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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Saquarema
Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Match #33: Pool C

(3) Elmer Andersson/Jacob Nilsson, Sweden
vs.
(10) Arnaud Gauthier-Rat/Teo Rotar, France

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$110,155.90

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$110,155.90

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	Money
FIVB	24	6	3	1	0	4	0	3	1	2	1	1	1	US$219,328.28
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	25	6	3	1	0	5	0	3	1	2	1	1	1	US$219,328.28

Previous Saquarema Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/18-22/2026	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	1	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	3/11-15/2026	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	2	9th	600	US$6,200.00
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

BPT Elite Saquarema Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 4/8/2026	Pool C	Guto Carvalhaes / Jonathan De Menezes, Brazil (22, Q16)	Won 21-12, 21-14	0:33
Wed, 4/8/2026	Pool C	Chase Budinger / Miles Evans, United States (15)
Wed, 4/8/2026	Pool C	Arnaud Gauthier-Rat / Teo Rotar, France (10)

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	11	1	2	0	0	2	0	2	1	1	1	0	$120,700.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	7	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	$50,500.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	5	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$2,800.00
Total	24	6	3	1	0	4	0	3	1	3	1	0	$219,000.00

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
11	1	2	0	0	2	3	1	1	0	$60,350.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	11	1	2	0	0	2	3	1	1	0	$60,350.00
7	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$25,250.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	8	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$25,250.00
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
24	6	3	1	0	4	4	3	1	0	$109,500.00	Total	28	6	3	1	0	4	5	5	1	0	$109,500.00

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 %
2026	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$9,450.00	5	3	62.5 %
Total	FIVB	23	6	3	1	0	4	0	3	1	3	1	1	$219,000.00	83	27	75.5 %
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
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$4,725.00	2026	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$4,725.00
24	6	3	1	0	5	4	3	1	1	$109,500.00	Total	Total	28	6	3	1	0	5	5	5	1	2	$109,500.00

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	60	78.9%	13	17.1%	3	3.9%	73-3	96.1%	10	30.3%	5	15.2%	18	54.5%	10-23	30.3%	60-18	76.9%	23-8	74.2%	0	1	83-27	75.5%
2025-2026	39	76.5%	10	19.6%	2	3.9%	49-2	96.1%	5	21.7%	3	13.0%	15	65.2%	5-18	21.7%	39-15	72.2%	15-5	75.0%	0	1	54-21	72.0%
Against the Field	23	76.7%	6	20.0%	1	3.3%	29-1	96.7%	4	25.0%	2	12.5%	10	62.5%	4-12	25.0%	46-18	71.9%	20-6	76.9%	0	1	33-13	71.7%

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
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	16	6	0	0	8	5	3	0	0	0	1	2	31	14
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	4	1	10	2	0	0	8	3	3	0	0	0	3	0	28	6
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	34	11	0	0	24	9	9	1	1	0	6	3	83	27

Arnaud Gauthier-Rat
France

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 22, 1996 (29 yrs old)

Home Town:

Saint Maurice

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

90 kg (198 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$137,563.58

Téo Rotar
France

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 23, 2004 (21 yrs old)

Home Town:

Martigues

Height:

201 cm (6'7")

Weight:

82 kg (180 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$60,216.73

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	Money
FIVB	12	0	1	2	0	2	0	3	0	0	1	2	US$92,000.00

Previous Saquarema Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	11/14-23/2025	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	18	3rd	1280	US$35,000.00
FIVB	9/24-28/2025	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	10	9th	600	US$7,500.00
FIVB	9/17-21/2025	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	11	9th	600	US$7,500.00
FIVB	8/27-31/2025	BPT Elite Hamburg	12	9th	600	US$7,500.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2025	BPT Elite Gstaad	17, Q1	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2025	BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury	7	5th	600	US$5,000.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2025	BPT Challenge Alanya	10, Q1	2nd	760	US$13,000.00
FIVB	5/14-18/2025	BPT Challenge Xiamen	20	3rd	720	US$9,000.00
FIVB	4/16-20/2025	BPT Elite Brasília	Q5	25th	300	US$0.00

