The Beach Blacks are New Zealand’s elite beach volleyball athletes, competing on the world stage with a clear focus: qualifying for the 2025 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Adelaide, Australia, and building towards the ultimate goal – the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Representing Aotearoa with pride, they embody the grit, skill, and teamwork needed to compete against the best in the world, while inspiring the next generation of Kiwi beach volleyballers.
3–9 March– Futures (Maunganui, NZ)
Macionis/Sinkevicius – Won – 21–16, 21–11
Merritt/Walker – Won – 21–16, 21–15
Abell/Napier – Won – 21–17, 28–26
Urrutia/Bradford – Won – 21–18, 21–19
Hartles/McManaway – Won – 21–19, 23–21
8–11 April – Futures (Songkhla, THA)
Muneekul/Thanan – Won – 21–18, 21–13
Canet/Duval – Lost – 16–21, 19–21
Moiseiev/Savvin – Won – 24–22, 21–13
Elazar/Cuzmiciov – Lost – 21–10, 19–21, 12–15
14–18 May – Challenge (Xiamen, CHN)
Wang/Xing – Won – 21–9, 21–13
Huber/Seidl – Won – 21–19, 21–11
Friedli/Haussener – Lost – 16–21, 23–21, 11–15
B. Sagstetter/J. Sagstetter – Won – 21–17, 17–21, 15–11
Adrian Mol/Markus Mol – Lost – 13–21, 19–21
Gold | Mount Maunganui Futures | Ben O'Dea & Brad Fuller
Gold | Coolangatta Futures | Ben O'Dea & Jack McManaway
Silver | AVC Beach Tour Samila Open | Ben O'Dea & Brad Fuller
Home Town | Tauranga
High School | Ōtumoētai College
Born | 1990
Height | 198cm
Top Achievements
Bronze Medal 2019 Commonwealth Games with Brother Ben
Home Town | Tauranga
High School | Ōtumoētai College
Born | 1992
Height | 195cm
Top Achievements
Bronze Medal 2019 Commonwealth Games with Brother Sam
Head Coach
Assistant Coach
Physio
VOLLEYBALL
NEW ZEALAND INC
Sports House, Stadium Drive, Albany, Auckland, New Zealand