Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Athens INFOTE Open
August 30 - September 3, 2005
(18) 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: 12
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: 12
Tournaments: 104
Career Best: 7th (FIVB Osaka 2004)
Career Winnings: US$60,200.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB27000000347562 US$74,400.00
Previous Athens Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Ryo Tokuno - 17th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/3-6/2005 Austria Grand Slam Q2 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2005 France Grand Slam 28, Q6 9th 224 US$8,600.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2005 Portugal Open Q5 33rd 20 US$0.00
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
Greece Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/31/2005 Winner 1 Ethel-Julie Arjona / Virginie Kadjo, France (15) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:44
Wed, 8/31/2005 Winner 2 Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (2) Lost 11-21, 16-21 0:39
Thu, 9/1/2005 Contender 2 Diletta Lunardi / Lucilla Perrotta, Italy (16) Won 23-21, 13-21, 15-12 1:10
Thu, 9/1/2005 Contender 3 Natalie Cook / Nicole Sanderson, Australia (10) Lost 17-21, 22-20, 10-15 1:06
Head to Head Results
Kusuhara/Urata trail the series against the field 7-9 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 7 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-1
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 2 Bede/Behar 2 Kusuhara/Urata 18 21-11, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-2
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 8 Kusuhara/Urata 25 21-19, 21-15 0:40
5/27/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Kusuhara/Urata 9 28-26, 21-17 0:49
Trail the series against # 5 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-1
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 3 Kadijk/Mooren 13 Kusuhara/Urata 28, Q6 21-15, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # 8 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 0-2
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 4 Kuhn/Schwer 15 Kusuhara/Urata 28, Q6 21-19, 21-13 0:47
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Kusuhara/Urata 26 21-18, 21-13 0:39
Lead the series against # 9 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-0
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Kusuhara/Urata 20 Hakedal/Torlen 13 21-16, 21-17 0:36
5/27/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 3 Kusuhara/Urata 9 Hakedal/Torlen 15 21-12, 24-26, 25-23 1:15
Trail the series against # 10 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 0-1
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 3 Cook/Sanderson 10 Kusuhara/Urata 18 21-17, 20-22, 15-10 1:06
Trail the series against # 14 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 0-1
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 12 Kusuhara/Urata 21, Q4 21-13, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 15 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Kusuhara/Urata 18 Arjona/Kadjo 15 21-18, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # 16 Lunardi/Perrotta, Italy 1-0
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 2 Kusuhara/Urata 18 Lunardi/Perrotta 16 23-21, 13-21, 15-12 1:10
Lead the series against # 21 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
9/22/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Kusuhara/Urata 18 Montagnolli/Swoboda 17 21-19, 25-23 0:46
Lead the series against # 27, Q2 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 1-0
7/26/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Kusuhara/Urata 28, Q6 Gschweidl/Hansel Q11 14-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:56
Trail the series against # Q4 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 0-1
7/12/05FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Koizumi/Tanaka 28, Q12 Kusuhara/Urata Q5 22-20, 19-21, 15-9 1:02
Lead the series against # Q5 Mandana/Pol, Spain 1-0
6/14/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Kusuhara/Urata 21, Q4 Mandana/Pol Q13 21-16, 19-21, 15-8 0:59