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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Nuvali
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 Court #3 11:20

Match #12: Qualifier's Bracket Round 1

(Q6) Gage Basey/Thomas Hurst, United States
vs.
(Q27) Ruiji Ideguchi/Toshiharu Kojima, Japan

Gage Basey
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 18, 2003 (22 yrs old)

Home Town:

Lyons, CO

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Pirae Tahiti 2026)

Career Winnings:

US$2,425.00

Thomas Hurst
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 1, 2004 (21 yrs old)

Home Town:

Plano, TX

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Pirae Tahiti 2026)

Career Winnings:

US$1,975.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	US$3,950.00
FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	US$0.00
Overall	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	US$3,950.00

Previous Nuvali Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/30-4/2/2026	BPT Futures Tahiti	1	1st	400	US$1,000.00
FIVB	3/5-8/2026	BPT Challenge Bhubaneswar	17	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	2/5-8/2026	BPT Futures Mount Maunganui	5	2nd	360	US$700.00

BPT Challenge Nuvali Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/20/2026	Qualifier 1	Ruiji Ideguchi / Toshiharu Kojima, Japan (Q27)	Won 21-7, 21-14	0:25
Wed, 5/20/2026	Qualifier 2	Joshua Howat / Luke Ryan, Australia (30, Q11)	Lost 19-21, 18-21	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	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$2,250.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00
U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
Total	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$3,950.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Gage Basey												Thomas Hurst
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	$1,125.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,125.00
4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,300.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$850.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
7	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	$2,425.00	Total	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$1,975.00

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
2021	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
2023	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	3	2	60.0 %
2026	FIVB	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$3,950.00	10	4	71.4 %
Total	FIVB	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$3,950.00	10	4	71.4 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	$0.00	3	3	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Gage Basey													Thomas Hurst
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	0	0	1	$0.00	2021	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2022	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2023	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$350.00	2024	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$100.00	2025	FIVB
4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$1,975.00	2026	FIVB	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$1,975.00
8	1	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	$2,425.00	Total	Total	7	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	$1,975.00

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	9	75.0%	1	8.3%	2	16.7%	10-2	83.3%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	9-1	90.0%	1-3	25.0%	0	0	10-4	71.4%
2025-2026	9	75.0%	1	8.3%	2	16.7%	10-2	83.3%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	9-1	90.0%	1-3	25.0%	0	0	10-4	71.4%
Against the Field	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	0-6	0.0%	0	0	1-4	20.0%

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	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	9	1
U18/19 World Championships	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	0	0	1	2	4	1	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	10	5

Ruiji Ideguchi
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 19, 1996 (29 yrs old)

Home Town:

Tokyo

Height:

176 cm (5'9")

Weight:

74 kg (163 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

21st (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Toshiharu Kojima
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 17, 1983 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kanagawa

Height:

184 cm (6'0")

Weight:

86 kg (189 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

13th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$100.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	31	33	41	57	CQ	Money
FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	2	1	1	US$0.00

Previous Nuvali Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2023	Toshiharu Kojima - 33rd	Ruiji Ideguchi - 33rd
2025	Toshiharu Kojima - 41st	Ruiji Ideguchi - 41st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/13-17/2026	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Q31	57th	0	US$0.00
FIVB	10/15-19/2025	BPT Challenge Nuvali	Q24	41st	100	US$0.00

BPT Challenge Nuvali Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/20/2026	Qualifier 1	Gage Basey / Thomas Hurst, United States (Q6)	Lost 7-21, 14-21	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	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$0.00
Total	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Ruiji Ideguchi												Toshiharu Kojima
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											World Tour Finals	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$0.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	10	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	1	$100.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	$0.00	Total	18	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	1	2	$100.00

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
2021	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	$0.00	0	4	0.0 %
2022	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
2023	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
2025	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
2026	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	0	2	0.0 %
Total	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7	$0.00	0	9	0.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Ruiji Ideguchi													Toshiharu Kojima
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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2019	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	2	$100.00
											2020	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	$0.00	2021	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2022	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2023	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	2025	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2026	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7	$0.00	Total	Total	18	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	1	9	$100.00

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%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	8	100.0%	0-8	0.0%	0-8	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	0-9	0.0%
2025-2026	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	0-3	0.0%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	0-2	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	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Total	0	1	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9

Head to Head Results
Basey/Hurst 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	Basey/Hurst	Q6	Ideguchi/Kojima	Q27	21-7, 21-14	0:25