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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Ostrava
Friday, May 29, 2026 Court #3 17:10

Match #26: Pool B

(14) Andy Benesh/Taylor Crabb, United States
vs.
(23, Q11) Ardis Bedritis/Arturs Rinkevics, Latvia

Andy Benesh
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 14, 1995 (31 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

Height:

203 cm (6'9")

Weight:

89 kg (196 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$128,250.00

Taylor Crabb
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 26, 1992 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Honolulu, HI

Height:

185 cm (6'0")

Weight:

76 kg (167 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Chetumal 2020)

Career Winnings:

US$173,875.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	Money
FIVB	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	US$28,200.00

Previous Ostrava Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2021	Did not play	Jake Gibb - 17th
2023	Miles Partain - 3rd	Did not play
2024	Miles Partain - 3rd	Did not play
2025	Miles Partain - 5th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/29-5/3/2026	BPT Elite Brasília	11	9th	600	US$6,200.00
FIVB	4/8-12/2026	BPT Elite Saquarema	11	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	3/11-15/2026	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	11	3rd	1000	US$17,000.00

BPT Elite Ostrava Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/28/2026	Pool B	Elouan Chouikh / Joadel Gardoque, France (11)	Won 19-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:46
Fri, 5/29/2026	Pool B	Ahmed Tijan / Cherif Younousse, Qatar (2)	Won 16-21, 22-20, 15-11	0:50
Fri, 5/29/2026	Pool B	Ardis Bedritis / Arturs Rinkevics, Latvia (23, Q11)

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	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$28,200.00
Total	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$28,200.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Andy Benesh												Taylor Crabb
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	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$12,500.00	World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$12,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$3,750.00	World Tour Finals	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$15,500.00
22	1	1	3	0	4	10	2	0	0	$95,850.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	19	0	0	1	2	4	7	4	0	0	$80,100.00
9	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	1	0	$15,500.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	34	1	0	2	0	4	14	8	5	0	$63,775.00
2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$650.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00
37	2	2	3	1	8	14	4	1	0	$128,250.00	Total	60	1	0	3	3	10	22	14	6	0	$173,875.00

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	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$25,700.00	10	6	62.5 %
Total	FIVB	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$25,700.00	10	6	62.5 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Andy Benesh													Taylor Crabb
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2015	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,000.00
											2016	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	$15,500.00
											2017	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	1	0	$23,000.00
											2018	FIVB	9	0	0	0	1	1	4	2	1	0	$27,750.00
											2019	FIVB	10	0	0	0	1	2	5	2	0	0	$32,900.00
											2020	FIVB	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$13,000.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$300.00	2021	FIVB	8	0	0	1	0	1	3	2	1	0	$22,500.00
8	1	1	0	0	1	3	1	1	0	$10,975.00	2022	FIVB	6	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	1	0	$9,375.00
9	1	1	1	1	3	2	0	0	0	$56,625.00	2023	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	$3,250.00
7	0	0	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	$24,000.00	2024	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$2,000.00
7	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	0	0	$22,250.00	2025	FIVB	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$9,500.00
3	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	$12,850.00	2026	FIVB	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	$12,850.00
36	2	2	3	1	8	14	4	1	1	$127,000.00	Total	Total	59	1	0	3	3	10	22	14	6	0	$172,625.00

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	71.4%	0	0.0%	2	28.6%	5-2	71.4%	4	50.0%	2	25.0%	2	25.0%	4-4	50.0%	5-2	71.4%	4-4	50.0%	1	0	10-6	62.5%
2025-2026	5	71.4%	0	0.0%	2	28.6%	5-2	71.4%	4	50.0%	2	25.0%	2	25.0%	4-4	50.0%	5-2	71.4%	4-4	50.0%	1	0	10-6	62.5%
Against the Field	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	3	50.0%	1	16.7%	2	33.3%	3-3	50.0%	2-2	50.0%	6-6	50.0%	1	0	5-4	55.6%

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	0	0	7	4	0	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	10	6
Total	0	0	0	0	7	4	0	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	10	6

Ardis Daniels Bedritis
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 10, 2000 (25 yrs old)

Home Town:

Valmiera

Height:

194 cm (6'4")

Weight:

90 kg (198 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Laginha Beach 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$22,793.10

Arturs Rinkevics
Latvia

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 11, 2001 (25 yrs old)

Home Town:

Zakumuizha

Height:

189 cm (6'2")

Weight:

78 kg (172 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Laginha Beach 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$22,472.83

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	40	1	2	3	0	8	1	2	1	5	2	2	7	3	2	US$43,204.29

