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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Nuvali
Friday, May 22, 2026 Court #3 10:30

Match #29: Pool G

(7) Manuel Alfieri/Alex Ranghieri, Italy
vs.
(10) Thomas Hodges/Ben Hood, Australia

Manuel Alfieri
Italy

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 20, 1998 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Pescara

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Balikesir 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$20,002.55

Alex Ranghieri
Italy

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 18, 1987 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Pordenone

Height:

198 cm (6'6")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

122

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$315,513.38

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	Money
FIVB	12	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	1	3	0	1	US$34,044.29

Previous Nuvali Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2025	Alex Ranghieri - 3rd	Manuel Alfieri - 3rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/13-17/2026	BPT Challenge Xiamen	5	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	12/3-7/2025	BPT Elite Itapema	9	13th	460	US$4,500.00
FIVB	10/15-19/2025	BPT Challenge Nuvali	6	3rd	720	US$9,000.00
FIVB	10/7-11/2025	BPT Elite Newport Beach	Q8	17th	400	US$0.00
FIVB	10/1-5/2025	BPT Challenge Veracruz	12	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2025	BPT Challenge Baden	23, Q1	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2025	BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury	25, Q5	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2025	BPT Challenge Alanya	Q10	41st	100	US$0.00
FIVB	5/29-6/1/2025	Futures Battipaglia	2	2nd	360	€ 700.00

BPT Challenge Nuvali Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/21/2026	Pool G	Momme Lorenz / Tilo Rietschel, Germany (26)	Won 21-16, 19-21, 17-15	0:57
Fri, 5/22/2026	Pool G	Thomas Hodges / Ben Hood, Australia (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$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$4,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	9	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	2	0	0	$28,750.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$700.00
Total	12	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	1	3	0	0	$33,950.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Manuel Alfieri												Alex Ranghieri
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Olympic Games	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00
											World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$16,900.00
											World Tour Finals	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$17,500.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$2,250.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	55	0	0	4	3	6	14	14	6	0	$194,300.00
10	0	0	1	0	0	4	2	1	0	$14,375.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	45	3	1	1	3	9	12	4	1	0	$76,625.00
14	1	1	0	1	8	1	2	0	0	$2,300.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	13	1	2	0	1	3	2	2	2	0	$8,900.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U17 World Championships
27	1	1	1	1	9	6	5	1	0	$18,925.00	Total	122	4	3	5	7	19	33	22	9	0	$314,225.00

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	10	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	1	3	0	1	$28,450.00	25	14	64.1 %
2026	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$3,250.00	3	2	60.0 %
Total	FIVB	11	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	1	3	0	1	$31,700.00	28	16	63.6 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Manuel Alfieri													Alex Ranghieri
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2010	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	$0.00
											2011	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2012	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2013	FIVB	6	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	$23,050.00
											2014	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	1	$27,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2014	FIVB Age Group WC
											2015	FIVB	8	1	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	1	$45,500.00
											2016	FIVB	17	2	0	0	3	5	6	1	0	0	$72,000.00
											2017	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	$15,500.00
											2018	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	$11,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$150.00	2019	FIVB	9	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	4	$9,150.00
											2020	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$550.00
											2021	FIVB	5	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	$4,250.00
4	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	$450.00	2022	FIVB	13	0	1	1	0	5	4	1	1	0	$40,500.00
3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$350.00	2023	FIVB	10	0	0	2	0	3	5	0	0	0	$42,750.00
6	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	0	$1,000.00	2024	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	0	$5,000.00
10	0	1	1	0	0	4	3	0	1	$14,225.00	2025	FIVB	11	1	1	1	0	0	4	3	0	1	$14,725.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,625.00	2026	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,625.00
26	1	1	1	1	9	6	5	1	1	$17,800.00	Total	Total	121	4	3	5	7	19	33	22	9	19	$313,100.00

