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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Nuvali
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 Stadium Court 16:00

Match #9: Qualifier's Bracket Round 1

(20, Q3) Oliver Merritt/Jed Walker, Australia
vs.
(Q30) Alih Gampong/Alexander Iraya, Philippines

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$6,825.00

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$4,150.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	Money
FIVB	7	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	US$7,300.00

Previous Nuvali Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2025	Ben Hood - 17th	Soloman Bushby - 41st
2025	Did not play	Finley Bennett - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/13-17/2026	BPT Challenge Xiamen	29, Q6	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	3/11-15/2026	BPT Futures Coolangatta	3, Q1	5th	240	US$300.00
FIVB	3/5-8/2026	BPT Challenge Bhubaneswar	13	9th	460	US$3,250.00

BPT Challenge Nuvali Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/20/2026	Qualifier 1	Alih Gampong / Alexander Iraya, Philippines (Q30)	Won 21-7, 21-13	0:25
Wed, 5/20/2026	Qualifier 2	Aleksander Czachorowski / Jakub Krzeminski, Poland (Q14)	Won 21-16, 21-18	0:35

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	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$6,500.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	$800.00
Total	7	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	$7,300.00

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
5	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$4,375.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$3,250.00
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
13	0	0	0	1	3	4	2	0	1	$6,825.00	Total	14	0	0	1	1	1	6	3	0	0	$4,150.00

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	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	$6,800.00	12	5	70.6 %
Total	FIVB	6	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	$7,300.00	17	11	60.7 %

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
3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$3,400.00	2026	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$3,400.00
12	0	0	0	1	3	4	2	0	2	$6,825.00	Total	Total	13	0	0	1	1	1	6	3	0	1	$4,150.00

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	12	66.7%	3	16.7%	3	16.7%	15-3	83.3%	2	20.0%	2	20.0%	6	60.0%	2-8	20.0%	12-6	66.7%	5-5	50.0%	0	0	17-11	60.7%
2025-2026	11	78.6%	2	14.3%	1	7.1%	13-1	92.9%	2	22.2%	1	11.1%	6	66.7%	2-7	22.2%	11-6	64.7%	4-2	66.7%	0	0	15-8	65.2%
Against the Field	3	75.0%	0	0.0%	1	25.0%	3-1	75.0%	1	25.0%	1	25.0%	2	50.0%	1-3	25.0%	6-4	60.0%	2-4	33.3%	0	0	4-4	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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	4	0	2	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	4
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	8	1	5	5	0	0	4	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	17	11

Alih Faisal Gampong
Philippines

Photo not available

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 18, 1998 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Tawi Tawi

Height:

188 cm (6'2")

Weight:

76 kg (167 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

41st (FIVB Nuvali 2026)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Alexander Jhon Iraya
Philippines

Photo not available

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 12, 2003 (23 yrs old)

Home Town:

Victorias City, Negros Occidental

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

13th (FIVB Nuvali 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$50.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	Money
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$0.00

Previous Nuvali Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2025	Did not play	Ronniel Rosales - 13th

Recent Results 1st Tournament

BPT Challenge Nuvali Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/20/2026	Qualifier 1	Oliver Merritt / Jed Walker, Australia (20, Q3)	Lost 7-21, 13-21	0:25

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

Alih Gampong												Alexander Iraya
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	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$50.00
											U18/19 World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Total	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$50.00

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

Individual Finishes by Season

Alih Gampong													Alexander Iraya
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2021	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$0.00
											2025	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$50.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2026	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Total	Total	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	$50.00

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%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	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	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
Merritt/Walker lead the series 1-0

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
5/20/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nuvali	Qualifier 1	Merritt/Walker	20, Q3	Gampong/Iraya	Q30	21-7, 21-13	0:25