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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$10,000 BPT Futures Coolangatta
Thursday, March 12, 2026

Match #2: Pool A

(8) Lani Rawle/Grace Tiplady, New Zealand
vs.
(9) Kana Motomura/Nayu Motomura, Japan

Lani Rawle
New Zealand

Photo not available

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 20, 2006 (19 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (FIVB Mount Maunganui 2026)

Career Winnings:

US$250.00

Grace Tiplady
New Zealand

Photo not available

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 14, 2005 (20 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$300.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	US$400.00

Previous Coolangatta Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2025	Did not play	Mollie Allison - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	2/5-8/2026	BPT Futures Mount Maunganui	7	9th	180	US$200.00
FIVB	6/12-15/2025	Futures Qingdao	15	13th	140	US$100.00

BPT Futures Coolangatta Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 3/12/2026	Pool A	Kana Motomura / Nayu Motomura, Japan (9)

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$400.00
Total	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$400.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Lani Rawle												Grace Tiplady
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
4	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$250.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	6	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	$300.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$250.00	Total	6	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	$300.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2025	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$100.00	0	2	0.0 %
2026	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$200.00	1	2	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$300.00	1	4	20.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Lani Rawle													Grace Tiplady
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2024	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$100.00	2025	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$150.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$100.00	2026	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$100.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$200.00	Total	Total	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	$250.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches	By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall	Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	100.0%	0-4	0.0%	1-4	20.0%	0-0	0	0	1-4	20.0%
2025-2026	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	100.0%	0-4	0.0%	1-4	20.0%	0-0	0	0	1-4	20.0%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	0-0	0	0	1-1	50.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
Total	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4

Kana Motomura
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 3, 1995 (30 yrs old)

Home Town:

Tokyo

Height:

177 cm (5'10")

Weight:

72 kg (158 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Daegu 2022)

Career Winnings:

US$3,670.28

Nayu Motomura
Japan

Photo not available

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 12, 1999 (26 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (5 times)

Career Winnings:

US$746.85

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	2	0	2	US$1,423.26

Previous Coolangatta Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2023	Riko Tsujimura - 5th	Did not play
2024	Nayu Motomura - 17th	Kana Motomura - 17th
2025	Nayu Motomura - 13th	Kana Motomura - 13th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	2/5-8/2026	BPT Futures Mount Maunganui	Q1	17th	100	US$0.00
FIVB	6/19-22/2025	Futures Qidong	4	13th	140	US$100.00
FIVB	3/26-30/2025	BPT Futures Coolangatta	7	13th	140	US$100.00

BPT Futures Coolangatta Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 3/12/2026	Pool A	Lani Rawle / Grace Tiplady, New Zealand (8)

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	2	0	0	$1,400.00
Total	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	2	0	0	$1,400.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Kana Motomura												Nayu Motomura
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	$1,250.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
22	0	1	0	0	2	15	3	0	0	$2,350.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	13	0	0	0	0	0	8	4	0	0	$700.00
29	0	1	0	0	2	16	3	2	0	$3,600.00	Total	16	0	0	0	0	0	8	4	0	0	$700.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2024	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	2	$900.00	6	13	31.6 %
2025	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$400.00	1	6	14.3 %
2026	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
Total	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	2	0	2	$1,300.00	7	20	25.9 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Kana Motomura													Nayu Motomura
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$100.00	2020	FIVB
7	0	1	0	0	0	3	1	2	0	$2,100.00	2022	FIVB
6	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	2	$500.00	2023	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	2	$450.00	2024	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	2	$450.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	$400.00	2025	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	$200.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2026	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
28	0	1	0	0	2	16	3	2	4	$3,550.00	Total	Total	15	0	0	0	0	0	8	4	0	3	$650.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	5	71.4%	2	28.6%	0	0.0%	7-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	5.0%	19	95.0%	0-20	0.0%	5-19	20.8%	2-1	66.7%	0	0	7-20	25.9%
2025-2026	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	14.3%	6	85.7%	0-7	0.0%	0-6	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	1-7	12.5%
Against the Field	0		0		0		0-0		0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-0		0	0	0-1	0.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	2	2	5	11	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	18
Total	0	0	2	4	5	11	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	20

Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
3/12/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Coolangatta	Pool A