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	16	59.3%	4	14.8%	7	25.9%	20-7	74.1%	7	43.8%	0	0.0%	9	56.3%	7-9	43.8%	16-9	64.0%	11-7	61.1%	1	0	28-16	63.6%
2025-2026	16	59.3%	4	14.8%	7	25.9%	20-7	74.1%	7	43.8%	0	0.0%	9	56.3%	7-9	43.8%	16-9	64.0%	11-7	61.1%	1	0	28-16	63.6%
Against the Field	6	75.0%	1	12.5%	1	12.5%	7-1	87.5%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	12-2	85.7%	4-2	66.7%	1	0	9-2	81.8%

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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	6	1	11	4	0	0	4	6	0	1	1	0	0	0	22	12
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	1
Total	0	0	7	2	14	5	0	0	5	7	1	1	1	0	0	1	28	16

Thomas Hodges
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 4, 1994 (31 yrs old)

Home Town:

East Melbourne

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

95 kg (209 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Jurmala 2023)

Career Winnings:

US$84,252.95

Ben Hood
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 22, 2004 (21 yrs old)

Home Town:

Toowoomba

Height:

198 cm (6'6")

Weight:

93 kg (205 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Mount Maunganui 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$12,456.10

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	US$14,800.00

Previous Nuvali Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2023	Zachery Schubert - 2nd	Did not play
2024	Did not play	Soloman Bushby - 33rd
2025	Paul Burnett - 9th	Oliver Merritt - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/13-17/2026	BPT Challenge Xiamen	15	5th	600	US$5,000.00
FIVB	3/25-29/2026	BPT Challenge Nayarit	21	5th	600	US$5,000.00
FIVB	3/18-22/2026	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	28, Q6	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	3/11-15/2026	BPT Futures Coolangatta	1	5th	240	US$300.00

BPT Challenge Nuvali Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/21/2026	Pool G	Ardis Bedritis / Arturs Rinkevics, Latvia (23)	Won 19-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:47
Fri, 5/22/2026	Pool G	Manuel Alfieri / Alex Ranghieri, Italy (7)

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	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	$14,500.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$300.00
Total	5	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	$14,800.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Thomas Hodges												Ben Hood
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
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$7,200.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$1,700.00
10	0	1	0	0	1	4	4	0	0	$23,750.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
30	1	2	1	1	8	7	5	4	0	$51,875.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	10	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	1	$8,375.00
6	0	1	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	$1,100.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	21	0	1	0	1	4	11	4	0	0	$2,100.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	U23 World Championships
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
											U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
51	1	4	3	1	10	13	12	5	1	$83,925.00	Total	34	0	1	0	1	6	12	7	1	2	$12,175.00

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	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	$12,550.00	11	7	61.1 %
Total	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	$12,550.00	11	7	61.1 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Thomas Hodges													Ben Hood
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	2013	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2018	FIVB
10	0	2	2	0	3	1	0	2	0	$16,575.00	2022	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$0.00
											2022	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
14	1	1	1	0	2	5	4	0	0	$29,000.00	2023	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	0	$500.00
											2023	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
11	0	1	0	1	2	4	3	0	0	$19,125.00	2024	FIVB	12	0	1	0	1	0	6	1	0	3	$1,100.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	1	$11,825.00	2025	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	2	$3,175.00
4	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	$6,275.00	2026	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	$6,275.00
50	1	4	3	1	10	13	12	5	1	$82,800.00	Total	Total	34	0	1	0	1	6	12	8	1	5	$11,050.00

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	5	55.6%	3	33.3%	1	11.1%	8-1	88.9%	2	25.0%	0	0.0%	6	75.0%	2-6	25.0%	5-6	45.5%	5-1	83.3%	1	0	11-7	61.1%
2025-2026	5	55.6%	3	33.3%	1	11.1%	8-1	88.9%	2	25.0%	0	0.0%	6	75.0%	2-6	25.0%	5-6	45.5%	5-1	83.3%	1	0	11-7	61.1%
Against the Field	3	60.0%	1	20.0%	1	20.0%	4-1	80.0%	1	20.0%	0	0.0%	4	80.0%	1-4	20.0%	6-8	42.9%	4-2	66.7%	0	0	5-5	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	1	0	4	3	0	0	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	6
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
Total	0	0	1	0	6	3	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	7

Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
5/22/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nuvali	Pool G