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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Saquarema
April 13 - 16, 2023

(Q22) Sakurako Fujii/Megumi Murakami, Japan

Sakurako Fujii
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 15, 1990 (33 yrs old)

Home Town:

Tokyo

Resides:

Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Height:

173 cm (5'8")

Weight:

64 kg (141 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Boracay 2019)

Career Winnings:

US$5,837.40

Megumi Murakami
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 14, 1985 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Fukui

Resides:

Shibuya-ku

Height:

165 cm (5'5")

Weight:

55 kg (121 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Daegu 2017)

Career Winnings:

US$62,710.28

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	Money
FIVB	15	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	1	1	3	5	US$3,305.82

Previous Saquarema Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/6-9/2023	Challenge Itapema	Q25	33	140	US$0.00
FIVB	3/16-19/2023	La Paz Challenge	Q21	33	140	US$0.00
FIVB	11/29-12/3/2022	Torquay Elite 16	Q11	21	340	US$0.00
FIVB	11/23-27/2022	Torquay Challenge	17, Q2	19	300	US$1,000.00
FIVB	10/27-30/2022	Dubai 2nd Challenge	21, Q8	17	360	US$1,500.00
FIVB	10/22-25/2022	Dubai 1st Challenge	Q9	25	220	US$0.00
FIVB	10/13-16/2022	Maldives Challenge	Q12	25	220	US$0.00
FIVB	7/21-24/2022	Leuven Futures	6	13	140	€ 100.00
FIVB	7/14-17/2022	Espinho Challenge	Q23	25	220	US$0.00
FIVB	7/7-10/2022	Lecce Futures	9	9	180	€ 200.00
FIVB	5/19-22/2022	Kusadasi Challenge	Q16	33	140	US$0.00
FIVB	4/14-17/2022	Songkhla Futures	5	5	240	US$300.00
FIVB	3/30-4/3/2022	Coolangatta Futures	5	9	180	US$200.00
FIVB	3/16-20/2022	Tlaxcala Challenge	Q20	33	140	US$0.00

Challenge Saquarema Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 4/13/2023	Qualifier 1	Menia Bentele / Anna Lutz, Switzerland (Q11)	Lost 21-19, 16-21, 12-15	0:48

Head to Head Results
Fujii/Murakami trail the series against the field 2-7

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 22, Q9 Parkkinen/Sinisalo, Finland 0-1
10/13/22	FIVB	Maldives Challenge	Qualifier 2	Parkkinen/Sinisalo	19, Q5	Fujii/Murakami	Q12	16-21, 21-12, 15-11	0:47
Trail the series against # Q8 Hashimoto/Murakami, Japan 1-2
3/16/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Qualifier 1	Hashimoto/Murakami	20, Q12	Fujii/Murakami	Q21	21-18, 21-10	0:35
5/19/22	FIVB	Kusadasi Challenge	Qualifier 1	Hashimoto/Murakami	Q17	Fujii/Murakami	Q16	21-15, 21-8	0:32
4/15/22	FIVB	Songkhla Futures	Pool D	Fujii/Murakami	5	Hashimoto/Murakami	4, Q1	12-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:51
Series tied with # Q11 Bentele/Lutz, Switzerland 1-1
4/13/23	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Qualifier 1	Bentele/Lutz	Q11	Fujii/Murakami	Q22	19-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:48
7/14/22	FIVB	Espinho Challenge	Qualifier 1	Fujii/Murakami	Q23	Bentele/Lutz	Q10	21-18, 15-21, 15-9	0:42
Trail the series against # Q12 Murphy/Quiggle, United States 0-2
4/6/23	FIVB	Challenge Itapema	Qualifier 1	Murphy/Quiggle	Q8	Fujii/Murakami	Q25	21-14, 21-11	0:32
3/16/22	FIVB	Tlaxcala Challenge	Qualifier 1	Murphy/Quiggle	24, Q13	Fujii/Murakami	Q20	21-9, 21-18	0:35
Trail the series against # Q17 Matsumoto/Matsumoto, Japan 0-1
4/16/22	FIVB	Songkhla Futures	Winner 2	Matsumoto/Matsumoto	16, Q7	Fujii/Murakami	5	21-12, 21-14	0:33