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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXIX Olympic Games
August 9 - 21, 2008

(23) 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:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Osaka 2000)

Career Winnings:

US$143,650.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	9	1	4	2	1	2	US$93,300.00

Previous Beijing Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/14-20/2008	Marseille Open	13	9th	240	US$5,500.00
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

Beijing XXIX Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sun, 8/10/2008

Pool B

Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (2)

Lost 12-21, 15-21

0:36

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Chiaki Kusuhara	Total	36	13	5	0.222	0	2	0	2
	1	36	13	5	0.222	0	2	0	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Mika Teru Saiki	Total	23	6	3	0.130	0	4	0	0
	1	23	6	3	0.130	0	4	0	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Tue, 8/12/2008

Pool B

Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (11)

Lost 8-21, 18-21

0:41

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Chiaki Kusuhara	Total	30	14	4	0.333	1	0	1	2
	1	30	14	4	0.333	1	0	1	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Mika Teru Saiki	Total	11	1	3	-0.182	0	2	1	3
	1	11	1	3	-0.182	0	2	1	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Thu, 8/14/2008

Pool B

Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (14)

Lost 18-21, 17-21

0:41

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Chiaki Kusuhara	Total	29	20	4	0.552	0	0	1	4
	1	29	20	4	0.552	0	0	1	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Mika Teru Saiki	Total	10	6	2	0.400	0	3	2	0
	1	10	6	2	0.400	0	3	2	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Chiaki Kusuhara	95	47	13	0.358	1	2	2	8
Mika Teru Saiki	44	13	8	0.114	0	9	3	3
Total	139	60	21	0.281	1	11	5	11
Opponents	128	82	12	0.547	8	12	8	8

Olympic Games, World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	World Championships	Los Angeles	Did not play	Maya Hashimoto - 17th
1999	World Championships	Marseille	Ryo Tokuno - 33rd	Yukiko Takahashi - 5th
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney	Did not play	Yukiko Takahashi - 4th
2001	World Championships	Klagenfurt	Ryo Tokuno - 17th	Did not play
2003	World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	Ryo Tokuno - 17th	Did not play
2004	Olympic Games	Athens	Ryo Tokuno - 17th	Did not play
2005	World Championships	Berlin	Satoko Urata - 33rd	Ryo Tokuno - 25th
2007	World Championships	Gstaad	Mika Teru Saiki - 37th	Chiaki Kusuhara - 37th

