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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$10,000 BPT Futures Bujumbura
August 20 - 23, 2025

(10) Takahiko Imamura/Shuma Watanabe, Japan

Takahiko Imamura
Japan

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 20, 1993 (32 yrs old)

Home Town:

Miyazaki

Height:

192 cm (6'4")

Weight:

85 kg (187 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (FIVB Bujumbura 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$100.00

Shuma Watanabe
Japan

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 5, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Height:

185 cm (6'1")

Weight:

85 kg (187 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$300.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	41	Money
FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	US$200.00

Previous Bujumbura Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/3-6/2025	Futures Montpellier	Q11	21st	60	€ 0.00
FIVB	5/14-18/2025	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Q25	41st	100	US$0.00

Futures Bujumbura Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/21/2025	Pool B	Artur Hajos / Bence Streli, Hungary (7)	Lost 14-21, 15-21	0:38
Thu, 8/21/2025	Pool B	Gakiza Carmel / Manariyo Florian, Burundi (15, Q12)	Won 21-18, 21-19	0:42
Fri, 8/22/2025	Winner 1	Jacob La Bouliere / Adam Roberts, United States (13, Q6)	Lost 14-21, 12-21	0:34

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	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$200.00
Total	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$200.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Takahiko Imamura												Shuma Watanabe
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$100.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	10	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	0	0	$300.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$100.00	Total	15	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	1	0	$300.00

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	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	$200.00	1	4	20.0 %
Total	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	$200.00	1	4	20.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Takahiko Imamura													Shuma Watanabe
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2023	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	$200.00
											2024	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	$100.00	2025	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	$100.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	$100.00	Total	Total	15	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	1	4	$300.00

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	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	100.0%	0-4	0.0%	1-4	20.0%	0-0	0	0	1-4	20.0%
2024-2025	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	100.0%	0-4	0.0%	1-4	20.0%	0-0	0	0	1-4	20.0%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	2-6	25.0%	0-0	0	0	1-3	25.0%

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	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Total	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4

Head to Head Results
Imamura/Watanabe trail the series against the field 1-3 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Ikeda/Takahashi, Japan 0-1
5/14/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Qualifier 1	Ikeda/Takahashi	Q8	Imamura/Watanabe	Q25	21-8, 21-15	0:32
Trail the series against # 7 Hajos/Streli, Hungary 0-1
8/21/25	FIVB	Futures Bujumbura	Pool B	Hajos/Streli	7	Imamura/Watanabe	10	21-14, 21-15	0:38
Trail the series against # 13, Q6 La Bouliere/Roberts, United States 0-1
8/22/25	FIVB	Futures Bujumbura	Winner 1	La Bouliere/Roberts	13, Q6	Imamura/Watanabe	10	21-14, 21-12	0:34
Lead the series against # 15, Q12 Carmel/Florian, Burundi 1-0
8/21/25	FIVB	Futures Bujumbura	Pool B	Imamura/Watanabe	10	Carmel/Florian	15, Q12	21-18, 21-19	0:42