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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Yokohama Grand Slam
July 21 - 26, 2015

(17) 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 Yokohama Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/26-7/5/2015	Netherlands World Championships	23	9	500	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/16-20/2015	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	20	5	480	US$17,000.00
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

Yokohama Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/22/2015	Pool A	Ben Saxton / Chaim Schalk, Canada (16)	Lost 11-21, 15-21	0:30
Wed, 7/22/2015	Pool A	Reinder Nummerdor / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (1)	Lost By Forfeit
Thu, 7/23/2015	Pool A	Yuya Ageba / Koichi Nishimura, Japan (32)	Won 18-21, 32-30, 15-7	1:07
Fri, 7/24/2015	Winner 1	Jackson Henriquez / Jesus Villafane, Venezuela (25)	Lost 21-16, 27-29, 10-15	1:04

Head to Head Results
Kapa/McHugh trail the series against the field 15-34

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-2
7/22/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool A	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	1	Kapa/McHugh	17	By Forfeit
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool F	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	6	Kapa/McHugh	27	16-21, 21-17, 17-15	0:52
Trail the series against # 3 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
7/2/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 2	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Kapa/McHugh	23	21-15, 21-17	0:41
Trail the series against # 4 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 1-5
8/3/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Kapa/McHugh	21	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	24-22, 21-17	0:42
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool E	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Kapa/McHugh	21	21-16, 21-13	0:34
6/20/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Kapa/McHugh	14	By Forfeit
6/13/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Kapa/McHugh	15	21-10, 22-20	0:36
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Kapa/McHugh	18	21-15, 16-21, 16-14	0:54
8/8/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Kapa/McHugh	14	21-15, 21-18	0:35
Trail the series against # 5 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-3
6/5/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool F	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	11	Kapa/McHugh	27	21-17, 21-19	0:37
7/25/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Winner 1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	14	Kapa/McHugh	21	23-21, 21-15	0:38
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	14	Kapa/McHugh	19	21-18, 21-13	0:37
6/19/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool C	Kapa/McHugh	19	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	14	21-12, 21-14	0:34
Trail the series against # 6 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
Lead the series against # 7 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 # 10 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
Trail the series against # 11 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
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 13, Q1 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
Series tied with # 15 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 # 16 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 0-2
7/22/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool A	Saxton/Schalk	16	Kapa/McHugh	17	21-11, 21-15	0:30
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 # 19 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 0-1
6/12/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool E	Krasilnikov/Semenov	21	Kapa/McHugh	28, Q7	21-15, 17-21, 15-10	0:46
Trail the series against # 20, Q2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-2
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	19	Kapa/McHugh	14	23-21, 21-19	0:42
6/12/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	18	Kapa/McHugh	15	21-19, 21-14	0:34
5/1/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool D	Kapa/McHugh	29, Q13	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	13	21-15, 21-19	0:38
Trail the series against # 21 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 0-1
7/11/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	30, Q11	Kapa/McHugh	19	15-21, 21-18, 26-24	1:13
Trail the series against # 23 Dalhausser/Rosenthal, United States 1-2
8/1/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kapa/McHugh	21	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	1	24-22, 21-13	0:39
6/20/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool C	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	3	Kapa/McHugh	19	21-13, 21-17	0:37
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool C	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	3	Kapa/McHugh	19	26-24, 21-9	0:40
Trail the series against # 24 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 # 25 Henriquez/Villafane, Venezuela 2-1
7/24/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Winner 1	Henriquez/Villafane	25	Kapa/McHugh	17	16-21, 29-27, 15-10	1:04
7/1/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 1	Kapa/McHugh	23	Henriquez/Villafane	28	21-12, 21-15	0:32
6/10/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Qualifier 2	Kapa/McHugh	28, Q7	Henriquez/Villafane	Q10	21-19, 21-9	0:32
Trail the series against # 26, Q5 Garcia/Marco, Spain 0-1
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Garcia/Marco	30, Q12	Kapa/McHugh	14	30-28, 21-17	0:51
Lead the series against # 32 Ageba/Nishimura, Japan 1-0
7/23/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool A	Kapa/McHugh	17	Ageba/Nishimura	32	18-21, 32-30, 15-7	1:07
Lead the series against # Q4 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 # Q9 Kosiak/Rudol, Poland 0-1
4/22/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool E	Kosiak/Rudol	21	Kapa/McHugh	5	24-22, 21-12	0:39
Lead the series against # Q14 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
Lead the series against # Q19 Murauer/Schnetzer, Austria 1-0
6/10/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Qualifier 1	Kapa/McHugh	28, Q7	Murauer/Schnetzer	Q26	21-9, 21-19	0:34