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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Shangluo
Wednesday, July 22, 2026 Court #2 09:00

Match #2: Qualifier's Bracket Round 1

(Q16) Syver Klungsoyr/Tobias Pedersen, Norway
vs.
(Q17) Finley Bennett/James Kay, Australia

Syver Drolsum Klungsøyr
Norway

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 18, 2003 (23 yrs old)

Home Town:

Vikersund

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB Apeldoorn 2026)

Career Winnings:

US$2,824.80

Tobias Kawika Kauffman Pedersen
Norway

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 21, 2006 (19 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB Apeldoorn 2026)

Career Winnings:

US$2,501.38

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	6	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	US$4,415.76

Previous Shangluo Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/9-12/2026	BPT Futures Leuven	5	5th	240	€ 450.00
FIVB	6/10-14/2026	BPT Challenge Alanya	Q20	33rd	180	US$0.00
FIVB	5/28-31/2026	BPT Futures Cervia	6	5th	240	€ 450.00
FIVB	5/21-24/2026	BPT Futures Apeldoorn	11	4th	280	€ 600.00
FIVB	3/12-15/2026	BPT Futures Haikou	12, Q2	5th	240	US$450.00
FIVB	3/5-8/2026	BPT Challenge Bhubaneswar	23	17th	340	US$2,250.00

BPT Challenge Shangluo Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/22/2026	Qualifier 1	Finley Bennett / James Kay, Australia (Q17)

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	1	$2,250.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	4	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,950.00
Total	6	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	$4,200.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Syver Klungsoyr												Tobias Pedersen
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	1	$1,125.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$1,125.00
10	0	0	0	1	3	4	2	0	0	$1,325.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	6	0	0	0	1	3	1	1	0	0	$1,025.00
12	0	0	0	1	3	4	3	0	1	$2,450.00	Total	8	0	0	0	1	3	1	2	0	1	$2,150.00

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	6	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	$4,200.00	13	12	52.0 %
Total	FIVB	6	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	$4,200.00	13	12	52.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Syver Klungsoyr													Tobias Pedersen
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$250.00	2024	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$100.00	2025	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$50.00
6	0	0	0	1	3	0	1	0	1	$2,100.00	2026	FIVB	6	0	0	0	1	3	0	1	0	1	$2,100.00
12	0	0	0	1	3	4	3	0	1	$2,450.00	Total	Total	8	0	0	0	1	3	1	2	0	1	$2,150.00

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	8	72.7%	2	18.2%	1	9.1%	10-1	90.9%	2	15.4%	0	0.0%	11	84.6%	2-11	15.4%	8-11	42.1%	4-1	80.0%	1	0	13-12	52.0%
2025-2026	8	72.7%	2	18.2%	1	9.1%	10-1	90.9%	2	15.4%	0	0.0%	11	84.6%	2-11	15.4%	8-11	42.1%	4-1	80.0%	1	0	13-12	52.0%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	0-6	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	0	0	2-3	40.0%

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	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	2	0	4	4	0	0	5	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	11	9
Total	0	0	3	1	5	5	0	0	5	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	13	12

Finley Bennett
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 20, 2006 (19 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB Coolangatta 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$825.00

James Kay
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 7, 2006 (19 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB Rarotonga 2026)

Career Winnings:

US$475.00

Team Career Summary

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

Previous Shangluo Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB Age Group WC 2024	Jett Rocker-Graham - 17th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/25-28/2026	BPT Futures Hangzhou	5	13th	140	US$150.00
FIVB	3/30-4/2/2026	BPT Futures Tahiti	9, Q1	9th	180	US$200.00
FIVB	3/24-27/2026	BPT Futures Rarotonga	8, Q1	4th	280	US$400.00
FIVB	3/11-15/2026	BPT Futures Coolangatta	11	9th	180	US$200.00
FIVB Age Group WC	10/15-19/2025	U21 World Championships	12	17th	80	US$0.00

BPT Challenge Shangluo Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/22/2026	Qualifier 1	Syver Klungsoyr / Tobias Pedersen, Norway (Q16)

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$)
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$950.00
U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
Total	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	$950.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Finley Bennett												James Kay
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
8	0	0	1	1	0	4	2	0	0	$825.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	5	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	$475.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
10	0	0	1	1	0	4	4	0	0	$825.00	Total	6	0	0	0	1	0	3	2	0	0	$475.00

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 Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	1	3	25.0 %
2026	FIVB	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$950.00	7	9	43.8 %
Total	FIVB	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$950.00	7	9	43.8 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	1	3	25.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Finley Bennett													James Kay
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	1	0	0	$0.00	2024	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2024	FIVB Age Group WC
3	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	$350.00	2025	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2025	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	$475.00	2026	FIVB	4	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	$475.00
10	0	0	1	1	0	4	4	0	0	$825.00	Total	Total	6	0	0	0	1	0	3	2	0	0	$475.00

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	6	75.0%	1	12.5%	1	12.5%	7-1	87.5%	0	0.0%	2	25.0%	6	75.0%	0-8	0.0%	6-6	50.0%	1-3	25.0%	0	0	7-9	43.8%
2025-2026	6	75.0%	1	12.5%	1	12.5%	7-1	87.5%	0	0.0%	2	25.0%	6	75.0%	0-8	0.0%	6-6	50.0%	1-3	25.0%	0	0	7-9	43.8%
Against the Field	0		0		0		0-0		0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-4	0.0%	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
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	2	0	3	5	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	7	9
U21 World Championships	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Total	0	0	2	0	4	7	0	0	2	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	8	12

Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
7/22/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Shangluo	Qualifier 1