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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Gstaad
Wednesday, July 1, 2026 Court #3 10:00

Match #6: Qualifier's Bracket Round 1

(Q6) Nils Ehlers/Lui Wust, Germany
vs.
(Q11) Cody Caldwell/Chaim Schalk, United States

Nils Ehlers
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 4, 1994 (32 yrs old)

Home Town:

Berlin

Height:

211 cm (6'11")

Weight:

106 kg (233 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (7 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (6 times)

Career Winnings:

US$247,128.88

Lui Wüst
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 22, 2002 (24 yrs old)

Home Town:

Berlin

Height:

186 cm (6'1")

Weight:

74 kg (163 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Nuvali 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$44,825.98

Team Career Summary

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

Previous Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2019	Lars Fluggen - 25th	Did not play
2021	Lars Fluggen - 5th	Did not play
2023	Clemens Wickler - 9th	Did not play
2024	Clemens Wickler - 5th	Did not play
2025	Clemens Wickler - 5th	Did not play

Recent Results 1st Tournament

BPT Elite Gstaad Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/1/2026	Qualifier 1	Cody Caldwell / Chaim Schalk, United States (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	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

Nils Ehlers												Lui Wust
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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games
4	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	$26,500.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,500.00
3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$21,500.00	World Tour Finals
29	0	2	2	4	12	4	2	1	1	$121,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	9	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	1	0	$15,750.00
26	0	2	1	0	4	4	4	4	7	$45,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	14	0	1	1	0	2	4	2	2	2	$22,125.00
8	0	1	0	0	2	4	1	0	0	$9,500.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	14	0	0	0	2	1	6	5	0	0	$1,100.00
											U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
7	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	1	0	$15,750.00	Confederation Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00
78	0	7	3	5	24	14	10	6	8	$239,750.00	Total	41	0	1	1	2	5	14	12	3	2	$43,725.00

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

Individual Finishes by Season

Nils Ehlers													Lui Wust
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
11	0	1	0	0	1	3	1	1	4	$8,750.00	2018	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2018	CEV
14	0	1	0	0	2	2	3	2	4	$29,250.00	2019	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$5,000.00	2020	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00	2020	CEV
6	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	0	$10,500.00	2021	FIVB	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	$200.00
											2021	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00	2021	CEV
6	0	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	$20,375.00	2022	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00	2022	CEV
11	0	1	1	0	5	4	0	0	0	$54,500.00	2023	FIVB	7	0	0	0	1	0	5	1	0	0	$650.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00	2023	CEV
10	0	2	0	4	3	1	0	0	0	$51,000.00	2024	FIVB	5	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	$6,750.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00	2024	CEV
10	0	1	0	1	5	1	2	0	0	$44,625.00	2025	FIVB	11	0	0	1	0	2	3	4	1	0	$26,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00	2025	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00
											2026	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	2	0	$8,375.00
77	0	7	3	5	24	14	10	6	8	$239,750.00	Total	Total	40	0	1	1	2	5	14	12	3	2	$43,725.00

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	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
2025-2026	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Cody Caldwell
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 28, 1993 (33 yrs old)

Home Town:

Newport Beach, CA

Height:

198 cm (6'6")

Weight:

86 kg (189 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Haikou 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$17,118.70

Chaim Schalk
Canada

/ United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 23, 1986 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

Red Deer, Alberta

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

119

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Rubavu 2021)

Career Winnings:

US$357,637.50

Team Career Summary

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

Previous Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2013	Did not play	Ben Saxton - 9th
2014	Did not play	Ben Saxton - 9th
2015	Did not play	Ben Saxton - 9th
2016	Did not play	Ben Saxton - 9th
2017	Did not play	Ben Saxton - 17th
2021	Did not play	Theo Brunner - 17th
2025	Did not play	James Shaw - 19th

Recent Results 1st Tournament

BPT Elite Gstaad Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/1/2026	Qualifier 1	Nils Ehlers / Lui Wust, Germany (Q6)

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	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

Cody Caldwell												Chaim Schalk
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	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											World Championships	6	0	0	0	1	3	0	1	0	1	$46,200.00
											World Tour Finals	3	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	$20,750.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	$5,000.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	58	0	1	4	0	5	21	18	5	3	$239,925.00
10	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	3	3	$11,375.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	49	0	0	1	1	11	8	7	6	15	$47,962.50
6	0	0	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	$650.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00
											Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$800.00
23	1	0	1	0	4	3	7	3	3	$17,025.00	Total	119	1	1	5	3	22	30	26	11	19	$357,637.50

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

Individual Finishes by Season

Cody Caldwell													Chaim Schalk
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	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$1,000.00
											2010	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$800.00
											2011	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$1,000.00
											2012	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
											2013	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	1	3	$25,075.00
											2014	FIVB	11	0	0	1	0	1	4	3	2	0	$50,000.00
											2015	FIVB	11	0	1	1	0	2	3	2	2	0	$75,650.00
											2016	FIVB	15	0	0	2	1	2	7	2	1	0	$73,187.50
											2017	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	3	0	$29,000.00
											2020	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2021	FIVB	9	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	4	$9,000.00
8	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	1	$250.00	2022	FIVB	6	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	$26,625.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2023	FIVB	14	0	0	0	1	5	2	5	0	1	$20,950.00
4	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	$6,900.00	2024	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	4	1	4	0	0	$8,375.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	1	$4,875.00	2025	FIVB	10	0	0	1	0	2	3	4	0	0	$33,875.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	$5,000.00	2026	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$3,100.00
22	1	0	1	0	4	3	7	3	3	$17,025.00	Total	Total	118	1	1	5	3	22	30	26	11	19	$357,637.50

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	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
2025-2026	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
7/1/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Qualifier 1