Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite16 Rio de Janeiro
Saturday, August 1, 2026 Court #3 13:00
Match #46: Winner's Bracket Round 1

(2) Kristians Fokerots/Martins Plavins, Latvia
vs.
(7) Kevin Cuzmiciov/Eylon Elazar, Israel
 

Kristians Fokerots
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 31, 2005 (21 yrs old)
Home Town: Kuldiga
Height: 194 cm (6'4")
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 44
Career Wins: 6
Career FIVB WT Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$109,299.55
Martins Plavins
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 8, 1985 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Riga
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 24
Tournaments: 224
Career Wins: 9
Career FIVB WT Wins: 5
Career Winnings: US$535,843.25
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925Money
CEV210000010000 US$25,904.00
FIVB2521425033211 US$178,826.96
Overall2731425043211 US$204,730.96
Previous Rio de Janeiro Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB Age Group WC 2005 Did not play Aleksandrs Samoilovs - 1st
2016 Did not play Haralds Regza - 33rd
2024 Martins Plavins - 3rd Kristians Fokerots - 3rd
2025 Martins Plavins - 4th Kristians Fokerots - 4th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/1-5/2026 BPT Elite Gstaad 2 9th 600 US$6,200.00
FIVB 5/27-31/2026 BPT Elite Ostrava 3 9th 600 US$6,200.00
FIVB 4/29-5/3/2026 BPT Elite Brasília 4 3rd 1000 US$17,000.00
FIVB 4/8-12/2026 BPT Elite Saquarema 6 3rd 1000 US$17,000.00
FIVB 12/3-7/2025 BPT Elite Itapema 2 2nd 1100 US$23,000.00
FIVB 11/14-23/2025 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships 17 17th 640 US$7,000.00
FIVB 10/7-11/2025 BPT Elite Newport Beach 6 5th 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 9/24-28/2025 BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro 4 4th 900 US$12,000.00
FIVB 9/17-21/2025 BPT Elite Joao Pessoa 7 19th 380 US$2,500.00
FIVB 8/27-31/2025 BPT Elite Hamburg 13 4th 900 US$12,000.00
CEV 7/30-8/3/2025 EuroBeachVolley 2025 3 9th 460 € 2,500.00
BPT Elite16 Rio de Janeiro Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/30/2026 Pool B Joao Elbert / Lucas Sampaio, Brazil (23, Q13) Won 21-12, 21-17 0:35
Thu, 7/30/2026 Pool B Samuele Cottafava / Gianluca Dal Corso, Italy (14) Won 21-17, 38-36 0:43
Fri, 7/31/2026 Pool B Thomas Hodges / Ben Hood, Australia (11) Won 17-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:45
Sat, 8/1/2026 Winner 1 Kevin Cuzmiciov / Eylon Elazar, Israel (7)    
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships100000000100 $7,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1701324023100 $163,600.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open300000010110 $4,000.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star420101000000 $3,800.00
Confederation Championship210000010000 $22,500.00
Total2731425043310 $200,900.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Kristians Fokerots Martins Plavins
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           Olympic Games3001101000 $0.00
1000000100 $3,500.00 World Championships8000101402 $36,900.00
           World Tour Finals3000012000 $17,750.00
18013245200 $81,800.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam861132523221315 $263,550.00
11000001253 $2,500.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open832222925151412 $156,100.00
9312030000 $3,300.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star11212022200 $10,550.00
           Challenger3000021000 $1,800.00
           Satellite1100000000 $1,000.00
2100000010 $0.00 U21 World Championships2100010000 $0.00
1100000000 $0.00 U18/19 World Championships1000001000 $0.00
2100001000 $11,250.00 Confederation Championship13102025210 $28,000.00
44625277563 $102,350.00 Total214841062261452829 $515,650.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2023FIVB610101010110 $5,800.00 18869.2 %
2024FIVB200101000000 $22,000.00 6650.0 %
2024CEV110000000000 $20,000.00 70100.0 %
2025FIVB1211023003200 $98,000.00 292553.7 %
2025CEV100000010000 $2,500.00 2250.0 %
2026FIVB400200020000 $46,400.00 20580.0 %
