Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Henkel Grand Chelem
June 16 - 22, 2008
(Q8) Chiaki Kusuhara/Mika Teru Saiki, Japan
 
Chiaki Kusuhara
Japan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 1, 1975 (50 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 (54 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 Paris Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Satoko Urata - 9th Ryo Tokuno - 17th
2006 Satoko Urata - 41st Hiromi Suzuki - 41st
2007 Mika Teru Saiki - 17th Chiaki Kusuhara - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/9-14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 23, Q7 17th 160 US$5,100.00
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$5,100.00
Paris Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 6/17/2008 Qualifier 1 Jana Kohler / Ilka Semmler, Germany (26, Q25) Lost 9-21, 15-21 0:35
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100000000100 $0.00
World Championships100000000000 $3,400.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam800000010320 $30,300.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open1800000035620 $59,600.00
Total28000000451040 $93,300.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Chiaki Kusuhara Mika Teru Saiki
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2000000200 $0.00 Olympic Games2000100100 $0.00
5000000200 $7,450.00 World Championships4000010110 $12,900.00
23000103850 $44,500.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam19000011420 $21,525.00
88000022229190 $114,865.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open72012042214100 $109,225.00
1000100000 $1,000.00 Challenger          
1000001000 $2,500.00 Goodwill Games          
120000222641240 $170,315.00 Total97012162320130 $143,650.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2004FIVB100000000100 $3,000.00 1233.3 %
2006FIVB300000010101 $9,000.00 5645.5 %
2007FIVB1200000023331 $51,000.00 222844.0 %
2008FIVB800000002312 $19,700.00 181456.3 %
TotalFIVB2400000035844 $82,700.00 465047.9 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Chiaki Kusuhara  Mika Teru Saiki
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           1997FIVB6000010320 $6,775.00
5000000014 $700.00 1998FIVB8000014300 $15,100.00
7000000115 $2,250.00 1999FIVB7000016000 $18,750.00
12000001623 $9,500.00 2000FIVB10012123100 $36,500.00
10000012520 $18,625.00 2001FIVB          
1000100000 $1,000.00 2001FIVB C&S          
10000103420 $18,765.00 2002FIVB          
11000002630 $20,625.00 2003FIVB8000000017 $1,000.00
11000013340 $19,250.00 2004FIVB10000010135 $8,000.00
15000004533 $25,050.00 2005FIVB11000001334 $12,375.00
12000003225 $12,500.00 2006FIVB130000011011 $4,500.00
12000005331 $25,500.00 2007FIVB12000005331 $25,500.00
8000002312 $9,850.00 2008FIVB8000002312 $9,850.00
1140002225382423 $163,615.00 TotalTotal930121622181330 $138,350.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall33 70.2% 10 21.3% 4 8.5% 43-4 91.5% 9 14.3% 7 11.1% 47 74.6% 9-54 14.3% 33-47 41.3% 19-11 63.3% 00 52-58 47.3%
2007-200830 73.2% 9 22.0% 2 4.9% 39-2 95.1% 7 12.7% 7 12.7% 41 74.5% 7-48 12.7% 30-41 42.3% 16-9 64.0% 00 46-50 47.9%
Against the Field18 64.3% 8 28.6% 2 7.1% 26-2 92.9% 7 13.5% 7 13.5% 38 73.1% 7-45 13.5% 36-76 32.1% 30-18 62.5% 00 33-47 41.3%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000003000000000003
World Championships000003000000000003
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam003271100040000001017
Challenge/Four Star/Open0017300008160000004235
Total00205717008200000005258
Head to Head Results
Kusuhara/Teru Saiki trail the series against the field 28-39 (Lead 14 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 # 4 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 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 # 6 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 # 7 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 # 8 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
Series tied with # 9 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 # 10 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
Trail the series against # 11 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
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 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 # 14, 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
Lead the series against # 15 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 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 # 17 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 # 18 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
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, Q6 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
Series tied with # 21 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 # 22 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 # 23, Q7 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 # 24 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
Lead the series against # 25, 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
Trail the series against # 26, Q25 Kohler/Semmler, Germany 0-1
6/17/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Kohler/Semmler 26, Q25 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki Q8 21-9, 21-15 0:35
Trail the series against # 27 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 # 28, 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
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
Trail the series against 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
Trail the series against # Q9 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 0-1
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Jursone/Minusa 20 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 29 21-14, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # Q12 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 # Q18 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 # 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 # Q22 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