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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$10,000 BPT Futures Pingtan
August 6 - 9, 2026

(7) Harumi Sakai/Shion Tsubouchi, Japan

Harumi Sakai
Japan

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 23, 1996 (30 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$4,185.83

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$2,018.70

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	33	Money
FIVB	13	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	3	1	3	0	1	US$1,992.76

Previous Pingtan Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/25-28/2026	BPT Futures Bridlington	5	13th	140	€ 150.00
FIVB	6/18-21/2026	BPT Futures Geneva	5	13th	140	€ 150.00
FIVB	3/12-15/2026	BPT Futures Haikou	6, Q1	5th	240	US$450.00
FIVB	3/5-8/2026	BPT Futures Sanya	9, Q1	4th	280	US$400.00
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

BPT Futures Pingtan Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/7/2026	Pool B	Devin Corah / Sasha Pasloski, Canada (10, Q2)	Lost 17-21, 13-21	0:38
Fri, 8/7/2026	Pool B	W.M. To / W.T. To, Hong Kong (15, Q5)	Won 21-18, 21-16	0:37
Sat, 8/8/2026	Winner 1	Jolie Du Plessis / Tara Phillips, Australia (8)	Won 18-21, 22-20, 15-5	0:50
Sat, 8/8/2026	Winner 2	Ahedan Mushajiang / Yu Tong, China (4)	Lost 15-21, 22-24	0:42

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	1	$0.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	12	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	3	4	0	0	$1,950.00
Total	13	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	3	4	0	1	$1,950.00

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	3	$1,250.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	$0.00
29	0	1	0	1	4	14	9	0	0	$2,725.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	30	0	0	0	1	3	13	13	0	0	$1,925.00
35	0	1	0	1	4	15	9	2	3	$3,975.00	Total	34	0	0	0	1	3	13	13	2	2	$1,925.00

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	5	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	$1,450.00	9	11	45.0 %
Total	FIVB	12	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	3	3	0	1	$1,950.00	14	21	40.0 %

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
5	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	$725.00	2026	FIVB	5	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	$725.00
34	0	1	0	1	4	15	8	2	3	$3,975.00	Total	Total	33	0	0	0	1	3	13	12	2	2	$1,925.00

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	61.5%	2	15.4%	3	23.1%	10-3	76.9%	4	17.4%	3	13.0%	16	69.6%	4-19	17.4%	8-16	33.3%	6-6	50.0%	0	0	14-22	38.9%
2025-2026	8	61.5%	2	15.4%	3	23.1%	10-3	76.9%	4	17.4%	3	13.0%	16	69.6%	4-19	17.4%	8-16	33.3%	6-6	50.0%	0	0	14-22	38.9%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	2-4	33.3%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	2-2	50.0%

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	5	4	5	11	0	0	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	14	21
Total	0	0	5	5	5	11	0	0	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	14	22

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 2-2 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Mushajiang/Tong, China 0-1
8/8/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Pingtan	Winner 2	Mushajiang/Tong	4	Sakai/Tsubouchi	7	21-15, 24-22	0:42
Lead the series against # 8 Du Plessis/Phillips, Australia 1-0
8/8/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Pingtan	Winner 1	Sakai/Tsubouchi	7	Du Plessis/Phillips	8	18-21, 22-20, 15-5	0:50
Trail the series against # 10, Q2 Corah/Pasloski, Canada 0-1
8/7/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Pingtan	Pool B	Corah/Pasloski	10, Q2	Sakai/Tsubouchi	7	21-17, 21-13	0:38
Lead the series against # 15, Q5 To/To, Hong Kong 1-0
8/7/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Pingtan	Pool B	Sakai/Tsubouchi	7	To/To	15, Q5	21-18, 21-16	0:37