Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 World Series 13
July 14 - 20, 2008
(13) 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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Did not play Yukiko Takahashi - 17th
1998 Did not play Yukiko Takahashi - 5th
1999 Ryo Tokuno - 33rd Yukiko Takahashi - 5th
2000 Ryo Tokuno - 33rd Yukiko Takahashi - 7th
2001 Ryo Tokuno - 25th Did not play
2002 Ryo Tokuno - 25th Did not play
2003 Ryo Tokuno - 17th Did not play
2006 Satoko Urata - 25th Hiromi Suzuki - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/30-7/5/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 24 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/23-28/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam Q8 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/16-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam Q8 41st 24 US$0.00
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
Marseille Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/16/2008 Winner 1 Simone Kuhn / Lea Schwer, Switzerland (20) Won 21-8, 21-18 0:39
Wed, 7/16/2008 Winner 2 Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (4) Lost 14-21, 21-18, 12-15 0:55
Thu, 7/17/2008 Contender 2 Daniela Gioria / Giulia Momoli, Italy (19) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:41
Thu, 7/17/2008 Contender 3 Bibiana Candelas / Mayra Garcia, Mexico (12) Won 15-21, 21-10, 15-12 0:51
Fri, 7/18/2008 Contender 4 Muriel Graessli / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (31, Q11) Lost 17-21, 21-15, 11-15 0:49
Head to Head Results
Kusuhara/Teru Saiki lead the series against the field 24-18 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 7 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 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
Series tied with # 3 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-1
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 11 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 24 21-18, 21-15 0:42
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 22, Q4 Pohl/Rau 11 12-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:54
Lead the series against # 4 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 2-1
7/16/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Mouha/Van Breedam 4 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 13 21-14, 18-21, 15-12 0:55
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 # 6 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
Trail the series against # 8 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 # 9 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
Series tied with # 10 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 # 11 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 # 12 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 2-1
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 3 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 13 Candelas/Garcia 12 15-21, 21-10, 15-12 0:51
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 # 14 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 2-0
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 24 Moiseeva/Uryadova 9 21-17, 21-15 0:38
5/16/08FIVBSeoul Open Contender 2 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 31, Q3 Moiseeva/Uryadova 16 21-16, 12-21, 15-13 0:53
Trail the series against # 16 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
Lead the series against # 18 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 2-0
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 24 Gattelli/Perrotta 25, Q9 25-23, 21-16 0:50
5/23/08FIVBOsaka Open Contender 2 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 9 Gattelli/Perrotta 26, Q4 21-15, 24-22 0:47
Series tied with # 19 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-1
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 13 Gioria/Momoli 19 21-17, 21-17 0:41
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 # 20 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 2-1
7/16/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 13 Kuhn/Schwer 20 21-8, 21-18 0:39
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 # 21 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 0-2
6/24/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Jursone/Minusa 24, Q9 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki Q8 21-15, 16-21, 15-9 0:55
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Jursone/Minusa 20 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 29 21-14, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # 22, Q2 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
Trail the series against # 26 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 # 28, Q3 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
Trail the series against # 31, Q11 Graessli/Zumkehr, Switzerland 0-1
7/18/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 4 Graessli/Zumkehr 31, Q11 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 13 21-17, 15-21, 15-11 0:49
Lead the series against # Q9 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