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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 BPT Elite16 Brasília
Friday, May 3, 2024 Court #2 09:00

Match #11: Pool B

(2) Kelly Cheng/Sara Hughes, United States
vs.
(7) Xinyi Xia/Chen Xue, China

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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$386,625.00

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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$351,094.92

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	Money
FIVB	28	5	1	1	1	8	0	8	0	3	0	1	US$458,750.00
FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Other	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$14,000.00
Overall	31	5	1	4	1	8	0	8	0	3	0	1	US$472,750.00

Previous Brasília Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/17-21/2024	Elite16 Tepic	2	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	3/5-9/2024	Elite16 Doha	3	3	1000	US$14,000.00
FIVB	12/6-9/2023	BPT Finals Doha 2023	4	9	0	US$7,500.00
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	3	1	1600	US$60,000.00
FIVB	9/27-10/1/2023	Elite16 Paris	5	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	8/16-20/2023	Elite16 Hamburg	5	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2023	Elite16 Montréal	2	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2023	Elite16 Gstaad	3	2	1100	US$20,000.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2023	Elite16 Ostrava	6	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	4/26-30/2023	Elite16 Uberlândia	3	4	900	US$10,000.00
FIVB	3/22-26/2023	Elite16 Tepic	5	1	1200	US$30,000.00
FIVB	3/16-19/2023	La Paz Challenge	1	5	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	2/1-5/2023	Doha Elite16	2	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	1/26-29/2023	Beach Pro Tour Finals	9	1	0	US$150,000.00
FIVB	11/29-12/3/2022	Torquay Elite 16	2	1	1200	US$30,000.00
FIVB	11/23-27/2022	Torquay Challenge	1	1	800	US$10,000.00

Elite16 Brasília Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/2/2024	Pool B	Nina Brunner / Tanja Huberli, Switzerland (10)	Lost 21-16, 18-21, 13-15	0:51
Fri, 5/3/2024	Pool B	Xinyi Xia / Chen Xue, China (7)	Won 22-20, 21-18	0:36
Fri, 5/3/2024	Pool B	Agatha Bednarczuk / Rebecca Cavalcanti, Brazil (15, Q4)	Lost 16-21, 15-21	0:34
Sat, 5/4/2024	Winner 1	Victoria Lopes / Taina Silva, Brazil (12)	Won 17-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:47
Sat, 5/4/2024	Winner 2	Duda Lisboa / Ana Patricia Silva, Brazil (1)	Lost 19-21, 15-21	0:32

Xinyi Xia
China

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 14, 1997 (27 yrs old)

Home Town:

Wulu Mu Qi

Resides:

BEIJING

Height:

182 cm (6'0")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$226,227.85

Chen Xue
China

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 18, 1989 (35 yrs old)

Home Town:

Fujian

Resides:

Fuzhou, Fujian

Height:

189 cm (6'3")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

161

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$906,862.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	33	4	1	4	1	4	0	9	1	6	3	US$224,325.00
Other	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	34	4	1	4	1	4	0	9	1	6	3	US$224,325.00

Previous Brasília Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2010	Did not play	Xi Zhang - 7th
2011	Did not play	Xi Zhang - 7th
2012	Did not play	Xi Zhang - 1st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/28-31/2024	Challenge Saquarema	2	1	800	US$10,000.00
FIVB	3/5-9/2024	Elite16 Doha	5	13	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	11/22-26/2023	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	4	3	1000	US$14,000.00
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	9	9	800	US$11,000.00
FIVB	8/16-20/2023	Elite16 Hamburg	7	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2023	Elite16 Montréal	10	3	1000	US$14,000.00
FIVB	7/13-16/2023	Challenge Portugal	4	4	680	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2023	Elite16 Gstaad	Q1	17	400	US$0.00
FIVB	6/15-18/2023	Challenge Jurmala	5	5	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	4/26-30/2023	Elite16 Uberlândia	13, Q3	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	4/13-16/2023	Challenge Saquarema	2	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	4/6-9/2023	Challenge Itapema	6	1	800	US$10,000.00

Elite16 Brasília Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/2/2024	Pool B	Agatha Bednarczuk / Rebecca Cavalcanti, Brazil (15, Q4)	Lost 18-21, 17-21	0:37
Fri, 5/3/2024	Pool B	Kelly Cheng / Sara Hughes, United States (2)	Lost 20-22, 18-21	0:36
Fri, 5/3/2024	Pool B	Nina Brunner / Tanja Huberli, Switzerland (10)	Won 21-18, 21-19	0:37
Sat, 5/4/2024	Winner 1	Tina Graudina / Anastasija Samoilova, Latvia (9)	Won 21-16, 21-12	0:29
Sat, 5/4/2024	Winner 2	Taryn Kloth / Kristen Nuss, United States (3)	Lost 13-21, 13-21	0:30

Head to Head Results
Series tied 1-1

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
5/3/24	FIVB	Elite16 Brasília	Pool B	Cheng/Hughes	2	Xia/Xue	7	22-20, 21-18	0:36
7/27/23	FIVB	Elite16 Montréal	Pool B	Xia/Xue	10	Cheng/Hughes	2	21-19, 21-15	0:35