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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Nuvali
November 30 - December 3, 2023

(Q25) 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$3,420.28

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 Nuvali Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	11/22-26/2023	Futures Geelong	6	9th	180	US$200.00
FIVB	10/19-22/2023	Challenge Goa	Q15	33rd	140	US$0.00
FIVB	12/27-30/2022	The Hague Futures	3	13th	140	€ 100.00
FIVB	12/8-11/2022	Subic Bay Futures	3	9th	180	US$200.00

Challenge Nuvali Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 11/30/2023	Qualifier 1	Akiko Hasegawa / Miki Ishii, Japan (20, Q8)	Lost 15-21, 12-21	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$)
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
18	0	1	0	0	2	13	2	0	0	$2,100.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	23	0	1	0	0	2	12	8	0	0	$2,000.00
25	0	1	0	0	2	14	2	2	0	$3,350.00	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	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	0	$4,200.00	8	11	42.1 %
2023	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	$200.00	1	4	20.0 %
Total	FIVB	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	2	2	$4,600.00	10	17	37.0 %

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
7	0	1	0	0	0	3	1	2	0	$2,100.00	2022	FIVB	7	0	1	0	0	0	3	1	2	0	$2,100.00
6	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	2	$500.00	2023	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	2	$600.00
14	0	1	0	0	2	6	1	2	2	$2,700.00	Total	Total	16	0	1	0	0	1	9	1	2	2	$2,800.00

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%
2022-2023	7	77.8%	0	0.0%	2	22.2%	7-2	77.8%	2	13.3%	3	20.0%	10	66.7%	2-13	13.3%	7-10	41.2%	2-5	28.6%	0	0	9-15	37.5%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2	66.7%	0-3	0.0%	0-4	0.0%	0-4	0.0%	0	0	0-4	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
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 0-4 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 6 Eslapor/Rodriguez, Philippines 0-1
12/10/22	FIVB	Subic Bay Futures	Winner 1	Eslapor/Rodriguez	1	Motomura/Sakai	3	21-18, 15-21, 17-15	0:49
Trail the series against # 20, Q8 Hasegawa/Ishii, Japan 0-1
11/30/23	FIVB	Challenge Nuvali	Qualifier 1	Hasegawa/Ishii	20, Q8	Motomura/Sakai	Q25	21-15, 21-12	0:33
Trail the series against # Q12 Polley/Stevenson, New Zealand 0-1
11/25/23	FIVB	Futures Geelong	Winner 1	Polley/Stevenson	2	Motomura/Sakai	6	18-21, 21-18, 15-4	0:51
Trail the series against # Q18 Hashimoto/Murakami, Japan 0-1
10/22/22	FIVB	Dubai 1st Challenge	Qualifier 2	Hashimoto/Murakami	20, Q5	Motomura/Sakai	Q12	21-8, 21-18	0:36