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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Joao Pessoa
Saturday, March 14, 2026

Match #40: Winner's Bracket Round 1

(15) Moritz Pristauz/Philipp Waller, Austria
vs.
(2) Elmer Andersson/Jacob Nilsson, Sweden

Moritz Bernd Pristauz-Telsnigg
Austria

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 23, 1996 (29 yrs old)

Home Town:

Graz

Height:

192 cm (6'4")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$122,486.51

Philipp Waller
Austria

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 26, 1995 (30 yrs old)

Home Town:

Linz

Height:

186 cm (6'1")

Weight:

78 kg (172 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$129,409.88

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$7,500.00

Previous Joao Pessoa Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2023	Robin Seidl - 9th	Did not play

Recent Results 1st Tournament

BPT Elite Joao Pessoa Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 3/12/2026	Pool C	Saymon Barbosa / George Wanderley, Brazil (10)	Won 21-13, 15-21, 16-14
Thu, 3/12/2026	Pool C	David Ahman / Jonatan Hellvig, Sweden (3)	Lost 21-18, 17-21, 17-19
Fri, 3/13/2026	Pool C	Cody Caldwell / Jacob LaBouliere, United States (22, Q12)	Won 21-12, 22-20
Sat, 3/14/2026	Winner 1	Elmer Andersson / Jacob Nilsson, Sweden (2)

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$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Moritz Pristauz												Philipp Waller
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
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	$10,500.00	World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$14,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00	World Tour Finals	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
28	0	0	0	0	1	8	10	2	0	$44,750.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	21	0	0	0	1	1	10	5	1	0	$45,250.00
47	2	1	2	1	2	7	8	8	0	$53,025.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	37	0	0	1	4	5	12	5	6	0	$58,750.00
15	0	1	0	1	4	4	3	1	0	$11,825.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	14	3	1	1	0	3	3	0	1	0	$10,090.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
97	2	2	2	2	8	21	24	12	0	$122,100.00	Total	78	3	1	2	5	10	27	11	8	0	$128,590.00

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

Moritz Pristauz													Philipp Waller
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2013	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2014	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$1,000.00	2015	FIVB
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	$3,900.00	2016	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2016	FIVB Age Group WC
7	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	2	$8,000.00	2017	FIVB
15	0	0	0	1	1	3	2	3	5	$14,050.00	2018	FIVB	13	1	0	0	0	2	3	1	1	5	$9,990.00
10	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	5	$7,975.00	2019	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	3	3	$21,000.00
4	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$8,600.00	2020	FIVB	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$5,500.00
5	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	$6,500.00	2021	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	1	$8,000.00
10	0	1	1	0	2	4	2	0	0	$23,175.00	2022	FIVB	11	0	1	0	1	2	7	0	0	0	$31,975.00
14	2	0	1	0	1	3	4	1	2	$23,150.00	2023	FIVB	8	1	0	0	0	1	2	3	1	0	$5,375.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	0	$2,500.00	2024	FIVB	8	0	0	2	2	0	2	1	1	0	$14,000.00
12	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	3	1	$19,500.00	2025	FIVB	13	0	0	0	2	1	6	4	0	0	$29,000.00
96	2	2	2	2	8	21	24	12	23	$118,350.00	Total	Total	77	3	1	2	5	10	27	11	8	10	$124,840.00

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

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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
Total	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1

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$109,180.90

Jacob Hölting Nilsson
Sweden

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 13, 2005 (21 yrs old)

Home Town:

ST Köpinge

Height:

200 cm (6'7")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$109,180.90

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	Money
FIVB	22	6	3	1	0	4	0	1	1	2	1	1	1	US$217,378.28
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	23	6	3	1	0	5	0	1	1	2	1	1	1	US$217,378.28

Previous Joao Pessoa Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2025	Jacob Nilsson - 9th	Elmer Andersson - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	11/14-23/2025	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	7	2nd	1440	US$45,000.00
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

BPT Elite Joao Pessoa Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 3/12/2026	Pool B	Heitor Barbosa / Vinicius Rezende, Brazil (23, Q5)	Won 19-21, 22-20, 15-11
Thu, 3/12/2026	Pool B	Izac Carracher / Mark Nicolaidis, Australia (14)	Won 21-16, 22-20
Fri, 3/13/2026	Pool B	Andy Benesh / Taylor Crabb, United States (11)	Lost 21-19, 18-21, 11-15
Sat, 3/14/2026	Winner 1	Moritz Pristauz / Philipp Waller, Austria (15)

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$45,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	10	1	2	0	0	2	0	1	1	1	1	0	$122,000.00
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	22	6	3	1	0	4	0	1	1	3	1	0	$217,050.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Elmer Andersson												Jacob Nilsson
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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$22,500.00	World Championships	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$22,500.00
10	1	2	0	0	2	2	1	1	0	$61,000.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	10	1	2	0	0	2	2	1	1	0	$61,000.00
6	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$23,625.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	7	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$23,625.00
5	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	$1,400.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	7	2	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	$1,400.00
											U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
22	6	3	1	0	4	2	3	1	0	$108,525.00	Total	26	6	3	1	0	4	3	5	1	0	$108,525.00

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
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	14	3	3	0	0	3	0	1	1	2	1	0	$187,750.00	49	18	73.1 %
Total	FIVB	21	6	3	1	0	4	0	1	1	3	1	1	$209,550.00	78	24	76.5 %
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

Elmer Andersson													Jacob Nilsson
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2022	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											2023	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$0.00
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
14	3	3	0	0	3	2	2	1	0	$93,875.00	2025	FIVB	14	3	3	0	0	3	2	2	1	0	$93,875.00
22	6	3	1	0	5	2	3	1	1	$104,775.00	Total	Total	26	6	3	1	0	5	3	5	1	2	$104,775.00

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	57	78.1%	13	17.8%	3	4.1%	70-3	95.9%	10	31.3%	5	15.6%	17	53.1%	10-22	31.3%	57-17	77.0%	23-8	74.2%	0	0	80-25	76.2%
2025-2026	36	75.0%	10	20.8%	2	4.2%	46-2	95.8%	5	22.7%	3	13.6%	14	63.6%	5-17	22.7%	36-14	72.0%	15-5	75.0%	0	0	51-19	72.9%
Against the Field	11	64.7%	5	29.4%	1	5.9%	16-1	94.1%	5	62.5%	0	0.0%	3	37.5%	5-3	62.5%	22-6	78.6%	20-2	90.9%	0	0	21-4	84.0%

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	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	2
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	3	1	15	6	0	0	8	4	3	0	0	0	1	2	30	13
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	31	11	0	0	24	7	9	1	1	0	6	3	80	25

Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
3/14/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Winner 1