Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Swatch Major Gstaad Five Star
July 8 - 14, 2019
(Q1) Kelly Cheng/Sarah Sponcil, 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
Sarah Sponcil
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 16, 1996 (27 yrs old)
Home Town: Phoenix, AZ
Resides: Phoenix, AZ
Height: 178 cm (5'10")
Weight: 61 kg (134 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 49
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$164,000.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533CQMoney
FIVB25221080900021 US$184,000.00
Previous Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2017 Sara Hughes - 9th Did not play
2018 Brittany Hochevar - Country Quota Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/28-7/6/2019 World Championships Hamburg 16 9 800 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2019 Warsaw Four Star 9 9 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/29-6/2/2019 Ostrava Four Star 14 9 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/22-26/2019 Jinjiang Four Star 9 5 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/14-19/2019 Itapema Four Star CQ 0 US$0.00
FIVB 1/2-6/2019 The Hague Four Star 7 2 720 US$16,000.00
FIVB 10/16-21/2018 Las Vegas Four Star 9, Q2 9 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 9/30-10/4/2018 Qinzhou Three Star 2 3 480 US$5,000.00
Gstaad Major Series Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Mon, 7/8/2019 Country Quota Emily Capers / Betsi Flint, United States Won 22-20, 21-16 0:37
Tue, 7/9/2019 Qualifier 2 Ksenia Dabizha / Daria Rudykh, Russia (32, Q17) Lost 18-21, 24-26 0:39
Head to Head Results
Cheng/Sponcil lead the series against the field 15-11
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 1-0
5/31/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Winner 1 Cheng/Sponcil 14 Brunner/Huberli 16 21-19, 21-16 0:37
Trail the series against # 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan, Canada 0-1
7/2/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool I Humana-Paredes/Pavan 9 Cheng/Sponcil 16 22-24, 21-17, 18-16 0:56
Trail the series against # 3 Klineman/Ross, United States 0-1
6/1/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 4 Cheng/Sponcil 14 21-15, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # 5 Cavalcanti/Silva, Brazil 0-2
5/30/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool C Cavalcanti/Silva 3 Cheng/Sponcil 14 19-21, 21-14, 15-8 0:40
1/6/19FIVBThe Hague Four Star Gold Medal Cavalcanti/Silva 3 Cheng/Sponcil 7 21-10, 21-18 0:31
Trail the series against # 7 Sweat/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-2
5/25/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Winner 3 Sweat/Walsh Jennings 12, Q2 Cheng/Sponcil 9 21-13, 23-21 0:32
5/14/19FIVBItapema Four Star Country Quota Sweat/Walsh Jennings 18, Q3 Cheng/Sponcil 21-12, 21-14 0:28
Lead the series against # 13 Borger/Sude, Germany 1-0
5/30/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool C Cheng/Sponcil 14 Borger/Sude 19 11-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:47
Trail the series against # 15, Q2 Antonelli/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
10/20/18FIVBLas Vegas Four Star Winner 2 Antonelli/Salgado 4 Cheng/Sponcil 9, Q2 18-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:52
Trail the series against # 16 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 0-2
7/4/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Winner 2 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 24 Cheng/Sponcil 16 26-24, 21-16 0:37
10/4/18FIVBQinzhou Three Star Semi-Finals Menegatti/Orsi Toth 3 Cheng/Sponcil 2 21-19, 21-14 0:35
Lead the series against # 17 Wang/Xia, China 1-0
5/24/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Pool H Cheng/Sponcil 9 Wang/Xia 8 21-19, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 18 Pridalova/Strbova, Slovakia 1-0
10/3/18FIVBQinzhou Three Star Winner 3 Cheng/Sponcil 2 Pridalova/Strbova 10 21-14, 21-19 0:32
Lead the series against # 19 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 2-0
5/25/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Winner 2 Cheng/Sponcil 9 Baquerizo/Fernandez 16 17-21, 21-17, 15-7 0:47
1/5/19FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 3 Cheng/Sponcil 7 Baquerizo/Fernandez 13 21-19, 25-23 0:40
Lead the series against # 21 Ittlinger/Laboureur, Germany 1-0
7/3/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Winner 1 Cheng/Sponcil 16 Ittlinger/Laboureur 1 19-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:55
Lead the series against # 22, Q3 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 2-0
6/29/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool I Cheng/Sponcil 16 Birlova/Ukolova 33 21-8, 21-16 0:28
10/4/18FIVBQinzhou Three Star Bronze Medal Cheng/Sponcil 2 Birlova/Ukolova 7 21-13, 21-16 0:29
Trail the series against # 23, Q4 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 0-1
5/23/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Pool H Graudina/Samoilova 24 Cheng/Sponcil 9 21-19, 21-16 0:31
Lead the series against # 24 Lahti/Parkkinen, Finland 1-0
1/5/19FIVBThe Hague Four Star Semi-Finals Cheng/Sponcil 7 Lahti/Parkkinen 12 21-19, 18-21, 15-8 0:46
Lead the series against # 26, Q6 Wang/Xue, China 1-0
6/13/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Pool H Cheng/Sponcil 9 Wang/Xue 24 21-13, 21-16 0:31
Lead the series against # 30 Kociolek/Wojtasik, Poland 1-0
6/13/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Pool H Cheng/Sponcil 9 Kociolek/Wojtasik 8 24-22, 15-21, 15-11 0:49
Trail the series against # 32, Q17 Dabizha/Rudykh, Russia 0-1
7/9/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Qualifier 2 Dabizha/Rudykh 32, Q17 Cheng/Sponcil Q1 21-18, 26-24 0:39
Lead the series against Capers/Flint, United States 3-0
7/8/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Country Quota Cheng/Sponcil Q1 Capers/Flint 22-20, 21-16 0:37
5/24/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Winner 1 Cheng/Sponcil 9 Capers/Flint 14 21-17, 21-17 0:33
1/4/19FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 2 Cheng/Sponcil 7 Capers/Flint 11, Q1 13-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:41