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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$10,000 BPT Futures Bujumbura
August 21 - 23, 2026

(2) Riko Tsujimura/Kako Yajima, Japan

Riko Tsujimura
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 19, 1997 (29 yrs old)

Home Town:

Tokyo

Height:

173 cm (5'8")

Weight:

69 kg (152 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$2,220.28

Kako Yajima
Japan

Photo not available

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 24, 2002 (24 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB Bujumbura 2026)

Career Winnings:

US$300.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$500.00

Previous Bujumbura Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

BPT Futures Bujumbura Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/21/2026	Pool B	Mariam Omari / Victoria Samson, Tanzania (7)	Won 21-7, 21-13	0:26
Sat, 8/22/2026	Pool B	Miharu Kashihara / Maho Yabumi, Japan (3)	Lost 12-21, 14-21	0:29
Sat, 8/22/2026	Winner 1	Emilia Bruno / Nika Reddin, Germany (6)	Won 21-14, 21-12	0:37
Sun, 8/23/2026	Semi-Finals	Tjasa Kotnik / Tajda Lovsin, Slovenia (1)	Lost 14-21, 17-21	0:39
Sun, 8/23/2026	Bronze Medal	Yu Okuno / Nozomi Sekiguchi, Japan (4)	Won 21-9, 21-19	0:34

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00
Total	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Riko Tsujimura												Kako Yajima
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	1	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open
19	0	0	2	2	7	2	6	0	0	$2,150.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$300.00
28	0	0	2	2	7	2	6	2	7	$2,150.00	Total	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$300.00

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
2026	FIVB	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00	3	2	60.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00	3	2	60.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Riko Tsujimura													Kako Yajima
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
4	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	$150.00	2019	FIVB
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	$0.00	2022	FIVB
4	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	$400.00	2023	FIVB
4	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	$500.00	2024	FIVB
8	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	3	$650.00	2025	FIVB
2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	$450.00	2026	FIVB	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$300.00
28	0	0	2	2	7	2	6	2	7	$2,150.00	Total	Total	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$300.00

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	3	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	3-2	60.0%	0-0	0	0	3-2	60.0%
2025-2026	3	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	3-2	60.0%	0-0	0	0	3-2	60.0%
Against the Field	3	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	6-4	60.0%	0-0	0	0	3-2	60.0%

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	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	2
Total	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	2

Head to Head Results
Tsujimura/Yajima lead the series against the field 3-2 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Kotnik/Lovsin, Slovenia 0-1
8/23/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Bujumbura	Semi-Finals	Kotnik/Lovsin	1	Tsujimura/Yajima	2	21-14, 21-17	0:39
Trail the series against # 3 Kashihara/Yabumi, Japan 0-1
8/22/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Bujumbura	Pool B	Kashihara/Yabumi	3	Tsujimura/Yajima	2	21-12, 21-14	0:29
Lead the series against # 4 Okuno/Sekiguchi, Japan 1-0
8/23/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Bujumbura	Bronze Medal	Tsujimura/Yajima	2	Okuno/Sekiguchi	4	21-9, 21-19	0:34
Lead the series against # 6 Bruno/Reddin, Germany 1-0
8/22/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Bujumbura	Winner 1	Tsujimura/Yajima	2	Bruno/Reddin	6	21-14, 21-12	0:37
Lead the series against # 7 Omari/Samson, Tanzania 1-0
8/21/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Bujumbura	Pool B	Tsujimura/Yajima	2	Omari/Samson	7	21-7, 21-13	0:26