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US$300,000 BPT Elite16 Doha
March 5 - 9, 2024

(3) Kelly Cheng/Sara Hughes, United States

Kelly Claes Cheng
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 18, 1995 (30 yrs old)

Home Town:

Fullerton, CA

Height:

188 cm (6'2")

Weight:

72 kg (158 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$458,625.00

Sara Hughes
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 14, 1995 (30 yrs old)

Home Town:

Long Beach, CA

Height:

178 cm (5'10")

Weight:

58 kg (128 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$364,094.92

Awards

Top Rookie 2017

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	Money
FIVB	31	6	1	1	1	9	0	8	1	3	0	1	US$493,750.00
FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	33	6	1	3	1	9	0	8	1	3	0	1	US$493,750.00

Previous Doha Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2021	Sarah Marmelstein - 5th	Emily Capers - Country Quota
2022	Sara Hughes - 1st	Kelly Cheng - 1st
2023	Sara Hughes - 5th	Kelly Cheng - 5th
2023	Sara Hughes - 9th	Kelly Cheng - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	12/6-9/2023	BPT Finals Doha 2023	4	9th	0	US$7,500.00
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	3	1st	1600	US$60,000.00
FIVB	9/27-10/1/2023	Elite16 Paris	5	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	8/16-20/2023	Elite16 Hamburg	5	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2023	Elite16 Montréal	2	9th	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2023	Elite16 Gstaad	3	2nd	1100	US$20,000.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2023	Elite16 Ostrava	6	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	4/26-30/2023	Elite16 Uberlândia	3	4th	900	US$10,000.00
FIVB	3/22-26/2023	Elite16 Tepic	5	1st	1200	US$30,000.00
FIVB	3/16-19/2023	La Paz Challenge	1	5th	600	US$3,750.00

Elite16 Doha Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 3/6/2024	Pool C	Victoria Lopes / Taina Silva, Brazil (11)	Won 16-21, 21-14, 15-9	0:37
Thu, 3/7/2024	Pool C	Raisa Schoon / Katja Stam, Netherlands (6)	Won 21-16, 21-12	0:33
Thu, 3/7/2024	Pool C	Agatha Bednarczuk / Rebecca Cavalcanti, Brazil (14, Q2)	Won 21-16, 21-15	0:29
Fri, 3/8/2024	Winner 2	Nina Brunner / Tanja Huberli, Switzerland (8)	Won 13-21, 21-13, 15-13	0:42
Sat, 3/9/2024	Semi-Finals	Carol Salgado / Barbara Seixas, Brazil (7)	Lost 11-21, 21-17, 12-15	0:50
Sat, 3/9/2024	Bronze Medal	Tina Graudina / Anastasija Samoilova, Latvia (13, Q1)	Won 21-15, 21-18	0:33

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$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$71,000.00
World Tour Finals	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$157,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	20	3	1	1	1	6	0	5	1	1	0	0	$237,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	5	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	$26,750.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,500.00
U21 World Championships	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	33	6	1	3	1	9	0	8	1	3	0	0	$493,750.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Kelly Cheng												Sara Hughes
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
5	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	$53,500.00	World Championships	4	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$53,500.00
4	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$92,750.00	World Tour Finals	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$86,250.00
37	5	1	1	6	8	11	2	0	0	$210,000.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	28	3	1	1	2	8	10	1	0	0	$146,500.00
28	3	3	0	1	10	6	2	1	0	$97,375.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	30	3	0	3	1	4	7	4	2	0	$71,625.00
4	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	$5,000.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	5	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$6,070.00
											U23 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	$0.00
82	10	4	4	7	21	23	7	1	0	$458,625.00	Total	78	10	1	6	4	17	23	6	3	0	$363,945.00

