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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite16 Rio de Janeiro
Wednesday, July 29, 2026 Stadium Court 13:00

Match #3: Qualifier's Bracket Round 1

(Q5) Derek Bradford/Evan Cory, United States
vs.
(3) Calvin Aye/Remi Daubas, France

Derek Bradford
United States

Photo: NORCECA

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 2, 2004 (22 yrs old)

Home Town:

Northridge, CA

Height:

206 cm (6'9")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB Mount Maunganui 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$7,350.00

Evan Cory
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 14, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Metairie, LA

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$21,109.25

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	Money
FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	2	US$13,500.00

Previous Rio de Janeiro 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	20	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	5/20-24/2026	BPT Challenge Nuvali	11	25th	220	US$1,500.00
FIVB	3/18-22/2026	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	12	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	3/5-8/2026	BPT Challenge Bhubaneswar	2	5th	600	US$5,000.00
FIVB	10/7-11/2025	BPT Elite Newport Beach	Q9	21st	300	US$0.00
FIVB	10/1-5/2025	BPT Challenge Veracruz	23, Q1	25th	220	US$1,500.00

BPT Elite16 Rio de Janeiro Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/29/2026	Qualifier 1	Calvin Aye / Remi Daubas, France (3)

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	1	0	0	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	2	0	$13,500.00
Total	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	$13,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Derek Bradford												Evan Cory
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	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$0.00
8	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	2	$6,750.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	20	1	0	0	1	2	3	2	7	4	$20,375.00
6	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	$600.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00
16	0	0	1	0	2	3	4	3	2	$7,350.00	Total	25	2	0	0	1	2	3	4	8	4	$20,875.00

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	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$1,500.00	0	3	0.0 %
2026	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	$12,000.00	5	7	41.7 %
Total	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	$13,500.00	5	10	33.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Derek Bradford													Evan Cory
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2022	FIVB	5	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	$4,750.00
											2023	FIVB	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	$500.00
6	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	$350.00	2024	FIVB	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	$6,500.00
5	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	$1,000.00	2025	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	$3,125.00
4	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	$6,000.00	2026	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	$6,000.00
15	0	0	1	0	2	3	4	3	2	$7,350.00	Total	Total	24	2	0	0	1	2	3	4	8	4	$20,875.00

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	60.0%	1	20.0%	1	20.0%	4-1	80.0%	1	10.0%	1	10.0%	8	80.0%	1-9	10.0%	3-8	27.3%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	5-10	33.3%
2025-2026	3	60.0%	1	20.0%	1	20.0%	4-1	80.0%	1	10.0%	1	10.0%	8	80.0%	1-9	10.0%	3-8	27.3%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	5-10	33.3%
Against the Field	0		0		0		0-0		1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	1-1	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	3	6	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	9
Total	0	0	0	1	3	6	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	10

Calvin Aye
France

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 21, 2001 (24 yrs old)

Home Town:

Dunkerque

Height:

197 cm (6'6")

Weight:

87 kg (191 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Cortegaça 2022)

Career Winnings:

US$87,755.50

Rémi Bassereau Daubas
France

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 26, 1999 (27 yrs old)

Home Town:

Villeneuve St Georges

Height:

194 cm (6'4")

Weight:

90 kg (198 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$104,360.23

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	Money
CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	US$2,170.20
FIVB	22	0	2	1	2	3	2	4	1	2	2	2	US$148,950.00
Overall	24	0	2	1	2	3	2	4	1	4	2	2	US$151,120.20

