Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships presented by A1
July 28 - August 5, 2017
(16) Kelly Cheng/Sara Hughes, United States
 
Kelly Claes Cheng
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 18, 1995 (28 yrs old)
Home Town: Placentia, CA
Resides: Fullerton, CA
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Weight: 72 kg (158 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 70
Career Wins: 8
Career Winnings: US$382,625.00
Sara Hughes
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 14, 1995 (29 yrs old)
Home Town: Costa Mesa, CA
Resides: Costa Mesa, CA
Height: 180 cm (5'10")
Weight: 58 kg (128 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 74
Career Wins: 9
Career Winnings: US$347,094.92
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172541Money
FIVB2751117080301 US$450,750.00
FIVB Age Group WC200200000000 US$0.00
Other100100000000 US$14,000.00
Overall3051417080301 US$464,750.00
Previous Vienna Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/19-23/2017 Olsztyn Four Star 12 17 160 US$3,000.00
Other 7/13-15/2017 Long Beach Presidents Cup 4 3 0 US$14,000.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2017 Gstaad Major Five Star 12 9 360 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/1/2017 Porec Major Five Star 14 5 480 US$12,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2017 Moscow Three Star 17 17 120 US$1,500.00
FIVB 5/16-21/2017 Rio de Janeiro Four Star 22 5 320 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/23-28/2016 Long Beach Grand Slam 29 9 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/25-30/2016 A1 Major Klagenfurt 32 17 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 8/18-23/2015 Long Beach Grand Slam Q29 41 40 US$0.00
Vienna World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/28/2017 Pool I Jamie Broder / Taylor Pischke, Canada (33) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:33
Sat, 7/29/2017 Pool I Denise Mutatsimpundu / Charlotte Nzayisenga, Rwanda (40) Won 21-10, 21-11 0:25
Mon, 7/31/2017 Pool I Maria Antonelli / Carol Salgado, Brazil (9) Lost 21-18, 16-21, 8-15 0:43
Wed, 8/2/2017 Winner 1 Elsa Baquerizo / Amaranta Navarro, Spain (23) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:37
Thu, 8/3/2017 Winner 2 Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst, Germany (4) Lost 16-21, 16-21 0:32
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2019Hamburg Sarah Sponcil - 9th Summer Ross - 5th
2022Rome Betsi Flint - 17th Kelley Kolinske - 5th
2023Tlaxcala Sara Hughes - 1st Kelly Cheng - 1st
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/28-8/5/2017 Vienna World Championships 16 9 480 US$11,000.00
FIVB 10/6-15/2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships 3 1 1600 US$60,000.00
Head to Head Results
Cheng/Hughes lead the series against the field 16-14
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 0-2
6/1/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Pool A Antunes/Maestrini 1 Cheng/Hughes 17 21-18, 21-18 0:32
8/26/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 2 Antunes/Maestrini 2 Cheng/Hughes 29 21-18, 21-10 0:33
Series tied with # 3 Bednarczuk/Lisboa, Brazil 1-1
6/29/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Pool C Cheng/Hughes 14 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 3 12-21, 22-20, 15-12 0:43
5/20/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Winner 3 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 4 Cheng/Hughes 22 21-19, 21-17 0:33
Lead the series against # 4 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 2-1
8/3/17FIVBVienna World Championships Winner 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 Cheng/Hughes 16 21-16, 21-16 0:32
7/15/17OtherLong Beach Presidents Cup Bronze Medal Cheng/Hughes 4 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 8 21-17, 21-14 0:37
7/27/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Pool A Cheng/Hughes 32 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 1 21-18, 21-19 0:34
Trail the series against # 5 Ross/Sweat, United States 0-1
6/2/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Winner 1 Ross/Sweat 11 Cheng/Hughes 17 21-16, 21-15 0:27
Trail the series against # 6 Hermannova/Slukova, Czech Republic 0-1
7/20/17FIVBOlsztyn Four Star Pool E Hermannova/Slukova 5 Cheng/Hughes 12 17-21, 25-23, 15-13 0:53
Trail the series against # 7 Humana-Paredes/Pavan, Canada 0-2
7/6/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Pool E Humana-Paredes/Pavan 5 Cheng/Hughes 12 21-12, 21-15 0:25
5/18/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Pool F Humana-Paredes/Pavan 11 Cheng/Hughes 22 21-12, 25-23 0:36
Trail the series against # 9 Antonelli/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
7/31/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool I Antonelli/Salgado 9 Cheng/Hughes 16 18-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:43
Trail the series against # 10 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 1-2
6/30/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Winner 3 Brunner/Huberli 9 Cheng/Hughes 14 21-19, 22-20 0:35
8/26/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 1 Cheng/Hughes 29 Brunner/Huberli 14 21-19, 27-25 0:41
7/28/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Winner 1 Brunner/Huberli 18 Cheng/Hughes 32 14-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:40
Lead the series against # 14 Fendrick/Ross, United States 2-1
7/15/17OtherLong Beach Presidents Cup Semi-Finals Fendrick/Ross 5 Cheng/Hughes 4 19-21, 21-19, 15-11 1:02
7/14/17OtherLong Beach Presidents Cup Pool D Cheng/Hughes 4 Fendrick/Ross 5 By Forfeit  
7/6/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Winner 1 Cheng/Hughes 12 Fendrick/Ross 11 21-16, 19-21, 15-13 0:54
Trail the series against # 17 Mader/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-1
7/7/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Winner 2 Mader/Verge-Depre 9 Cheng/Hughes 12 21-16, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 20 Baieva/Davidova, Ukraine 1-0
6/1/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Pool A Cheng/Hughes 17 Baieva/Davidova 16 21-17, 21-18 0:30
Lead the series against # 23 Baquerizo/Navarro, Spain 2-0
8/2/17FIVBVienna World Championships Winner 1 Cheng/Hughes 16 Baquerizo/Navarro 23 21-16, 21-18 0:37
7/5/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Pool E Cheng/Hughes 12 Baquerizo/Navarro 21 22-20, 23-21 0:37
Lead the series against # 31 Menegatti/Perry, Italy 1-0
5/19/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Winner 1 Cheng/Hughes 22 Menegatti/Perry 23 21-17, 21-12 0:29
Lead the series against # 32 Lima/Maia, Brazil 2-0
6/30/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Winner 2 Cheng/Hughes 14 Lima/Maia 22, Q2 21-19, 21-16 0:34
5/19/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Winner 2 Cheng/Hughes 22 Lima/Maia 9 10-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:41
Lead the series against # 33 Broder/Pischke, Canada 1-0
7/28/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool I Cheng/Hughes 16 Broder/Pischke 33 21-15, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 34 Gallay/Zonta, Argentina 1-0
7/20/17FIVBOlsztyn Four Star Pool E Cheng/Hughes 12 Gallay/Zonta 21, Q4 21-11, 21-14 0:29
Trail the series against # 36 Birlova/Makroguzova, Russia 0-1
7/21/17FIVBOlsztyn Four Star Winner 1 Birlova/Makroguzova 18 Cheng/Hughes 12 21-19, 13-21, 17-15 0:46
Lead the series against # 40 Mutatsimpundu/Nzayisenga, Rwanda 1-0
7/29/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool I Cheng/Hughes 16 Mutatsimpundu/Nzayisenga 40 21-10, 21-11 0:25
Lead the series against # 42 Nummerdor-Flier/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-0
6/28/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Pool C Cheng/Hughes 14 Nummerdor-Flier/Van Iersel 30, Q12 21-9, 21-14 0:27