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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Xiamen
May 13 - 17, 2026

(Q4) Sakura Ito/Mayu Sawame, Japan

Sakura Ito
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 26, 2002 (24 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Nuvali 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$3,893.70

Mayu Sawame
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 28, 1994 (32 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$4,867.13

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	9	0	1	1	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	1	US$7,660.84

Previous Xiamen Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2024	Sakurako Fujii - 33rd	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/5-8/2026	BPT Challenge Bhubaneswar	12	9th	460	US$3,250.00
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

BPT Challenge Xiamen Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/13/2026	Qualifier 3	Kaylee Glagau / Abbey Thorup, Canada (32, Q13)	Lost 10-21, 11-21	0:30

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	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$5,500.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	6	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	$2,100.00
Total	9	0	1	1	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	$7,600.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Sakura Ito												Mayu Sawame
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
8	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	$2,750.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$2,750.00
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
15	0	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	0	$3,800.00	Total	14	0	1	2	3	1	4	2	0	0	$4,750.00

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	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	$3,750.00	6	3	66.7 %
Total	FIVB	9	0	1	1	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	1	$7,600.00	19	14	57.6 %

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
3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	$1,875.00	2026	FIVB	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	$1,875.00
15	0	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	4	$3,800.00	Total	Total	14	0	1	2	3	1	4	2	0	1	$4,750.00

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	13	72.2%	4	22.2%	1	5.6%	17-1	94.4%	2	13.3%	2	13.3%	11	73.3%	2-13	13.3%	13-11	54.2%	6-3	66.7%	0	0	19-14	57.6%
2025-2026	13	72.2%	4	22.2%	1	5.6%	17-1	94.4%	2	13.3%	2	13.3%	11	73.3%	2-13	13.3%	13-11	54.2%	6-3	66.7%	0	0	19-14	57.6%
Against the Field	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	2-6	25.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	2-3	40.0%

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	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4
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	2	10	4	0	0	5	4	1	2	1	1	0	1	19	14

Head to Head Results
Ito/Sawame trail the series against the field 2-3 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 8 MacDonald/Polley, New Zealand 0-1
5/4/25	FIVB	Futures Nuvali	Gold Medal	MacDonald/Polley	3	Ito/Sawame	7	21-18, 21-14	0:37
Trail the series against # 16 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
Lead the series against # 17 Bentele/Niederhauser, Switzerland 1-0
3/5/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Bhubaneswar	Pool E	Ito/Sawame	12	Bentele/Niederhauser	5	21-15, 12-21, 15-10	0:49
Trail the series against # 32, Q13 Glagau/Thorup, Canada 0-1
5/13/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Qualifier 3	Glagau/Thorup	32, Q13	Ito/Sawame	Q4	21-10, 21-11	0:30
Lead the series against # Q21 Okuno/Sekiguchi, Japan 1-0
5/3/25	FIVB	Futures Nuvali	Winner 1	Ito/Sawame	7	Okuno/Sekiguchi	14, Q12	21-11, 21-4	0:26