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NORCECA Beach Volleyball Championship
November 5 - 8, 2026

Kelly Cheng/Megan Kraft, United States

Kelly Claes Cheng
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 18, 1995 (31 yrs old)

Home Town:

Fullerton, CA

Height:

188 cm (6'2")

Weight:

72 kg (158 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career NORCECA Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$506,350.00

Megan Kraft
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 27, 2002 (23 yrs old)

Home Town:

San Diego, CA

Height:

183 cm (6'0")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career NORCECA Wins:

1 (Juan Dolio 2023)

Career Winnings:

US$209,563.42

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	7	0	1	2	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	US$83,600.00

Previous Vega Baja Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/19-23/2026	BPT Elite Montréal	6	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/29-8/2/2026	BPT Elite16 Rio de Janeiro	6	3rd	1000	US$17,000.00
FIVB	7/1-5/2026	BPT Elite Gstaad	15	2nd	1100	US$23,000.00
FIVB	5/27-31/2026	BPT Elite Ostrava	11	9th	600	US$6,200.00
FIVB	4/29-5/3/2026	BPT Elite Brasília	8	9th	600	US$6,200.00
FIVB	4/8-12/2026	BPT Elite Saquarema	6	9th	600	US$6,200.00
FIVB	3/11-15/2026	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	4	3rd	1000	US$17,000.00

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$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	7	0	1	2	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	$83,600.00
Total	7	0	1	2	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	$83,600.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Kelly Cheng												Megan Kraft
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	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$9,000.00
4	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$92,750.00	World Tour Finals	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$40,000.00
44	5	2	3	6	9	14	2	0	3	$251,800.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	29	0	5	4	1	6	8	5	0	0	$140,800.00
28	3	3	0	1	10	6	2	1	2	$97,375.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	11	0	0	0	2	3	4	0	1	1	$16,625.00
4	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	$5,000.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	4	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$1,520.00
87	10	5	4	7	22	26	7	1	5	$500,425.00	Total	47	2	6	4	4	9	14	6	1	1	$207,945.00

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
2026	FIVB	7	0	1	2	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	$83,600.00	29	9	76.3 %
Total	FIVB	7	0	1	2	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	$83,600.00	29	9	76.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Kelly Cheng													Megan Kraft
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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$850.00	2014	NORCECA
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2015	FIVB
2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,075.00	2015	NORCECA
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$9,000.00	2016	FIVB
2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00	2016	NORCECA
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
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$4,000.00	2020	FIVB	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$200.00
9	2	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	1	$41,000.00	2021	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$320.00
8	4	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	$126,500.00	2022	FIVB	12	2	0	0	2	2	6	0	0	0	$26,375.00
11	2	1	0	1	5	2	0	0	0	$84,625.00	2023	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	2	4	3	1	0	$14,250.00
											2023	NORCECA	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00
6	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	$31,500.00	2024	FIVB	6	0	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	$67,000.00
9	1	0	0	3	3	2	0	0	0	$61,500.00	2025	FIVB	9	0	2	1	1	4	0	1	0	0	$58,000.00
7	0	1	2	0	1	3	0	0	0	$41,800.00	2026	FIVB	7	0	1	2	0	1	3	0	0	0	$41,800.00
92	13	6	5	7	22	26	7	1	5	$506,350.00	Total	Total	48	3	6	4	4	9	14	6	1	1	$208,945.00

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	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
2025-2026	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0

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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	19	2	0	0	7	4	1	2	2	0	0	1	29	9
Total	0	0	0	0	19	2	0	0	7	4	1	2	2	0	0	1	29	9

Head to Head Results
Cheng/Kraft lead the series against the field 1-0 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson, Canada 1-0
7/2/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Pool C	Cheng/Kraft	15	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	3	21-18, 22-20	0:42