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
2013	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	6	2	75.0 %
2014	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	8	1	88.9 %
2015	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
2016	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$18,000.00	4	5	44.4 %
2017	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	$41,500.00	15	11	57.7 %
2018	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$12,000.00	4	3	57.1 %
2022	FIVB	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$190,000.00	17	2	89.5 %
2023	FIVB	11	2	1	0	1	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	$169,250.00	38	17	69.1 %
2024	FIVB	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$14,000.00	5	1	83.3 %
Total	FIVB	26	5	1	1	1	7	0	7	0	3	0	1	$444,750.00	83	40	67.5 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	14	3	82.4 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Kelly Cheng													Sara Hughes
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2011	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$0.00
											2012	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2012	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2013	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2014	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2015	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$9,000.00	2016	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$9,000.00
7	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	0	0	$23,750.00	2017	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0	0	$24,750.00
10	0	1	0	1	1	3	2	1	1	$27,750.00	2018	FIVB	12	1	0	1	0	4	4	2	0	0	$50,000.00
15	0	2	1	0	3	7	0	0	2	$49,000.00	2019	FIVB	9	0	0	1	1	1	4	1	0	1	$27,500.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$4,000.00	2020	FIVB	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$4,000.00
9	2	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	1	$41,000.00	2021	FIVB	9	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	5	$8,320.00
8	4	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	$126,500.00	2022	FIVB	9	4	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	$121,750.00
11	2	1	0	1	5	2	0	0	0	$84,625.00	2023	FIVB	11	2	1	0	1	5	2	0	0	0	$84,625.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,000.00	2024	FIVB	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,000.00
68	8	4	4	4	16	19	7	1	5	$372,625.00	Total	Total	72	9	1	6	4	15	20	6	3	8	$336,945.00

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	71	78.9%	7	7.8%	12	13.3%	78-12	86.7%	19	33.9%	6	10.7%	31	55.4%	19-37	33.9%	71-31	69.6%	26-18	59.1%	1	0	98-49	66.7%
2023-2024	39	76.5%	6	11.8%	6	11.8%	45-6	88.2%	12	36.4%	2	6.1%	19	57.6%	12-21	36.4%	39-19	67.2%	18-8	69.2%	1	0	58-27	68.2%
Against the Field	26	68.4%	6	15.8%	6	15.8%	32-6	84.2%	13	35.1%	3	8.1%	21	56.8%	13-24	35.1%	52-40	56.5%	38-18	67.9%	1	0	46-29	61.3%

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
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
World Championships	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	10	3
World Tour Finals	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	6
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	1	43	13	0	0	12	12	4	2	1	1	3	1	63	30
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	7	3	0	0	6	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	15	7
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
U21 World Championships	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	8	1
U18/19 World Championships	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6	2
Total	0	0	0	1	67	26	0	0	29	19	7	4	3	1	6	1	112	52

