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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Joao Pessoa
Friday, March 13, 2026

Match #48: Winner's Bracket Round 2

(21, Q7) Giuliana Corrales/Michelle Valiente, Paraguay
vs.
(4) Kelly Cheng/Megan Kraft, United States

Giuliana Poletti Corrales
Paraguay

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 30, 2000 (25 yrs old)

Home Town:

Asuncion

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

76 kg (167 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Battipaglia 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$25,871.65

Michelle Sharon Valiente Amarilla
Paraguay

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 7, 1998 (27 yrs old)

Home Town:

Fernando de la Mora

Height:

170 cm (5'7")

Weight:

67 kg (147 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Battipaglia 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$39,082.48

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	Money
FIVB	14	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	3	2	1	US$46,145.43
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	15	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	3	2	1	US$46,145.43

Previous Joao Pessoa Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2025	Michelle Valiente - 19th	Giuliana Corrales - 19th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	11/14-23/2025	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	25	33rd	320	US$4,800.00
FIVB	10/1-5/2025	BPT Challenge Veracruz	25	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	9/24-28/2025	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	24, Q14	13th	460	US$4,500.00
FIVB	9/17-21/2025	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	16	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2025	BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury	3	25th	220	US$1,500.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2025	BPT Challenge Alanya	4	25th	220	US$1,500.00
FIVB	5/28-6/1/2025	BPT Elite Ostrava	17, Q1	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	3/26-30/2025	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	23, Q8	9th	600	US$7,500.00
FIVB	3/19-23/2025	BPT Challenge Yucatan	14	17th	340	US$2,250.00

BPT Elite Joao Pessoa Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 3/11/2026	Qualifier 1	Sunniva Helland-Hansen / Nina Pavlova, Norway (Q10)	Won 21-17, 21-19	0:40
Wed, 3/11/2026	Pool D	Kelly Cheng / Megan Kraft, United States (4)	Lost 18-21, 17-21
Thu, 3/12/2026	Pool D	Talita Antunes / Taiana Lima, Brazil (9)	Won 21-17, 21-18
Fri, 3/13/2026	Pool D	Hailey Harward / Xolani Hodel, United States (16)	Won 21-12, 21-19
Fri, 3/13/2026	Winner 1	Aline Chamereau / Clemence Vieira, France (17, Q1)	Won 16-21, 21-19, 15-9
Fri, 3/13/2026	Winner 2	Kelly Cheng / Megan Kraft, United States (4)

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$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,800.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	$32,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	$7,500.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00
U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	15	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	5	2	0	$46,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Giuliana Corrales												Michelle Valiente
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Youth Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$4,800.00	World Championships	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$11,700.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	$16,000.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	9	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	0	$19,250.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	$3,750.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	6	0	$5,150.00
3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$900.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	10	1	1	1	0	3	3	0	1	0	$2,350.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00
21	1	1	0	0	0	5	7	2	1	$25,450.00	Total	46	1	1	1	0	4	9	11	8	1	$38,450.00

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
2017	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	3	1	75.0 %
2024	FIVB	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$7,700.00	10	7	58.8 %
2025	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	2	1	$29,300.00	9	18	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	13	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	2	1	$37,000.00	19	25	43.2 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	3	1	75.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Giuliana Corrales													Michelle Valiente
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2013	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$1,700.00
											2014	FIVB Age Group WC	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$0.00
											2015	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$3,500.00
											2016	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	$2,400.00
											2016	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2017	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											2018	FIVB	5	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	$1,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2018	FIVB Age Group WC
											2019	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	$2,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2019	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$2,400.00	2022	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$700.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$50.00	2023	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	$2,900.00
6	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	$3,850.00	2024	FIVB	6	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	$3,850.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	2	1	$14,650.00	2025	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	2	1	$15,900.00
20	1	1	0	0	0	5	7	2	4	$20,950.00	Total	Total	45	1	1	1	0	4	9	11	8	10	$33,950.00

