Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Norway Open
July 2 - 6, 2002
(17) 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 Stavanger Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/18-22/2002 Switzerland Open 18 25th 30 US$1,650.00
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
Norway Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/4/2002 Pool A Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (1) Lost 9-21, 12-21 0:32
Thu, 7/4/2002 Pool A Marika Teknedzjanova / Tereza Tobiasova, Czech Republic (32) Won 21-13, 18-21, 15-11 0:45
Fri, 7/5/2002 Pool A Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (16) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:37
Fri, 7/5/2002 Winner 1 Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (2) Lost 7-21, 13-21 0:31
Head to Head Results
Kusuhara/Tokuno trail the series against the field 6-15 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-2
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Pool A Bede/Behar 1 Kusuhara/Tokuno 17 21-9, 21-12 0:32
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 0-6
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Kusuhara/Tokuno 17 21-7, 21-13 0:31
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 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
Trail the series against # 4 Connelly/Minello, Brazil 0-1
6/8/02FIVBSpain Open Pool B Connelly/Minello 18 Kusuhara/Tokuno 15 21-17, 21-18 0:33
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 14, Q6 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 # 16 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-2
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool A Kusuhara/Tokuno 17 Pohl/Rau 16 21-18, 21-19 0:37
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
Trail the series against # 22, Q2 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
Lead the series against # 23 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
Series tied with # 32 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 1-1
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Pool A Kusuhara/Tokuno 17 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova 32 21-13, 18-21, 15-11 0:45
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 1 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova 28, Q10 Kusuhara/Tokuno 21 25-23, 21-15 0:47
Lead the series against # Q17 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 # Q19 Meissinger/Stampfer, Austria 1-0
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool C Kusuhara/Tokuno 30 Meissinger/Stampfer 35 21-11, 21-16 0:34