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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$5,000 BPT Futures Pirae Tahiti
April 3 - 6, 2024

(7) Kai Kurokawa/Ryota Sato, Japan

Kai Kurokawa
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 20, 1994 (31 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kyoto

Height:

183 cm (6'0")

Weight:

87 kg (191 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (4 times)

Career Winnings:

US$1,358.91

Ryota Sato
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 7, 1993 (32 yrs old)

Home Town:

Shizuoka

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

86 kg (189 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB Pirae Tahiti 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$450.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	US$300.00

Previous Pirae Tahiti Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

BPT Futures Pirae Tahiti Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 4/3/2024	Pool B	Ivan Datsiuk / Ivan Likhatskyi, Ukraine (10)	Lost 20-22, 21-23	0:40
Thu, 4/4/2024	Pool B	Christopher Ariitai / Teriihopuare Hoani, France (15)	Won 21-15, 21-5	0:29
Fri, 4/5/2024	Winner 1	Gabriel Arpin / Tyler Brossard, Canada (13)	Won 21-16, 21-14	0:36
Fri, 4/5/2024	Winner 2	Majak Gundersen / Havard Solheim, Norway (8)	Lost 19-21, 19-21	0:44

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	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$300.00
Total	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$300.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Kai Kurokawa												Ryota Sato
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											World Tour Finals	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
17	0	0	0	0	4	8	5	0	0	$1,212.50	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	6	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	$450.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
23	0	0	0	0	4	8	6	2	1	$1,212.50	Total	19	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	0	$450.00

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	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	1	2	33.3 %
2024	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$300.00	2	2	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	$300.00	3	4	42.9 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Kai Kurokawa													Ryota Sato
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	2012	FIVB Age Group WC
											2018	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2019	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	$50.00
											2020	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	$100.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2021	FIVB
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$100.00	2022	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	$50.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$200.00	2023	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$100.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$150.00	2024	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$150.00
12	0	0	0	0	2	2	5	1	2	$450.00	Total	Total	19	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	12	$450.00

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	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	100.0%	0-4	0.0%	2-4	33.3%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	3-4	42.9%
2023-2024	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	0-0		0	0	2-2	50.0%
Against the Field	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	4-4	50.0%	0-0		0	0	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	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Total	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4

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
Trail the series against # 8 Gundersen/Solheim, Norway 0-1
4/5/24	FIVB	BPT Futures Pirae Tahiti	Winner 2	Gundersen/Solheim	8	Kurokawa/Sato	7	21-19, 21-19	0:44
Trail the series against # 10 Datsiuk/Likhatskyi, Ukraine 0-1
4/3/24	FIVB	BPT Futures Pirae Tahiti	Pool B	Datsiuk/Likhatskyi	10	Kurokawa/Sato	7	22-20, 23-21	0:40
Lead the series against # 13 Arpin/Brossard, Canada 1-0
4/5/24	FIVB	BPT Futures Pirae Tahiti	Winner 1	Kurokawa/Sato	7	Arpin/Brossard	13	21-16, 21-14	0:36
Lead the series against # 15 Ariitai/Hoani, France 1-0
4/4/24	FIVB	BPT Futures Pirae Tahiti	Pool B	Kurokawa/Sato	7	Ariitai/Hoani	15	21-15, 21-5	0:29