026	Winner 2	Wachirawit Muadpha / Pithak Tipjan, Thailand (7)	Lost 13-21, 15-21	0:31

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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$3,250.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	$800.00
Total	5	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	$4,050.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Oliver Merritt												Jed Walker
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	1	$1,700.00	World Championships
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$2,750.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,625.00
7	0	0	0	1	3	2	1	0	0	$750.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	10	0	0	1	1	1	4	3	0	0	$900.00
11	0	0	0	1	3	3	2	0	1	$5,200.00	Total	12	0	0	1	1	1	5	3	0	0	$2,525.00

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	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$100.00	2	3	40.0 %
2025	FIVB	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$400.00	3	3	50.0 %
2026	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$3,550.00	6	3	66.7 %
Total	FIVB	5	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	$4,050.00	11	9	55.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Oliver Merritt													Jed Walker
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2023	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$50.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$50.00	2024	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	$150.00
7	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	2	$3,375.00	2025	FIVB	5	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	$550.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$1,775.00	2026	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$1,775.00
11	0	0	0	1	3	3	2	0	2	$5,200.00	Total	Total	12	0	0	1	1	1	5	3	0	1	$2,525.00

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	7	53.8%	3	23.1%	3	23.1%	10-3	76.9%	1	14.3%	2	28.6%	4	57.1%	1-6	14.3%	7-4	63.6%	4-5	44.4%	0	0	11-9	55.0%
2025-2026	6	66.7%	2	22.2%	1	11.1%	8-1	88.9%	1	16.7%	1	16.7%	4	66.7%	1-5	16.7%	6-4	60.0%	3-2	60.0%	0	0	9-6	60.0%
Against the Field	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	4-2	66.7%	4-0	100.0%	0	0	4-1	80.0%

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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	4	1	3	3	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	9	7
Total	0	0	4	1	4	4	0	0	3	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	11	9

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$6,943.70

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$8,696.85

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$300.00

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)	Won 21-14, 21-19	0:39
Fri, 3/13/2026	Pool C	Oliver Merritt / Jed Walker, Australia (3, Q1)	Lost 21-12, 15-21, 12-15	0:44
Sat, 3/14/2026	Winner 1	Yoshiumi Hasegawa / Dylan Kurokawa, Japan (10)	Won 21-12, 21-14	0:34
Sat, 3/14/2026	Winner 2	Joshua Howat / Luke Ryan, Australia (4)	Lost 19-21, 24-26	0:40

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$300.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$300.00

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	3	10	3	2	0	$3,200.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	13	1	1	1	0	5	5	0	0	0	$2,200.00
											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	3	11	5	4	1	$6,850.00	Total	32	1	1	1	0	5	8	7	4	2	$8,650.00

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
2026	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$300.00	2	2	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$300.00	2	2	50.0 %

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
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$150.00	2026	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$150.00
34	1	1	1	2	3	11	5	4	6	$6,850.00	Total	Total	32	1	1	1	0	5	8	7	4	5	$8,650.00

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	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	2-1	66.7%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	2-2	50.0%
2025-2026	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	2-1	66.7%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	2-2	50.0%
Against the Field	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	4-2	66.7%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	2-2	50.0%

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	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Total	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2

Head to Head Results
Merritt/Walker lead the series 1-0

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
3/13/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Coolangatta	Pool C	Merritt/Walker	3, Q1	Nakprakhong/Taovato	6	12-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:44