Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Cancun Hub - 2nd Event
April 22 - 26, 2021
(19, Q2) Kelly Cheng/Sarah Marmelstein, 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: 13
Tournaments: 82
Career Wins: 10
Career Winnings: US$458,625.00
Sarah Sponcil Marmelstein
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 16, 1996 (29 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 Cancun Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2021 Sarah Marmelstein - 33rd Kelly Cheng - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/16-20/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 1st Q1 33rd 160 US$0.00
FIVB 3/8-12/2021 Doha 4-star 16, Q1 5th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 11/13-17/2019 Chetumal Four Star 6 5th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 10/29-11/3/2019 Qinzhou Three Star 4 9th 300 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/3-8/2019 World Tour Finals Rome 9 9th 600 US$8,000.00
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$5,000.00
Cancun 4 Star - 2nd Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 4/21/2021 Country Quota Emily Capers / Sara Hughes, United States Won 21-17, 21-17 0:37
Thu, 4/22/2021 Qualifier 2 Satono Ishitsubo / Asami Shiba, Japan (Q15) Won 21-10, 21-9 0:26
Fri, 4/23/2021 Pool C Kelley Kolinske / Emily Stockman, United States (14) Won 21-19, 21-11 0:37
Sat, 4/24/2021 Pool C Raisa Schoon / Katja Stam, Netherlands (30, Q21) Lost 21-16, 23-25, 11-15 0:56
Sat, 4/24/2021 Winner 1 Lidianny Echeverria / Yanisleidis Sanchez, Cuba (27, Q8) Won 21-14, 21-16 0:38
Sat, 4/24/2021 Winner 2 Nina Brunner / Tanja Huberli, Switzerland (10) Won 21-16, 21-13 0:34
Sun, 4/25/2021 Winner 3 Sanne Keizer / Madelein Meppelink, Netherlands (21) Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:41
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100000010000 $0.00
World Championships100000010000 $11,000.00
World Tour Finals200001010000 $28,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam200000010000 $8,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open1722007040000 $130,000.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star200100010000 $7,000.00
Total2522108090000 $184,000.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Kelly Cheng Sarah Marmelstein
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2000011000 $0.00 Olympic Games1000001000 $0.00
5100012100 $53,500.00 World Championships2000002000 $11,000.00
4100012000 $92,750.00 World Tour Finals2000011000 $14,000.00
375116811200 $210,000.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam150200111000 $57,000.00
283301106210 $97,375.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open23222075200 $74,500.00
4001001200 $5,000.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star4002011000 $7,500.00
1001000000 $0.00 U21 World Championships1000100000 $0.00
1001000000 $0.00 U18/19 World Championships1000000000 $0.00
82104472123710 $458,625.00 Total4924411021200 $164,000.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2019FIVB1402103060002 $94,000.00 412067.2 %
2020FIVB200001010000 $8,000.00 5271.4 %
2021FIVB300002000001 $12,000.00 12570.6 %
TotalFIVB1902106070003 $114,000.00 582768.2 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Kelly Cheng  Sarah Marmelstein
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1001000000 $0.00 2013FIVB Age Group WC          
1001000000 $0.00 2014FIVB Age Group WC1000000001 $0.00
1000000001 $0.00 2015FIVB          
2000001100 $9,000.00 2016FIVB          
           2016FIVB Age Group WC1000100000 $0.00
7000022300 $23,750.00 2017FIVB          
10010113211 $27,750.00 2018FIVB4001011001 $8,000.00
15021037002 $49,000.00 2019FIVB14021036002 $47,000.00
2000011000 $4,000.00 2020FIVB2000011000 $4,000.00
3000020001 $6,000.00 2021FIVB3000020001 $6,000.00
420331914615 $119,500.00 TotalTotal25022178005 $65,000.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall60 73.2% 10 12.2% 12 14.6% 70-12 85.4% 12 35.3% 6 17.6% 16 47.1% 12-22 35.3% 60-16 78.9% 22-18 55.0% 00 82-34 70.7%