Previous Ostrava Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2025	Arturs Rinkevics - 25th	Ardis Bedritis - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/20-24/2026	BPT Challenge Nuvali	23	5th	600	US$5,000.00
FIVB	5/13-17/2026	BPT Challenge Xiamen	23	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	4/8-12/2026	BPT Elite Saquarema	Q10	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	3/25-29/2026	BPT Challenge Nayarit	19	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	3/18-22/2026	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	24, Q3	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	3/11-15/2026	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	21, Q10	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	12/11-14/2025	Futures Laginha Beach	2	1st	400	US$1,000.00
FIVB	10/15-19/2025	BPT Challenge Nuvali	29, Q10	25th	220	US$1,500.00
FIVB	9/25-28/2025	Futures Balikesir	7	2nd	360	€ 700.00
FIVB	9/4-7/2025	Futures Warsaw	2	5th	240	€ 300.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2025	BPT Challenge Baden	Q14	41st	100	US$0.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2025	BPT Challenge Alanya	31	25th	220	US$1,500.00
FIVB	5/28-6/1/2025	BPT Elite Ostrava	Q15	25th	300	US$0.00

BPT Elite Ostrava Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/27/2026	Qualifier 1	Even Aas / Nils Ringoen, Norway (Q6)	Won 21-17, 21-18	0:31
Thu, 5/28/2026	Pool B	Ahmed Tijan / Cherif Younousse, Qatar (2)	Lost 18-21, 14-21	0:31
Fri, 5/29/2026	Pool B	Elouan Chouikh / Joadel Gardoque, France (11)	Lost 17-21, 13-21	0:28
Fri, 5/29/2026	Pool B	Andy Benesh / Taylor Crabb, United States (14)

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	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	$5,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	20	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	6	4	0	$31,750.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	13	1	2	3	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	$5,900.00
Total	40	1	2	3	0	8	1	2	1	9	7	0	$42,650.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Ardis Bedritis												Arturs Rinkevics
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	$2,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	$2,500.00
20	0	0	0	0	3	2	6	4	0	$15,875.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	21	0	0	0	0	3	2	6	5	0	$15,875.00
17	1	2	3	0	7	2	2	0	0	$3,200.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	14	1	2	3	0	6	1	0	0	0	$2,950.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
45	1	2	3	0	10	4	11	7	0	$21,575.00	Total	42	1	2	3	0	9	3	9	8	0	$21,325.00

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	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	$800.00	6	4	60.0 %
2022	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	$1,200.00	4	7	36.4 %
2023	FIVB	9	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	$2,400.00	19	11	63.3 %
2024	FIVB	6	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	$11,000.00	13	10	56.5 %
2025	FIVB	10	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	4	1	$9,500.00	15	14	51.7 %
2026	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	1	0	$15,250.00	10	14	41.7 %
Total	FIVB	39	1	2	3	0	8	1	2	1	9	7	5	$40,150.00	67	60	52.8 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Ardis Bedritis													Arturs Rinkevics
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	2	0	0	$0.00	2019	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	2019	FIVB Age Group WC
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$250.00	2020	FIVB
3	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	$400.00	2021	FIVB	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	$400.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	$600.00	2022	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	$600.00
9	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	1	2	$1,200.00	2023	FIVB	9	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	1	2	$1,200.00
6	0	0	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	$5,500.00	2024	FIVB	6	0	0	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	$5,500.00
10	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	4	1	$4,750.00	2025	FIVB	10	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	4	1	$4,750.00
6	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	1	0	$7,625.00	2026	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	1	0	$7,625.00
44	1	2	3	0	10	4	11	7	6	$20,325.00	Total	Total	41	1	2	3	0	9	3	9	8	6	$20,075.00

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	45	66.2%	11	16.2%	12	17.6%	56-12	82.4%	10	17.2%	10	17.2%	38	65.5%	10-48	17.2%	45-38	54.2%	21-22	48.8%	1	0	67-60	52.8%
2025-2026	20	71.4%	1	3.6%	7	25.0%	21-7	75.0%	4	16.0%	5	20.0%	16	64.0%	4-21	16.0%	20-16	55.6%	5-12	29.4%	0	0	25-28	47.2%
Against the Field	5	83.3%	0	0.0%	1	16.7%	5-1	83.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	10	100.0%	0-10	0.0%	10-20	33.3%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	5-11	31.3%

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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	2	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	10
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	9	7	10	16	0	1	6	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	33
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	2	0	21	5	0	0	10	7	3	3	3	0	1	2	40	17
Total	0	0	13	12	31	26	0	1	16	16	3	3	3	0	1	2	67	60

Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
5/29/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Pool B