Ondrej Perusic is the 2025 Beach Pro Tour Sportsmanship Award winner.
Honorable Mention
- Arthur Lanci, Brazil
- Stefan Boermans, Netherlands
- Christian Sorum, Norway
- David Schweiner, Czech Republic
For some, it takes becoming a father to become humble enough to be decent to all those around you. This was never the case with Ondrej Perusic. He won the 2023 Sportsmanship Award in the same year in which he was voted MVP, Best Defensive Player, and Team of the Year.
If you can remain one of the finest human beings on the Beach Pro Tour in a year in which you win all of that, how much humbler can you really get?
Turns out, even more so, as Perusic, whose won was born two weeks before the Ostrava Elite, was again voted by his peers as the winner of the Sportsmanship Award.
He and David Schweiner, another nominee in 2025, are the first to call their own touches. They are the first to have reasonable conversations with the referees. They are unfailingly kind to the volunteers and staff. Win or lose, they are gracious against their competitors. They have welcoming conversations on shuttles to the venue and in passing between matches.
There are few better men in this sport than Ondrej Perusic.
2023 Sportsmanship Award: Ondrej Perusic
2024 Sportsmanship Award: Paolo Nicolai
