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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
€ 15,000 BPT Futures Tallinn
Wednesday, August 19, 2026 Stadium Court 13:30

Match #5: Qualifier's Bracket Round 1

(Q3) Kristoffer Abell/Lundby Andersen, Denmark
vs.
(Q14) Karl Rinaldo/Nils Ruhka, Estonia

Kristoffer Abell
Denmark

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 10, 1994 (31 yrs old)

Home Town:

Aarhus

Height:

203 cm (6'8")

Weight:

91 kg (200 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Manavgat 2018)

Career Winnings:

US$16,985.23

Christian Lundby Andersen
Denmark

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 12, 2004 (21 yrs old)

Home Town:

Odense S

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (3 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$1,300.69

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	US$2,013.63

Previous Tallinn 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 Malmo	7	5th	240	€ 450.00
FIVB	5/20-24/2026	BPT Challenge Nuvali	32, Q21	25th	220	US$1,500.00

BPT Futures Tallinn Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/19/2026	Qualifier 1	Karl Rinaldo / Nils Ruhka, Estonia (Q14)

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,500.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$450.00
Total	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,950.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Kristoffer Abell												Lundby Andersen
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam
18	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	5	9	$9,400.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$750.00
21	0	1	1	1	9	4	1	0	3	$5,500.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	7	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	0	$375.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	U23 World Championships
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00	Confederation Championship
46	0	1	1	1	10	7	2	7	16	$15,150.00	Total	12	0	0	0	0	3	0	5	1	2	$1,125.00

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	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,950.00	4	4	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,950.00	4	4	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Kristoffer Abell													Lundby Andersen
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	1	1	$0.00	2014	FIVB Age Group WC
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2015	FIVB
4	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	$500.00	2015	CEV
6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	$1,400.00	2016	FIVB
8	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	3	$1,175.00	2018	FIVB
5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	$500.00	2019	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00	2020	FIVB
6	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	1	$5,350.00	2021	FIVB
6	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	1	$2,750.00	2022	FIVB
											2022	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00	2022	CEV
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$150.00	2023	FIVB
											2023	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2024	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	2	$150.00
4	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	$350.00	2025	FIVB
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	$1,725.00	2026	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$975.00
49	0	1	1	1	11	8	3	7	17	$15,650.00	Total	Total	11	0	0	0	0	3	0	5	1	2	$1,125.00

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	4	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	25.0%	3	75.0%	0-4	0.0%	4-3	57.1%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	4-4	50.0%
2025-2026	4	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	25.0%	3	75.0%	0-4	0.0%	4-3	57.1%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	4-4	50.0%
Against the Field	0		0		0		0-0		0		0		0		0-0		0-0		0-0		0	0	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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Total	0	0	2	0	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4

Karl Rinaldo
Estonia

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 22, 1992 (33 yrs old)

Home Town:

Tallinn

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

25th (FIVB Jurmala 2026)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Nils Rühka
Estonia

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 9, 1998 (28 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

25th (FIVB Jurmala 2026)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$0.00

Previous Tallinn Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/10-14/2026	BPT Futures Jurmala	Q15	25th	50	€ 0.00

BPT Futures Tallinn Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/19/2026	Qualifier 1	Kristoffer Abell / Lundby Andersen, Denmark (Q3)

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	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Karl Rinaldo												Nils Ruhka
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	0	1	0	$0.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Karl Rinaldo													Nils Ruhka
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	0	1	0	$0.00	2026	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	Total	Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00

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	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	0.0%
2025-2026	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	0.0%
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	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	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
8/19/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Tallinn	Qualifier 1