Head to Head Results
Kusuhara/Teru Saiki trail the series against the field 19-29 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 10 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Tian/Wang, China 1-1
6/11/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool G	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	23, Q7	Tian/Wang	7	24-22, 17-21, 15-12	1:04
5/3/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Tian/Wang	1	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	17, Q5	21-15, 21-14	0:42
Trail the series against # 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-2
8/10/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool B	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	2	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	23	21-12, 21-15	0:36
7/26/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool A	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	24	21-10, 21-14	0:34
Trail the series against # 4 Xue/Zhang, China 0-5
6/12/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Xue/Zhang	6	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	23, Q7	21-14, 21-12	0:39
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 1	Xue/Zhang	3	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	30, Q5	21-13, 21-17	0:38
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool E	Xue/Zhang	5	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	21	21-12, 21-17	0:41
6/8/07	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Contender 4	Xue/Zhang	4	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	18, Q5	21-15, 21-13	0:34
5/24/07	FIVB	Singapore Open	Winner 2	Xue/Zhang	4	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	20, Q7	21-14, 21-19	0:41
Trail the series against # 5 Branagh/Youngs, United States 0-1
5/15/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 1	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	31, Q3	21-18, 18-21, 15-11	0:58
Trail the series against # 6 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool E	Antunes/Ribeiro	12	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	21	21-13, 23-21	0:42
Trail the series against # 7 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-1
6/14/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Contender 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	18	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	17	21-13, 21-19	0:43
Series tied with # 8 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-1
7/3/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	11	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	24	21-18, 21-15	0:42
5/28/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 1	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	22, Q4	Pohl/Rau	11	12-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:54
Trail the series against # 9 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-2
6/11/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool G	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	23, Q7	Ludwig/Niedrig	10	20-22, 23-21, 15-13	1:04
5/29/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	22, Q4	23-21, 21-18	0:52
10/25/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Qualifier 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q12	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	Q5	21-15, 21-19	0:48
Trail the series against # 10 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 0-4
5/22/08	FIVB	Osaka Open	Winner 2	Cook/Hinchley	8	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	9	21-12, 21-15	0:36
6/27/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool G	Cook/Hinchley	7	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	23	21-17, 18-21, 15-11	0:57
6/20/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool G	Cook/Hinchley	7	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	23	21-14, 21-15	0:38
5/4/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 3	Cook/Hinchley	23	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	17, Q5	26-24, 21-16	0:46
Trail the series against # 11 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-2
8/12/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool B	Hakedal/Torlen	11	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	23	21-8, 21-18	0:41
6/4/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 1	Hakedal/Torlen	11	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	22, Q4	21-12, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 12 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
6/27/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool G	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	23	Glesnes/Maaseide	10	21-18, 21-18	0:45
Lead the series against # 13 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 2-1
7/16/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 2	Mouha/Van Breedam	4	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	13	21-14, 18-21, 15-12	0:55
6/6/07	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Qualifier 3	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	18, Q5	Mouha/Van Breedam	Q12	21-18, 21-17	0:39
5/2/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Qualifier 2	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	17, Q5	Mouha/Van Breedam	Q12	21-19, 13-21, 15-12	0:50
Series tied with # 14 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 2-2
8/14/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool B	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	14	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	23	21-18, 21-17	0:41
5/31/07	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 1	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	18, Q7	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	15	21-16, 21-18	0:39
5/24/07	FIVB	Singapore Open	Winner 1	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	20, Q7	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	13	21-15, 23-25, 15-7	0:58
9/27/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 1	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	9	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	24, Q2	21-19, 21-11	0:37
Lead the series against # 15 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 2-0
7/2/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	24	Moiseeva/Uryadova	9	21-17, 21-15	0:38
5/16/08	FIVB	Seoul 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
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Contender 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	19	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	30, Q5	21-17, 21-18	0:41
Trail the series against # 17 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-3
5/23/08	FIVB	Osaka Open	Contender 3	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	17	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	9	17-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:59
5/25/07	FIVB	Singapore Open	Contender 3	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	11	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	20, Q7	21-12, 21-14	0:39
11/3/06	FIVB	Thailand Open	Contender 3	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	19, Q5	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	5	19-21, 23-21, 15-13	1:01
9/28/06	FIVB	Vitória 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
6/7/07	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Winner 1	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	18, Q5	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	15	21-14, 19-21, 15-9	0:56
5/3/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	17, Q5	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	16	23-21, 21-19	0:49
Lead the series against # 19 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 2-1
7/17/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 3	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	13	Candelas/Garcia	12	15-21, 21-10, 15-12	0:51
5/16/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 3	Candelas/Garcia	24, Q16	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	31, Q3	21-15, 21-12	0:33
3/26/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Qualifier 3	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	30, Q5	Candelas/Garcia	Q21	24-22, 21-17	0:44
Lead the series against # 22 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 2-0
5/22/08	FIVB	Osaka Open	Winner 1	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	9	Martins/Santanna	24	21-15, 21-16	0:35
5/4/07	FIVB	Shanghai 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 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 2-1
7/16/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	13	Kuhn/Schwer	20	21-8, 21-18	0:39
5/15/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 1	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	31, Q3	Kuhn/Schwer	18	21-16, 21-17	0:40
8/30/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 3	Kuhn/Schwer	17	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	23	21-15, 21-13	0:38