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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$5,000 BPT Futures Busan Gwangalli
August 14 - 17, 2025

(Q4) 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 Busan Gwangalli Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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

Futures Busan Gwangalli Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/14/2025	Qualifier 1	Karoline Frohlich / Sandra Otte, Germany (13, Q13)	Lost 14-21, 22-20, 13-15	1:04

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	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	$500.00	5	9	35.7 %
Total	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	$500.00	5	9	35.7 %

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
6	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	$250.00	2025	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	$250.00
28	0	1	0	0	2	13	8	2	2	$3,250.00	Total	Total	27	0	0	0	0	1	11	12	2	1	$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	0		0		0		0-0		0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	0-2	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	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 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 # 1 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
Trail the series against # 13, Q13 Frohlich/Otte, Germany 0-1
8/14/25	FIVB	Futures Busan Gwangalli	Qualifier 1	Frohlich/Otte	13, Q13	Sakai/Tsubouchi	Q4	21-14, 20-22, 15-13	1:04