Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Brazil Open
September 17 - 22, 2002
(14) 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 Vitória Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Ryo Tokuno - 17th Chiaki Kusuhara - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/14-18/2002 China Open 10 17th 60 US$2,520.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2002 Japan Open 11 9th 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2002 Austria Grand Slam 21 4th 280 US$12,100.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2002 Hellas Open 24 17th 60 US$2,520.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2002 France Grand Slam 23 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/9-13/2002 Canada Open 14 9th 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2002 Norway Open 17 9th 120 US$3,900.00
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
Brazil Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/19/2002 Pool C Inga Ikauniece / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (30) Won 17-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:48
Thu, 9/19/2002 Pool C Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (3) Lost 13-21, 12-21 0:32
Fri, 9/20/2002 Pool C Susanne Glesnes / Kathrine Maaseide, Norway (19) Lost 12-21, 17-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Kusuhara/Tokuno trail the series against the field 11-31 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 13 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-7
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool B May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Kusuhara/Tokuno 23 21-13, 21-14 0:34
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 # 2 McPeak/Youngs, United States 0-3
8/3/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Bronze Medal McPeak/Youngs 4 Kusuhara/Tokuno 21 21-17, 21-15 0:39
7/31/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool D McPeak/Youngs 4 Kusuhara/Tokuno 21 21-18, 21-14 0:36
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 McPeak/Youngs 4 Kusuhara/Tokuno 14 21-15, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 3 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-4
9/19/02FIVBBrazil Open Pool C Bede/Behar 3 Kusuhara/Tokuno 14 21-13, 21-12 0:32
8/3/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Semi-Finals Bede/Behar 2 Kusuhara/Tokuno 21 18-21, 21-19, 17-15 1:04
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
Series tied with # 4 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-1
8/9/02FIVBJapan Open Pool F Kadijk/Leenstra 6 Kusuhara/Tokuno 11 21-18, 18-21, 15-9 0:55
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 3 Kusuhara/Tokuno 21 Kadijk/Leenstra 20 21-18, 21-18 0:37
Trail the series against # 5 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 # 6 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
Trail the series against # 7 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 0-2
7/11/02FIVBCanada Open Pool C Cook/Pottharst 3 Kusuhara/Tokuno 14 21-13, 21-19 0:34
8/29/01FIVBGoodwill Games Winner 1 Cook/Pottharst 1 Kusuhara/Tokuno 16 21-16, 15-21, 15-13 0:49
Trail the series against # 8 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 # 9 DeNecochea/Fontana, United States 0-1
7/27/02FIVBHellas Open Pool H DeNecochea/Fontana 9 Kusuhara/Tokuno 24 21-17, 23-25, 15-13 1:02
Trail the series against # 10 Barros/Pires, Brazil 0-1
8/10/02FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Barros/Pires 5 Kusuhara/Tokuno 11 21-12, 21-18 0:38
Lead the series against # 12 Fonseca/Rodrigues, Brazil 2-0
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Kusuhara/Tokuno 21 Fonseca/Rodrigues 6 21-18, 21-13 0:38
7/26/02FIVBHellas Open Pool H Kusuhara/Tokuno 24 Fonseca/Rodrigues 8, Q2 21-16, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 13 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 # 15 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 # 17 Clarke/Gooley, Australia 0-2
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool B Clarke/Gooley 26 Kusuhara/Tokuno 23 21-19, 21-16 0:41
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 # 19 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
9/20/02FIVBBrazil Open Pool C Glesnes/Maaseide 19 Kusuhara/Tokuno 14 21-12, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # 21 Gerlic/Lochowicz, Australia 1-0
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool C Kusuhara/Tokuno 14 Gerlic/Lochowicz 19 21-13, 21-18 0:32
Lead the series against # 22 Galindo/Serrano Ochoa, Mexico 1-0
8/10/02FIVBJapan Open Pool F Kusuhara/Tokuno 11 Galindo/Serrano Ochoa 22 21-14, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against # 23 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 2-1
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Kusuhara/Tokuno 21 Bruschini/Solazzi 14 12-21, 21-16, 20-18 1:01
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
Trail the series against # 24, Q2 Bragado-Corso/Wood, United States 0-1
8/17/02FIVBChina Open Pool G Bragado-Corso/Wood 23 Kusuhara/Tokuno 10 21-17, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # 26, Q5 Boileau/Morin, Canada 1-0
8/16/02FIVBChina Open Pool G Kusuhara/Tokuno 10 Boileau/Morin 26, Q6 21-13, 21-17 0:35
Series tied with # 30 Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 1-1
9/19/02FIVBBrazil Open Pool C Kusuhara/Tokuno 14 Ikauniece/Minusa 30 17-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:48
7/26/02FIVBHellas Open Pool H Ikauniece/Minusa 25, Q11 Kusuhara/Tokuno 24 21-13, 16-21, 15-10 0:51