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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Torquay Challenge
November 23 - 27, 2022

(19, Q4) Kana Motomura/Harumi Sakai, Japan

Kana Motomura
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 3, 1995 (30 yrs old)

Home Town:

Tokyo

Height:

177 cm (5'10")

Weight:

72 kg (158 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Daegu 2022)

Career Winnings:

US$3,620.28

Harumi Sakai
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 23, 1996 (29 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kanagawa

Height:

165 cm (5'5")

Weight:

58 kg (128 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Daegu 2022)

Career Winnings:

US$3,390.55

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	33	Money
FIVB	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	1	2	2	US$4,606.45

Previous Torquay Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/27-30/2022	Dubai 2nd Challenge	Q9	25th	220	US$0.00
FIVB	10/22-25/2022	Dubai 1st Challenge	Q12	25th	220	US$0.00
FIVB	8/24-27/2022	Baden Futures	Q7	21st	60	€ 0.00
FIVB	7/15-17/2022	Daegu Futures	9	2nd	360	US$1,400.00

Torquay Challenge Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 11/23/2022	Qualifier 2	Loti Joe / Chantale Willie, Vanuatu (Q13)	Won 21-11, 21-11	0:27
Thu, 11/24/2022	Pool F	Nicole Laird / Alisha Stevens, Australia (6)	Lost 19-21, 19-21	0:38
Thu, 11/24/2022	Pool F	Marie-Alex Belanger / Amanda Harnett, Canada (18, Q3)	Won 21-19, 28-26	0:40
Fri, 11/25/2022	Lucky Loser	Darby Dunn / Olivia Furlan, Canada (24, Q11)	Won 16-21, 22-20, 15-8	0:49
Fri, 11/25/2022	Winner 1	Helena Havelkova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (14, Q1)	Lost 13-21, 13-21	0:30

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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	$2,500.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	$2,100.00
Total	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	2	0	$4,600.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Kana Motomura												Harumi Sakai
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	$1,250.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	$1,250.00
20	0	1	0	0	2	15	2	0	0	$2,300.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	23	0	1	0	0	2	12	8	0	0	$2,000.00
27	0	1	0	0	2	16	2	2	0	$3,550.00	Total	29	0	1	0	0	2	13	8	2	0	$3,250.00

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
2020	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$200.00	1	2	33.3 %
2022	FIVB	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	$3,900.00	7	7	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	0	$4,100.00	8	9	47.1 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Kana Motomura													Harumi Sakai
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	1	0	0	0	$100.00	2020	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$100.00
5	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	$1,950.00	2022	FIVB	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	$1,950.00
6	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	$2,050.00	Total	Total	6	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	$2,050.00

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	8	80.0%	0	0.0%	2	20.0%	8-2	80.0%	2	11.8%	3	17.6%	12	70.6%	2-15	11.8%	8-12	40.0%	2-5	28.6%	0	0	10-17	37.0%
2021-2022	6	85.7%	0	0.0%	1	14.3%	6-1	85.7%	2	16.7%	3	25.0%	7	58.3%	2-10	16.7%	6-7	46.2%	2-4	33.3%	0	0	8-11	42.1%
Against the Field	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	1	20.0%	1	20.0%	3	60.0%	1-4	20.0%	4-6	40.0%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	3-4	42.9%

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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	2	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	6
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	1	3	6	0	0	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	11
Total	0	0	2	5	4	7	1	0	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	10	17

Head to Head Results
Motomura/Sakai trail the series against the field 3-4 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 6 Laird/Stevens, Australia 0-1
11/24/22	FIVB	Torquay Challenge	Pool F	Laird/Stevens	6	Motomura/Sakai	19, Q4	21-19, 21-19	0:38
Trail the series against # 10 Dong/Yuan, China 0-1
7/17/22	FIVB	Daegu Futures	Gold Medal	Dong/Yuan	12	Motomura/Sakai	9	21-16, 21-13	0:33
Trail the series against # 14, Q1 Havelkova/Slukova, Czech Republic 0-1
11/25/22	FIVB	Torquay Challenge	Winner 1	Havelkova/Slukova	14, Q1	Motomura/Sakai	19, Q4	21-13, 21-13	0:30
Trail the series against # 17, Q2 Fujii/Murakami, Japan 0-1
10/27/22	FIVB	Dubai 2nd Challenge	Qualifier 2	Fujii/Murakami	21, Q8	Motomura/Sakai	Q9	21-14, 18-21, 15-8	0:50
Lead the series against # 18, Q3 Belanger/Harnett, Canada 1-0
11/24/22	FIVB	Torquay Challenge	Pool F	Motomura/Sakai	19, Q4	Belanger/Harnett	18, Q3	21-19, 28-26	0:40
Lead the series against # 24, Q11 Dunn/Furlan, Canada 1-0
11/25/22	FIVB	Torquay Challenge	Lucky Loser	Motomura/Sakai	19, Q4	Dunn/Furlan	24, Q11	16-21, 22-20, 15-8	0:49
Lead the series against # Q13 Joe/Willie, Vanuatu 1-0
11/23/22	FIVB	Torquay Challenge	Qualifier 2	Motomura/Sakai	19, Q4	Joe/Willie	Q13	21-11, 21-11	0:27