Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Switzerland Open
June 18 - 22, 2002
(18) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Ryo Tokuno - 13th Chiaki Kusuhara - 13th
2001 Ryo Tokuno - 17th Chiaki Kusuhara - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/5-9/2002 Spain Open 15 17th 60 US$2,520.00
FIVB 8/29-9/4/2001 Goodwill Games 16 10th 0 US$5,000.00
FIVB 8/22-26/2001 Hong Kong Open 23 5th 216 US$9,000.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2001 Japan Open 10 13th 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 30 17th 100 US$2,750.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2001 Portugal Open 26 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/16-22/2001 France Grand Slam 27 25th 46 US$2,500.00
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
Switzerland Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/20/2002 Pool B Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (2) Lost 17-21, 12-21 0:36
Thu, 6/20/2002 Pool B Angela Clarke / Tania Gooley, Australia (31, Q4) Lost 17-21, 21-19, 13-15 0:54
Fri, 6/21/2002 Pool B Carrie Dodd / Leanne McSorley, United States (15, Q9) Lost 23-25, 18-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
Kusuhara/Tokuno trail the series against the field 5-15 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 9 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-1
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 1 Bede/Behar 1 Kusuhara/Tokuno 30 21-14, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-5
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool B May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Kusuhara/Tokuno 18 21-17, 21-12 0:36
6/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool B May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Kusuhara/Tokuno 15 21-12, 21-11 0:42
8/25/01FIVBHong Kong Open Winner 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 3 Kusuhara/Tokuno 23 21-11, 21-14 0:34
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 7 Kusuhara/Tokuno 26 21-13, 21-15 0:38
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 # 3 Connelly/Minello, Brazil 0-1
6/8/02FIVBSpain Open Pool B Connelly/Minello 18 Kusuhara/Tokuno 15 21-17, 21-18 0:33
Trail the series against # 5 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 0-1
8/29/01FIVBGoodwill Games Winner 1 Cook/Pottharst 1 Kusuhara/Tokuno 16 21-16, 15-21, 15-13 0:49
Series tied with # 12 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 1-1
8/24/01FIVBHong Kong Open Winner 2 Kusuhara/Tokuno 23 Bruschini/Solazzi 7 21-15, 15-21, 15-12 0:46
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Bruschini/Solazzi 12 Kusuhara/Tokuno 21 21-12, 21-18 0:33
Lead the series against # 14 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 1-0
8/31/01FIVBGoodwill Games Contender 1 Kusuhara/Tokuno 16 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 9 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 15, Q9 Dodd/McSorley, United States 0-1
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool B Dodd/McSorley 15, Q9 Kusuhara/Tokuno 18 25-23, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # 20 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-2
9/2/01FIVBGoodwill Games Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 11 Kusuhara/Tokuno 16 21-17, 21-19 0:36
8/11/01FIVBJapan Open Contender 3 Pohl/Rau 16 Kusuhara/Tokuno 10 25-23, 21-19 0:45
Lead the series against # 21 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-0
9/1/01FIVBGoodwill Games Contender 2 Kusuhara/Tokuno 16 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 12 21-19, 22-24, 18-16 0:59
Trail the series against # 24, Q1 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 # 31, Q4 Clarke/Gooley, Australia 0-1
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool B Clarke/Gooley 31, Q4 Kusuhara/Tokuno 18 21-17, 19-21, 15-13 0:54
Trail the series against # Q3 Arlaisuk/Pangka, Thailand 0-1
8/10/01FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Arlaisuk/Pangka 23 Kusuhara/Tokuno 10 21-19, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # Q13 Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou, Greece 1-0
6/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool B Kusuhara/Tokuno 15 Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou 31, Q8 21-17, 19-21, 15-9 0:38
Lead the series against # Q16 Meissinger/Stampfer, Austria 1-0
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool C Kusuhara/Tokuno 30 Meissinger/Stampfer 35 21-11, 21-16 0:34