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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Chetumal Four Star
November 13 - 17, 2019

(Q17) Ryota Sato/Nobuaki Taira, Japan

Ryota Sato
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 7, 1993 (32 yrs old)

Home Town:

Shizuoka

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

86 kg (189 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB Pirae Tahiti 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$450.00

Nobuaki Taira
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 13, 1996 (29 yrs old)

Home Town:

Oinawa

Height:

181 cm (5'11")

Weight:

78 kg (172 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Boracay 2019)

Career Winnings:

US$743.70

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	4	US$200.00

Previous Chetumal Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/30-8/4/2019	Vienna Major Five Star	Q31	41st	60	US$0.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2019	Tokyo Four Star	Q22	33rd	160	US$0.00
FIVB	5/15-19/2019	Itapema Four Star	Q21	41st	40	US$0.00
FIVB	3/11-16/2019	Doha Four Star	Q29	41st	40	US$0.00

Chetumal Four Star Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 11/13/2019	Qualifier 1	Thomas Hartles / Alani Nicklin, New Zealand (Q16)	Lost 12-21, 15-21	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$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$200.00
Total	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$200.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Ryota Sato												Nobuaki Taira
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	World Tour Finals
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
6	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	$450.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	7	0	1	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	$650.00
19	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	0	$450.00	Total	14	0	1	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	$650.00

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
2019	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00	0	4	0.0 %
2020	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
Total	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00	0	5	0.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Ryota Sato													Nobuaki Taira
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	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2018	FIVB
10	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	$50.00	2019	FIVB	10	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	5	$550.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2020	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
12	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	10	$50.00	Total	Total	11	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	6	$550.00

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	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	8	100.0%	0-8	0.0%	1-8	11.1%	0-0	0	0	1-8	11.1%
2019-2020	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	8	100.0%	0-8	0.0%	1-8	11.1%	0-0	0	0	1-8	11.1%
Against the Field	0		0		0		0-0		0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	0-6	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-3	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Total	0	0	0	6	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8

Head to Head Results
Sato/Taira trail the series against the field 0-2 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 13 Pedlow/Schachter, Canada 0-1
7/30/19	FIVB	Vienna Major Five Star	Qualifier 1	Pedlow/Schachter	21, Q2	Sato/Taira	Q31	21-11, 21-12	0:30
Trail the series against # Q16 Hartles/Nicklin, New Zealand 0-1
11/13/19	FIVB	Chetumal Four Star	Qualifier 1	Hartles/Nicklin	Q16	Sato/Taira	Q17	21-12, 21-15	0:33