Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Cancun Hub - 3rd Event
April 28 - May 2, 2021
(16, Q2) 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 Cancun Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2021 Sarah Sponcil - 33rd Kelly Cheng - 33rd
2021 Sarah Sponcil - 5th Kelly Cheng - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/22-26/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 2nd 19, Q2 5 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 4/16-20/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 1st Q1 33 160 US$0.00
FIVB 3/8-12/2021 Doha 4-star 16, Q1 5 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 11/13-17/2019 Chetumal Four Star 6 5 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 10/29-11/3/2019 Qinzhou Three Star 4 9 300 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/3-8/2019 World Tour Finals Rome 9 9 600 US$8,000.00
FIVB 8/14-18/2019 Moscow Four Star 6 5 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/30-8/4/2019 Vienna Major Five Star 13 9 600 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2019 Tokyo Four Star 11, Q2 5 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2019 Espinho Four Star 7 2 720 US$16,000.00
FIVB 7/8-14/2019 Gstaad Major Series Q1 33 240 US$0.00
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
Cancun 4 Star - 3rd Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 4/27/2021 Country Quota Terese Cannon / Kelly Reeves, United States Won 21-14, 21-18 0:36
Wed, 4/28/2021 Qualifier 2 Norisbeth Agudo / Gabi Brito, Venezuela (Q18) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:35
Thu, 4/29/2021 Pool A Kelley Kolinske / Emily Stockman, United States (17) Won 21-14, 22-20 0:41
Thu, 4/29/2021 Pool A Agatha Bednarczuk / Duda Lisboa, Brazil (1) Won 22-20, 21-11 0:37
Fri, 4/30/2021 Winner 2 Karla Borger / Julia Sude, Germany (13) Won 21-16, 19-21, 17-15 0:57
Sat, 5/1/2021 Winner 3 Melissa Humana-Paredes / Sarah Pavan, Canada (2) Lost 18-21, 22-20, 12-15 1:00
Head to Head Results
Cheng/Sponcil lead the series against the field 27-19
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Bednarczuk/Lisboa, Brazil 2-1
4/29/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 3rd Pool A Cheng/Sponcil 16, Q2 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 1 22-20, 21-11 0:37
3/11/21FIVBDoha 4-star Winner 3 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 3 Cheng/Sponcil 16, Q1 21-14, 21-15 0:33
7/31/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Pool D Cheng/Sponcil 13 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 4 21-14, 12-21, 15-9 0:43
Trail the series against # 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan, Canada 1-3
5/1/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 3rd Winner 3 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 Cheng/Sponcil 16, Q2 21-18, 20-22, 15-12 1:00
3/9/21FIVBDoha 4-star Pool A Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Cheng/Sponcil 16, Q1 24-22, 18-21, 16-14 0:57
7/26/19FIVBTokyo Four Star Pool B Cheng/Sponcil 11, Q2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 21-14, 21-18 0:35
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 Artacho/Clancy, Australia 0-1
6/14/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Winner 2 Artacho/Clancy 5 Cheng/Sponcil 9 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:46
Trail the series against # 4 Antunes/Lima, Brazil 0-1
11/16/19FIVBChetumal Four Star Winner 3 Antunes/Lima 4 Cheng/Sponcil 6 21-19, 21-19 0:42
Trail the series against # 5 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
Series tied with # 6 Mader/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-1
8/17/19FIVBMoscow Four Star Winner 3 Mader/Verge-Depre 15 Cheng/Sponcil 6 22-20, 21-16 0:40
7/31/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Pool D Cheng/Sponcil 13 Mader/Verge-Depre 20 15-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:47
Trail the series against # 7 Kholomina/Makroguzova, Russia 0-1
7/20/19FIVBEspinho Four Star Gold Medal Kholomina/Makroguzova 5 Cheng/Sponcil 7 21-17, 21-16 0:31
Lead the series against # 9 Wang/Xia, China 2-1
11/14/19FIVBChetumal Four Star Pool F Cheng/Sponcil 6 Wang/Xia 11 24-22, 24-26, 15-13 0:57
9/6/19FIVBWorld Tour Finals Rome Winner 2 Wang/Xia 21 Cheng/Sponcil 9 21-16, 18-21, 16-14 0:49
5/24/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Pool H Cheng/Sponcil 9 Wang/Xia 8 21-19, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 11 Hermannova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/25/19FIVBTokyo Four Star Pool B Cheng/Sponcil 11, Q2 Hermannova/Slukova 14 21-15, 21-18 0:33
