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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$7,500 BPT Futures Busan
August 13 - 16, 2026

(7) Wakana Akishige/Mayu Sawame, Japan

Wakana Akishige
Japan

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 23, 2002 (23 yrs old)

Home Town:

Osaka

Height:

171 cm (5'7")

Weight:

60 kg (132 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB Busan 2026)

Career Winnings:

US$650.00

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$5,167.13

Team Career Summary

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

Previous Busan Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

BPT Futures Busan Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/14/2026	Pool B	Jolie Du Plessis / Tara Phillips, Australia (10)	Won 23-21, 21-14	0:42
Fri, 8/14/2026	Pool B	Jana Milutinovic / Jasmine Rayner, Australia (2)	Won 24-22, 26-24	0:44
Sat, 8/15/2026	Winner 2	Jordan Boulware / Katie Horton, United States (12, Q6)	Won 17-21, 21-17, 16-14	0:50
Sun, 8/16/2026	Semi-Finals	Sofiah Pagara / Khylem Progella, Philippines (13, Q7)	Lost 21-17, 13-21, 11-15	0:45
Sun, 8/16/2026	Bronze Medal	Jana Milutinovic / Jasmine Rayner, Australia (2)	Lost 15-21, 22-20, 8-15	0:45

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$)
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$600.00
Total	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$600.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Wakana Akishige												Mayu Sawame
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	$2,750.00
6	0	0	0	1	0	3	2	0	0	$650.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	12	0	1	2	4	1	3	1	0	0	$2,300.00
6	0	0	0	1	0	3	2	0	0	$650.00	Total	15	0	1	2	4	1	4	2	0	1	$5,050.00

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
2026	FIVB	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$600.00	3	2	60.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$600.00	3	2	60.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Wakana Akishige													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
											2023	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$50.00
											2025	FIVB	6	0	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	$1,925.00
6	0	0	0	1	0	3	2	0	0	$650.00	2026	FIVB	4	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	$2,175.00
6	0	0	0	1	0	3	2	0	0	$650.00	Total	Total	15	0	1	2	4	1	4	2	0	1	$5,050.00

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	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	2-0	100.0%	1-2	33.3%	0	0	3-2	60.0%
2025-2026	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	2-0	100.0%	1-2	33.3%	0	0	3-2	60.0%
Against the Field	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	4-0	100.0%	2-4	33.3%	0	0	3-2	60.0%

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
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	2
Total	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	2

Head to Head Results
Akishige/Sawame lead the series against the field 3-2 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 1 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 2 Milutinovic/Rayner, Australia 1-1
8/16/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Busan	Bronze Medal	Milutinovic/Rayner	2	Akishige/Sawame	7	21-15, 20-22, 15-8	0:45
8/14/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Busan	Pool B	Akishige/Sawame	7	Milutinovic/Rayner	2	24-22, 26-24	0:44
Lead the series against # 10 Du Plessis/Phillips, Australia 1-0
8/14/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Busan	Pool B	Akishige/Sawame	7	Du Plessis/Phillips	10	23-21, 21-14	0:42
Lead the series against # 12, Q6 Boulware/Horton, United States 1-0
8/15/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Busan	Winner 2	Akishige/Sawame	7	Boulware/Horton	12, Q6	17-21, 21-17, 16-14	0:50
Trail the series against # 13, Q7 Pagara/Progella, Philippines 0-1
8/16/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Busan	Semi-Finals	Pagara/Progella	13, Q7	Akishige/Sawame	7	17-21, 21-13, 15-11	0:45