Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 China Shanghai Jinshan Open
May 2 - 6, 2007
(17, Q5) Chiaki Kusuhara/Mika Teru Saiki, Japan
 
Chiaki Kusuhara
Japan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 1, 1975 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Ehime
Height: 175 cm (5'9")
Weight: 68 kg (150 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 120
Career Best: 4th (2 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (Klagenfurt 2002)
Career Winnings: US$170,315.00
Mika Teru Saiki
Japan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 25, 1971 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: Ehime, Matsuyama
Height: 172 cm (5'8")
Weight: 63 kg (139 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 97
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Osaka 2000)
Career Winnings: US$143,650.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925333741Money
FIVB2800000045914212 US$93,300.00
Previous Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Ryo Tokuno - 25th Satoko Urata - 41st
2005 Satoko Urata - 25th Did not play
2006 Satoko Urata - 25th Hiromi Suzuki - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 11/1-5/2006 Thailand Open 19, Q5 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2006 Mexico Open Q5 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2006 Vitória Open 24, Q2 17th 120 US$3,000.00
Shanghai Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/2/2007 Qualifier 1 Zhongji Jiang / Jieqiong Jin, China (Q28) Won 20-22, 21-19, 15-6 0:49
Wed, 5/2/2007 Qualifier 2 Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (Q12) Won 21-19, 13-21, 15-12 0:50
Thu, 5/3/2007 Winner 1 Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (16) Won 23-21, 21-19 0:49
Thu, 5/3/2007 Winner 2 Jia Tian / Jie Wang, China (1) Lost 15-21, 14-21 0:42
Fri, 5/4/2007 Contender 2 Rtvelo Martins / Saka Santanna, Georgia (31, Q26) Won 21-14, 16-21, 20-18 0:53
Fri, 5/4/2007 Contender 3 Natalie Cook / Tamsin Hinchley, Australia (23) Lost 24-26, 16-21 0:46
Head to Head Results
Kusuhara/Teru Saiki lead the series against the field 8-7 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 6 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 1 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 17, Q5 21-15, 21-14 0:42
Series tied with # 7 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-1
11/3/06FIVBThailand Open Contender 3 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 19, Q5 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 5 19-21, 23-21, 15-13 1:01
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Contender 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 24, Q2 21-15, 23-21 0:45
Trail the series against # 9 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-1
9/27/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 9 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 24, Q2 21-19, 21-11 0:37
Trail the series against # 14 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 0-1
9/3/04FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 21 12-21, 21-18, 18-16 0:56
Lead the series against # 16 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 17, Q5 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 16 23-21, 21-19 0:49
Trail the series against # 22 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-1
10/25/06FIVBMexico Open Qualifier 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q12 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki Q5 21-15, 21-19 0:48
Trail the series against # 23 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 0-1
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 3 Cook/Hinchley 23 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 17, Q5 26-24, 21-16 0:46
Trail the series against # 24 Faure/Sarpaux, France 0-1
11/3/06FIVBThailand Open Contender 4 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q2 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 19, Q5 21-16, 21-17 0:43
Lead the series against # 29, Q13 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-0
11/1/06FIVBThailand Open Qualifier 2 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 19, Q5 Holtwick/Semmler Q12 29-27, 21-16 0:50
Lead the series against # 31, Q26 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-0
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 17, Q5 Martins/Santanna 31, Q26 21-14, 16-21, 20-18 0:53
Lead the series against # Q7 Suzuki/Urata, Japan 1-0
9/27/06FIVBVitória Open Contender 1 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 24, Q2 Suzuki/Urata 25, Q1 21-11, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # Q10 Erni/Graessli, Switzerland 1-0
11/2/06FIVBThailand Open Contender 1 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 19, Q5 Erni/Graessli 30, Q9 21-18, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # Q12 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 1-0
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 2 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 17, Q5 Mouha/Van Breedam Q12 21-19, 13-21, 15-12 0:50
Lead the series against # Q28 Jiang/Jin, China 1-0
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 1 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 17, Q5 Jiang/Jin Q28 20-22, 21-19, 15-6 0:49