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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
€ 10,000 Tel Aviv One Star
November 6 - 9, 2019

(3) Hitoshi Murakami/Takashi Tsuchiya, Japan

Hitoshi Murakami
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 5, 1989 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Shiga

Height:

188 cm (6'2")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB Langkawi 2019)

Career Winnings:

US$5,313.98

Takashi Tsuchiya
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 3, 1987 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Tokyo

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB Langkawi 2019)

Career Winnings:

US$3,963.98

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	31	33	41	Money
FIVB	14	0	0	1	3	1	0	2	3	0	1	0	1	1	1	US$3,232.88

Previous Tel Aviv Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/1-4/2019	Bandar Torkaman One Star	4	4th	140	US$400.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2019	Tokyo Four Star	Q18	33rd	160	US$0.00
FIVB	7/4-7/2019	Qidong Two Star	20	19th	150	US$500.00
FIVB	5/23-26/2019	Boracay One Star	6	13th	90	US$100.00
FIVB	4/18-21/2019	Göteborg One Star	6	13th	90	€ 100.00
FIVB	4/11-14/2019	Langkawi One Star	7	3rd	160	US$500.00
FIVB	3/11-16/2019	Doha Four Star	Q27	41st	40	US$0.00
FIVB	3/7-10/2019	Kampong Speu One Star	6	9th	100	US$200.00
FIVB	2/28-3/3/2019	Visakhapatnam One Star	8	4th	140	US$400.00

Tel Aviv One Star Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 11/7/2019	Pool C	Eylon Elazar / Ofri Masuri, Israel (14)	Lost 21-19, 19-21, 12-15	1:06
Fri, 11/8/2019	Pool C	Vsevolod Bobrikov / Vladislav Mikhalev, Russia (11, Q4)	Won 21-11, 18-21, 15-13	0:52
Fri, 11/8/2019	Winner 1	Martin Chiniewicz / Michal Korycki, Poland (10, Q1)	Lost 19-13 Retired	0:19

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	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	12	0	0	1	3	1	0	2	3	1	0	0	$3,200.00
Total	14	0	0	1	3	1	0	2	3	1	0	0	$3,200.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Hitoshi Murakami												Takashi Tsuchiya
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	1	0	$2,000.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam
10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$400.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
20	0	0	1	4	1	8	3	0	0	$2,750.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	19	0	0	1	3	1	6	5	1	0	$3,800.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
32	0	0	1	4	1	8	4	2	0	$5,150.00	Total	21	0	0	1	3	1	6	5	1	0	$3,800.00

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
2019	FIVB	8	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	2	$1,800.00	8	14	36.4 %
2020	FIVB	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$600.00	4	5	44.4 %
Total	FIVB	10	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	2	1	0	2	$2,400.00	12	19	38.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Hitoshi Murakami													Takashi Tsuchiya
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	2009	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$400.00	2014	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$2,000.00	2015	FIVB
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00	2016	FIVB
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$750.00	2018	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	1	$1,450.00
13	0	0	1	2	0	6	1	0	3	$1,300.00	2019	FIVB	9	0	0	1	1	0	3	2	0	2	$1,650.00
2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$300.00	2020	FIVB	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$300.00
28	0	0	1	3	0	7	4	2	11	$4,750.00	Total	Total	17	0	0	1	2	0	5	5	1	3	$3,400.00

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	8	57.1%	4	28.6%	2	14.3%	12-2	85.7%	4	16.0%	2	8.0%	19	76.0%	4-21	16.0%	8-19	29.6%	8-4	66.7%	1	2	17-25	40.5%
2019-2020	8	57.1%	4	28.6%	2	14.3%	12-2	85.7%	4	16.0%	2	8.0%	19	76.0%	4-21	16.0%	8-19	29.6%	8-4	66.7%	1	2	17-25	40.5%
Against the Field	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	2-2	50.0%	0	1	2-2	50.0%

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	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	1	10	12	0	0	6	3	0	4	1	3	0	0	17	23
Total	0	0	0	3	10	12	0	0	6	3	0	4	1	3	0	0	17	25

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 2-2 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 9 Ilewicz/Sdebel, Poland 1-0
4/14/19	FIVB	Langkawi One Star	Bronze Medal	Murakami/Tsuchiya	7	Ilewicz/Sdebel	14, Q10	21-15, 21-18	0:40
Trail the series against # 10, Q1 Chiniewicz/Korycki, Poland 0-1
11/8/19	FIVB	Tel Aviv One Star	Winner 1	Chiniewicz/Korycki	10, Q1	Murakami/Tsuchiya	3	19-13 Retired	0:19
Lead the series against # 11, Q4 Bobrikov/Mikhalev, Russia 1-0
11/8/19	FIVB	Tel Aviv One Star	Pool C	Murakami/Tsuchiya	3	Bobrikov/Mikhalev	11, Q4	21-11, 18-21, 15-13	0:52
Trail the series against # 14 Elazar/Masuri, Israel 0-1
11/7/19	FIVB	Tel Aviv One Star	Pool C	Elazar/Masuri	14	Murakami/Tsuchiya	3	19-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:06