Match Preview

Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Shangluo
Wednesday, July 22, 2026 Stadium Court 16:00

Match #20: Qualifier's Bracket Round 2

(Q20) Ben O'Dea/Sam O'Dea, New Zealand
vs.
(Q4) Joshua Howat/Luke Ryan, Australia

Ben O'Dea
New Zealand

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 6, 1992 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Mount Maunganui

Height:

195 cm (6'5")

Weight:

89 kg (196 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$13,635.83

Sam O'Dea
New Zealand

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 24, 1990 (35 yrs old)

Home Town:

Tauranga

Height:

198 cm (6'6")

Weight:

97 kg (213 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$10,035.63

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	20	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	10	2	US$5,800.00
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	21	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	10	2	US$5,800.00

Previous Shangluo Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

BPT Challenge Shangluo Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/22/2026	Qualifier 1	Maximilian Just / Kalle Pieper, Germany (Q13)	Won 20-22, 21-18, 17-15	0:57
Wed, 7/22/2026	Qualifier 2	Joshua Howat / Luke Ryan, Australia (Q4)

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	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	$3,000.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	4	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$2,800.00
U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
Total	21	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	14	$5,800.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Ben O'Dea												Sam O'Dea
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	$3,500.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$2,400.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	$1,750.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00
22	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	12	$4,625.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	14	$3,450.00
14	2	1	2	2	4	1	2	0	0	$3,550.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	17	2	2	1	1	4	3	2	0	2	$3,600.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
46	2	1	2	2	4	1	8	7	18	$13,425.00	Total	47	2	2	1	1	5	4	7	1	23	$9,450.00

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
2010	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	1	2	33.3 %
2011	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00	1	4	20.0 %
2012	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00	1	6	14.3 %
2017	FIVB	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,200.00	3	1	75.0 %
2018	FIVB	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$400.00	3	2	60.0 %
2020	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	2	2	50.0 %
2021	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	$3,000.00	4	6	40.0 %
2023	FIVB	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$700.00	4	1	80.0 %
Total	FIVB	19	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	14	$5,800.00	18	22	45.0 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	1	2	33.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Ben O'Dea													Sam O'Dea
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2008	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2008	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$0.00
											2009	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2010	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00	2011	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	$1,750.00	2012	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00
											2014	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2015	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$3,000.00
											2016	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$600.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$600.00	2017	FIVB	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	$600.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$200.00	2018	FIVB	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	$200.00
											2019	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00	2020	FIVB	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$750.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	$1,500.00	2021	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	$1,500.00
8	0	0	1	1	2	1	1	2	0	$850.00	2022	FIVB	11	1	1	0	0	3	3	1	0	2	$2,300.00
3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	$500.00	2023	FIVB	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$350.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	$500.00	2024	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$150.00
10	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	2	2	$7,275.00	2025	FIVB
45	2	1	2	2	4	1	8	7	18	$13,425.00	Total	Total	46	2	2	1	1	5	4	7	1	23	$9,450.00

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	10	45.5%	6	27.3%	6	27.3%	16-6	72.7%	3	15.8%	2	10.5%	14	73.7%	3-16	15.8%	10-14	41.7%	9-8	52.9%	0	0	19-22	46.3%
2025-2026	0		0		0		0-0		1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0-0		1-0	100.0%	0	0	1-0	100.0%
Against the Field	0		0		0		0-0		1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0-0		2-0	100.0%	0	0	1-0	100.0%

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	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	5	8	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	10
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	2	0	4	2	0	0	4	0	1	2	1	1	0	1	12	6
U21 World Championships	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Total	0	0	8	14	6	5	0	0	4	1	1	2	1	1	0	1	20	24

Joshua Howat
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 31, 2002 (24 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Qingdao 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$7,084.25

Luke Ryan
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 10, 2004 (21 yrs old)

Home Town:

South Brisbane

Height:

197 cm (6'6")

Weight:

93 kg (205 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Qingdao 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$8,100.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	9	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	1	1	US$8,850.00

Previous Shangluo Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/10-14/2026	BPT Challenge Alanya	28, Q12	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	5/20-24/2026	BPT Challenge Nuvali	30, Q11	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	5/13-17/2026	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Q9	33rd	180	US$0.00
FIVB	3/11-15/2026	BPT Futures Coolangatta	4	4th	280	US$400.00
FIVB	10/15-19/2025	BPT Challenge Nuvali	17	17th	340	US$2,250.00

BPT Challenge Shangluo Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/22/2026	Qualifier 2	Ben O'Dea / Sam O'Dea, New Zealand (Q20)

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	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	$7,750.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,100.00
Total	9	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	1	1	$8,850.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Joshua Howat												Luke Ryan
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$1,700.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam
10	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	3	$5,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	3	$5,750.00
18	0	1	0	1	3	11	2	0	0	$1,850.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	7	0	1	0	1	0	1	4	0	0	$650.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
31	0	1	0	1	3	12	6	4	3	$6,850.00	Total	18	0	1	0	1	0	2	7	2	4	$8,100.00

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
2024	FIVB	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$700.00	7	3	70.0 %
2025	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$2,250.00	1	2	33.3 %
2026	FIVB	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	$5,900.00	11	7	61.1 %
Total	FIVB	8	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	1	1	$8,850.00	19	12	61.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Joshua Howat													Luke Ryan
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	0	2	0	$0.00	2021	FIVB Age Group WC
6	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	$50.00	2022	FIVB
5	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	$450.00	2023	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
11	0	1	0	0	2	6	1	1	0	$1,150.00	2024	FIVB	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	$350.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$2,250.00	2025	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	3	$4,800.00
4	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	$2,950.00	2026	FIVB	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	$2,950.00
30	0	1	0	1	3	12	6	4	3	$6,850.00	Total	Total	17	0	1	0	1	0	2	7	2	4	$8,100.00

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	17	85.0%	0	0.0%	3	15.0%	17-3	85.0%	2	18.2%	2	18.2%	7	63.6%	2-9	18.2%	17-7	70.8%	2-5	28.6%	0	0	19-12	61.3%
2025-2026	10	90.9%	0	0.0%	1	9.1%	10-1	90.9%	2	20.0%	2	20.0%	6	60.0%	2-8	20.0%	10-6	62.5%	2-3	40.0%	0	0	12-9	57.1%
Against the Field	3	75.0%	0	0.0%	1	25.0%	3-1	75.0%	1	20.0%	1	20.0%	3	60.0%	1-4	20.0%	6-6	50.0%	2-4	33.3%	0	0	4-5	44.4%

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	6	2	3	3	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	8
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	2	1	4	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	9	4
Total	0	0	8	3	7	3	0	0	3	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	19	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 2