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2025	Remi Daubas - 25th	Calvin Aye - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/1-5/2026	BPT Elite Gstaad	5	17th	460	US$3,700.00
FIVB	5/27-31/2026	BPT Elite Ostrava	7	5th	760	US$9,000.00
FIVB	4/29-5/3/2026	BPT Elite Brasília	3	5th	760	US$9,000.00
FIVB	4/8-12/2026	BPT Elite Saquarema	4	4th	900	US$12,000.00
FIVB	3/11-15/2026	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	4	2nd	1100	US$23,000.00
FIVB	11/14-23/2025	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	13	9th	800	US$11,000.00
FIVB	10/22-26/2025	BPT Elite Cape Town	5	4th	900	US$12,000.00
FIVB	9/24-28/2025	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	Q1	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	9/17-21/2025	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	21, Q7	2nd	1100	US$23,000.00
FIVB	8/27-31/2025	BPT Elite Hamburg	18, Q5	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2025	BPT Challenge Baden	22	3rd	720	US$9,000.00
CEV	7/30-8/3/2025	EuroBeachVolley 2025	15	17th	360	€ 1,000.00

BPT Elite16 Rio de Janeiro Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/29/2026	Qualifier 1	Derek Bradford / Evan Cory, United States (Q5)

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$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$11,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	13	0	2	0	2	2	0	1	1	3	1	0	$108,700.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	8	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	0	1	1	0	$29,250.00
Confederation Championship	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$2,000.00
Total	24	0	2	1	2	3	2	4	1	6	2	0	$150,950.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Calvin Aye												Remi Daubas
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	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$5,500.00	World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$7,200.00
17	0	2	0	2	3	2	6	1	0	$58,350.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	20	0	2	0	2	2	6	6	1	0	$64,850.00
23	0	0	1	0	4	3	4	8	3	$19,500.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	20	0	0	2	0	5	6	3	4	0	$28,125.00
7	1	0	2	0	1	2	1	0	0	$1,250.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$350.00
											U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	$1,500.00	Confederation Championship	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$2,250.00
51	1	2	3	2	8	8	14	9	3	$86,100.00	Total	48	0	3	2	3	7	14	12	5	1	$102,775.00

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	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	$10,000.00	7	6	53.8 %
2024	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00	2	2	50.0 %
2025	FIVB	13	0	1	1	1	0	0	4	1	3	2	0	$82,250.00	30	24	55.6 %
2025	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00	1	2	33.3 %
2026	FIVB	5	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	$56,700.00	16	12	57.1 %
Total	FIVB	21	0	2	1	2	3	2	4	1	4	2	0	$148,950.00	53	42	55.8 %
Total	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$2,000.00	3	4	42.9 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Calvin Aye													Remi Daubas
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2016	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$50.00	2021	FIVB
10	1	0	0	0	3	2	1	2	1	$7,825.00	2022	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	$8,000.00
9	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	4	0	$1,500.00	2023	FIVB	10	0	1	0	0	1	4	1	2	1	$12,175.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	2023	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00
8	0	0	1	0	3	0	1	1	2	$5,750.00	2024	FIVB	11	0	0	1	0	4	0	5	1	0	$10,875.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	2024	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00
13	0	1	1	1	0	5	3	2	0	$41,125.00	2025	FIVB	13	0	1	1	1	0	5	3	2	0	$41,125.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	2025	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00
5	0	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	$28,350.00	2026	FIVB	5	0	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	$28,350.00
50	1	2	3	2	8	8	14	9	3	$86,100.00	Total	Total	47	0	3	2	3	7	14	12	5	1	$102,775.00

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	31	56.4%	13	23.6%	11	20.0%	44-11	80.0%	9	23.1%	8	20.5%	22	56.4%	9-30	23.1%	31-22	58.5%	22-19	53.7%	0	1	53-42	55.8%
2025-2026	26	56.5%	11	23.9%	9	19.6%	37-9	80.4%	9	25.7%	5	14.3%	21	60.0%	9-26	25.7%	26-21	55.3%	20-14	58.8%	0	1	46-36	56.1%
Against the Field	8	47.1%	5	29.4%	4	23.5%	13-4	76.5%	3	25.0%	3	25.0%	6	50.0%	3-9	25.0%	16-10	61.5%	16-14	53.3%	0	1	16-13	55.2%

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
World Championships	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	5	1	13	14	0	1	13	4	2	2	0	2	0	2	33	26
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	9	7	0	0	7	6	0	1	1	0	0	0	17	14
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4
Total	0	0	5	1	27	24	0	1	21	13	2	3	1	2	0	2	56	46

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