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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Nuvali
October 15 - 19, 2025

(Q13) Harumi Sakai/Shion Tsubouchi, Japan

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

Shion Tsubouchi
Japan

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 26, 1997 (27 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kyoto

Height:

166 cm (5'5")

Weight:

58 kg (128 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB Coolangatta 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$1,223.43

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	33	Money
FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	3	0	1	US$500.00

Previous Nuvali Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2023	Kana Motomura - 33rd	Did not play
2024	Mayu Kikuchi - 5th	Maho Yabumi - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/14-17/2025	Futures Busan Gwangalli	Q4	21st	60	US$0.00
FIVB	6/19-22/2025	Futures Qidong	10	9th	180	US$200.00
FIVB	6/12-15/2025	Futures Qingdao	Q7	21st	60	US$0.00
FIVB	4/8-11/2025	BPT Futures Songkhla	Q2	21st	60	US$0.00
FIVB	3/26-30/2025	BPT Futures Coolangatta	15, Q3	9th	180	US$200.00
FIVB	3/6-9/2025	BPT Futures Mount Maunganui	11, Q1	13th	140	US$100.00

BPT Challenge Nuvali Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 10/15/2025	Qualifier 2	Anniina Parkkinen / Valma Prihti, Finland (25, Q4)	Lost 11-21, 13-21	0:28

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	$500.00
Total	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	$500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Harumi Sakai												Shion Tsubouchi
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	$1,250.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$0.00
23	0	1	0	0	2	12	8	0	0	$2,000.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	24	0	0	0	0	1	11	12	0	0	$1,200.00
29	0	1	0	0	2	13	8	2	0	$3,250.00	Total	28	0	0	0	0	1	11	12	2	0	$1,200.00

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
2025	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	1	$500.00	5	10	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	1	$500.00	5	10	33.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Harumi Sakai													Shion Tsubouchi
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2019	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$100.00	2020	FIVB
											2021	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00
7	0	1	0	0	0	3	1	2	0	$2,100.00	2022	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	0	$350.00
8	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	2	$600.00	2023	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	$200.00
6	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	$200.00	2024	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	0	$400.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	1	$250.00	2025	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	1	$250.00
29	0	1	0	0	2	13	8	2	3	$3,250.00	Total	Total	28	0	0	0	0	1	11	12	2	2	$1,200.00

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	75.0%	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	1	9.1%	3	27.3%	7	63.6%	1-10	9.1%	3-7	30.0%	2-3	40.0%	0	0	5-10	33.3%
2024-2025	3	75.0%	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	1	9.1%	3	27.3%	7	63.6%	1-10	9.1%	3-7	30.0%	2-3	40.0%	0	0	5-10	33.3%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	6	100.0%	0-6	0.0%	2-12	14.3%	0-0		0	0	1-6	14.3%

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	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	3	3	2	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	9
Total	0	0	3	4	2	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	10

Head to Head Results
Sakai/Tsubouchi trail the series against the field 1-6 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 4 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Chacon/Chacon, United States 0-2
3/29/25	FIVB	BPT Futures Coolangatta	Winner 1	Chacon/Chacon	8, Q1	Sakai/Tsubouchi	15, Q3	21-12, 21-12	0:29
3/7/25	FIVB	BPT Futures Mount Maunganui	Pool C	Chacon/Chacon	6	Sakai/Tsubouchi	11, Q1	21-15, 21-16	0:37
Trail the series against # 10 Fejes/Fleming, Australia 0-1
3/27/25	FIVB	BPT Futures Coolangatta	Pool B	Fejes/Fleming	2	Sakai/Tsubouchi	15, Q3	21-16, 21-11	0:33
Trail the series against # 12 Matsumoto/Matsumoto, Japan 0-1
6/20/25	FIVB	Futures Qidong	Pool B	Matsumoto/Matsumoto	2	Sakai/Tsubouchi	10	21-18, 21-18	0:33
Series tied with # 24, Q3 Alupei/Vaida, Romania 1-1
4/8/25	FIVB	BPT Futures Songkhla	Qualifier 1	Alupei/Vaida	16, Q15	Sakai/Tsubouchi	Q2	21-18, 21-13	0:41
3/26/25	FIVB	BPT Futures Coolangatta	Qualifier 1	Sakai/Tsubouchi	15, Q3	Alupei/Vaida	Q14	21-14, 21-16	0:32
Trail the series against # 25, Q4 Parkkinen/Prihti, Finland 0-1
10/15/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nuvali	Qualifier 2	Parkkinen/Prihti	25, Q4	Sakai/Tsubouchi	Q13	21-11, 21-13	0:28