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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
November 14 - 23, 2025

(7) Kelly Cheng/Molly Shaw, 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

Molly Turner Shaw
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 23, 1996 (29 yrs old)

Home Town:

Naperville, IL

Height:

173 cm (5'8")

Weight:

55 kg (121 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$80,762.20

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	9	1	0	0	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	US$123,000.00

Previous Adelaide Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/7-11/2025	BPT Elite Newport Beach	6	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	9/24-28/2025	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	9	4th	900	US$12,000.00
FIVB	9/17-21/2025	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	9	1st	1200	US$40,000.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2025	BPT Elite Gstaad	7	9th	600	US$7,500.00
FIVB	5/28-6/1/2025	BPT Elite Ostrava	6	5th	760	US$9,000.00
FIVB	4/16-20/2025	BPT Elite Brasília	6	13th	460	US$4,500.00
FIVB	4/9-13/2025	BPT Elite Saquarema	8	4th	900	US$12,000.00
FIVB	3/26-30/2025	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	6	4th	900	US$12,000.00

2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 11/14/2025	Pool G	Stefanie Fejes / Jasmine Fleming, Australia (42)	Won 21-19, 21-18	0:37
Sat, 11/15/2025	Pool G	Monika Paulikiene / Aine Raupelyte, Lithuania (31)	Won 21-17, 21-13	0:29
Sun, 11/16/2025	Pool G	Daniela Alvarez / Tania Moreno, Spain (18)	Lost 17-21, 17-21	0:31
Wed, 11/19/2025	Winner 1	Dorina Klinger / Ronja Klinger, Austria (14)	Won 21-19, 21-19	0:36
Thu, 11/20/2025	Winner 2	Martina Maixnerova / Kylie Neuschaeferova, Czech Republic (46)	Won 21-13, 21-10	0:25
Fri, 11/21/2025	Winner 3	Tina Graudina / Anastasija Samoilova, Latvia (5)	Lost 18-21, 17-21	0:34

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2017	World Championships	Vienna	Sara Hughes - 9th	Did not play
2019	World Championships	Hamburg	Sarah Marmelstein - 9th	Did not play
2022	World Championships	Rome	Betsi Flint - 17th	Did not play
2023	World Championships	Tlaxcala	Sara Hughes - 1st	Did not play
2025	World Championships	Adelaide	Molly Shaw - 5th	Kelly Cheng - 5th

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	11/14-23/2025	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	7	5th	960	US$18,000.00

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$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$18,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	8	1	0	0	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	$105,000.00
Total	9	1	0	0	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	$123,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Kelly Cheng												Molly Shaw
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
5	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	$53,500.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$9,000.00
4	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$92,750.00	World Tour Finals
37	5	1	1	6	8	11	2	0	0	$210,000.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	8	1	0	0	3	2	2	0	0	0	$52,500.00
28	3	3	0	1	10	6	2	1	0	$97,375.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	9	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	3	0	$17,000.00
4	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	$5,000.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	6	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,700.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
82	10	4	4	7	21	23	7	1	0	$458,625.00	Total	24	4	3	2	3	3	3	1	3	0	$80,200.00

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
2025	FIVB	9	1	0	0	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	$123,000.00	31	15	67.4 %
Total	FIVB	9	1	0	0	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	$123,000.00	31	15	67.4 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Kelly Cheng													Molly Shaw
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
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	2014	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2015	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$9,000.00	2016	FIVB
7	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	0	0	$23,750.00	2017	FIVB
10	0	1	0	1	1	3	2	1	1	$27,750.00	2018	FIVB
15	0	2	1	0	3	7	0	0	2	$49,000.00	2019	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$4,000.00	2020	FIVB
9	2	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	1	$41,000.00	2021	FIVB	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$350.00
8	4	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	$126,500.00	2022	FIVB	6	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	$5,350.00
11	2	1	0	1	5	2	0	0	0	$84,625.00	2023	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	$0.00
6	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	$31,500.00	2024	FIVB	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$13,000.00
9	1	0	0	3	3	2	0	0	0	$61,500.00	2025	FIVB	9	1	0	0	3	3	2	0	0	0	$61,500.00
82	10	4	4	7	21	23	7	1	5	$458,625.00	Total	Total	24	4	3	2	3	3	3	1	3	2	$80,200.00

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	18	69.2%	6	23.1%	2	7.7%	24-2	92.3%	7	35.0%	2	10.0%	11	55.0%	7-13	35.0%	18-11	62.1%	13-4	76.5%	0	0	31-15	67.4%
2024-2025	18	69.2%	6	23.1%	2	7.7%	24-2	92.3%	7	35.0%	2	10.0%	11	55.0%	7-13	35.0%	18-11	62.1%	13-4	76.5%	0	0	31-15	67.4%
Against the Field	11	57.9%	6	31.6%	2	10.5%	17-2	89.5%	6	33.3%	2	11.1%	10	55.6%	6-12	33.3%	22-20	52.4%	24-8	75.0%	0	0	23-14	62.2%

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
World Championships	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	14	3	0	0	11	4	1	3	0	3	1	0	27	13
Total	0	0	0	0	16	4	0	0	13	5	1	3	0	3	1	0	31	15

