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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Nayarit
March 25 - 29, 2026

Sakura Ito/Mayu Sawame, Japan

Sakura Ito
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 26, 2002 (23 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Nuvali 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$2,268.70

Mayu Sawame
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 28, 1994 (31 yrs old)

Home Town:

Tokyo

Height:

171 cm (5'7")

Weight:

65 kg (143 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Nuvali 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$3,242.13

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	7	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	US$4,410.84

Previous Nayarit Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/18-22/2026	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala			0	US$0.00
FIVB	3/4-8/2026	BPT Challenge Bhubaneswar			0	US$0.00
FIVB	2/5-8/2026	BPT Futures Mount Maunganui	2	3rd	320	US$500.00
FIVB	10/15-19/2025	BPT Challenge Nuvali	20	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	6/19-22/2025	Futures Ios	5	4th	280	€ 400.00
FIVB	5/22-25/2025	BPT Futures Qingshan	6	5th	240	US$300.00
FIVB	5/1-4/2025	Futures Nuvali	7	2nd	360	US$700.00
FIVB	3/26-30/2025	BPT Futures Coolangatta	16, Q5	9th	180	US$200.00

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	1	0	0	$2,250.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	6	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	$2,100.00
Total	7	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	$4,350.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Sakura Ito												Mayu Sawame
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	0	1	2	0	$1,125.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,125.00
7	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	$1,050.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	11	0	1	2	3	1	3	1	0	0	$2,000.00
13	0	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	0	$2,175.00	Total	12	0	1	2	3	1	3	2	0	0	$3,125.00

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	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	$3,850.00	13	11	54.2 %
2026	FIVB	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00	4	1	80.0 %
Total	FIVB	7	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	$4,350.00	17	12	58.6 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Sakura Ito													Mayu Sawame
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	1	0	1	0	0	0	$250.00
											2022	FIVB	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	$650.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	$0.00	2023	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$50.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$0.00	2024	FIVB
6	0	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	$1,925.00	2025	FIVB	6	0	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	$1,925.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$250.00	2026	FIVB	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$250.00
13	0	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	3	$2,175.00	Total	Total	12	0	1	2	3	1	3	2	0	0	$3,125.00

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	12	75.0%	3	18.8%	1	6.3%	15-1	93.8%	2	15.4%	2	15.4%	9	69.2%	2-11	15.4%	12-9	57.1%	5-3	62.5%	0	0	17-12	58.6%
2025-2026	12	75.0%	3	18.8%	1	6.3%	15-1	93.8%	2	15.4%	2	15.4%	9	69.2%	2-11	15.4%	12-9	57.1%	5-3	62.5%	0	0	17-12	58.6%
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	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	2	1	7	3	0	0	5	2	1	2	1	1	0	1	16	10
Total	0	0	2	1	8	4	0	0	5	3	1	2	1	1	0	1	17	12

Head to Head Results
Ito/Sawame 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 Alupei/Vaida, Romania 0-1
2/8/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Mount Maunganui	Semi-Finals	Alupei/Vaida	3	Ito/Sawame	2	21-16, 13-21, 15-11	0:45
Trail the series against Hollas/Remmelg, Estonia 0-1
5/24/25	FIVB	BPT Futures Qingshan	Winner 2	Hollas/Remmelg	1	Ito/Sawame	6	21-14, 21-18	0:34