Head to Head Results
Cheng/Hughes lead the series against the field 38-21 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 3 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Lisboa/Silva, Brazil 3-3
12/7/23	FIVB	BPT Finals Doha 2023	Pool A	Lisboa/Silva	1	Cheng/Hughes	4	21-13, 21-19	0:28
10/15/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Gold Medal	Cheng/Hughes	3	Lisboa/Silva	1	21-16, 24-22	0:39
7/9/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Gold Medal	Lisboa/Silva	1	Cheng/Hughes	3	21-18, 21-18	0:37
4/30/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Bronze Medal	Lisboa/Silva	1	Cheng/Hughes	3	21-16, 21-13	0:32
3/26/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Gold Medal	Cheng/Hughes	5	Lisboa/Silva	1	21-14, 15-21, 15-10	0:44
1/29/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Gold Medal	Cheng/Hughes	9	Lisboa/Silva	1	21-18, 21-16	0:39
Lead the series against # 2 Brasher/Nuss, United States 4-1
10/14/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Semi-Finals	Cheng/Hughes	3	Brasher/Nuss	2	18-21, 21-12, 15-13	0:45
4/30/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Semi-Finals	Brasher/Nuss	9	Cheng/Hughes	3	21-17, 21-11	0:33
3/23/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool D	Cheng/Hughes	5	Brasher/Nuss	13, Q1	21-18, 21-17	0:33
1/28/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Winner 1	Cheng/Hughes	9	Brasher/Nuss	8	19-21, 21-14, 24-22	0:56
12/2/22	FIVB	Torquay Elite 16	Semi-Finals	Cheng/Hughes	2	Brasher/Nuss	3	21-18, 21-15	0:32
Series tied with # 4 Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson, Canada 2-2
12/6/23	FIVB	BPT Finals Doha 2023	Pool A	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	5	Cheng/Hughes	4	23-21, 21-16	0:34
7/29/23	FIVB	Elite16 Montréal	Winner 1	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	4	Cheng/Hughes	2	21-19, 19-21, 17-15	0:58
7/8/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Winner 2	Cheng/Hughes	3	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	7	20-22, 21-18, 15-11	0:56
2/2/23	FIVB	Doha Elite16	Pool B	Cheng/Hughes	2	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	7	12-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:50
Trail the series against # 5 Xia/Xue, China 0-1
7/27/23	FIVB	Elite16 Montréal	Pool B	Xia/Xue	10	Cheng/Hughes	2	21-19, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # 6 Schoon/Stam, Netherlands 4-1
3/7/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Pool C	Cheng/Hughes	3	Schoon/Stam	6	21-16, 21-12	0:33
9/30/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Winner 2	Schoon/Stam	11	Cheng/Hughes	5	19-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:49
7/6/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool C	Cheng/Hughes	3	Schoon/Stam	6	21-17, 18-21, 19-17	0:54
1/29/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Semi-Finals	Cheng/Hughes	9	Schoon/Stam	3	24-26, 21-19, 15-10	0:59
1/26/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Pool B	Cheng/Hughes	9	Schoon/Stam	3	18-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:43
Trail the series against # 7 Salgado/Seixas, Brazil 2-4
3/9/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Semi-Finals	Salgado/Seixas	7	Cheng/Hughes	3	21-11, 17-21, 15-12	0:50
8/19/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Winner 2	Salgado/Seixas	8	Cheng/Hughes	5	21-17, 21-15	0:40
7/27/23	FIVB	Elite16 Montréal	Pool B	Salgado/Seixas	7	Cheng/Hughes	2	21-19, 21-16	0:38
6/1/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Pool C	Cheng/Hughes	6	Salgado/Seixas	14, Q2	21-15, 21-17	0:39
3/25/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Winner 2	Cheng/Hughes	5	Salgado/Seixas	8	21-14, 21-19	0:39
1/27/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Pool B	Salgado/Seixas	2	Cheng/Hughes	9	21-18, 20-22, 16-14	0:58
Lead the series against # 8 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 5-4
3/8/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Winner 2	Cheng/Hughes	3	Brunner/Huberli	8	13-21, 21-13, 15-13	0:42
6/3/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Winner 2	Brunner/Huberli	5	Cheng/Hughes	6	21-18, 21-15	0:36
4/29/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Winner 2	Cheng/Hughes	3	Brunner/Huberli	5	15-21, 21-17, 16-14	0:49