TotalFIVB2421425033310 $172,200.00 734462.4 %
TotalCEV210000010000 $22,500.00 9281.8 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Kristians Fokerots  Martins Plavins
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2002FIVB Age Group WC1000001000 $0.00
           2004FIVB Age Group WC1000010000 $0.00
           2005FIVB1000000010 $1,000.00
           2005FIVB C&S2100001000 $1,450.00
           2005FIVB Age Group WC1100000000 $0.00
           2006FIVB4000001012 $3,250.00
           2006FIVB C&S2000020000 $1,350.00
           2006CEV2000000200 $0.00
           2007FIVB15000023523 $30,500.00
           2007CEV1000001000 $650.00
           2008FIVB17000015263 $29,100.00
           2009FIVB5000001301 $10,650.00
           2009CEV1000000001 $0.00
           2010FIVB11010012214 $28,750.00
           2010CEV1001000000 $5,000.00
           2011FIVB10000113410 $39,875.00
           2011CEV1000010000 $2,000.00
           2012FIVB11101006210 $49,725.00
           2012CEV1000001000 $1,250.00
           2013FIVB9010000242 $18,850.00
           2014FIVB10100002115 $19,000.00
           2014CEV1000000100 $500.00
           2015FIVB11000102215 $14,850.00
           2015CEV4100111000 $1,843.75
           2016FIVB17001009412 $35,700.00
           2016CEV2001000010 $1,750.00
           2017FIVB7000101221 $13,250.00
           2017CEV2000011000 $2,000.00
           2018FIVB13110044210 $53,000.00
           2018CEV2001001000 $2,750.00
           2019FIVB13001028200 $38,000.00
           2019CEV1000000100 $500.00
           2020CEV1000001000 $1,250.00
           2021FIVB6000101220 $8,750.00
           2021CEV1000001000 $1,250.00
10001010242 $900.00 2022FIVB6001000401 $1,250.00
1100000000 $0.00 2022FIVB Age Group WC          
7101011111 $2,900.00 2023FIVB9101021220 $3,050.00
1000000010 $0.00 2023FIVB Age Group WC          
5111020000 $12,000.00 2024FIVB2001010000 $11,000.00
1100000000 $10,000.00 2024CEV1100000000 $10,000.00
12110233200 $49,000.00 2025FIVB12110233200 $49,000.00
1100000000 $0.00 2025FIVB Age Group WC          
1000001000 $1,250.00 2025CEV1000001000 $1,250.00
4002002000 $23,200.00 2026FIVB4002002000 $23,200.00
43625277563 $99,250.00 TotalTotal223941172364472830 $516,543.75
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall49 69.0% 13 18.3% 9 12.7% 62-9 87.3% 10 22.2% 8 17.8% 27 60.0% 10-35 22.2% 49-27 64.5% 23-17 57.5% 10 73-44 62.4%
2025-202634 72.3% 7 14.9% 6 12.8% 41-6 87.2% 8 25.0% 3 9.4% 21 65.6% 8-24 25.0% 34-21 61.8% 15-9 62.5% 00 49-30 62.0%
Against the Field13 68.4% 3 15.8% 3 15.8% 16-3 84.2% 6 40.0% 3 20.0% 6 40.0% 6-9 40.0% 26-12 68.4% 18-12 60.0% 00 22-12 64.7%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
World Championships000021000100000022
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam000028140015121532014734
Challenge/Four Star/Open005122010100000075
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star0000710051211020173
Confederation Championship000041003110001092
Total005143190123164642318246


Kevin Cuzmiciov
Israel
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 14, 2003 (22 yrs old)
Home Town: Ashdod
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 41
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$49,130.30
Eylon Elazar
Israel
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 11, 2000 (25 yrs old)
Home Town: Gazit
Height: 195 cm (6'5")
Weight: 86 kg (189 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 60
Career Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$55,526.75
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317192533Money
CEV1000000100000 US$2,500.00
FIVB29332060402134 US$89,429.92
Overall30332060502134 US$91,929.92
Previous Rio de Janeiro Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2025 Eylon Elazar - 19th Kevin Cuzmiciov - 19th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/1-5/2026 BPT Elite Gstaad 15 5th 760 US$9,000.00
FIVB 5/20-24/2026 BPT Challenge Nuvali 1 5th 600 US$5,000.00
FIVB 5/13-17/2026 BPT Challenge Xiamen 2 1st 800 US$20,000.00
FIVB 3/25-29/2026 BPT Challenge Nayarit 7 3rd 720 US$9,000.00
FIVB 3/18-22/2026 BPT Challenge Tlaxcala 9 17th 340 US$2,250.00
