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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Gstaad
Friday, July 3, 2026 Stadium Court 09:00

Match #36: Pool F

(6) Andy Benesh/Taylor Crabb, United States
vs.
(7) Yorick de Groot/Steven van de Velde, Netherlands

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$136,750.00

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$182,375.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	Money
FIVB	5	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	US$45,200.00

Previous Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2016	Did not play	Trevor Crabb - 9th
2017	Did not play	Jake Gibb - 9th
2018	Did not play	Jake Gibb - 4th
2019	Did not play	Jake Gibb - 9th
2023	Miles Partain - 1st	Did not play
2024	Miles Partain - 9th	Did not play
2025	Miles Partain - 13th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/27-31/2026	BPT Elite Ostrava	14	3rd	1000	US$17,000.00
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 Gstaad Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/1/2026	Pool F	Chase Budinger / Trevor Crabb, United States (19, Q7)
Thu, 7/2/2026	Pool F	Jack Pearse / D'Artagnan Potts, Australia (18, Q5)
Fri, 7/3/2026	Pool F	Yorick de Groot / Steven van de Velde, Netherlands (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$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	5	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$45,200.00
Total	5	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$45,200.00

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
23	1	1	4	0	4	10	2	0	0	$104,350.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	20	0	0	2	2	4	7	4	0	0	$88,600.00
9	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	1	1	$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
38	2	2	4	1	8	14	4	1	1	$136,750.00	Total	61	1	0	4	3	10	22	14	6	0	$182,375.00

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	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$42,700.00	14	7	66.7 %
Total	FIVB	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$42,700.00	14	7	66.7 %

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
4	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	$21,350.00	2026	FIVB	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	$21,350.00
37	2	2	4	1	8	14	4	1	1	$135,500.00	Total	Total	60	1	0	4	3	10	22	14	6	0	$181,125.00

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	7	70.0%	0	0.0%	3	30.0%	7-3	70.0%	5	55.6%	2	22.2%	2	22.2%	5-4	55.6%	7-2	77.8%	5-5	50.0%	2	0	14-7	66.7%
2025-2026	7	70.0%	0	0.0%	3	30.0%	7-3	70.0%	5	55.6%	2	22.2%	2	22.2%	5-4	55.6%	7-2	77.8%	5-5	50.0%	2	0	14-7	66.7%
Against the Field	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	3	42.9%	1	14.3%	3	42.9%	3-4	42.9%	2-4	33.3%	6-6	50.0%	1	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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	8	4	0	0	4	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	14	7
Total	0	0	0	0	8	4	0	0	4	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	14	7

Yorick de Groot
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 6, 2000 (25 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sliedrecht

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$235,890.96

Steven van de Velde
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 8, 1994 (31 yrs old)

Home Town:

The Hague

Height:

199 cm (6'6")

Weight:

87 kg (191 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Chiang Mai 2023)

Career Winnings:

US$232,100.13

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$11,500.00

Previous Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2014	Did not play	Reinder Nummerdor - 41st
2019	Did not play	Christiaan Varenhorst - 41st
2021	Stefan Boermans - 1st	Christiaan Varenhorst - 17th
2022	Did not play	Christiaan Varenhorst - 3rd
2023	Did not play	Matthew Immers - 17th
2025	Stefan Boermans - 3rd	Alexander Brouwer - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/27-31/2026	BPT Elite Ostrava	9	5th	760	US$9,000.00

BPT Elite Gstaad Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/1/2026	Pool F	Jack Pearse / D'Artagnan Potts, Australia (18, Q5)
Thu, 7/2/2026	Pool F	Chase Budinger / Trevor Crabb, United States (19, Q7)
Fri, 7/3/2026	Pool F	Andy Benesh / Taylor Crabb, United States (6)

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$11,500.00
Total	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$11,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Yorick de Groot												Steven van de Velde
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	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Youth 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	1	0	0	0	0	0	$17,500.00	World Tour Finals	3	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$34,750.00
23	2	1	7	1	4	7	0	0	0	$143,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	35	0	1	1	4	11	2	6	4	5	$100,250.00
13	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	3	$32,250.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	30	1	0	2	0	7	8	5	2	5	$52,650.00
9	0	0	1	0	2	3	3	0	0	$775.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	6	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	1	0	$5,150.00
											U23 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
4	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$19,750.00	Confederation Championship	8	0	0	2	0	1	4	1	0	0	$17,500.00
55	3	5	9	4	10	13	5	1	4	$226,275.00	Total	88	1	1	7	4	23	18	15	7	11	$222,800.00

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	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$9,000.00	4	1	80.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$9,000.00	4	1	80.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Yorick de Groot													Steven van de Velde
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2013	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	$3,900.00
											2013	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$250.00
											2014	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	$4,500.00
											2014	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00
											2014	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$500.00
											2015	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	$3,500.00
											2015	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$0.00	2018	FIVB	10	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	3	2	$7,150.00
2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2018	FIVB Age Group WC
											2018	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00
7	0	0	1	0	2	2	2	0	0	$2,225.00	2019	FIVB	10	0	0	1	0	1	4	0	0	4	$21,000.00
											2019	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00
											2020	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$3,500.00
											2020	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00
8	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	2	$19,050.00	2021	FIVB	7	0	0	2	0	3	1	1	0	0	$42,500.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00	2021	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00
3	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	$7,250.00	2022	FIVB	7	0	0	1	0	2	1	3	0	0	$16,375.00
											2022	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00
8	0	1	1	1	2	3	0	0	0	$37,500.00	2023	FIVB	11	1	0	0	1	2	2	5	0	0	$21,000.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00	2023	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00
10	1	1	2	1	3	2	0	0	0	$66,500.00	2024	FIVB	12	0	1	0	1	6	4	0	0	0	$44,875.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00	2024	CEV	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00
8	1	0	5	0	0	1	1	0	0	$68,250.00	2025	FIVB	7	0	0	0	2	4	0	1	0	0	$31,250.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$3,500.00	2025	CEV	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$4,500.00	2026	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$4,500.00
54	3	5	9	4	10	13	5	1	4	$225,025.00	Total	Total	91	1	1	7	4	23	20	15	9	11	$222,300.00

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	4	80.0%	0	0.0%	1	20.0%	4-1	80.0%	0	0	0	0-0	4-0	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	4-1	80.0%
2025-2026	4	80.0%	0	0.0%	1	20.0%	4-1	80.0%	0	0	0	0-0	4-0	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	4-1	80.0%
Against the Field	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	0	0	0	0-0	4-0	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	2-1	66.7%

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	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
Total	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1

Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
7/3/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Pool F