Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Volleyfest Three Star
March 6 - 10, 2019
(5) Miki Ishii/Megumi Murakami, Japan
 
Miki Ishii Koshikawa
Japan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 7, 1989 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Fujisawa
Height: 172 cm (5'8")
Weight: 60 kg (132 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 80
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Daegu 2017)
Career Winnings: US$94,215.00
Megumi Murakami
Japan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 14, 1985 (40 yrs old)
Home Town: Fukui
Height: 165 cm (5'5")
Weight: 55 kg (121 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 65
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Daegu 2017)
Career Winnings: US$62,710.28
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719253341Money
FIVB4210116070111464 US$118,080.00
Previous Sydney Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2017 Yukako Suzuki - 17th Did not play
2018 Megumi Murakami - 17th Miki Ishii - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 1/2-6/2019 The Hague Four Star 6 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 10/16-21/2018 Las Vegas Four Star 11 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 10/10-14/2018 Yangzhou Four Star 11 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2018 Tokyo Three Star 1 3rd 480 US$5,000.00
FIVB 7/9-15/2018 Gstaad Major 30, Q12 5th 720 US$12,000.00
FIVB 7/3-7/2018 Espinho Four Star 23 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/16-20/2018 Itapema Four Star Q12 33rd 160 US$0.00
FIVB 5/1-6/2018 Huntington Beach Four Star 24 25th 180 US$1,500.00
FIVB 4/18-22/2018 Xiamen Four Star Q7 41st 40 US$0.00
Sydney Three Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 3/7/2019 Pool E Amanda Harnett / Marie-Christine Lapointe, Canada (28, Q10) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:32
Fri, 3/8/2019 Pool E Brittany Howard / Kelly Reeves, United States (12) Won 21-18, 21-14 0:35
Sat, 3/9/2019 Winner 2 Sophie Bukovec / Taylor Pischke, Canada (24) Won 21-16, 15-21, 16-14 0:51
Sat, 3/9/2019 Winner 3 Nicole Laird / Becchara Palmer, Australia (31, Q18) Lost 12-21, 19-21 0:33
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100000000100 $0.00
World Championships100000000000 $4,800.00
World Tour Finals100000000010 $4,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam600002000000 $29,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open24000010501030 $60,100.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star910113020100 $20,180.00
Total42101160701240 $118,080.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Miki Ishii Megumi Murakami
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2000001100 $0.00 Olympic Games1000000100 $0.00
3000000101 $8,300.00 World Championships1000000000 $2,400.00
1000000010 $2,000.00 World Tour Finals1000000010 $2,000.00
190000411000 $24,500.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam8000020100 $14,500.00
4200003121631 $46,925.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open360000161261 $32,300.00
13111142200 $12,490.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star16101157100 $10,890.00
           Challenger2000002000 $550.00
80111111163042 $94,215.00 Total6510118151571 $62,640.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2015FIVB200000000002 $0.00 1233.3 %
2016FIVB200001000010 $17,800.00 6554.5 %
2017FIVB510001010101 $8,950.00 7558.3 %
2018FIVB1100111020213 $28,730.00 201655.6 %
2019FIVB400001020100 $14,000.00 8753.3 %
TotalFIVB2410114050426 $69,480.00 423554.5 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Miki Ishii  Megumi Murakami
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2011FIVB1000000001 $0.00
           2011FIVB C&S1000001000 $550.00
           2014FIVB1000001000 $1,000.00
           2014FIVB C&S1000001000 $0.00
2000000002 $0.00 2015FIVB2000000002 $0.00
2000010010 $8,900.00 2016FIVB2000010010 $8,900.00
8100021202 $5,375.00 2017FIVB7100012102 $4,625.00
11001112213 $14,365.00 2018FIVB11001112213 $14,365.00
4000012100 $7,000.00 2019FIVB4000012100 $7,000.00
27101155527 $35,640.00 TotalTotal30101149428 $36,440.00
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
Overall40 66.7% 10 16.7% 10 16.7% 50-10 83.3% 12 17.1% 10 14.3% 48 68.6% 12-58 17.1% 40-48 45.5% 22-20 52.4% 30 65-68 48.9%
2018-201926 66.7% 7 17.9% 6 15.4% 33-6 84.6% 8 18.2% 8 18.2% 28 63.6% 8-36 18.2% 26-28 48.1% 15-14 51.7% 20 43-42 50.6%
Against the Field7 53.8% 3 23.1% 3 23.1% 10-3 76.9% 2 14.3% 3 21.4% 9 64.3% 2-12 14.3% 14-18 43.8% 10-12 45.5% 00 12-15 44.4%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000012010000000013
World Championships000012010000000013
World Tour Finals002002000000000022
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam0044320042000000118
Challenge/Four Star/Open00651820005160000003042
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star000062001151211102010
Total0012929300220231211106568
Head to Head Results
Ishii/Murakami lead the series against the field 6-5 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 3 Bieneck/Schneider, Germany 1-0
7/13/18FIVBGstaad Major Winner 2 Ishii/Murakami 30, Q12 Bieneck/Schneider 11 21-17, 16-21, 15-13 0:53
Trail the series against # 4 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 0-1
4/21/16FIVBFuzhou Open Pool E Menegatti/Orsi Toth 5 Ishii/Murakami 28, Q11 21-15, 21-14 0:35
Trail the series against # 7 Capers/Flint, United States 0-1
1/3/19FIVBThe Hague Four Star Pool F Capers/Flint 11, Q1 Ishii/Murakami 6 21-17, 23-25, 15-12 0:56
Trail the series against # 8 Wang/Xia, China 0-1
10/13/17FIVBQinzhou Three Star Winner 2 Wang/Xia 1 Ishii/Murakami 16 21-13, 23-21 0:37
Lead the series against # 12 Howard/Reeves, United States 2-0
3/8/19FIVBSydney Three Star Pool E Ishii/Murakami 5 Howard/Reeves 12 21-18, 21-14 0:35
1/4/19FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 1 Ishii/Murakami 6 Howard/Reeves 24, Q2 21-18, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 16 Chamereau/Jupiter, France 1-0
7/28/18FIVBTokyo Three Star Winner 2 Ishii/Murakami 1 Chamereau/Jupiter 26 21-14, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # 24 Bukovec/Pischke, Canada 1-0
3/9/19FIVBSydney Three Star Winner 2 Ishii/Murakami 5 Bukovec/Pischke 24 21-16, 15-21, 16-14 0:51
Lead the series against # 28, Q10 Harnett/Lapointe, Canada 1-0
3/7/19FIVBSydney Three Star Pool E Ishii/Murakami 5 Harnett/Lapointe 28, Q10 21-14, 21-18 0:32
Trail the series against # 31, Q18 Laird/Palmer, Australia 0-1
3/9/19FIVBSydney Three Star Winner 3 Laird/Palmer 31, Q18 Ishii/Murakami 5 21-12, 21-19 0:33
Trail the series against # Q7 Gromadowska/Sliwka, Poland 0-1
7/27/18FIVBTokyo Three Star Pool A Gromadowska/Sliwka 17 Ishii/Murakami 1 17-21, 21-16, 16-14 0:52