Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$5,000 VolleyFest Cook Islands
January 14 - 17, 2020
(3, Q1) Hitoshi Murakami/Takashi Tsuchiya, Japan
 
Hitoshi Murakami
Japan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 5, 1989 (35 yrs old)
Home Town: Shiga
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 32
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB Langkawi 2019)
Career Winnings: US$5,313.98
Takashi Tsuchiya
Japan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 3, 1987 (37 yrs old)
Home Town: Tokyo
Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 3
Tournaments: 21
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB Langkawi 2019)
Career Winnings: US$3,963.98
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925313341Money
FIVB1400131023010111 US$3,232.88
Previous Cook Islands Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 1/7-10/2020 Qeshm One Star 4 5th 120 US$300.00
FIVB 11/12-15/2019 Doha One Star 6 13th 90 US$100.00
FIVB 11/6-9/2019 Tel Aviv One Star 3 9th 100 € 200.00
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
Cook Islands One Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 1/15/2020 Pool C Matthew Abela / Patrick Tang, Australia (14, Q3) Won 21-16, 19-21, 15-9 0:53
Wed, 1/15/2020 Pool C Liam Kopp / Alexander Russell, Canada (6) Won 21-17, 13-21, 15-9 0:47
Thu, 1/16/2020 Winner 2 Garang Anyang / Justin Schumann, Australia (13, Q2) Won 21-16, 21-15 0:35
Fri, 1/17/2020 Semi-Finals Christopher Austin / Earl Schultz, United States (9) Lost 15-21, 19-21 0:43
Fri, 1/17/2020 Bronze Medal Travis Mewhirter / Adam Roberts, United States (5) Lost 18-21, 20-22 0:43
Head to Head Results
Murakami/Tsuchiya lead the series against the field 4-3 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 2 Kurasaka/Shoji, Japan 1-1
10/2/19FIVBBandar Torkaman One Star Pool D Murakami/Tsuchiya 4 Kurasaka/Shoji 5 21-14, 21-23, 15-11 0:56
4/12/19FIVBLangkawi One Star Pool B Kurasaka/Shoji 10, Q2 Murakami/Tsuchiya 7 21-15, 21-15 0:44
Trail the series against # 5 Mewhirter/Roberts, United States 0-1
1/17/20FIVBCook Islands One Star Bronze Medal Mewhirter/Roberts 5 Murakami/Tsuchiya 3, Q1 21-18, 22-20 0:43
Lead the series against # 6 Kopp/Russell, Canada 1-0
1/15/20FIVBCook Islands One Star Pool C Murakami/Tsuchiya 3, Q1 Kopp/Russell 6 21-17, 13-21, 15-9 0:47
Trail the series against # 9 Austin/Schultz, United States 0-1
1/17/20FIVBCook Islands One Star Semi-Finals Austin/Schultz 9 Murakami/Tsuchiya 3, Q1 21-15, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 13, Q2 Anyang/Schumann, Australia 1-0
1/16/20FIVBCook Islands One Star Winner 2 Murakami/Tsuchiya 3, Q1 Anyang/Schumann 13, Q2 21-16, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 14, Q3 Abela/Tang, Australia 1-0
1/15/20FIVBCook Islands One Star Pool C Murakami/Tsuchiya 3, Q1 Abela/Tang 14, Q3 21-16, 19-21, 15-9 0:53