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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Tlaxcala
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 Stadium Court 16:00

Match #17: Qualifier's Bracket Round 2

(Q1) Giuliano Massare/Gonzalo Melgarejo, Paraguay
vs.
(Q16) Joao Mares/Gabriel Zuliani, Brazil

Giuliano Massare Canillas
Paraguay

Photo: NORCECA

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 16, 2002 (24 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB Maricá 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$250.00

Gonzalo Melgarejo
Paraguay

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 17, 2000 (25 yrs old)

Home Town:

Asuncion

Height:

170 cm (5'7")

Weight:

60 kg (132 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB Maricá 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$1,950.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$500.00

Previous Tlaxcala Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

BPT Challenge Tlaxcala Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 3/18/2026	Qualifier 2	Joao Mares / Gabriel Zuliani, Brazil (Q16)

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	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00
Total	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Giuliano Massare												Gonzalo Melgarejo
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Youth Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$1,700.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$250.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$250.00
											U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
3	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00	Total	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	$1,950.00

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	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00	4	2	66.7 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00	4	2	66.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Giuliano Massare													Gonzalo Melgarejo
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2018	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$0.00
											2019	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2021	FIVB Age Group WC
											2022	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$1,700.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$250.00	2024	FIVB	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$250.00
2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00	Total	Total	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	$1,950.00

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%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1-2	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	2-1	66.7%	0	0	4-2	66.7%
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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	2
Total	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	2

Joao Pedro Mares Nascimento
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 22, 2005 (20 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rio de Janeiro

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th ( Puebla 2025)

Career FIVB WT Best:

First event

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Gabriel Zuliani
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 3, 2001 (24 yrs old)

Home Town:

Paranavai

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Bujumbura 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$600.00

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$0.00

Previous Tlaxcala Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

BPT Challenge Tlaxcala Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 3/18/2026	Qualifier 1	Luiz Bonilha / Vilsomar Brito, Brazil (Q17)	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:34
Wed, 3/18/2026	Qualifier 2	Giuliano Massare / Gonzalo Melgarejo, Paraguay (Q1)

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	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Joao Mares												Gabriel Zuliani
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Youth Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$600.00
											U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Total	7	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	$600.00

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

Joao Mares													Gabriel Zuliani
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2018	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00
											2019	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2021	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2023	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$100.00
											2025	FIVB	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2025	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Total	Total	6	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	$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	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	0	0-0	1-0	100.0%	0-0	0	0	1-0	100.0%
2025-2026	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	0	0-0	1-0	100.0%	0-0	0	0	1-0	100.0%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	0	0-0	2-0	100.0%	0-0	0	0	1-0	100.0%

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
3/18/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	Qualifier 2