2/2/23	FIVB	Doha Elite16	Pool B	Cheng/Hughes	2	Brunner/Huberli	10	21-17, 19-21, 19-17	0:52
1/27/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Pool B	Brunner/Huberli	6	Cheng/Hughes	9	18-21, 21-19, 16-14	0:54
2/28/18	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major	Pool F	Cheng/Hughes	11	Brunner/Huberli	6	21-16, 21-11	0:32
6/30/17	FIVB	Porec Major Five Star	Winner 3	Brunner/Huberli	9	Cheng/Hughes	14	21-19, 22-20	0:35
8/26/16	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 1	Cheng/Hughes	29	Brunner/Huberli	14	21-19, 27-25	0:41
7/28/16	FIVB	A1 Major Klagenfurt	Winner 1	Brunner/Huberli	18	Cheng/Hughes	32	14-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:40
Lead the series against # 9 Artacho/Clancy, Australia 2-0
6/2/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Pool C	Cheng/Hughes	6	Artacho/Clancy	3	21-19, 21-18	0:38
3/23/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool D	Cheng/Hughes	5	Artacho/Clancy	4	21-18, 21-19	0:35
Lead the series against # 10 Gottardi/Menegatti, Italy 2-0
8/17/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Pool D	Cheng/Hughes	5	Gottardi/Menegatti	13, Q1	11-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:46
3/25/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Semi-Finals	Cheng/Hughes	5	Gottardi/Menegatti	15, Q10	30-28, 21-19	0:49
Lead the series against # 11 Lopes/Silva, Brazil 3-0
3/6/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Pool C	Cheng/Hughes	3	Lopes/Silva	11	16-21, 21-14, 15-9	0:37
10/13/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 3	Cheng/Hughes	3	Lopes/Silva	14	21-14, 21-16	0:33
4/28/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Pool C	Cheng/Hughes	3	Lopes/Silva	14, Q2	21-17, 21-14	0:32
Lead the series against # 12 Lippmann/Ludwig, Germany 1-0
9/28/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Pool D	Cheng/Hughes	5	Lippmann/Ludwig	13, Q1	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 13, Q1 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 3-2
3/9/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Bronze Medal	Cheng/Hughes	3	Graudina/Samoilova	13, Q1	21-15, 21-18	0:33
12/8/23	FIVB	BPT Finals Doha 2023	Pool A	Graudina/Samoilova	10	Cheng/Hughes	4	21-19, 21-18	0:34
10/12/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 2	Cheng/Hughes	3	Graudina/Samoilova	18	19-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:48
4/28/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Pool C	Cheng/Hughes	3	Graudina/Samoilova	6	19-21, 24-22, 15-11	0:49
2/4/23	FIVB	Doha Elite16	Winner 2	Graudina/Samoilova	8	Cheng/Hughes	2	21-18, 21-16	0:33
Lead the series against # 14, Q2 Bednarczuk/Cavalcanti, Brazil 2-1
3/7/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Pool C	Cheng/Hughes	3	Bednarczuk/Cavalcanti	14, Q2	21-16, 21-15	0:29
10/9/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool C	Bednarczuk/Cavalcanti	22	Cheng/Hughes	3	21-15, 24-22	0:38
7/8/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Winner 1	Cheng/Hughes	3	Bednarczuk/Cavalcanti	9	21-19, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # 15, Q5 Bobner/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-0
7/6/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool C	Cheng/Hughes	3	Bobner/Verge-Depre	11	21-17, 21-12	0:34
Trail the series against # 16, Q6 Mader/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-1
7/7/17	FIVB	Gstaad Major Five Star	Winner 2	Mader/Verge-Depre	9	Cheng/Hughes	12	21-16, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # Q4 Placette/Richard, France 1-0
9/29/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Pool D	Cheng/Hughes	5	Placette/Richard	12	21-19, 21-19	0:40
Lead the series against # Q7 Paulikiene/Raupelyte, Lithuania 1-0
3/17/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Pool A	Cheng/Hughes	1	Paulikiene/Raupelyte	24, Q24	21-17, 21-17	0:33
Series tied with # Q8 Klinger/Klinger, Austria 1-1
10/11/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 1	Cheng/Hughes	3	Klinger/Klinger	34	27-25, 19-21, 15-9	0:58
3/18/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Winner 2	Klinger/Klinger	22, Q16	Cheng/Hughes	1	21-16, 21-16	0:31
Lead the series against # Q11 Sliwka/Wachowicz, Poland 1-0
11/25/22	FIVB	Torquay Challenge	Winner 1	Cheng/Hughes	1	Sliwka/Wachowicz	11	21-12, 21-12	0:29