Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
June 28 - July 6, 2019
(16) Kelly Cheng/Sarah Sponcil, 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
Sarah Sponcil
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 16, 1996 (28 yrs old)
Home Town: Phoenix, AZ
Height: 178 cm (5'10")
Weight: 61 kg (134 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 49
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$164,000.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533CQMoney
FIVB25221080900021 US$184,000.00
Previous Hamburg Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/11-15/2019 Warsaw Four Star 9 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/29-6/2/2019 Ostrava Four Star 14 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/22-26/2019 Jinjiang Four Star 9 5th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/14-19/2019 Itapema Four Star Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 1/2-6/2019 The Hague Four Star 7 2nd 720 US$16,000.00
FIVB 10/16-21/2018 Las Vegas Four Star 9, Q2 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 9/30-10/4/2018 Qinzhou Three Star 2 3rd 480 US$5,000.00
World Championships Hamburg Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 6/29/2019 Pool I Ekaterina Birlova / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (33) Won 21-8, 21-16 0:28
Sun, 6/30/2019 Pool I Yuli Ayala / Diana Rios, Colombia (40) Won 21-8, 21-9 0:23
Tue, 7/2/2019 Pool I Melissa Humana-Paredes / Sarah Pavan, Canada (9) Lost 24-22, 17-21, 16-18 0:56
Wed, 7/3/2019 Winner 1 Sandra Ittlinger / Chantal Laboureur, Germany (1) Won 19-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:55
Thu, 7/4/2019 Winner 2 Marta Menegatti / Viktoria Orsi Toth, Italy (24) Lost 24-26, 16-21 0:37
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2017World ChampionshipsVienna Sara Hughes - 9th Did not play
2022World ChampionshipsRome Betsi Flint - 17th Terese Cannon - 9th
2023World ChampionshipsTlaxcala Sara Hughes - 1st Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/28-7/6/2019 World Championships Hamburg 16 9th 800 US$11,000.00
Head to Head Results
Cheng/Sponcil lead the series against the field 13-11 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 8 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Ittlinger/Laboureur, Germany 1-0
7/3/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Winner 1 Cheng/Sponcil 16 Ittlinger/Laboureur 1 19-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:55
Trail the series against # 4 Cavalcanti/Silva, Brazil 0-2
5/30/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool C Cavalcanti/Silva 3 Cheng/Sponcil 14 19-21, 21-14, 15-8 0:40
1/6/19FIVBThe Hague Four Star Gold Medal Cavalcanti/Silva 3 Cheng/Sponcil 7 21-10, 21-18 0:31
Trail the series against # 5 Klineman/Ross, United States 0-1
6/1/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 4 Cheng/Sponcil 14 21-15, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # 7 Artacho/Clancy, Australia 0-1
6/14/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Winner 2 Artacho/Clancy 5 Cheng/Sponcil 9 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:46
Trail the series against # 9 Humana-Paredes/Pavan, Canada 0-1
7/2/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool I Humana-Paredes/Pavan 9 Cheng/Sponcil 16 22-24, 21-17, 18-16 0:56
Trail the series against # 10 Antonelli/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
10/20/18FIVBLas Vegas Four Star Winner 2 Antonelli/Salgado 4 Cheng/Sponcil 9, Q2 18-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:52
Lead the series against # 13 Lahti/Parkkinen, Finland 1-0
1/5/19FIVBThe Hague Four Star Semi-Finals Cheng/Sponcil 7 Lahti/Parkkinen 12 21-19, 18-21, 15-8 0:46
Lead the series against # 17 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 1-0
5/31/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Winner 1 Cheng/Sponcil 14 Brunner/Huberli 16 21-19, 21-16 0:37
Trail the series against # 18 Sweat/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-2
5/25/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Winner 3 Sweat/Walsh Jennings 12, Q2 Cheng/Sponcil 9 21-13, 23-21 0:32
5/14/19FIVBItapema Four Star Country Quota Sweat/Walsh Jennings 18, Q3 Cheng/Sponcil 21-12, 21-14 0:28
Lead the series against # 19 Wang/Xia, China 1-0
5/24/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Pool H Cheng/Sponcil 9 Wang/Xia 8 21-19, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 20 Borger/Sude, Germany 1-0
5/30/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool C Cheng/Sponcil 14 Borger/Sude 19 11-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:47
Lead the series against # 21 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 2-0
5/25/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Winner 2 Cheng/Sponcil 9 Baquerizo/Fernandez 16 17-21, 21-17, 15-7 0:47
1/5/19FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 3 Cheng/Sponcil 7 Baquerizo/Fernandez 13 21-19, 25-23 0:40
Lead the series against # 23 Kociolek/Wojtasik, Poland 1-0
6/13/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Pool H Cheng/Sponcil 9 Kociolek/Wojtasik 8 24-22, 15-21, 15-11 0:49
Trail the series against # 24 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 0-2
7/4/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Winner 2 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 24 Cheng/Sponcil 16 26-24, 21-16 0:37
10/4/18FIVBQinzhou Three Star Semi-Finals Menegatti/Orsi Toth 3 Cheng/Sponcil 2 21-19, 21-14 0:35
Trail the series against # 26 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 0-1
5/23/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Pool H Graudina/Samoilova 24 Cheng/Sponcil 9 21-19, 21-16 0:31
Lead the series against # 29 Wang/Xue, China 1-0
6/13/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Pool H Cheng/Sponcil 9 Wang/Xue 24 21-13, 21-16 0:31
Lead the series against # 33 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 2-0
6/29/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool I Cheng/Sponcil 16 Birlova/Ukolova 33 21-8, 21-16 0:28
10/4/18FIVBQinzhou Three Star Bronze Medal Cheng/Sponcil 2 Birlova/Ukolova 7 21-13, 21-16 0:29
Lead the series against # 36 Pridalova/Strbova, Slovakia 1-0
10/3/18FIVBQinzhou Three Star Winner 3 Cheng/Sponcil 2 Pridalova/Strbova 10 21-14, 21-19 0:32
Lead the series against # 40 Ayala/Rios, Colombia 1-0
6/30/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool I Cheng/Sponcil 16 Ayala/Rios 40 21-8, 21-9 0:23