Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Sochi
May 25 - 29, 2021
(23) Miki Ishii/Megumi Murakami, Japan
 
Miki Ishii Koshikawa
Japan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 7, 1989 (35 yrs old)
Home Town: Fujisawa
Height: 172 cm (5'8")
Weight: 60 kg (132 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 76
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Daegu 2017)
Career Winnings: US$93,090.00
Megumi Murakami
Japan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 14, 1985 (39 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 Sochi Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/28-5/2/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 3rd 23 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 4/22-26/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 2nd 26 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 4/16-20/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 1st 24 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 11/13-17/2019 Chetumal Four Star 18 5th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 9/3-8/2019 World Tour Finals Rome 27, Q9 25th 360 US$4,000.00
FIVB 8/14-18/2019 Moscow Four Star 28 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/30-8/4/2019 Vienna Major Five Star Q12 41st 60 US$0.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2019 Tokyo Four Star 6 19th 300 US$2,800.00
FIVB 7/8-14/2019 Gstaad Major Series Q10 41st 60 US$0.00
FIVB 6/28-7/6/2019 World Championships Hamburg 30 33rd 320 US$4,800.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2019 Warsaw Four Star 25, Q5 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/29-6/2/2019 Ostrava Four Star Q4 33rd 160 US$0.00
FIVB 5/22-26/2019 Jinjiang Four Star 22 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2019 Kuala Lumpur Three Star 6 5th 360 US$3,000.00
FIVB 4/23-28/2019 Xiamen Four Star 18 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 3/6-10/2019 Sydney Three Star 5 5th 360 US$3,000.00
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
Sochi 4 Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/27/2021 Pool G Tina Graudina / Anastasija Samoilova, Latvia (10) Lost 17-21, 15-21 0:38
Thu, 5/27/2021 Pool G Megan McNamara / Nicole McNamara, Canada (26, Q3) Lost 13-21, 14-21 0:32
Head to Head Results
Ishii/Murakami trail the series against the field 13-24 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 13 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Kholomina/Makroguzova, Russia 0-1
4/29/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 3rd Pool G Kholomina/Makroguzova 7 Ishii/Murakami 23 21-15, 21-13 0:39
Trail the series against # 3 Bednarczuk/Lisboa, Brazil 0-3
6/30/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool F Bednarczuk/Lisboa 6 Ishii/Murakami 30 21-13, 21-18 0:37
7/11/18FIVBGstaad Major Pool C Bednarczuk/Lisboa 3 Ishii/Murakami 30, Q12 21-14, 19-21, 15-8 0:45
5/4/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Contender 2 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 8 Ishii/Murakami 24 21-15, 21-18 0:36
Series tied with # 4 Antunes/Lima, Brazil 1-1
4/17/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 1st Pool H Antunes/Lima 9 Ishii/Murakami 24 21-9, 21-10 0:28
5/23/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Pool F Ishii/Murakami 22 Antunes/Lima 11, Q1 27-25, 21-9 0:37
Trail the series against # 6 Klineman/Ross, United States 0-2
4/30/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 3rd Winner 1 Klineman/Ross 5 Ishii/Murakami 23 21-14, 21-16 0:44
10/12/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Winner 1 Klineman/Ross 2 Ishii/Murakami 11 21-15, 21-15 0:30
Trail the series against # 7 Kozuch/Ludwig, Germany 0-2
4/23/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Pool G Kozuch/Ludwig 7 Ishii/Murakami 26 21-18, 21-19 0:44
5/24/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Winner 1 Kozuch/Ludwig 23 Ishii/Murakami 22 19-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:55
Lead the series against # 8 Keizer/Meppelink, Netherlands 3-0
