Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Hyundai Open Barcelona
May 26 - 31, 2008
(22, Q4) 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 
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FIVB2800000045914212 US$93,300.00
Previous Barcelona Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Osaka Open 9 13th 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Seoul Open 31, Q3 13th 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open Q3 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 30, Q5 25th 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 9/25-29/2007 Brazil Open 29 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/28-9/1/2007 St. Petersburg Open 23 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 27 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 24 37th 40 US$3,400.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 21 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/26-30/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 23 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/19-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 23 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2007 Espinho Open 17 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Warsaw Open 18, Q5 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/30-6/3/2007 Seoul Open 18, Q7 17th 120 US$3,000.00
Barcelona Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 5/27/2008 Qualifier 2 Hilda Gaxiola / Rosario Reyes, Mexico (Q29) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:44
Tue, 5/27/2008 Qualifier 3 Sanne Keizer / Mered de Vries, Netherlands (Q13) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:38
Wed, 5/28/2008 Winner 1 Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (11) Won 12-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:54
Wed, 5/28/2008 Winner 2 Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (6) Lost 13-21, 15-21 0:37
Thu, 5/29/2008 Contender 2 Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (5) Lost 21-23, 18-21 0:52
Head to Head Results
Kusuhara/Teru Saiki trail the series against the field 23-25 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 13 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-2
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 18, Q5 21-11, 21-14 0:36
5/31/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 18, Q7 21-17, 21-14 0:36
Trail the series against # 2 Branagh/Youngs, United States 0-1
5/15/08FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Branagh/Youngs 2 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 31, Q3 21-18, 18-21, 15-11 0:58
Trail the series against # 4 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Antunes/Ribeiro 12 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 21 21-13, 23-21 0:42
Trail the series against # 5 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-2
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 22, Q4 23-21, 21-18 0:52
10/25/06FIVBMexico Open Qualifier 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q12 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki Q5 21-15, 21-19 0:48
Trail the series against # 6 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-3
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 6 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 22, Q4 21-13, 21-15 0:37
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 4 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 29 21-19, 21-13 0:42
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool F Kessy/Ross 22 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 27 21-11, 21-15 0:36
Trail the series against # 7 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-1
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 18 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 17 21-13, 21-19 0:43
Trail the series against # 8 Scott/Turner, United States 0-2
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool A Scott/Turner 25 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 24 21-12, 21-12 0:34
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool G Scott/Turner 26, Q11 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 23 21-19, 19-21, 15-7 1:02
Lead the series against # 9 Alcon/Matveeva, Spain 1-0
6/8/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 2 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 18, Q5 Alcon/Matveeva 32, Q36 13-21, 21-19, 20-18 0:54
Lead the series against # 11 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-0
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 22, Q4 Pohl/Rau 11 12-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:54
Trail the series against # 12, Q1 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Salgado/Salgado 14, Q8 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 23 23-21, 21-16 0:44
Trail the series against # 15 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-3
5/23/08FIVBOsaka Open Contender 3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 17 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 9 17-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:59
5/25/07FIVBSingapore Open Contender 3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 11 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 20, Q7 21-12, 21-14 0:39
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
Lead the series against # 16 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 2-1
5/31/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 18, Q7 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 15 21-16, 21-18 0:39
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 1 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 20, Q7 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 13 21-15, 23-25, 15-7 0:58
9/27/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 9 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 24, Q2 21-19, 21-11 0:37
Series tied with # 17, Q11 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 1-1
5/16/08FIVBSeoul Open Contender 3 Candelas/Garcia 24, Q16 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 31, Q3 21-15, 21-12 0:33
3/26/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Qualifier 3 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 30, Q5 Candelas/Garcia Q21 24-22, 21-17 0:44
Trail the series against # 18 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-1
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 30, Q5 21-17, 21-18 0:41
Series tied with # 19 Faure/Sarpaux, France 2-2
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Faure/Sarpaux 28, Q4 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 21 21-14, 12-21, 20-18 1:13
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool G Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 23 Faure/Sarpaux 26 21-10, 15-21, 15-13 0:58
5/25/07FIVBSingapore Open Contender 2 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 20, Q7 Faure/Sarpaux 19 16-21, 21-12, 16-14 1:02
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 # 20 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-0
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 1 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 18, Q5 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 15 21-14, 19-21, 15-9 0:56
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 17, Q5 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 16 23-21, 21-19 0:49
Trail the series against # 21 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 0-1
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Jursone/Minusa 20 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 29 21-14, 21-16 0:40
Trail the series against # 23 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 0-1
6/1/07FIVBSeoul Open Contender 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 17 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 18, Q7 25-23, 21-16 0:47
Series tied with # 24 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-1
5/15/08FIVBSeoul Open Contender 1 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 31, Q3 Kuhn/Schwer 18 21-16, 21-17 0:40
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 Kuhn/Schwer 17 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 23 21-15, 21-13 0:38
Lead the series against # 25, Q3 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 2-0
5/22/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 1 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 9 Martins/Santanna 24 21-15, 21-16 0:35
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 17, Q5 Martins/Santanna 31, Q26 21-14, 16-21, 20-18 0:53
Trail the series against # 27 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 # 31, Q2 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool G Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 23 Glesnes/Maaseide 10 21-18, 21-18 0:45
Lead the series against # Q8 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-0
5/23/08FIVBOsaka Open Contender 2 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 9 Gattelli/Perrotta 26, Q4 21-15, 24-22 0:47
Lead the series against # Q12 Giaoui/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 23 Giaoui/Hamzaoui 25, Q9 21-16, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # Q13 de Vries/Keizer, Netherlands 1-0
5/27/08FIVBBarcelona Open Qualifier 3 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 22, Q4 Keizer/de Vries Q13 21-15, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # Q15 Boulton/Johns, England 1-0
5/23/07FIVBSingapore Open Qualifier 3 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 20, Q7 Boulton/Johns Q23 21-16, 21-13 0:35
Lead the series against # Q17 Suzuki/Urata, Japan 2-0
5/14/08FIVBSeoul Open Qualifier 3 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 31, Q3 Suzuki/Urata Q19 21-16, 21-11 0:36
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 # Q28 Andreasen/Vestergaard, Denmark 1-0
6/6/07FIVBWarsaw Open Qualifier 2 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 18, Q5 Andreasen/Vestergaard Q28 21-15, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # Q29 Gaxiola/Reyes, Mexico 1-0
5/27/08FIVBBarcelona Open Qualifier 2 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 22, Q4 Gaxiola/Reyes Q29 21-14, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # Q34 Barsuk/Popova, Russia 1-0
5/14/08FIVBSeoul Open Qualifier 2 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 31, Q3 Barsuk/Popova Q30 21-8, 21-10 0:27