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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite16 Rio de Janeiro
Wednesday, July 29, 2026 Court #2 12:00

Match #2: Qualifier's Bracket Round 1

(Q8) Joao Mares/Gabriel Zuliani, Brazil
vs.
(Q9) Gabriel Dos Reis/Johann Ferdinand, Brazil

Joao Pedro Mares Nascimento
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 22, 2005 (20 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rio de Janeiro

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB Nayarit 2026)

Career Winnings:

US$3,625.00

Gabriel Zuliani
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 3, 2001 (24 yrs old)

Home Town:

Paranavai

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Bujumbura 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$4,225.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	US$7,250.00

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/20-24/2026	BPT Challenge Nuvali	Q2	33rd	180	US$0.00
FIVB	5/13-17/2026	BPT Challenge Xiamen	19	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	4/29-5/3/2026	BPT Elite Brasília	Q15	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	3/25-29/2026	BPT Challenge Nayarit	31, Q8	5th	600	US$5,000.00
FIVB	3/18-22/2026	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	Q16	33rd	180	US$0.00

BPT Elite16 Rio de Janeiro Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/29/2026	Qualifier 1	Gabriel Dos Reis / Johann Ferdinand, Brazil (Q9)

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	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	$7,250.00
Total	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	$7,250.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Joao Mares												Gabriel Zuliani
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Youth Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	$3,625.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	$3,625.00
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$600.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
7	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	$3,625.00	Total	12	1	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	3	$4,225.00

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	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	$7,250.00	6	7	46.2 %
Total	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	$7,250.00	6	7	46.2 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Joao Mares													Gabriel Zuliani
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2018	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00
											2019	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2021	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2023	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$100.00
											2025	FIVB	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2025	FIVB Age Group WC
5	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	$3,625.00	2026	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	$3,625.00
6	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	$3,625.00	Total	Total	11	1	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	3	$4,225.00

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	3	50.0%	2	33.3%	1	16.7%	5-1	83.3%	1	14.3%	0	0.0%	6	85.7%	1-6	14.3%	3-6	33.3%	3-1	75.0%	0	0	6-7	46.2%
2025-2026	3	50.0%	2	33.3%	1	16.7%	5-1	83.3%	1	14.3%	0	0.0%	6	85.7%	1-6	14.3%	3-6	33.3%	3-1	75.0%	0	0	6-7	46.2%
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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	2	2	2	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	6
Total	0	0	2	3	2	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	7

Gabriel Dos Reis Santiago
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 28, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Miguel Pereira 2023)

Career Winnings:

US$5,475.00

Johann Ferdinand Dohmann
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 16, 2001 (25 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB Maricá 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$3,123.43

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	US$5,500.00

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2024	Pedro Solberg - 21st	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/20-24/2026	BPT Challenge Nuvali	Q5	33rd	180	US$0.00
FIVB	5/13-17/2026	BPT Challenge Xiamen	25, Q1	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	4/8-12/2026	BPT Elite Saquarema	Q13	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	3/25-29/2026	BPT Challenge Nayarit	27, Q4	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	3/18-22/2026	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	Q11	33rd	180	US$0.00
FIVB	3/11-15/2026	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Q15	25th	300	US$0.00

BPT Elite16 Rio de Janeiro Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/29/2026	Qualifier 1	Joao Mares / Gabriel Zuliani, Brazil (Q8)

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	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	$5,500.00
Total	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	$5,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Gabriel Dos Reis												Johann Ferdinand
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
11	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	4	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	$0.00
17	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	10	$5,125.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	$2,750.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$350.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	6	0	0	0	1	0	2	3	0	0	$350.00
											U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
29	0	1	0	0	0	1	9	7	10	$5,475.00	Total	17	0	0	0	1	0	3	6	2	4	$3,100.00

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
2026	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	$5,500.00	7	8	46.7 %
Total	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	$5,500.00	7	8	46.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Gabriel Dos Reis													Johann Ferdinand
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2021	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00	2022	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
6	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	$850.00	2023	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	2	$100.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	3	$0.00	2024	FIVB	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$200.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	$1,875.00	2025	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$50.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	$2,750.00	2026	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	$2,750.00
28	0	1	0	0	0	1	9	7	10	$5,475.00	Total	Total	16	0	0	0	1	0	3	6	2	4	$3,100.00

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	6	60.0%	1	10.0%	3	30.0%	7-3	70.0%	0	0.0%	2	40.0%	3	60.0%	0-5	0.0%	6-3	66.7%	1-5	16.7%	0	0	7-8	46.7%
2025-2026	6	60.0%	1	10.0%	3	30.0%	7-3	70.0%	0	0.0%	2	40.0%	3	60.0%	0-5	0.0%	6-3	66.7%	1-5	16.7%	0	0	7-8	46.7%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-4	0.0%	0	0	0-3	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	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	4	2	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	6
Total	0	0	4	4	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	8

Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
7/29/26	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Rio de Janeiro	Qualifier 1