Team Preview

Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$10,000 BPT Futures Mount Maunganui Beach
March 16 - 19, 2023

(9) Kosuke Fukushima/Kai Kurokawa, Japan

Kosuke Fukushima
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 30, 1999 (25 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB Mount Maunganui 2023)

Career Winnings:

US$450.00

Kai Kurokawa
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 20, 1994 (31 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kyoto

Height:

183 cm (6'0")

Weight:

87 kg (191 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (4 times)

Career Winnings:

US$1,358.91

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	Money
FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	US$600.00

Previous Mount Maunganui Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	12/8-11/2022	Subic Bay Futures	12, Q6	9th	180	US$200.00
FIVB	11/23-27/2022	Torquay Challenge	Q14	25th	220	US$0.00
FIVB	11/1-4/2022	Sohar Futures	Q14	21st	60	US$0.00

Futures Mount Maunganui Beach Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 3/17/2023	Pool A	Shiro Furuta / Dylan Kurokawa, Japan (8)	Won 21-16, 21-14	0:40
Fri, 3/17/2023	Pool A	Ben O'Dea / Sam O'Dea, New Zealand (1)	Lost 16-21, 14-21	0:33
Sat, 3/18/2023	Winner 1	Campbell Forsyth / Gregory Vukets, New Zealand (15, Q11)	Won 19-21, 22-20, 17-15	0:51
Sat, 3/18/2023	Winner 2	Thomas Hartles / Thomas Heijs, New Zealand (14)	Lost 16-21, 21-23	0:38

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	1	0	$0.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	$600.00
Total	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	$600.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Kosuke Fukushima												Kai Kurokawa
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	$0.00
9	0	0	0	0	1	5	3	0	0	$450.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	17	0	0	0	0	4	8	5	0	0	$1,212.50
											U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
12	0	0	0	0	1	5	3	1	0	$450.00	Total	23	0	0	0	0	4	8	6	2	1	$1,212.50

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
2022	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	$200.00	3	4	42.9 %
2023	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$300.00	2	2	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	$500.00	5	6	45.5 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Kosuke Fukushima													Kai Kurokawa
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2012	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2019	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
											2021	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$100.00	2022	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$100.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$150.00	2023	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$150.00
4	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	$250.00	Total	Total	8	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	1	2	$250.00

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	4	66.7%	1	16.7%	1	16.7%	5-1	83.3%	3	27.3%	1	9.1%	7	63.6%	3-8	27.3%	4-7	36.4%	4-2	66.7%	0	0	8-9	47.1%
2022-2023	4	66.7%	1	16.7%	1	16.7%	5-1	83.3%	3	27.3%	1	9.1%	7	63.6%	3-8	27.3%	4-7	36.4%	4-2	66.7%	0	0	8-9	47.1%
Against the Field	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	2	40.0%	0	0.0%	3	60.0%	2-3	40.0%	2-6	25.0%	6-0	100.0%	0	0	4-3	57.1%

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	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	4	2	2	4	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	8
Total	0	0	5	3	2	4	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	9

Head to Head Results
Fukushima/Kurokawa lead the series against the field 3-2 (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 # 1 O'Dea/O'Dea, New Zealand 0-1
3/17/23	FIVB	Futures Mount Maunganui Beach	Pool A	O'Dea/O'Dea	1	Fukushima/Kurokawa	9	21-16, 21-14	0:33
Lead the series against # 8 Furuta/Kurokawa, Japan 2-0
3/17/23	FIVB	Futures Mount Maunganui Beach	Pool A	Fukushima/Kurokawa	9	Furuta/Kurokawa	8	21-16, 21-14	0:40
12/8/22	FIVB	Subic Bay Futures	Qualifier 2	Fukushima/Kurokawa	12, Q6	Furuta/Kurokawa	8, Q3	23-21, 16-21, 18-16	1:02
Trail the series against # 14 Hartles/Heijs, New Zealand 0-1
3/18/23	FIVB	Futures Mount Maunganui Beach	Winner 2	Hartles/Heijs	14	Fukushima/Kurokawa	9	21-16, 23-21	0:38
Lead the series against # 15, Q11 Forsyth/Vukets, New Zealand 1-0
3/18/23	FIVB	Futures Mount Maunganui Beach	Winner 1	Fukushima/Kurokawa	9	Forsyth/Vukets	15, Q11	19-21, 22-20, 17-15	0:51