Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$450,000 France Grand Slam
July 16 - 22, 2001
(27) Chiaki Kusuhara/Ryo Tokuno, 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
Ryo Tokuno
Japan
Photo: Carl Schneider
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 27, 1974 (50 yrs old)
Home Town: Ehime
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 81
Career Best: 4th (2 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (Klagenfurt 2002)
Career Winnings: US$102,065.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457910131725333741Money
FIVB640001205142415453 US$170,930.00
FIVB C&S100010000000000 US$2,000.00
Overall650002205142415453 US$172,930.00
Previous Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Did not play Rii Seike - 17th
1999 Ryo Tokuno - 33rd Chiaki Kusuhara - 33rd
2000 Ryo Tokuno - 33rd Chiaki Kusuhara - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/4-8/2001 Spain Open 21 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB C&S 6/29-7/1/2001 Greece Challenger 3 4th 42 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/19-23/2001 Swiss Open 24 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Italy Open 20 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 4/4-8/2001 Macau Open 16 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 10/31-11/5/2000 Brazil Open 13 17th 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/9-13/2000 China Open 14 17th 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2000 Japan Open 19 17th 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2000 Portugal Open 25 17th 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/18-22/2000 France Open 33rd 28 US$0.00
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/18/2001 Winner 1 Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (6) Lost 14-21, 24-26 0:27
Wed, 7/18/2001 Contender 1 Vasso Karadassiou / Efi Sfyri, Greece (22, Q1) Lost 14-21, 20-22 0:39
Head to Head Results
Kusuhara/Tokuno trail the series against the field 2-10 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 9 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Minello/Pires, Brazil 0-1
4/6/01FIVBMacau Open Contender 2 Minello/Pires 18 Kusuhara/Tokuno 16 21-18, 21-14 0:37
Trail the series against # 6 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 6 Kusuhara/Tokuno 27 21-14, 26-24 0:27
Trail the series against # 7 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-1
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 8 Kusuhara/Tokuno 24 18-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:55
Trail the series against # 8 Oliveira/Silva, Brazil 0-1
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 2 Oliveira/Silva 7 Kusuhara/Tokuno 24 17-21, 21-18, 18-16 0:57
Trail the series against # 11 Chi/Xiong, China 0-1
7/19/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Chi/Xiong 25 Kusuhara/Tokuno Q16 15-6 0:30
Trail the series against # 12, Q8 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 0-1
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 1 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova 28, Q10 Kusuhara/Tokuno 21 25-23, 21-15 0:47
Trail the series against # 15 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 0-1
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Bruschini/Solazzi 12 Kusuhara/Tokuno 21 21-12, 21-18 0:33
Trail the series against # 16 DeNecochea/Masakayan, United States 0-1
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 2 DeNecochea/Masakayan 19 Kusuhara/Tokuno 20 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 22, Q1 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 0-2
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 22, Q1 Kusuhara/Tokuno 27 21-14, 22-20 0:39
7/19/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Karadassiou/Sfyri 26 Kusuhara/Tokuno Q16 15-9 0:30
Lead the series against # 30, Q10 Koelliker/Trussel, Switzerland 2-0
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Kusuhara/Tokuno 24 Koelliker/Trussel 9 21-12, 21-15 0:33
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 1 Kusuhara/Tokuno 20 Koelliker/Trussel 29, Q9 21-13, 21-13 0:37