Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$10,000 Rubavu One Star
August 21 - 24, 2019
(2) Hitoshi Murakami/Keisuke Shimizu, Japan
 
Hitoshi Murakami
Japan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 5, 1989 (35 yrs old)
Home Town: Shiga
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 32
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB Langkawi 2019)
Career Winnings: US$5,313.98
Keisuke Shimizu
Japan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 5, 1987 (37 yrs old)
Home Town: Okazabi
Height: 195 cm (6'5")
Weight: 67 kg (147 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 28
Career Best: 4th (FIVB Rubavu 2019)
Career Winnings: US$4,617.13
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB8000100120013 US$841.82
Previous Rubavu Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/15-18/2019 Knokke-Heist One Star 8 13th 90 € 100.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2019 Malbork One Star 6 13th 90 € 100.00
Rubavu One Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/22/2019 Pool B Christophe Mukunzi / Flavien Ndamukunda, Rwanda (15) Won 21-12, 21-13 0:31
Thu, 8/22/2019 Pool B Joaquin Bello / Luis Javier Bello, England (7) Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:35
Fri, 8/23/2019 Winner 1 Emil Ofstaas / Stian Opsahl, Norway (11, Q2) Won 21-16, 19-21, 15-12 0:51
Fri, 8/23/2019 Winner 2 Peter Lundgren / Jakob Wijk Tegenrot, Sweden (5) Won 21-19, 21-13 0:37
Sat, 8/24/2019 Semi-Finals Nicolai Hovmann / Jacob Stormly, Denmark (16, Q4) Lost 21-23, 21-23 0:37
Sat, 8/24/2019 Bronze Medal Joaquin Bello / Luis Javier Bello, England (7) Lost 18-21, 15-21 0:36
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 3-3 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 5 Lundgren/Wijk Tegenrot, Sweden 1-0
8/23/19FIVBRubavu One Star Winner 2 Murakami/Shimizu 2 Lundgren/Wijk Tegenrot 5 21-19, 21-13 0:37
Trail the series against # 7 Bello/Bello, England 0-2
8/24/19FIVBRubavu One Star Bronze Medal Bello/Bello 7 Murakami/Shimizu 2 21-18, 21-15 0:36
8/22/19FIVBRubavu One Star Pool B Bello/Bello 7 Murakami/Shimizu 2 21-18, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # 11, Q2 Ofstaas/Opsahl, Norway 1-0
8/23/19FIVBRubavu One Star Winner 1 Murakami/Shimizu 2 Ofstaas/Opsahl 11, Q2 21-16, 19-21, 15-12 0:51
Lead the series against # 15 Mukunzi/Ndamukunda, Rwanda 1-0
8/22/19FIVBRubavu One Star Pool B Murakami/Shimizu 2 Mukunzi/Ndamukunda 15 21-12, 21-13 0:31
Trail the series against # 16, Q4 Hovmann/Stormly, Denmark 0-1
8/24/19FIVBRubavu One Star Semi-Finals Hovmann/Stormly 16, Q4 Murakami/Shimizu 2 23-21, 23-21 0:37