Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Doha BPT Elite16
February 1 - 5, 2023
(2) Kelly Cheng/Sara Hughes, United States
 
Kelly Claes Cheng
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 18, 1995 (29 yrs old)
Home Town: Fullerton, CA
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Weight: 72 kg (158 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 73
Career Wins: 9
Career Winnings: US$397,125.00
Sara Hughes
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 14, 1995 (29 yrs old)
Home Town: Long Beach, CA
Height: 178 cm (5'10")
Weight: 58 kg (128 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 77
Career Wins: 10
Career Winnings: US$361,594.92
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172541Money
FIVB3161119081301 US$493,750.00
FIVB Age Group WC200200000000 US$0.00
Overall3361319081301 US$493,750.00
Previous Doha Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2021 Sarah Sponcil - 5th Emily Capers - Country Quota
2022 Sara Hughes - 1st Kelly Cheng - 1st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 1/26-29/2023 Beach Pro Tour Finals 9 1st 0 US$150,000.00
FIVB 11/29-12/3/2022 Torquay Elite 16 2 1st 1200 US$30,000.00
FIVB 11/23-27/2022 Torquay Challenge 1 1st 800 US$10,000.00
Doha Elite16 Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 2/2/2023 Pool B Nina Brunner / Tanja Huberli, Switzerland (10) Won 21-17, 19-21, 19-17 0:52
Thu, 2/2/2023 Pool B Melissa Humana-Paredes / Brandie Wilkerson, Canada (7) Won 12-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:50
Fri, 2/3/2023 Pool B Andressa Cavalcanti / Vitoria De Souza, Brazil (15, Q3) Won 21-8, 21-12 0:25
Sat, 2/4/2023 Winner 2 Tina Graudina / Anastasija Samoilova, Latvia (8) Lost 18-21, 16-21 0:33
Head to Head Results
Cheng/Hughes lead the series against the field 12-5 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Lisboa/Silva, Brazil 1-0
1/29/23FIVBBeach Pro Tour Finals Gold Medal Cheng/Hughes 9 Lisboa/Silva 1 21-18, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # 3 Muller/Tillmann, Germany 1-0
1/28/23FIVBBeach Pro Tour Finals Pool B Cheng/Hughes 9 Muller/Tillmann 7 21-14, 21-15 0:32
Trail the series against # 4 Salgado/Seixas, Brazil 0-1
1/27/23FIVBBeach Pro Tour Finals Pool B Salgado/Seixas 2 Cheng/Hughes 9 21-18, 20-22, 16-14 0:58
Lead the series against # 7 Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson, Canada 1-0
2/2/23FIVBDoha Elite16 Pool B Cheng/Hughes 2 Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson 7 12-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:50
Trail the series against # 8 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 0-1
2/4/23FIVBDoha Elite16 Winner 2 Graudina/Samoilova 8 Cheng/Hughes 2 21-18, 21-16 0:33
Lead the series against # 9 Schoon/Stam, Netherlands 2-0
1/29/23FIVBBeach Pro Tour Finals Semi-Finals Cheng/Hughes 9 Schoon/Stam 3 24-26, 21-19, 15-10 0:59
1/26/23FIVBBeach Pro Tour Finals Pool B Cheng/Hughes 9 Schoon/Stam 3 18-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:43
Series tied with # 10 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 3-3
2/2/23FIVBDoha Elite16 Pool B Cheng/Hughes 2 Brunner/Huberli 10 21-17, 19-21, 19-17 0:52
1/27/23FIVBBeach Pro Tour Finals Pool B Brunner/Huberli 6 Cheng/Hughes 9 18-21, 21-19, 16-14 0:54
2/28/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Pool F Cheng/Hughes 11 Brunner/Huberli 6 21-16, 21-11 0:32
6/30/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Winner 3 Brunner/Huberli 9 Cheng/Hughes 14 21-19, 22-20 0:35
8/26/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 1 Cheng/Hughes 29 Brunner/Huberli 14 21-19, 27-25 0:41
7/28/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Winner 1 Brunner/Huberli 18 Cheng/Hughes 32 14-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:40
Lead the series against # 14, Q2 Kloth/Nuss, United States 2-0
1/28/23FIVBBeach Pro Tour Finals Winner 1 Cheng/Hughes 9 Kloth/Nuss 8 19-21, 21-14, 24-22 0:56
12/2/22FIVBTorquay Elite 16 Semi-Finals Cheng/Hughes 2 Kloth/Nuss 3 21-18, 21-15 0:32
Lead the series against # 15, Q3 Cavalcanti/De Souza, Brazil 1-0
2/3/23FIVBDoha Elite16 Pool B Cheng/Hughes 2 Cavalcanti/De Souza 15, Q3 21-8, 21-12 0:25
Lead the series against # Q7 Kraft/Stockman, United States 1-0
11/26/22FIVBTorquay Challenge Semi-Finals Cheng/Hughes 1 Kraft/Stockman 2 21-14, 21-15 0:34