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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$10,000 BPT Futures Sanya
March 5 - 8, 2026

(9, Q1) 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$3,740.55

Shion Tsubouchi
Japan

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 26, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kyoto

Height:

166 cm (5'5")

Weight:

58 kg (128 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB Sanya 2026)

Career Winnings:

US$1,573.43

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	33	Money
FIVB	9	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	3	0	1	US$1,200.00

Previous Sanya Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/15-19/2025	BPT Challenge Nuvali	Q13	33rd	180	US$0.00
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 Futures Sanya Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 3/5/2026	Qualifier 2	Xiaochen Li / Rouzi Maidinuer, China (Q8)	Won 21-13, 21-19	0:41
Fri, 3/6/2026	Pool A	Cathrine Hjeltnes / Julia Tennoy, Norway (8)	Won 20-22, 21-11, 15-12
Fri, 3/6/2026	Pool A	Shuting Cao / Ahedan Mushajiang, China (1)	Lost 14-21, 16-21
Sat, 3/7/2026	Winner 1	Mei Mori / Sayaka Yamada, Japan (15, Q5)	Won 21-18, 21-16
Sat, 3/7/2026	Winner 2	Zhang Kexin / Lvwen Yuan, China (12)	Won 20-22, 21-11, 15-8
Sat, 3/7/2026	Semi-Finals	Siyu Qi / Yu Tong, China (10)	Lost 22-20, 20-22, 11-15
Sat, 3/7/2026	Bronze Medal	Shuting Cao / Ahedan Mushajiang, China (1)	Lost 11-21, 19-21

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	8	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	3	0	0	$1,200.00
Total	9	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	3	0	0	$1,200.00

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
25	0	1	0	1	3	12	8	0	0	$2,350.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	26	0	0	0	1	2	11	12	0	0	$1,550.00
31	0	1	0	1	3	13	8	2	0	$3,600.00	Total	30	0	0	0	1	2	11	12	2	0	$1,550.00

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 %
2026	FIVB	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$400.00	4	3	57.1 %
Total	FIVB	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	3	0	1	$900.00	9	13	40.9 %

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
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$200.00	2026	FIVB	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$200.00
30	0	1	0	1	2	13	8	2	3	$3,450.00	Total	Total	29	0	0	0	1	1	11	12	2	2	$1,400.00

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	7	70.0%	2	20.0%	1	10.0%	9-1	90.0%	3	17.6%	3	17.6%	11	64.7%	3-14	17.6%	7-11	38.9%	5-4	55.6%	0	0	12-15	44.4%
2025-2026	7	70.0%	2	20.0%	1	10.0%	9-1	90.0%	3	17.6%	3	17.6%	11	64.7%	3-14	17.6%	7-11	38.9%	5-4	55.6%	0	0	12-15	44.4%
Against the Field	3	75.0%	0	0.0%	1	25.0%	3-1	75.0%	2	40.0%	0	0.0%	3	60.0%	2-3	40.0%	6-6	50.0%	4-2	66.7%	0	0	5-4	55.6%

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	5	3	4	6	0	0	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	12	14
Total	0	0	5	4	4	6	0	0	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	12	15

Head to Head Results
Sakai/Tsubouchi lead the series against the field 4-3 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Cao/Mushajiang, China 0-2
3/7/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Sanya	Bronze Medal	Cao/Mushajiang	1	Sakai/Tsubouchi	9, Q1	21-11, 21-19
3/6/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Sanya	Pool A	Cao/Mushajiang	1	Sakai/Tsubouchi	9, Q1	21-14, 21-16
Lead the series against # 8 Hjeltnes/Tennoy, Norway 1-0
3/6/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Sanya	Pool A	Sakai/Tsubouchi	9, Q1	Hjeltnes/Tennoy	8	20-22, 21-11, 15-12
Trail the series against # 10 Qi/Tong, China 0-1
3/7/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Sanya	Semi-Finals	Qi/Tong	10	Sakai/Tsubouchi	9, Q1	20-22, 22-20, 15-11
Lead the series against # 12 Kexin/Yuan, China 1-0
3/7/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Sanya	Winner 2	Sakai/Tsubouchi	9, Q1	Kexin/Yuan	12	20-22, 21-11, 15-8
Lead the series against # 15, Q5 Mori/Yamada, Japan 1-0
3/7/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Sanya	Winner 1	Sakai/Tsubouchi	9, Q1	Mori/Yamada	15, Q5	21-18, 21-16
Lead the series against # Q8 Li/Maidinuer, China 1-0
3/5/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Sanya	Qualifier 2	Sakai/Tsubouchi	9, Q1	Li/Maidinuer	Q8	21-13, 21-19	0:41