Trail the series against # 12 Keizer/Meppelink, Netherlands 0-1
4/25/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Winner 3 Keizer/Meppelink 21 Cheng/Sponcil 19, Q2 21-18, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 13 Borger/Sude, Germany 2-0
4/30/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 3rd Winner 2 Cheng/Sponcil 16, Q2 Borger/Sude 13 21-16, 19-21, 17-15 0:57
5/30/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool C Cheng/Sponcil 14 Borger/Sude 19 11-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:47
Lead the series against # 14 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 2-0
4/24/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Winner 2 Cheng/Sponcil 19, Q2 Brunner/Huberli 10 21-16, 21-13 0:34
5/31/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Winner 1 Cheng/Sponcil 14 Brunner/Huberli 16 21-19, 21-16 0:37
Trail the series against # 15 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 # 17 Kolinske/Stockman, United States 2-1
4/29/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 3rd Pool A Cheng/Sponcil 16, Q2 Kolinske/Stockman 17 21-14, 22-20 0:41
4/23/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Pool C Cheng/Sponcil 19, Q2 Kolinske/Stockman 14 21-19, 21-11 0:37
8/2/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Winner 2 Kolinske/Stockman 14, Q2 Cheng/Sponcil 13 14-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:44
Trail the series against # 19 Bansley/Wilkerson, Canada 0-1
7/27/19FIVBTokyo Four Star Winner 2 Bansley/Wilkerson 12 Cheng/Sponcil 11, Q2 23-21, 17-21, 15-13 0:53
Lead the series against # 20 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
Lead the series against # 21, Q3 Bieneck/Schneider, Germany 1-0
7/27/19FIVBTokyo Four Star Winner 1 Cheng/Sponcil 11, Q2 Bieneck/Schneider 13, Q5 21-23, 23-21, 15-13 0:56
Trail the series against # 22 Ittlinger/Van de Velde, Germany 0-1
1/3/19FIVBThe Hague Four Star Pool G Ittlinger/Van de Velde 10 Cheng/Sponcil 7 15-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:43
Lead the series against # 24, Q4 Echeverria/Sanchez, Cuba 1-0
4/24/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Winner 1 Cheng/Sponcil 19, Q2 Echeverria/Sanchez 27, Q8 21-14, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # 25, Q5 Van Iersel/Ypma, Netherlands 1-0
3/10/21FIVBDoha 4-star Winner 1 Cheng/Sponcil 16, Q1 Van Iersel/Ypma 22 21-19, 21-13 0:37
Trail the series against # 26 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 Cannon/Reeves, United States 1-0
4/27/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 3rd Country Quota Cheng/Sponcil 16, Q2 Cannon/Reeves 21-14, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against Capers/Hughes, United States 3-0
4/21/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Country Quota Cheng/Sponcil 19, Q2 Capers/Hughes 21-17, 21-17 0:37
4/15/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 1st Country Quota Cheng/Sponcil Q1 Capers/Hughes 21-18, 21-16 0:36
2/18/21FIVBDoha 4-star Country Quota Cheng/Sponcil 16, Q1 Capers/Hughes 21-19, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against Lopes/Silva, Brazil 0-1
4/16/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 1st Qualifier 2 Lopes/Silva 30, Q16 Cheng/Sponcil Q1 21-18, 21-11 0:28
Lead the series against # Q1 Salgado/Seixas, Brazil 1-0
3/10/21FIVBDoha 4-star Winner 2 Cheng/Sponcil 16, Q1 Salgado/Seixas 9 21-17, 15-21, 15-12 0:48
Series tied with # Q13 Schoon/Stam, Netherlands 1-1
4/24/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Pool C Schoon/Stam 30, Q21 Cheng/Sponcil 19, Q2 16-21, 25-23, 15-11 0:56
3/8/21FIVBDoha 4-star Qualifier 2 Cheng/Sponcil 16, Q1 Schoon/Stam Q16 19-21, 22-20, 15-12 0:50
Lead the series against # Q14 Ayala/Rios, Colombia 1-0
6/30/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool I Cheng/Sponcil 16 Ayala/Rios 40 21-8, 21-9 0:23
Lead the series against # Q18 Agudo/Brito, Venezuela 1-0
4/28/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 3rd Qualifier 2 Cheng/Sponcil 16, Q2 Agudo/Brito Q18 21-18, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # Q20 Ishitsubo/Shiba, Japan 1-0
4/22/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Qualifier 2 Cheng/Sponcil 19, Q2 Ishitsubo/Shiba Q15 21-10, 21-9 0:26
Lead the series against # Q27 Albarran/Gutierrez, Mexico 1-0
4/16/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 1st Qualifier 1 Cheng/Sponcil Q1 Albarran/Gutierrez Q32 21-12, 21-8 0:30