Head to Head Results
Cheng/Shaw lead the series against the field 23-14 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 5 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Coradello/Lopes, Brazil 2-4
10/9/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Newport Beach	Pool C	Cheng/Shaw	6	Coradello/Lopes	3	21-14, 17-21, 15-5	0:40
9/28/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	Semi-Finals	Coradello/Lopes	1	Cheng/Shaw	9	21-14, 20-22, 15-13	0:48
9/20/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Winner 3	Cheng/Shaw	9	Coradello/Lopes	1	16-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:50
7/5/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Winner 2	Coradello/Lopes	2	Cheng/Shaw	7	21-13, 21-16	0:31
5/31/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Winner 3	Coradello/Lopes	5	Cheng/Shaw	6	21-19, 23-21	0:36
4/12/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Semi-Finals	Coradello/Lopes	1	Cheng/Shaw	8	16-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:49
Lead the series against # 2 Cavalcanti/Salgado, Brazil 1-0
9/21/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Semi-Finals	Cheng/Shaw	9	Cavalcanti/Salgado	11	21-18, 21-18	0:42
Trail the series against # 3 Brasher/Nuss, United States 0-1
3/30/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	Bronze Medal	Brasher/Nuss	1	Cheng/Shaw	6	21-16, 21-14	0:34
Series tied with # 4 Cannon/Kraft, United States 2-2
9/28/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	Bronze Medal	Cannon/Kraft	8	Cheng/Shaw	9	21-13, 24-22	0:37
9/21/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Gold Medal	Cheng/Shaw	9	Cannon/Kraft	8	21-16, 21-17	0:32
3/29/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	Semi-Finals	Cannon/Kraft	3	Cheng/Shaw	6	21-18, 21-19	0:35
3/28/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	Winner 2	Cheng/Shaw	6	Cannon/Kraft	3	18-21, 21-13, 16-14	0:47
Lead the series against # 5 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 2-1
11/21/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 3	Graudina/Samoilova	5	Cheng/Shaw	7	21-18, 21-17	0:34
9/27/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	Winner 2	Cheng/Shaw	9	Graudina/Samoilova	2	21-12, 21-15	0:27
5/31/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Winner 2	Cheng/Shaw	6	Graudina/Samoilova	8	21-11, 21-19	0:35
Lead the series against # 6 Lisboa/Silva, Brazil 2-0
9/19/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Pool D	Cheng/Shaw	9	Lisboa/Silva	4	17-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:45
4/10/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Pool E	Cheng/Shaw	8	Lisboa/Silva	5	16-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:44
Trail the series against # 8 Muller/Tillmann, Germany 0-1
4/13/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Bronze Medal	Muller/Tillmann	4	Cheng/Shaw	8	21-16, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # 9 Gottardi/Orsi Toth, Italy 2-0
9/26/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	Pool D	Cheng/Shaw	9	Gottardi/Orsi Toth	4	21-9, 12-21, 15-8	0:37
4/12/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Winner 3	Cheng/Shaw	8	Gottardi/Orsi Toth	11	22-20, 18-21, 15-11	0:46
Trail the series against # 10 Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson, Canada 1-2
5/30/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Pool F	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	7	Cheng/Shaw	6	21-11, 21-19	0:33
4/17/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Pool F	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	7	Cheng/Shaw	6	21-18, 21-16	0:34
4/11/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Winner 2	Cheng/Shaw	8	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	7	24-22, 14-21, 15-7	0:50
Lead the series against # 11 Verge-Depre/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 2-0
9/27/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	Winner 3	Cheng/Shaw	9	Verge-Depre/Verge-Depre	3	19-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:46
7/3/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Pool F	Cheng/Shaw	7	Verge-Depre/Verge-Depre	6	19-21, 23-21, 19-17	0:54
Series tied with # 14 Klinger/Klinger, Austria 1-1
11/19/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 1	Cheng/Shaw	7	Klinger/Klinger	14	21-19, 21-19	0:36
4/18/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Winner 1	Klinger/Klinger	12	Cheng/Shaw	6	21-16, 13-21, 16-14	0:47
Series tied with # 16 Denaburg/Donlin, United States 1-1
10/10/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Newport Beach	Winner 2	Denaburg/Donlin	10	Cheng/Shaw	6	19-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:45
7/3/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Pool F	Cheng/Shaw	7	Denaburg/Donlin	18, Q2	25-23, 14-21, 15-13	0:55
Trail the series against # 18 Alvarez/Moreno, Spain 0-1
11/16/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool G	Alvarez/Moreno	18	Cheng/Shaw	7	21-17, 21-17	0:31
Lead the series against # 19 Stochlova/Svozilova, Czech Republic 1-0
5/30/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Winner 1	Cheng/Shaw	6	Stochlova/Svozilova	16	21-15, 21-15	0:33
Lead the series against # 20 Bianchi/Scampoli, Italy 1-0
5/29/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Pool F	Cheng/Shaw	6	Bianchi/Scampoli	19, Q3	21-12, 21-14	0:32
Lead the series against # 25 Corrales/Valiente, Paraguay 1-0
9/18/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Pool D	Cheng/Shaw	9	Corrales/Valiente	16	21-16, 23-21	0:38
Lead the series against # 27 Almeida/De Souza, Brazil 1-0
9/25/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	Pool D	Cheng/Shaw	9	Almeida/De Souza	16	21-12, 20-22, 15-13	0:48
Lead the series against # 31 Paulikiene/Raupelyte, Lithuania 1-0
11/15/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool G	Cheng/Shaw	7	Paulikiene/Raupelyte	31	21-17, 21-13	0:29
Lead the series against # 42 Fejes/Fleming, Australia 1-0
11/14/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool G	Cheng/Shaw	7	Fejes/Fleming	42	21-19, 21-18	0:37
Lead the series against # 46 Maixnerova/Neuschaeferova, Czech Republic 1-0
11/20/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 2	Cheng/Shaw	7	Maixnerova/Neuschaeferova	46	21-13, 21-10	0:25