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	11	61.1%	3	16.7%	4	22.2%	14-4	77.8%	9	30.0%	4	13.3%	17	56.7%	9-21	30.0%	11-17	39.3%	12-8	60.0%	0	1	23-26	46.9%
2025-2026	6	50.0%	2	16.7%	4	33.3%	8-4	66.7%	5	26.3%	3	15.8%	11	57.9%	5-14	26.3%	6-11	35.3%	7-7	50.0%	0	1	13-19	40.6%
Against the Field	3	75.0%	0	0.0%	1	25.0%	3-1	75.0%	2	20.0%	0	0.0%	8	80.0%	2-8	20.0%	6-16	27.3%	4-2	66.7%	0	0	5-9	35.7%

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
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
World Championships	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	4	0	6	8	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	11
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	9	1
U21 World Championships	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
Total	0	0	4	0	16	19	0	1	3	6	2	0	0	0	1	1	26	27

Kelly Claes Cheng
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 18, 1995 (30 yrs old)

Home Town:

Fullerton, CA

Height:

188 cm (6'2")

Weight:

72 kg (158 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$463,125.00

Megan Kraft
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 27, 2002 (23 yrs old)

Home Town:

San Diego, CA

Height:

183 cm (6'0")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$171,263.42

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$9,000.00

Previous Joao Pessoa Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2025	Molly Shaw - 1st	Terese Cannon - 2nd

Recent Results 1st Tournament

BPT Elite Joao Pessoa Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 3/11/2026	Pool D	Giuliana Corrales / Michelle Valiente, Paraguay (21, Q7)	Won 21-18, 21-17
Thu, 3/12/2026	Pool D	Hailey Harward / Xolani Hodel, United States (16)	Won 21-19, 21-11
Fri, 3/13/2026	Pool D	Talita Antunes / Taiana Lima, Brazil (9)	Won 21-15, 21-12
Fri, 3/13/2026	Winner 1	Molly Phillips / Abby Van Winkle, United States (13)	Won 21-13, 21-16
Fri, 3/13/2026	Winner 2	Giuliana Corrales / Michelle Valiente, Paraguay (21, Q7)

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$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$9,000.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$9,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Kelly Cheng												Megan Kraft
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games
5	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	$53,500.00	World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$9,000.00
4	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$92,750.00	World Tour Finals	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$40,000.00
38	5	1	1	6	8	11	2	0	0	$214,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	23	0	4	2	1	5	5	5	0	0	$103,500.00
28	3	3	0	1	10	6	2	1	0	$97,375.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	11	0	0	0	2	3	4	0	1	0	$16,625.00
4	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	$5,000.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	4	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$1,520.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
83	10	4	4	7	21	23	7	1	0	$463,125.00	Total	43	3	5	2	4	8	12	6	1	0	$170,645.00

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

Individual Finishes by Season

Kelly Cheng													Megan Kraft
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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2013	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2014	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2015	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$9,000.00	2016	FIVB
7	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	0	0	$23,750.00	2017	FIVB
10	0	1	0	1	1	3	2	1	1	$27,750.00	2018	FIVB
											2018	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
15	0	2	1	0	3	7	0	0	2	$49,000.00	2019	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$4,000.00	2020	FIVB	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$200.00
9	2	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	1	$41,000.00	2021	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$320.00
											2021	FIVB Age Group WC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
8	4	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	$126,500.00	2022	FIVB	12	2	0	0	2	2	6	0	0	0	$26,375.00
11	2	1	0	1	5	2	0	0	0	$84,625.00	2023	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	2	4	3	1	0	$14,250.00
6	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	$31,500.00	2024	FIVB	6	0	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	$67,000.00
9	1	0	0	3	3	2	0	0	0	$61,500.00	2025	FIVB	9	0	2	1	1	4	0	1	0	0	$58,000.00
82	10	4	4	7	21	23	7	1	5	$458,625.00	Total	Total	42	3	5	2	4	8	12	6	1	1	$166,145.00

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	4	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	0	0	0	0-0	4-0	100.0%	0-0	0	0	4-0	100.0%
2025-2026	4	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	0	0	0	0-0	4-0	100.0%	0-0	0	0	4-0	100.0%
Against the Field	4	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	0	0	0	0-0	8-0	100.0%	0-0	0	0	4-0	100.0%

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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Total	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0

Head to Head Results
Cheng/Kraft lead the series 1-0

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
3/13/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Winner 2
3/11/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Pool D	Cheng/Kraft	4	Corrales/Valiente	21, Q7	21-18, 21-17