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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
€ 15,000 BPT Futures Budapest
Thursday, September 3, 2026 Court #2 11:35

Match #2: Qualifier's Bracket Round 1

(Q8) Finley Bennett/James Kay, Australia
vs.
(Q9) Maxim Voleanin/Artur Zuev, Moldova

Finley Bennett
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 20, 2006 (19 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB Coolangatta 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$1,025.00

James Kay
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 7, 2006 (20 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB Rarotonga 2026)

Career Winnings:

US$675.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	Money
FIVB	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	1	US$1,350.00
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	1	0	1	US$1,350.00

Previous Budapest Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/6-9/2026	BPT Futures Pingtan	11	13th	140	US$100.00
FIVB	7/30-8/2/2026	BPT Futures Qidong	9, Q1	9th	180	US$300.00
FIVB	7/22-26/2026	BPT Challenge Shangluo	Q17	41st	100	US$0.00
FIVB	6/25-28/2026	BPT Futures Hangzhou	5	13th	140	US$150.00
FIVB	3/30-4/2/2026	BPT Futures Tahiti	9, Q1	9th	180	US$200.00
FIVB	3/24-27/2026	BPT Futures Rarotonga	8, Q1	4th	280	US$400.00
FIVB	3/11-15/2026	BPT Futures Coolangatta	11	9th	180	US$200.00
FIVB Age Group WC	10/15-19/2025	U21 World Championships	12	17th	80	US$0.00

Futures Budapest Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/3/2026	Qualifier 1	Maxim Voleanin / Artur Zuev, Moldova (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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	$1,350.00
U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
Total	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	1	0	1	$1,350.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Finley Bennett												James Kay
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	0	0	1	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
11	0	0	1	1	0	6	2	0	0	$1,025.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	8	0	0	0	1	0	5	1	0	0	$675.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
14	0	0	1	1	0	6	4	0	1	$1,025.00	Total	10	0	0	0	1	0	5	2	0	1	$675.00

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 Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	1	3	25.0 %
2026	FIVB	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	1	$1,350.00	9	14	39.1 %
Total	FIVB	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	1	$1,350.00	9	14	39.1 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	1	3	25.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Finley Bennett													James Kay
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	1	0	0	$0.00	2024	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2024	FIVB Age Group WC
3	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	$350.00	2025	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2025	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
7	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	1	$675.00	2026	FIVB	7	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	1	$675.00
13	0	0	1	1	0	6	4	0	1	$1,025.00	Total	Total	9	0	0	0	1	0	5	2	0	1	$675.00

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	7	70.0%	1	10.0%	2	20.0%	8-2	80.0%	1	7.7%	2	15.4%	10	76.9%	1-12	7.7%	7-10	41.2%	2-4	33.3%	0	0	9-14	39.1%
2025-2026	7	70.0%	1	10.0%	2	20.0%	8-2	80.0%	1	7.7%	2	15.4%	10	76.9%	1-12	7.7%	7-10	41.2%	2-4	33.3%	0	0	9-14	39.1%
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	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	3	0	4	8	0	0	2	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	9	13
U21 World Championships	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Total	0	0	3	1	5	10	0	0	2	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	10	17

Maxim Voleanin
Moldova

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 4, 2001 (25 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

17th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Artur Zuev
Moldova

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 29, 2004 (21 yrs old)

Home Town:

Chisinau

Height:

209 cm (6'10")

Weight:

91 kg (200 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

17th (FIVB Balikesir 2026)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	Money
FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	US$0.00

Previous Budapest Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Timofei Chisleacov - 21st	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/27-30/2026	BPT Futures Modena	Q5	21st	60	€ 0.00
FIVB	6/25-28/2026	BPT Futures Balikesir	Q5	17th	100	€ 0.00

Futures Budapest Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/3/2026	Qualifier 1	Finley Bennett / James Kay, Australia (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$)
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00
Total	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Maxim Voleanin												Artur Zuev
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	$0.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	$0.00	Total	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	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	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00	1	2	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00	1	2	33.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Maxim Voleanin													Artur Zuev
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	1	0	0	$0.00	2021	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2022	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00	2026	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	$0.00	Total	Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	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	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	0-2	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	1-2	33.3%
2025-2026	0	0	0	0-0	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	0-2	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	1-2	33.3%
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
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Total	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2

Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
9/3/26	FIVB	Futures Budapest	Qualifier 1