Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 World Tour Finals - Italy
October 6 - 10, 2021
(3) 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 Cagliari Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/24-8/6/2021 Tokyo Olympic Games 9 9th 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/5-11/2021 Gstaad 4 Star 4 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/1-6/2021 Ostrava 4 Star 9 1st 800 US$20,000.00
FIVB 5/25-29/2021 Sochi 4 Star 14 1st 800 US$20,000.00
FIVB 4/28-5/2/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 3rd 16, Q2 5th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 4/22-26/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 2nd 19, Q2 5th 480 US$6,000.00
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
World Tour Finals - Italy Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 10/6/2021 Pool B Joana Mader / Anouk Verge-Depre, Switzerland (9) Won 19-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:43
Thu, 10/7/2021 Pool B Sanne Keizer / Madelein Meppelink, Netherlands (7) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:32
Fri, 10/8/2021 Pool B Melissa Humana-Paredes / Sarah Pavan, Canada (6) Lost 21-13, 14-21, 11-15 0:44
Fri, 10/8/2021 Pool B Agatha Bednarczuk / Duda Lisboa, Brazil (2) Lost 23-21, 16-21, 13-15 0:48
Sat, 10/9/2021 Winner 1 Alix Klineman / April Ross, United States (10) Lost 21-18, 13-21, 8-15 0:45
Head to Head Results
Cheng/Sponcil lead the series against the field 16-11 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Bednarczuk/Lisboa, Brazil 3-2
10/8/21FIVBWorld Tour Finals - Italy Pool B Bednarczuk/Lisboa 2 Cheng/Sponcil 3 21-23, 21-16, 15-13 0:48
5/27/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Pool C Cheng/Sponcil 14 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 3 21-15, 22-20 0:36
4/29/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 3rd Pool A Cheng/Sponcil 16, Q2 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 1 22-20, 21-11 0:37
3/11/21FIVBDoha 4-star Winner 3 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 3 Cheng/Sponcil 16, Q1 21-14, 21-15 0:33
7/31/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Pool D Cheng/Sponcil 13 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 4 21-14, 12-21, 15-9 0:43
Series tied with # 4 Kholomina/Makroguzova, Russia 1-1
5/29/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Semi-Finals Cheng/Sponcil 14 Kholomina/Makroguzova 1 23-21, 21-17 0:39
7/20/19FIVBEspinho Four Star Gold Medal Kholomina/Makroguzova 5 Cheng/Sponcil 7 21-17, 21-16 0:31
Lead the series against # 5 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 3-0
5/29/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Gold Medal Cheng/Sponcil 14 Brunner/Huberli 15 21-19, 21-17 0:37
4/24/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Winner 2 Cheng/Sponcil 19, Q2 Brunner/Huberli 10 21-16, 21-13 0:34
5/31/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Winner 1 Cheng/Sponcil 14 Brunner/Huberli 16 21-19, 21-16 0:37
Trail the series against # 6 Humana-Paredes/Pavan, Canada 1-4
10/8/21FIVBWorld Tour Finals - Italy Pool B Humana-Paredes/Pavan 6 Cheng/Sponcil 3 13-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:44
5/1/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 3rd Winner 3 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 Cheng/Sponcil 16, Q2 21-18, 20-22, 15-12 1:00
3/9/21FIVBDoha 4-star Pool A Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Cheng/Sponcil 16, Q1 24-22, 18-21, 16-14 0:57
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
Lead the series against # 7 Keizer/Meppelink, Netherlands 2-1
10/7/21FIVBWorld Tour Finals - Italy Pool B Cheng/Sponcil 3 Keizer/Meppelink 7 21-16, 21-16 0:32
6/5/21FIVBOstrava 4 Star Winner 3 Cheng/Sponcil 9 Keizer/Meppelink 13 19-21, 22-20, 15-9 0:44
4/25/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Winner 3 Keizer/Meppelink 21 Cheng/Sponcil 19, Q2 21-18, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 8 Borger/Sude, Germany 2-0
4/30/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 3rd Winner 2 Cheng/Sponcil 16, Q2 Borger/Sude 13 21-16, 19-21, 17-15 0:57
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 # 9 Mader/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 3-1
10/6/21FIVBWorld Tour Finals - Italy Pool B Cheng/Sponcil 3 Mader/Verge-Depre 9 19-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:43
6/6/21FIVBOstrava 4 Star Gold Medal Cheng/Sponcil 9 Mader/Verge-Depre 3 21-18, 21-15 0:36
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 # 10 Klineman/Ross, United States 1-2
10/9/21FIVBWorld Tour Finals - Italy Winner 1 Klineman/Ross 10 Cheng/Sponcil 3 18-21, 21-13, 15-8 0:45
5/28/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Winner 3 Cheng/Sponcil 14 Klineman/Ross 6 21-18, 19-21, 15-7 0:48
6/1/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 4 Cheng/Sponcil 14 21-15, 21-18 0:36