2020-202129 70.7% 6 14.6% 6 14.6% 35-6 85.4% 6 42.9% 3 21.4% 5 35.7% 6-8 42.9% 29-5 85.3% 12-9 57.1% 00 41-14 74.5%
Against the Field28 62.2% 7 15.6% 10 22.2% 35-10 77.8% 6 25.0% 6 25.0% 12 50.0% 6-18 25.0% 56-24 70.0% 26-32 44.8% 00 41-28 59.4%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000030000100000031
World Championships000021001100000032
World Tour Finals000042000200000044
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam100120000100000032
Challenge/Four Star/Open41612380023114000226223
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star000040002101100072
Total516238110026174110228234
Head to Head Results
Cheng/Marmelstein lead the series against the field 23-21 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 13 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Bednarczuk/Lisboa, Brazil 1-1
3/11/21FIVBDoha 4-star Winner 3 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 3 Cheng/Marmelstein 16, Q1 21-14, 21-15 0:33
7/31/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Pool D Cheng/Marmelstein 13 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 4 21-14, 12-21, 15-9 0:43
Trail the series against # 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan, Canada 1-2
3/9/21FIVBDoha 4-star Pool A Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Cheng/Marmelstein 16, Q1 24-22, 18-21, 16-14 0:57
7/26/19FIVBTokyo Four Star Pool B Cheng/Marmelstein 11, Q2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 21-14, 21-18 0:35
7/2/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool I Humana-Paredes/Pavan 9 Cheng/Marmelstein 16 22-24, 21-17, 18-16 0:56
Trail the series against # 3 Artacho/Clancy, Australia 0-1
6/14/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Winner 2 Artacho/Clancy 5 Cheng/Marmelstein 9 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:46
Trail the series against # 4 Klineman/Ross, United States 0-1
6/1/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 4 Cheng/Marmelstein 14 21-15, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # 5 Antunes/Lima, Brazil 0-1
11/16/19FIVBChetumal Four Star Winner 3 Antunes/Lima 4 Cheng/Marmelstein 6 21-19, 21-19 0:42
Trail the series against # 6 Kholomina/Makroguzova, Russia 0-1
7/20/19FIVBEspinho Four Star Gold Medal Kholomina/Makroguzova 5 Cheng/Marmelstein 7 21-17, 21-16 0:31
Lead the series against # 9 Wang/Xia, China 2-1
11/14/19FIVBChetumal Four Star Pool F Cheng/Marmelstein 6 Wang/Xia 11 24-22, 24-26, 15-13 0:57
9/6/19FIVBWorld Tour Finals Rome Winner 2 Wang/Xia 21 Cheng/Marmelstein 9 21-16, 18-21, 16-14 0:49
5/24/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Pool H Cheng/Marmelstein 9 Wang/Xia 8 21-19, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 10 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 2-0
4/24/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Winner 2 Cheng/Marmelstein 19, Q2 Brunner/Huberli 10 21-16, 21-13 0:34
5/31/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Winner 1 Cheng/Marmelstein 14 Brunner/Huberli 16 21-19, 21-16 0:37
Trail the series against # 11 Cavalcanti/Silva, Brazil 1-2
7/20/19FIVBEspinho Four Star Semi-Finals Cheng/Marmelstein 7 Cavalcanti/Silva 1 21-12, 26-24 0:36
5/30/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool C Cavalcanti/Silva 3 Cheng/Marmelstein 14 19-21, 21-14, 15-8 0:40
1/6/19FIVBThe Hague Four Star Gold Medal Cavalcanti/Silva 3 Cheng/Marmelstein 7 21-10, 21-18 0:31
Lead the series against # 12, Q1 Salgado/Seixas, Brazil 1-0
3/10/21FIVBDoha 4-star Winner 2 Cheng/Marmelstein 16, Q1 Salgado/Seixas 9 21-17, 15-21, 15-12 0:48
Trail the series against # 13 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 0-1
5/23/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Pool H Graudina/Samoilova 24 Cheng/Marmelstein 9 21-19, 21-16 0:31
Series tied with # 14 Kolinske/Stockman, United States 1-1
4/23/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Pool C Cheng/Marmelstein 19, Q2 Kolinske/Stockman 14 21-19, 21-11 0:37
8/2/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Winner 2 Kolinske/Stockman 14, Q2 Cheng/Marmelstein 13 14-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:44
