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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$5,000 BPT Futures Rarotonga
Tuesday, March 24, 2026 Stadium Court 12:30

Match #7: Qualifier's Bracket Round 1

(Q7) Ethan Grocott/Thomas Heptinstall, Australia
vs.
(Q10) Paul Hausknecht/Christopher Teetz, Germany

Ethan Grocott
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 18, 2008 (18 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th ( Doha 2025)

Career FIVB WT Best:

17th (Coolangatta 2026)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Thomas Heptinstall
Australia

Photo not available

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 1, 1999 (27 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bunbury

Height:

209 cm (6'10")

Weight:

100 kg (220 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

17th (FIVB Coolangatta 2026)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	US$0.00

Previous Rarotonga Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/11-15/2026	BPT Futures Coolangatta	Q10	17th	100	US$0.00

BPT Futures Rarotonga Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 3/24/2026	Qualifier 1	Paul Hausknecht / Christopher Teetz, Germany (Q10)

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	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Ethan Grocott												Thomas Heptinstall
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00

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	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Ethan Grocott													Thomas Heptinstall
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	2025	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2026	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00	Total	Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	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	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	0-0	0	0	1-1	50.0%
2025-2026	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	0-0	0	0	1-1	50.0%
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	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Total	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

Paul Hausknecht
Germany

Photo not available

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 6, 1989 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Berlin

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

21st (FIVB Coolangatta 2026)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Christopher Teetz
Germany

Photo not available

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 19, 1991 (35 yrs old)

Home Town:

Berlin

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

92 kg (202 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

21st (FIVB Coolangatta 2026)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	Money
FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	US$0.00

Previous Rarotonga Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/11-15/2026	BPT Futures Coolangatta	Q15	21st	60	US$0.00

BPT Futures Rarotonga Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 3/24/2026	Qualifier 1	Ethan Grocott / Thomas Heptinstall, Australia (Q7)

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	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Paul Hausknecht												Christopher Teetz
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00

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	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Paul Hausknecht													Christopher Teetz
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	2026	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	Total	Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	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%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	0.0%
2025-2026	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
3/24/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Rarotonga	Qualifier 1