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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Saquarema
Thursday, April 9, 2026

Match #6: Pool F

(6) Kelly Cheng/Megan Kraft, United States
vs.
(19, Q5) Giuliana Corrales/Michelle Valiente, Paraguay

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$467,125.00

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$175,263.42

Team Career Summary

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

Previous Saquarema Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2025	Molly Shaw - 4th	Terese Cannon - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/11-15/2026	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	4	3rd	1000	US$17,000.00

BPT Elite Saquarema Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 4/9/2026	Pool F	Giuliana Corrales / Michelle Valiente, Paraguay (19, Q5)
Thu, 4/9/2026	Pool F	Kyce Martins / Talita Simonetti, Brazil (18, Q1)
Thu, 4/9/2026	Pool F	Raisa Schoon / Katja Stam, Netherlands (7)

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	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$17,000.00
Total	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$17,000.00

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
39	5	1	2	6	8	11	2	0	0	$218,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	24	0	4	3	1	5	5	5	0	0	$107,500.00
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
84	10	4	5	7	21	23	7	1	0	$467,125.00	Total	44	3	5	3	4	8	12	6	1	0	$174,645.00

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
2026	FIVB	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$17,000.00	6	1	85.7 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$17,000.00	6	1	85.7 %

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
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$8,500.00	2026	FIVB	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$8,500.00
83	10	4	5	7	21	23	7	1	5	$467,125.00	Total	Total	43	3	5	3	4	8	12	6	1	1	$174,645.00

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	83.3%	1	16.7%	0	0.0%	6-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	5-1	83.3%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	6-1	85.7%
2025-2026	5	83.3%	1	16.7%	0	0.0%	6-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	5-1	83.3%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	6-1	85.7%
Against the Field	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	4-2	66.7%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	3-1	75.0%

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	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6	1
Total	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6	1

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$28,246.65

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$41,457.48

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	Money
FIVB	17	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	1	2	3	3	1	US$50,895.43
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	18	1	1	0	0	1	0	4	1	2	3	3	1	US$50,895.43

Previous Saquarema Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2023	Did not play	Erika Bobadilla - 25th
2024	Laura Ovelar - 33rd	Erika Bobadilla - 33rd
2025	Did not play	Erika Bobadilla - 19th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/26-29/2026	BPT Challenge Nayarit	12	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	3/18-22/2026	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	11	25th	220	US$1,500.00
FIVB	3/11-15/2026	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	21, Q7	5th	760	US$9,000.00
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

BPT Elite Saquarema Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 4/8/2026	Qualifier 1	Giulia Gavio / Carolina Sallaberry, Brazil (Q12)	Won 21-12, 21-15	0:34
Thu, 4/9/2026	Pool F	Kelly Cheng / Megan Kraft, United States (6)
Thu, 4/9/2026	Pool F	Raisa Schoon / Katja Stam, Netherlands (7)
Thu, 4/9/2026	Pool F	Kyce Martins / Talita Simonetti, Brazil (18, Q1)

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	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	$32,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	3	0	$12,250.00
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	18	1	1	0	0	1	0	4	1	5	3	0	$50,750.00

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
7	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	0	$16,000.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	10	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	1	0	$19,250.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	$6,125.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	17	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	7	0	$7,525.00
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
24	1	1	0	0	1	6	7	3	1	$27,825.00	Total	49	1	1	1	0	5	10	11	9	1	$40,825.00

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 %
2026	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	$13,750.00	7	5	58.3 %
Total	FIVB	16	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	1	5	3	1	$50,750.00	26	30	46.4 %
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
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	$6,875.00	2026	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	$6,875.00
23	1	1	0	0	1	6	7	3	4	$27,825.00	Total	Total	48	1	1	1	0	5	10	11	9	10	$40,825.00

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	14	66.7%	3	14.3%	4	19.0%	17-4	81.0%	9	26.5%	6	17.6%	19	55.9%	9-25	26.5%	14-19	42.4%	12-10	54.5%	0	1	26-30	46.4%
2025-2026	9	60.0%	2	13.3%	4	26.7%	11-4	73.3%	5	21.7%	5	21.7%	13	56.5%	5-18	21.7%	9-13	40.9%	7-9	43.8%	0	1	16-23	41.0%
Against the Field	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	3	30.0%	1	10.0%	6	60.0%	3-7	30.0%	4-12	25.0%	6-4	60.0%	0	0	5-8	38.5%

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	5	0	6	8	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	12
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	4	8	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	11
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	5	0	18	21	0	1	3	8	2	0	0	0	1	1	29	31

Head to Head Results
Cheng/Kraft lead the series 2-0

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
4/9/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Pool F
3/13/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Winner 2	Cheng/Kraft	4	Corrales/Valiente	21, Q7	21-15, 10-21, 15-11	0:46
3/11/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Pool D	Cheng/Kraft	4	Corrales/Valiente	21, Q7	21-18, 21-17	0:36