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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 St. Petersburg Grand Slam
June 16 - 20, 2015

(20) Isaac Kapa/Christopher McHugh, Australia

Isaac Kapa
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 23, 1985 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Adelaide

Resides:

Surfer's Paradise, Gold Coast

Height:

200 cm (6'7")

Weight:

97 kg (213 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB Klagenfurt 2014)

Career Winnings:

US$113,337.50

Christopher McHugh
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 31, 1989 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Pambula

Resides:

Adelaide

Height:

197 cm (6'6")

Weight:

93 kg (205 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

132

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$188,737.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	Money
FIVB	29	0	0	1	0	3	0	8	0	8	8	1	US$197,475.00

Previous St. Petersburg Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/9-14/2015	Stavanger Major Series	28, Q7	17	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/2-7/2015	Porec Major Series	27	17	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/25-31/2015	Moscow Grand Slam	Q3	41	40	US$0.00
FIVB	4/21-25/2015	Fuzhou Open	5	25	120	US$800.00
FIVB	7/30-8/3/2014	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	21	3	640	US$32,000.00
FIVB	7/22-27/2014	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	21	17	240	US$9,000.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2014	The Hague Grand Slam	18	17	240	US$9,000.00
FIVB	7/9-13/2014	Gstaad Grand Slam	19	25	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2014	Berlin Grand Slam	14	25	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2014	Moscow Grand Slam	15	17	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	4/29-5/3/2014	Shanghai Grand Slam	18	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	8/21-25/2013	Moscow Grand Slam	12	5	480	US$10,000.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2013	Berlin Grand Slam	14	25	240	US$2,750.00
FIVB	7/22-27/2013	Long Beach Grand Slam	10	9	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	7/2-7/2013	Stare Jablonki World Championships	24	9	500	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/18-23/2013	Rome Grand Slam	19	9	400	US$5,500.00

St. Petersburg Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/17/2015	Pool D	Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (13)	Won 21-16, 21-18	0:39
Wed, 6/17/2015	Pool D	Jonathan Erdmann / Kay Matysik, Germany (4)	Won 15-21, 21-19, 15-9	1:02
Thu, 6/18/2015	Pool D	Nicolas Capogrosso / Ian Mehamed, Argentina (29)	Lost 21-19, 16-21, 16-18	0:59
Fri, 6/19/2015	Winner 2	Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (19)	Won 28-26, 18-21, 15-12	1:00
Sat, 6/20/2015	Winner 3	Theo Brunner / Nick Lucena, United States (26)	Lost 14-21, 18-21	0:32

Head to Head Results
Kapa/McHugh trail the series against the field 11-20

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-1
8/2/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 3	Kapa/McHugh	21	Fijalek/Prudel	2	21-18, 30-28	0:50
7/4/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool A	Fijalek/Prudel	1	Kapa/McHugh	24	21-13, 19-21, 15-10	0:51
Trail the series against # 3 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool F	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	6	Kapa/McHugh	27	16-21, 21-17, 17-15	0:52
Lead the series against # 4 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 2-1
6/17/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool D	Kapa/McHugh	20	Erdmann/Matysik	4	15-21, 21-19, 15-9	1:02
6/22/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 2	Erdmann/Matysik	10	Kapa/McHugh	19	21-14, 25-27, 15-10	1:01
6/14/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kapa/McHugh	19	Erdmann/Matysik	6	21-16, 17-21, 15-13	0:55
Lead the series against # 5 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-0
6/11/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool E	Kapa/McHugh	28, Q7	Rego/Santos	5	21-18, 22-24, 15-12	0:55
Trail the series against # 8 Gibb/Patterson, United States 0-3
7/23/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool E	Gibb/Patterson	12	Kapa/McHugh	21	22-20, 21-16	0:43
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gibb/Patterson	11	Kapa/McHugh	15	21-14, 21-11	0:33
4/24/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool H	Gibb/Patterson	9	Kapa/McHugh	24	21-14, 25-23	0:41
Trail the series against # 10 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 0-1
4/30/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool B	Saxton/Schalk	15	Kapa/McHugh	18	22-20, 21-16	0:36
Trail the series against # 11 Krou/Rowlandson, France 0-1
6/13/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Winner 1	Krou/Rowlandson	18	Kapa/McHugh	28, Q7	17-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:49
Trail the series against # 12 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-3
8/3/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Kapa/McHugh	21	21-13, 21-15	0:33
7/17/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool B	Lupo/Nicolai	2	Kapa/McHugh	18	By Forfeit
5/1/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool D	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Kapa/McHugh	29, Q13	21-17, 21-13	0:35
Lead the series against # 13 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 3-2
6/17/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool D	Kapa/McHugh	20	Gavira/Herrera	13	21-16, 21-18	0:39
7/31/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool E	Kapa/McHugh	21	Gavira/Herrera	12	24-22, 21-17	0:40
4/30/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool B	Gavira/Herrera	2	Kapa/McHugh	18	21-13, 19-21, 15-10	0:44
8/23/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Gavira/Herrera	5	Kapa/McHugh	12	21-16, 21-17	0:36
6/21/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool C	Kapa/McHugh	19	Gavira/Herrera	30, Q20	23-21, 21-18	0:37
Trail the series against # 14 Bourne/Hyden, United States 0-1
7/16/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool B	Bourne/Hyden	15, Q2	Kapa/McHugh	18	21-12, 21-16	0:40
Trail the series against # 16 Rosenthal/Slick, United States 0-1
6/11/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool E	Rosenthal/Slick	12	Kapa/McHugh	28, Q7	21-19, 18-21, 15-11	0:52
Trail the series against # 18 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 0-1
6/5/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 1	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	24, Q3	Kapa/McHugh	27	15-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:54
Lead the series against # 19 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 2-1
6/19/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kapa/McHugh	20	Grimalt/Grimalt	19	28-26, 18-21, 15-12	1:00
8/1/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool E	Grimalt/Grimalt	28, Q11	Kapa/McHugh	21	21-19, 21-16	0:36
7/2/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool A	Kapa/McHugh	24	Grimalt/Grimalt	25	21-15, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # 23 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 1-0
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool F	Kapa/McHugh	27	Gabathuler/Gerson	22	18-21, 21-19, 15-8	0:53
Trail the series against # 25, Q3 Fuchs/Kaczmarek, Germany 0-1
4/23/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool E	Fuchs/Kaczmarek	12	Kapa/McHugh	5	21-18, 21-15	0:36
Trail the series against # 26 Brunner/Lucena, United States 0-1
6/20/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Winner 3	Brunner/Lucena	26	Kapa/McHugh	20	21-14, 21-18	0:32
Trail the series against # 29 Capogrosso/Mehamed, Argentina 0-1
6/18/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool D	Capogrosso/Mehamed	29	Kapa/McHugh	20	19-21, 21-16, 18-16	0:59
Lead the series against # Q6 Huber/Seidl, Austria 1-0
8/24/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kapa/McHugh	12	Huber/Seidl	13	21-11, 21-23, 15-12	0:50