Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 smart Grand Slam
June 9 - 14, 2008
(23, Q7) 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 Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Ryo Tokuno - 25th Yukiko Takahashi - 3rd
2003 Ryo Tokuno - 9th Satoko Urata - 41st
2004 Ryo Tokuno - 17th Satoko Urata - 41st
2005 Satoko Urata - 33rd Ryo Tokuno - 25th
2007 Mika Teru Saiki - 25th Chiaki Kusuhara - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/2-7/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 22, Q4 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2008 Barcelona Open 22, Q4 17th 120 US$2,500.00
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
Berlin Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 6/10/2008 Qualifier 1 Summer Lochowicz / Eileen Romanowski, Australia (Q26) Won 21-18, 18-21, 15-9 1:01
Tue, 6/10/2008 Qualifier 2 Marleen Van Iersel / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (Q23) Won 21-12, 21-14 0:36
Wed, 6/11/2008 Pool G Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (10) Won 20-22, 23-21, 15-13 1:04
Wed, 6/11/2008 Pool G Jia Tian / Jie Wang, China (7) Won 24-22, 17-21, 15-12 1:04
Thu, 6/12/2008 Pool G Maria Antonelli / Vanilda Leao, Brazil (26, Q17) Lost 16-21, 16-21 0:42
Thu, 6/12/2008 Winner 1 Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (6) Lost 14-21, 12-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Kusuhara/Teru Saiki trail the series against the field 29-39 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 18 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool A May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 24 21-10, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 3 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 # 5 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 # 6 Xue/Zhang, China 0-5
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 6 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 23, Q7 21-14, 21-12 0:39
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 3 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 30, Q5 21-13, 21-17 0:38
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Xue/Zhang 5 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 21 21-12, 21-17 0:41
6/8/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 4 Xue/Zhang 4 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 18, Q5 21-15, 21-13 0:34
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 4 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 20, Q7 21-14, 21-19 0:41
Series tied with # 7 Tian/Wang, China 1-1
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 23, Q7 Tian/Wang 7 24-22, 17-21, 15-12 1:04
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 1 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 17, Q5 21-15, 21-14 0:42
Trail the series against # 8 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 # 10 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-2
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 23, Q7 Ludwig/Niedrig 10 20-22, 23-21, 15-13 1:04
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 # 11 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 # 12 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 0-4
5/22/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 2 Cook/Hinchley 8 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 9 21-12, 21-15 0:36
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool G Cook/Hinchley 7 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 23 21-17, 18-21, 15-11 0:57
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool G Cook/Hinchley 7 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 23 21-14, 21-15 0:38
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 3 Cook/Hinchley 23 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 17, Q5 26-24, 21-16 0:46
Trail the series against # 13 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 # 14 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 # 16 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-1
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 11 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 22, Q4 21-12, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 17 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 1-0
5/16/08FIVBSeoul Open Contender 2 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 31, Q3 Moiseeva/Uryadova 16 21-16, 12-21, 15-13 0:53
Series tied with # 18 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
Lead the series against # 19 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
Lead the series against # 20 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 2-0
6/6/07FIVBWarsaw Open Qualifier 3 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 18, Q5 Mouha/Van Breedam Q12 21-18, 21-17 0:39
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 # 21 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 # 22 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 # 24 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
Trail the series against # 25 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 # 26, Q17 Antonelli/Leao, Brazil 0-1
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Antonelli/Leao 26, Q17 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 23, Q7 21-16, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # 27, 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
Series tied with # 29, Q3 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
Trail the series against # 30, Q5 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
Series tied with # 32, Q4 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-1
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 1 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 22, Q4 Montagnolli/Swoboda 27 21-18, 21-16 0:47
6/1/07FIVBSeoul Open Contender 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 17 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 18, Q7 25-23, 21-16 0:47
Trail the series against 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 # Q1 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 # Q6 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
Lead the series against # Q10 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
Trail the series against # Q14 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 0-1
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Gioria/Momoli 28, Q15 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 22, Q4 19-21, 21-19, 15-10 1:03
Lead the series against # Q16 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 # Q18 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 # Q19 de Vries/Keizer, Netherlands 2-0
6/3/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Qualifier 3 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 22, Q4 Keizer/de Vries Q13 15-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:57
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 # Q21 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 # Q23 Van Iersel/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
6/10/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 23, Q7 Van Iersel/Wesselink Q23 21-12, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # Q26 Lochowicz/Romanowski, Australia 1-0
6/10/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 23, Q7 Lochowicz/Romanowski Q26 21-18, 18-21, 15-9 1:01
Lead the series against # Q31 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