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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 BPT Elite16 Brasília
Saturday, May 4, 2024 Court #2 09:00

Match #25: Winner's Bracket Round 1

(12) Taina Silva/Victoria Lopes, Brazil
vs.
(2) Sara Hughes/Kelly Cheng, United States

Tainá Silva Bigi
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 31, 1995 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Aracaju, Sergipe

Resides:

Aracaju, Sergipe

Height:

176 cm (5'9")

Weight:

78 kg (172 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB U18/19 World Championships Porto 2013)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (Saquarema 2023)

Career Winnings:

US$84,575.00

Victoria Lopes Pereira Tosta
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 16, 1999 (24 yrs old)

Home Town:

Ivinhema, Mato Grosso

Resides:

São Cristovão, Sergipe

Height:

178 cm (5'10")

Weight:

61 kg (134 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (Saquarema 2023)

Career Winnings:

US$83,975.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	41	CQ	Money
FIVB	46	0	1	4	2	5	0	12	3	5	1	4	5	1	1	2	US$167,950.00

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	13, Q4	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	3/28-31/2024	Challenge Saquarema	6	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	3/21-24/2024	Challenge Recife	1	5	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	3/5-9/2024	Elite16 Doha	11	13	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	12/6-9/2023	BPT Finals Doha 2023	9	5	0	US$20,000.00
FIVB	11/30-12/3/2023	Challenge Nuvali	1	3	720	US$7,000.00
FIVB	11/22-26/2023	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	10	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	11/2-5/2023	Challenge Haikou	7	3	720	US$7,000.00
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	14	5	960	US$18,000.00
FIVB	8/16-20/2023	Elite16 Hamburg	Q13	17	400	US$0.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2023	Elite16 Montréal	Q7	21	340	US$0.00
FIVB	7/20-23/2023	Challenge Edmonton	12	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	7/13-16/2023	Challenge Portugal	8	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2023	Elite16 Gstaad	Q3	17	400	US$0.00
FIVB	6/15-18/2023	Challenge Jurmala	6	4	680	US$6,000.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2023	Elite16 Ostrava	Q3	21	340	US$0.00
FIVB	4/26-30/2023	Elite16 Uberlândia	14, Q2	13	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	4/13-16/2023	Challenge Saquarema	8	2	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	4/6-9/2023	Challenge Itapema	11	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	3/16-19/2023	La Paz Challenge	18, Q6	3	720	US$7,000.00
FIVB	11/10-13/2022	Uberlandia Elite 16	12	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	9/28-10/2/2022	Paris Elite 16	Q10	21	340	US$0.00
FIVB	7/6-10/2022	Gstaad Elite 16	24	9	530	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/1-5/2022	Jurmala Elite 16	16, Q6	13	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	5/25-29/2022	Ostrava Elite 16	Q10	21	340	US$0.00
FIVB	5/19-22/2022	Kusadasi Challenge	10	17	360	US$1,500.00
FIVB	5/5-8/2022	Doha Challenge	7	9	460	US$2,500.00

Elite16 Brasília Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/2/2024	Pool D	Melissa Humana-Paredes / Brandie Wilkerson, Canada (4)	Lost 21-19, 12-21, 11-15	0:47
Fri, 5/3/2024	Pool D	Karla Borger / Sandra Ittlinger, Germany (13, Q1)	Won 21-17, 21-19	0:37
Fri, 5/3/2024	Pool D	Raisa Schoon / Katja Stam, Netherlands (5)	Lost 23-21, 17-21, 7-15	0:55
Sat, 5/4/2024	Winner 1	Kelly Cheng / Sara Hughes, United States (2)	Lost 21-17, 15-21, 13-15	0:47

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

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

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

Head to Head Results
Cheng/Hughes lead the series 4-1

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
5/4/24	FIVB	Elite16 Brasília	Winner 1	Cheng/Hughes	2	Lopes/Silva	12	17-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:47
4/19/24	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Winner 1	Lopes/Silva	13, Q4	Cheng/Hughes	2	12-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:40
3/6/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Pool C	Cheng/Hughes	3	Lopes/Silva	11	16-21, 21-14, 15-9	0:37
10/13/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 3	Cheng/Hughes	3	Lopes/Silva	14	21-14, 21-16	0:33
4/28/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Pool C	Cheng/Hughes	3	Lopes/Silva	14, Q2	21-17, 21-14	0:32