Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Japan Open
August 6 - 10, 2003
(9) 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 Osaka Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Did not play Rii Seike - 25th
1998 Ryo Tokuno - 33rd Chiaki Kusuhara - 33rd
1999 Ryo Tokuno - 25th Chiaki Kusuhara - 25th
2000 Ryo Tokuno - 17th Chiaki Kusuhara - 17th
2001 Ryo Tokuno - 13th Chiaki Kusuhara - 13th
2002 Ryo Tokuno - 9th Chiaki Kusuhara - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/30-8/2/2003 Austria Grand Slam 20 25th 52 US$2,750.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2003 France Grand Slam 26, Q1 17th 108 US$5,000.00
FIVB 7/1-5/2003 Norway Open 23 17th 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/24-28/2003 Germany Grand Slam 26 9th 240 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/17-21/2003 Switzerland Open 19 17th 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2003 Hellas Open 14 25th 30 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/17-22/2002 Brazil Open 14 17th 60 US$2,520.00
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
Japan Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/8/2003 Pool H Ester Alcon / Catalina Maria Pol, Spain (25, Q4) Lost 25-27, 14-21 0:44
Fri, 8/8/2003 Pool H Linjun Ji / Jie Wang, China (8) Lost 19-21, 19-21 0:39
Sat, 8/9/2003 Pool H Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (24, Q3) Lost 21-17, 18-21, 12-15 0:54
Head to Head Results
Kusuhara/Tokuno trail the series against the field 16-24 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 10 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-5
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool C Bede/Behar 3 Kusuhara/Tokuno 19 21-12, 21-15 0:38
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
Trail the series against # 5 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-3
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool G Kadijk/Leenstra 7 Kusuhara/Tokuno 26 21-14, 21-14 0:34
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool C Kadijk/Leenstra 3 Kusuhara/Tokuno 14 21-17, 21-15 0:39
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 # 6 Tian/Wang, China 0-2
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool D Tian/Wang 13 Kusuhara/Tokuno 20 21-19, 21-14 0:42
8/16/02FIVBChina Open Pool G Tian/Wang 7 Kusuhara/Tokuno 10 17-21, 21-12, 15-12 0:50
Trail the series against # 8 Ji/Wang, China 0-1
8/8/03FIVBJapan Open Pool H Ji/Wang 8 Kusuhara/Tokuno 9 21-19, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 10 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-3
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 9 Kusuhara/Tokuno 26 21-12, 21-12 0:34
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 # 11 Wang/You, China 0-1
6/14/03FIVBHellas Open Pool C Wang/You 19 Kusuhara/Tokuno 14 17-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:53
Lead the series against # 13 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 1-0
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool G Kusuhara/Tokuno 26 Ahmann/Vollmer 10 21-11, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against # 16 Gerlic/Lochowicz, Australia 1-0
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool C Kusuhara/Tokuno 14 Gerlic/Lochowicz 19 21-13, 21-18 0:32
Trail the series against # 17 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 0-1
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool C Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 30 Kusuhara/Tokuno 14 28-26, 21-11 0:45
Trail the series against # 18 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 # 19 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 3-1
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool G Kusuhara/Tokuno 26 Bruschini/Solazzi 23 24-26, 21-13, 15-13 0:56
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
Series tied with # 20, Q5 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-1
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G Arjona/Kadjo 10 Kusuhara/Tokuno 26, Q1 21-11, 21-16 0:34
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool B Kusuhara/Tokuno 23 Arjona/Kadjo 47 17-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:58
Trail the series against # 21 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 1-2
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G Kusuhara/Tokuno 26, Q1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 23 21-13, 18-21, 16-14 0:53
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 # 23, Q2 Augoustides/Claasen, Germany 1-0
8/9/02FIVBJapan Open Pool F Kusuhara/Tokuno 11 Augoustides/Claasen 27, Q20 26-24, 21-19 0:51
Lead the series against # 24, Q3 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-1
8/9/03FIVBJapan Open Pool H Hakedal/Torlen 24, Q3 Kusuhara/Tokuno 9 17-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:54
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool D Kusuhara/Tokuno 20 Hakedal/Torlen 29, Q17 16-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:54
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool G Kusuhara/Tokuno 23 Hakedal/Torlen 10 21-7, 21-14 0:29
Trail the series against # 25, Q4 Alcon/Pol, Spain 0-1
8/8/03FIVBJapan Open Pool H Alcon/Pol 25, Q4 Kusuhara/Tokuno 9 27-25, 21-14 0:44
Lead the series against # 27, Q9 Jobst/Stragliotto, Canada 1-0
7/15/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Kusuhara/Tokuno 26, Q1 Jobst/Stragliotto Q17 15-21, 21-11, 15-9 0:52
Series tied with # Q7 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
Lead the series against # Q8 Dumont/Martin, Canada 1-0
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool C Kusuhara/Tokuno 19 Dumont/Martin 30, Q24 21-17, 14-21, 15-13 0:53
Lead the series against # Q12 Boileau/Morin, Canada 1-0
8/16/02FIVBChina Open Pool G Kusuhara/Tokuno 10 Boileau/Morin 26, Q6 21-13, 21-17 0:35