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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Portugal Open
July 12 - 16, 2005

(Q5) Chiaki Kusuhara/Satoko Urata, 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:

Tournaments:

120

Career Best:

4th (2 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

4th (Klagenfurt 2002)

Career Winnings:

US$170,315.00

Satoko Urata
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 22, 1980 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Saga

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

62 kg (136 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

104

Career Best:

7th (FIVB Osaka 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$60,200.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	7	5	6	2	US$74,400.00

Previous Espinho Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1998	Ryo Tokuno - 37th	Did not play
1999	Ryo Tokuno - 17th	Did not play
2000	Ryo Tokuno - 17th	Did not play
2001	Ryo Tokuno - 17th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/5-9/2005	St. Petersburg Open	20	17th	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2005	Norway Grand Slam	26	17th	112	US$4,750.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2005	Berlin World Championships	25	33rd	50	US$3,750.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2005	Switzerland Open	21, Q4	25th	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Italy Open	20	17th	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/25-29/2005	Japan Open	9	9th	160	US$6,000.00
FIVB	5/17-21/2005	China Open	14	25th	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/20-25/2004	Brazil Open	18	9th	144	US$5,500.00

Portugal Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 7/12/2005	Qualifier 2	Deborah Giaoui / Marjorie Molina, France (Q28)	Won 21-15, 21-18	0:39
Tue, 7/12/2005	Qualifier 3	Eiko Koizumi / Shinako Tanaka, Japan (28, Q12)	Lost 20-22, 21-19, 9-15	1:02

Head to Head Results
Kusuhara/Urata trail the series against the field 10-11 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 8 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
5/26/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 2	Tian/Wang	8	Kusuhara/Urata	9	21-19, 19-21, 15-11	0:53
Trail the series against # 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-2
6/21/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	8	Kusuhara/Urata	25	21-19, 21-15	0:40
5/27/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 4	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Kusuhara/Urata	9	28-26, 21-17	0:49
Trail the series against # 5 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
6/9/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	4	Kusuhara/Urata	20	17-21, 21-19, 19-17	1:03
Trail the series against # 11 Bednarczuk/Pires, Brazil 0-2
6/10/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 2	Bednarczuk/Pires	3	Kusuhara/Urata	20	21-14, 21-16	0:42
5/18/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Bednarczuk/Pires	19	Kusuhara/Urata	14	21-12, 21-13	0:36
Trail the series against # 12 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 0-1
6/29/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schwer	7	Kusuhara/Urata	26	21-18, 21-13	0:39
Trail the series against # 14 Li/Wang, China 0-1
7/6/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 1	Li/Wang	13, Q2	Kusuhara/Urata	20	21-19, 19-21, 15-11	0:56
Lead the series against # 15 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-0
6/9/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Kusuhara/Urata	20	Hakedal/Torlen	13	21-16, 21-17	0:36
5/27/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 3	Kusuhara/Urata	9	Hakedal/Torlen	15	21-12, 24-26, 25-23	1:15
Trail the series against # 20 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 0-1
6/15/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	12	Kusuhara/Urata	21, Q4	21-13, 21-14	0:37
Trail the series against # 28, Q12 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 0-1
7/12/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Koizumi/Tanaka	28, Q12	Kusuhara/Urata	Q5	22-20, 19-21, 15-9	1:02
Lead the series against # Q3 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
9/22/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Kusuhara/Urata	18	Montagnolli/Swoboda	17	21-19, 25-23	0:46
Series tied with # Q6 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 1-1
6/15/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 1	Garcia/Gaxiola	28, Q9	Kusuhara/Urata	21, Q4	21-14, 21-18	0:41
5/26/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Kusuhara/Urata	9	Garcia/Gaxiola	24	24-22, 21-19	0:48
Lead the series against # Q10 Teru Saiki/Tokuno, Japan 1-0
5/27/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 2	Kusuhara/Urata	9	Teru Saiki/Tokuno	10	17-21, 21-16, 15-6	0:54
Lead the series against # Q14 Mandana/Pol, Spain 1-0
6/14/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Kusuhara/Urata	21, Q4	Mandana/Pol	Q13	21-16, 19-21, 15-8	0:59
Lead the series against # Q17 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-0
6/29/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 1	Kusuhara/Urata	26	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q17	21-16, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # Q18 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 1-0
7/6/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 1	Kusuhara/Urata	20	Moiseeva/Uryadova	4	14-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:55
Lead the series against # Q28 Giaoui/Molina, France 1-0
7/12/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Kusuhara/Urata	Q5	Giaoui/Molina	Q28	21-15, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # Q30 Jirak/Pichler, Austria 1-0
6/14/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Kusuhara/Urata	21, Q4	Jirak/Pichler	Q29	22-20, 19-21, 15-6	0:54