FIVB 3/5-8/2026 BPT Challenge Bhubaneswar 3 3rd 720 US$9,000.00
FIVB 10/15-19/2025 BPT Challenge Nuvali 14 9th 460 US$3,250.00
FIVB 10/1-5/2025 BPT Challenge Veracruz 21 17th 340 US$2,250.00
FIVB 9/24-28/2025 BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro 19, Q9 19th 380 US$2,500.00
FIVB 9/17-21/2025 BPT Elite Joao Pessoa Q5 25th 300 US$0.00
FIVB 8/27-31/2025 BPT Elite Hamburg Q4 25th 300 US$0.00
FIVB 8/6-10/2025 BPT Challenge Baden 9 9th 460 US$3,250.00
CEV 7/30-8/3/2025 EuroBeachVolley 2025 26 9th 460 € 2,500.00
BPT Elite16 Rio de Janeiro Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/30/2026 Pool F Cody Caldwell / Jacob LaBouliere, United States (18, Q2) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:31
Thu, 7/30/2026 Pool F Adrielson Dos Santos / Arthur da Silva, Brazil (19, Q3) Lost 13-21, 22-20, 13-15 0:46
Fri, 7/31/2026 Pool F Nicolas Capogrosso / Tomas Capogrosso, Argentina (6) Lost 21-18, 16-21, 12-15 0:47
Fri, 7/31/2026 Lucky Loser Bautista Amieva / Maciel Bueno, Argentina (17, Q1) Won 22-20, 19-21, 25-23 1:00
Sat, 8/1/2026 Winner 1 Kristians Fokerots / Martins Plavins, Latvia (2)    
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam500001000120 $17,700.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open1610203030214 $66,500.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star823002010000 $4,900.00
Confederation Championship100000010000 $2,500.00
Total3033206050334 $91,600.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Kevin Cuzmiciov Eylon Elazar
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
5000010120 $8,850.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam9000011420 $11,350.00
17102033215 $33,250.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open25102034348 $35,000.00
17240233300 $3,750.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star21352034310 $4,600.00
1000000010 $0.00 U21 World Championships1000000001 $0.00
           U18/19 World Championships1000000001 $0.00
1000001000 $1,250.00 Confederation Championship3000001020 $1,750.00
41342277645 $47,100.00 Total60454071010910 $52,700.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2023FIVB301000020000 $3,400.00 8561.5 %
2024FIVB701002000013 $1,300.00 9852.9 %
2025FIVB1221002020221 $23,950.00 301566.7 %
2025CEV100000010000 $2,500.00 2250.0 %
2026FIVB610202000100 $54,250.00 241168.6 %
TotalFIVB2833206040334 $82,900.00 713964.5 %
TotalCEV100000010000 $2,500.00 2250.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Kevin Cuzmiciov  Eylon Elazar
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2018FIVB Age Group WC1000000001 $0.00
           2019FIVB Age Group WC1000000001 $0.00
           2020FIVB2000001100 $100.00
5000111101 $700.00 2021FIVB7001001212 $350.00
1000000010 $0.00 2021FIVB Age Group WC          
2000100100 $200.00 2022FIVB13021013420 $5,450.00
           2022CEV1000000010 $250.00
6020003100 $2,100.00 2023FIVB6010002012 $1,700.00
           2023CEV1000000010 $250.00
7010020013 $650.00 2024FIVB8110020013 $1,150.00
12210022221 $11,975.00 2025FIVB12210022221 $11,975.00
1000001000 $1,250.00 2025CEV1000001000 $1,250.00
6102020100 $27,125.00 2026FIVB6102020100 $27,125.00
40342277645 $44,000.00 TotalTotal59454071010910 $49,600.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall44 71.0% 8 12.9% 10 16.1% 52-10 83.9% 19 40.4% 8 17.0% 20 42.6% 19-28 40.4% 44-20 68.8% 27-18 60.0% 01 71-39 64.5%
2025-202637 72.5% 7 13.7% 7 13.7% 44-7 86.3% 10 35.7% 5 17.9% 13 46.4% 10-18 35.7% 37-13 74.0% 17-12 58.6% 01 54-26 67.5%
Against the Field4 57.1% 1 14.3% 2 28.6% 5-2 71.4% 5 41.7% 1 8.3% 6 50.0% 5-7 41.7% 8-12 40.0% 12-6 66.7% 00 10-9 52.6%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam001226201100000069
Challenge/Four Star/Open0065156101281220103821
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star00001330073500023279
Confederation Championship000011001100000022
Total007731163021136220337341

Head to Head Results
Cuzmiciov/Elazar lead the series 1-0
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
8/1/26FIVBBPT Elite16 Rio de Janeiro Winner 1          
7/3/26FIVBBPT Elite Gstaad Winner 1 Cuzmiciov/Elazar 15 Fokerots/Plavins 2 20-22, 21-18, 15-12 0:48