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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Tokyo Three Star
July 25 - 29, 2018

(Q12) Masato Kurasaka/Hitoshi Murakami, Japan

Masato Kurasaka
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 7, 1990 (35 yrs old)

Home Town:

Ishikawa

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

90 kg (198 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Rubavu 2019)

Career Winnings:

US$2,160.83

Hitoshi Murakami
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 5, 1989 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Shiga

Height:

188 cm (6'2")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB Langkawi 2019)

Career Winnings:

US$5,313.98

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$0.00

Previous Tokyo Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Tokyo Three Star Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/25/2018	Qualifier 1	Jake MacNeil / Cameron Wheelan, Canada (27, Q5)	Lost 15-21, 16-21	0:33

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$)
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Masato Kurasaka												Hitoshi Murakami
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$400.00
22	1	0	0	1	3	9	4	1	0	$1,950.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	20	0	0	1	4	1	8	3	0	0	$2,750.00
											U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
26	1	0	0	1	3	9	4	1	0	$1,950.00	Total	32	0	0	1	4	1	8	4	2	0	$5,150.00

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
2018	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Masato Kurasaka													Hitoshi Murakami
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2009	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2014	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$400.00
											2015	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$2,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2016	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$150.00	2017	FIVB
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$0.00	2018	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$750.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	$150.00	Total	Total	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	8	$3,150.00

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%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	0.0%
2017-2018	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	0.0%
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	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
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Head to Head Results
Kurasaka/Murakami trail the series against the field 0-1 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 27, Q5 MacNeil/Wheelan, Canada 0-1
7/25/18	FIVB	Tokyo Three Star	Qualifier 1	MacNeil/Wheelan	27, Q5	Kurasaka/Murakami	Q12	21-15, 21-16	0:33