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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Nuvali
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 Court #4 16:00

Match #7: Qualifier's Bracket Round 1

(Q13) Olivers Bulgacs/Markuss Graudins, Latvia
vs.
(Q20) Martin Licht/Guillaume Rivest, Canada

Olivers Bulgacs
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 11, 2004 (22 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB U18/19 World Championships Dikili 2022)

Career FIVB WT Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$5,111.86

Markuss Graudins
Latvia

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 2, 2003 (22 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB Nuvali 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$4,374.46

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	33	Money
FIVB	16	0	0	1	1	0	0	5	1	4	1	2	1	US$8,363.81

Previous Nuvali Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2025	Markuss Graudins - 3rd	Olivers Bulgacs - 3rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/13-17/2026	BPT Challenge Xiamen	30, Q7	25th	220	US$1,500.00
FIVB	3/25-29/2026	BPT Challenge Nayarit	24, Q2	25th	220	US$1,500.00
FIVB	3/12-15/2026	BPT Futures Haikou	2	9th	180	US$200.00
FIVB	3/5-8/2026	BPT Challenge Bhubaneswar	18	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	9/25-28/2025	Futures Balikesir	9, Q2	4th	280	€ 400.00
FIVB	9/4-7/2025	Futures Warsaw	7	9th	180	€ 200.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2025	Futures Jurmala	9	13th	140	€ 225.00
FIVB	6/5-8/2025	Futures Prague	10	9th	180	€ 200.00

BPT Challenge Nuvali Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/20/2026	Qualifier 1	Martin Licht / Guillaume Rivest, Canada (Q20)	Won 21-14, 21-16	0:34
Wed, 5/20/2026	Qualifier 2	Anton Moiseiev / Vitalii Savvin, Ukraine (21, Q4)	Lost 19-21, 15-21	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	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	$6,250.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	12	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	1	5	0	0	$1,925.00
Total	16	0	0	1	1	0	0	5	1	5	2	0	$8,175.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Olivers Bulgacs												Markuss Graudins
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	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam
8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	$3,125.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	$3,125.00
16	0	0	2	1	2	5	6	0	0	$1,512.50	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	12	0	0	1	1	0	5	5	0	0	$962.50
3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
28	0	1	2	1	2	6	8	5	0	$4,637.50	Total	16	0	0	1	1	0	6	5	2	0	$4,087.50

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
2022	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00	1	2	33.3 %
2024	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	$200.00	5	4	55.6 %
2025	FIVB	6	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	$1,525.00	14	11	56.0 %
2026	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	$6,450.00	5	9	35.7 %
Total	FIVB	16	0	0	1	1	0	0	5	1	5	2	1	$8,175.00	25	26	49.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Olivers Bulgacs													Markuss Graudins
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	0	0	1	1	0	$0.00	2021	FIVB Age Group WC
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	$0.00	2022	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2022	FIVB Age Group WC
7	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	2	$550.00	2023	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	2023	FIVB Age Group WC
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$100.00	2024	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$100.00
6	0	0	1	1	0	3	1	0	0	$762.50	2025	FIVB	6	0	0	1	1	0	3	1	0	0	$762.50
5	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	$3,225.00	2026	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	$3,225.00
29	0	1	2	1	2	6	8	6	3	$4,637.50	Total	Total	16	0	0	1	1	0	6	5	2	1	$4,087.50

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	15	68.2%	3	13.6%	4	18.2%	18-4	81.8%	7	24.1%	4	13.8%	18	62.1%	7-22	24.1%	15-18	45.5%	10-8	55.6%	0	0	25-26	49.0%
2025-2026	11	64.7%	3	17.6%	3	17.6%	14-3	82.4%	5	22.7%	2	9.1%	15	68.2%	5-17	22.7%	11-15	42.3%	8-5	61.5%	0	0	19-20	48.7%
Against the Field	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	1	12.5%	1	12.5%	6	75.0%	1-7	12.5%	4-12	25.0%	2-4	33.3%	0	0	3-8	27.3%

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	3	1	0	5	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	7
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	9	5	8	6	0	0	3	5	0	2	1	1	0	0	21	19
Total	0	0	12	6	8	11	0	0	4	6	0	2	1	1	0	0	25	26

Martin Licht
Canada

Photo: NORCECA

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 19, 2002 (24 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$1,193.70

Guillaume Rivest
Canada

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 7, 1999 (27 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB Pompano Beach 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$973.43

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	Money
FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	US$1,500.00

Previous Nuvali Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2025	Luke de Greeff - 33rd	Tynan Gannett - 41st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/13-17/2026	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Q15	41st	100	US$0.00
FIVB	3/18-22/2026	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	32, Q13	25th	220	US$1,500.00

BPT Challenge Nuvali Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/20/2026	Qualifier 1	Olivers Bulgacs / Markuss Graudins, Latvia (Q13)	Lost 14-21, 16-21	0:34

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	0	0	0	1	0	$1,500.00
Total	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Martin Licht												Guillaume Rivest
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$750.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$750.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	$350.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	6	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	$200.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
10	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	$1,100.00	Total	11	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	1	0	$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
2026	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$1,500.00	2	4	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$1,500.00	2	4	33.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Martin Licht													Guillaume Rivest
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	2021	FIVB Age Group WC
											2023	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$150.00	2024	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$50.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	$200.00	2025	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	$150.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$750.00	2026	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$750.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	4	$1,100.00	Total	Total	11	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	1	3	$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	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	100.0%	0-4	0.0%	1-4	20.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	2-4	33.3%
2025-2026	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	100.0%	0-4	0.0%	1-4	20.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	2-4	33.3%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	2-6	25.0%	0-0		0	0	1-3	25.0%

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	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4
Total	0	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4

Head to Head Results
Bulgacs/Graudins 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	Bulgacs/Graudins	Q13	Licht/Rivest	Q20	21-14, 21-16	0:34