BPT Elite Saquarema Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 4/8/2026	Pool C	Chase Budinger / Miles Evans, United States (15)	Won 21-18, 21-18	0:37
Wed, 4/8/2026	Pool C	Guto Carvalhaes / Jonathan De Menezes, Brazil (22, Q16)
Wed, 4/8/2026	Pool C	Elmer Andersson / Jacob Nilsson, Sweden (3)

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	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$35,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	2	0	$25,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$32,000.00
Total	12	0	1	2	0	2	0	3	0	1	2	0	$92,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Arnaud Gauthier-Rat												Teo Rotar
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	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Youth Olympic Games
3	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	$22,700.00	World Championships	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$17,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$4,000.00	World Tour Finals
20	1	0	0	0	1	8	5	2	0	$45,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	17	0	0	0	0	1	3	10	2	0	$16,500.00
33	0	3	1	0	4	11	2	4	0	$49,500.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	15	0	1	1	0	4	2	2	2	0	$23,250.00
22	1	3	1	0	5	8	2	2	0	$14,950.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	10	2	1	0	0	2	3	2	0	0	$2,100.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
83	2	6	3	0	11	30	11	8	1	$136,650.00	Total	45	3	2	3	0	7	8	14	4	0	$59,350.00

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	11	0	1	2	0	2	0	3	0	1	2	0	$92,000.00	31	15	67.4 %
Total	FIVB	11	0	1	2	0	2	0	3	0	1	2	0	$92,000.00	31	15	67.4 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Arnaud Gauthier-Rat													Teo Rotar
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2014	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2016	FIVB Age Group WC
3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$2,400.00	2017	FIVB
11	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	1	3	$6,600.00	2018	FIVB
15	0	1	0	0	2	4	2	2	4	$14,000.00	2019	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$50.00
4	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	$4,850.00	2020	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$50.00
6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	$3,000.00	2021	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	$650.00
											2021	FIVB Age Group WC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
11	1	0	0	0	2	6	2	0	0	$31,500.00	2022	FIVB	7	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	2	$5,600.00
											2022	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
10	0	2	1	0	1	4	1	0	1	$20,550.00	2023	FIVB	10	1	0	0	0	2	1	6	0	0	$6,500.00
											2023	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
8	0	1	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	$7,750.00	2024	FIVB	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	$500.00
11	0	1	2	0	2	3	1	2	0	$46,000.00	2025	FIVB	11	0	1	2	0	2	3	1	2	0	$46,000.00
82	2	6	3	0	11	30	11	8	11	$136,650.00	Total	Total	45	3	2	4	0	7	8	14	4	3	$59,350.00

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	21	80.8%	5	19.2%	0	0.0%	26-0	100.0%	5	25.0%	5	25.0%	10	50.0%	5-15	25.0%	21-10	67.7%	10-5	66.7%	1	0	32-15	68.1%
2025-2026	21	80.8%	5	19.2%	0	0.0%	26-0	100.0%	5	25.0%	5	25.0%	10	50.0%	5-15	25.0%	21-10	67.7%	10-5	66.7%	1	0	32-15	68.1%
Against the Field	10	90.9%	1	9.1%	0	0.0%	11-0	100.0%	1	10.0%	5	50.0%	4	40.0%	1-9	10.0%	20-6	76.9%	4-10	28.6%	1	0	13-8	61.9%

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	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	7	1
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	1	2	5	4	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	9
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	1	0	7	1	0	0	7	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	17	5
Total	0	0	2	2	15	5	0	0	12	5	1	2	2	0	0	1	32	15

Head to Head Results
Andersson/Nilsson lead the series 2-1

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
4/8/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Pool C
11/22/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Semi-Finals	Andersson/Nilsson	7	Gauthier-Rat/Rotar	18	21-18, 21-17	0:35
11/17/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool G	Gauthier-Rat/Rotar	18	Andersson/Nilsson	7	21-16, 12-21, 15-13	0:42
3/20/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Yucatan	Pool H	Andersson/Nilsson	9	Gauthier-Rat/Rotar	24	21-16, 21-12	0:33