11/14/19FIVBChetumal Four Star Pool B Ishii/Murakami 18 Keizer/Meppelink 2 21-16, 22-20 0:38
8/15/19FIVBMoscow Four Star Pool E Ishii/Murakami 28 Keizer/Meppelink 5 24-22, 21-18 0:40
4/26/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 1 Ishii/Murakami 18 Keizer/Meppelink 12 18-21, 3-2 Retired 0:23
Trail the series against # 9 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 0-1
6/14/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Winner 1 Baquerizo/Fernandez 16 Ishii/Murakami 25, Q5 21-18, 21-18 0:41
Series tied with # 10 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 1-1
5/27/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Pool G Graudina/Samoilova 10 Ishii/Murakami 23 21-17, 21-15 0:38
7/10/18FIVBGstaad Major Qualifier 2 Ishii/Murakami 30, Q12 Graudina/Samoilova Q5 8-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:44
Trail the series against # 13 Borger/Sude, Germany 0-3
8/16/19FIVBMoscow Four Star Winner 2 Borger/Sude 14 Ishii/Murakami 28 21-15, 21-16 0:35
7/25/19FIVBTokyo Four Star Pool F Borger/Sude 18 Ishii/Murakami 6 21-18, 26-24 0:49
4/25/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool B Borger/Sude 15 Ishii/Murakami 18 21-16, 21-16 0:40
Trail the series against # 15 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 0-1
10/19/18FIVBLas Vegas Four Star Pool F Brunner/Huberli 6 Ishii/Murakami 11 22-20, 21-18 0:41
Trail the series against # 16 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 0-1
4/24/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Winner 1 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 25 Ishii/Murakami 26 21-16, 21-16 0:41
Series tied with # 17 Kociolek/Wojtasik, Poland 1-1
4/24/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Pool G Ishii/Murakami 26 Kociolek/Wojtasik 23 21-17, 21-13 0:40
6/13/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Pool H Kociolek/Wojtasik 8 Ishii/Murakami 25, Q5 21-18, 16-21, 15-10 0:51
Trail the series against # 18, Q1 Sweat/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
7/26/19FIVBTokyo Four Star Pool F Sweat/Walsh Jennings 7 Ishii/Murakami 6 21-19, 21-15 0:38
Trail the series against # 19 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
Lead the series against # 21 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 # 22, Q2 Ittlinger/Van de Velde, Germany 1-2
1/4/19FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 2 Ittlinger/Van de Velde 10 Ishii/Murakami 6 21-16, 21-19 0:38
7/5/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool G Ishii/Murakami 23 Ittlinger/Van de Velde 10 21-15, 16-21, 15-12 0:47
1/6/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 2 Ittlinger/Van de Velde 17 Ishii/Murakami 21 21-16, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 25 Dabizha/Rudykh, Russia 1-0
5/1/19FIVBKuala Lumpur Three Star Pool F Ishii/Murakami 6 Dabizha/Rudykh 27, Q14 21-14, 21-17 0:37
Trail the series against # 26, Q3 McNamara/McNamara, Canada 0-1
5/27/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Pool G McNamara/McNamara 26, Q3 Ishii/Murakami 23 21-13, 21-14 0:32
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 Lobato/Navarro, Spain 2-1
11/15/19FIVBChetumal Four Star Winner 2 Ishii/Murakami 18 Lobato/Navarro 27, Q9 21-15, 21-15 0:36
5/1/19FIVBKuala Lumpur Three Star Pool F Ishii/Murakami 6 Lobato/Navarro 11 22-20, 21-18 0:45
10/11/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Pool F Lobato/Navarro 22 Ishii/Murakami 11 26-28, 21-17, 15-5 0:57
Lead the series against # 29, Q7 Ahtiainen/Lehtonen, Finland 1-0
7/29/18FIVBTokyo Three Star Winner 3 Ishii/Murakami 1 Ahtiainen/Lehtonen 2 21-17, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 31, Q11 Lopes/Silva, Brazil 1-0
10/12/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Pool F Ishii/Murakami 11 Lopes/Silva 27, Q4 14-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:45
Trail the series against # Q4 Carro/Soria, Spain 0-1
7/30/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Qualifier 1 Carro/Soria 30, Q21 Ishii/Murakami Q12 17-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:46