Trail the series against # 15 Sweat/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-2
5/25/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Winner 3 Sweat/Walsh Jennings 12, Q2 Cheng/Marmelstein 9 21-13, 23-21 0:32
5/14/19FIVBItapema Four Star Country Quota Sweat/Walsh Jennings 18, Q3 Cheng/Marmelstein 21-12, 21-14 0:28
Lead the series against # 16 Hermannova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/25/19FIVBTokyo Four Star Pool B Cheng/Marmelstein 11, Q2 Hermannova/Slukova 14 21-15, 21-18 0:33
Lead the series against # 17 Borger/Sude, Germany 1-0
5/30/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool C Cheng/Marmelstein 14 Borger/Sude 19 11-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:47
Trail the series against # 18 Bansley/Wilkerson, Canada 0-1
7/27/19FIVBTokyo Four Star Winner 2 Bansley/Wilkerson 12 Cheng/Marmelstein 11, Q2 23-21, 17-21, 15-13 0:53
Trail the series against # 21 Keizer/Meppelink, Netherlands 0-1
4/25/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Winner 3 Keizer/Meppelink 21 Cheng/Marmelstein 19, Q2 21-18, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 23 Kociolek/Wojtasik, Poland 1-0
6/13/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Pool H Cheng/Marmelstein 9 Kociolek/Wojtasik 8 24-22, 15-21, 15-11 0:49
Lead the series against # 24, Q3 Bieneck/Schneider, Germany 1-0
7/27/19FIVBTokyo Four Star Winner 1 Cheng/Marmelstein 11, Q2 Bieneck/Schneider 13, Q5 21-23, 23-21, 15-13 0:56
Lead the series against # 25 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 1-0
3/9/21FIVBDoha 4-star Pool A Cheng/Marmelstein 16, Q1 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 17 21-14, 21-10 0:31
Lead the series against # 27, Q8 Echeverria/Sanchez, Cuba 1-0
4/24/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Winner 1 Cheng/Marmelstein 19, Q2 Echeverria/Sanchez 27, Q8 21-14, 21-16 0:38
Series tied with # 30, Q21 Schoon/Stam, Netherlands 1-1
4/24/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Pool C Schoon/Stam 30, Q21 Cheng/Marmelstein 19, Q2 16-21, 25-23, 15-11 0:56
3/8/21FIVBDoha 4-star Qualifier 2 Cheng/Marmelstein 16, Q1 Schoon/Stam Q16 19-21, 22-20, 15-12 0:50
Lead the series against Capers/Hughes, United States 3-0
4/21/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Country Quota Cheng/Marmelstein 19, Q2 Capers/Hughes 21-17, 21-17 0:37
4/15/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 1st Country Quota Cheng/Marmelstein Q1 Capers/Hughes 21-18, 21-16 0:36
2/18/21FIVBDoha 4-star Country Quota Cheng/Marmelstein 16, Q1 Capers/Hughes 21-19, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against Ittlinger/Van de Velde, Germany 0-1
1/3/19FIVBThe Hague Four Star Pool G Ittlinger/Van de Velde 10 Cheng/Marmelstein 7 15-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:43
Trail the series against Lopes/Silva, Brazil 0-1
4/16/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 1st Qualifier 2 Lopes/Silva 30, Q16 Cheng/Marmelstein Q1 21-18, 21-11 0:28
Trail the series against # Q4 Dabizha/Rudykh, Russia 0-1
7/9/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Qualifier 2 Dabizha/Rudykh 32, Q17 Cheng/Marmelstein Q1 21-18, 26-24 0:39
Series tied with # Q5 Arvaniti/Karagkouni, Greece 1-1
7/19/19FIVBEspinho Four Star Winner 3 Cheng/Marmelstein 7 Arvaniti/Karagkouni 26, Q6 21-15, 21-18 0:30
7/18/19FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool G Arvaniti/Karagkouni 26, Q6 Cheng/Marmelstein 7 21-17, 13-21, 15-12 0:44
Lead the series against # Q6 Van Iersel/Ypma, Netherlands 1-0
3/10/21FIVBDoha 4-star Winner 1 Cheng/Marmelstein 16, Q1 Van Iersel/Ypma 22 21-19, 21-13 0:37
Lead the series against # Q15 Ishitsubo/Shiba, Japan 1-0
4/22/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Qualifier 2 Cheng/Marmelstein 19, Q2 Ishitsubo/Shiba Q15 21-10, 21-9 0:26
Lead the series against # Q29 Albarran/Gutierrez, Mexico 1-0
4/16/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 1st Qualifier 1 Cheng/Marmelstein Q1 Albarran/Gutierrez Q32 21-12, 21-8 0:30