Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 World Tour Finals
September 3 - 8, 2019
(9) 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 Rome Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/14-18/2019 Moscow Four Star 6 5th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/30-8/4/2019 Vienna Major Five Star 13 9th 600 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2019 Tokyo Four Star 11, Q2 5th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2019 Espinho Four Star 7 2nd 720 US$16,000.00
FIVB 7/8-14/2019 Gstaad Major Series Q1 33rd 240 US$0.00
FIVB 6/28-7/6/2019 World Championships Hamburg 16 9th 800 US$11,000.00
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 Tour Finals Rome Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/5/2019 Pool H Ekaterina Birlova / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (24, Q3) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:32
Thu, 9/5/2019 Pool H Sandra Ittlinger / Chantal Laboureur, Germany (25) Won 24-22, 21-19 0:41
Fri, 9/6/2019 Winner 2 Fan Wang / Xinyi Xia, China (21) Lost 16-21, 21-18, 14-16 0:49
Head to Head Results
Cheng/Sponcil lead the series against the field 31-16 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 9 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Humana-Paredes/Pavan, Canada 1-1
7/26/19FIVBTokyo Four Star Pool B Cheng/Sponcil 11, Q2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 21-14, 21-18 0:35
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 # 2 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 # 3 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 # 4 Bednarczuk/Lisboa, Brazil 1-0
7/31/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Pool D Cheng/Sponcil 13 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 4 21-14, 12-21, 15-9 0:43
Lead the series against # 5 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 # 6 Cavalcanti/Silva, Brazil 1-2
7/20/19FIVBEspinho Four Star Semi-Finals Cheng/Sponcil 7 Cavalcanti/Silva 1 21-12, 26-24 0:36
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 # 8 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
Series tied with # 10 Mader/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-1
8/17/19FIVBMoscow Four Star Winner 3 Mader/Verge-Depre 15 Cheng/Sponcil 6 22-20, 21-16 0:40
7/31/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Pool D Cheng/Sponcil 13 Mader/Verge-Depre 20 15-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:47
Trail the series against # 11, Q2 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
Trail the series against # 12 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 # 13 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
Trail the series against # 15 Bansley/Wilkerson, Canada 0-1
7/27/19FIVBTokyo Four Star Winner 2 Bansley/Wilkerson 12 Cheng/Sponcil 11, Q2 23-21, 17-21, 15-13 0:53
Trail the series against # 16 Kolinske/Stockman, United States 0-1
8/2/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Winner 2 Kolinske/Stockman 14, Q2 Cheng/Sponcil 13 14-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:44
Lead the series against # 17 Stubbe/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-0
7/18/19FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool G Cheng/Sponcil 7 Stubbe/Van Iersel 10 22-20, 19-21, 23-21 0:53
Lead the series against # 18 Pridalova/Strbova, Slovakia 3-0
8/16/19FIVBMoscow Four Star Winner 2 Cheng/Sponcil 6 Pridalova/Strbova 12 21-16, 21-9 0:29
7/19/19FIVBEspinho Four Star Winner 1 Cheng/Sponcil 7 Pridalova/Strbova 11 21-8, 21-14 0:27
10/3/18FIVBQinzhou Three Star Winner 3 Cheng/Sponcil 2 Pridalova/Strbova 10 21-14, 21-19 0:32
Lead the series against # 19 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
Series tied with # 21 Wang/Xia, China 1-1
9/6/19FIVBWorld Tour Finals Rome Winner 2 Wang/Xia 21 Cheng/Sponcil 9 21-16, 18-21, 16-14 0:49
5/24/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Pool H Cheng/Sponcil 9 Wang/Xia 8 21-19, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 22 Hermannova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/25/19FIVBTokyo Four Star Pool B Cheng/Sponcil 11, Q2 Hermannova/Slukova 14 21-15, 21-18 0:33
Lead the series against # 24, Q3 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 3-0
9/5/19FIVBWorld Tour Finals Rome Pool H Cheng/Sponcil 9 Birlova/Ukolova 24, Q3 21-15, 21-14 0:32
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 # 25 Ittlinger/Laboureur, Germany 3-0
9/5/19FIVBWorld Tour Finals Rome Pool H Cheng/Sponcil 9 Ittlinger/Laboureur 25 24-22, 21-19 0:41
8/15/19FIVBMoscow Four Star Pool F Cheng/Sponcil 6 Ittlinger/Laboureur 22 21-12, 21-13 0:29
7/3/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Winner 1 Cheng/Sponcil 16 Ittlinger/Laboureur 1 19-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:55
Lead the series against # 26, Q4 Bieneck/Schneider, Germany 1-0
7/27/19FIVBTokyo Four Star Winner 1 Cheng/Sponcil 11, Q2 Bieneck/Schneider 13, Q5 21-23, 23-21, 15-13 0:56
Lead the series against # 29, Q11 Bocharova/Voronina, Russia 2-0
8/15/19FIVBMoscow Four Star Pool F Cheng/Sponcil 6 Bocharova/Voronina 27 21-19, 21-16 0:31
1/4/19FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 1 Cheng/Sponcil 7 Bocharova/Voronina 20 21-9, 21-5 0:21
Trail the series against # 30, Q12 Dabizha/Rudykh, Russia 0-1
7/9/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Qualifier 2 Dabizha/Rudykh 32, Q17 Cheng/Sponcil Q1 21-18, 26-24 0:39
Lead the series against Capers/Flint, United States 3-0
7/8/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Country Quota Cheng/Sponcil Q1 Capers/Flint 22-20, 21-16 0:37
5/24/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Winner 1 Cheng/Sponcil 9 Capers/Flint 14 21-17, 21-17 0:33
1/4/19FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 2 Cheng/Sponcil 7 Capers/Flint 11, Q1 13-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:41
Lead the series against # Q5 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
Lead the series against # Q6 Wang/Xue, China 2-0
7/19/19FIVBEspinho Four Star Winner 2 Cheng/Sponcil 7 Wang/Xue 19 21-9, 21-18 0:30
6/13/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Pool H Cheng/Sponcil 9 Wang/Xue 24 21-13, 21-16 0:31
Lead the series against # Q7 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
Series tied with # Q8 Arvaniti/Karagkouni, Greece 1-1
7/19/19FIVBEspinho Four Star Winner 3 Cheng/Sponcil 7 Arvaniti/Karagkouni 26, Q6 21-15, 21-18 0:30
7/18/19FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool G Arvaniti/Karagkouni 26, Q6 Cheng/Sponcil 7 21-17, 13-21, 15-12 0:44