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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Infote Athens Open
May 31 - June 4, 2006

(28, Q2) Chiaki Kusuhara/Satoko Urata, Japan

Chiaki Kusuhara
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 1, 1975 (50 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 (44 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 Athens Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2004	Ryo Tokuno - 17th	Did not play
2005	Satoko Urata - 13th	Chiaki Kusuhara - 13th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/24-28/2006	China Open	23, Q3	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/10-14/2006	Italian Open	Q2	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	11/16-20/2005	South Africa Open	15	17th	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	10/26-30/2005	Acapulco Open	17	25th	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	10/18-22/2005	Brazil Open	18	17th	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	9/14-18/2005	Indonesia Open	14	13th	120	US$4,500.00
FIVB	8/30-9/3/2005	Greece Open	18	13th	120	US$4,500.00
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

Greece Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/31/2006	Qualifier 2	Bernadette Kiss / Regina Kiss, Hungary (Q31)	Won 21-16, 21-15	0:41
Wed, 5/31/2006	Qualifier 3	Nadia Erni / Muriel Graessli, Switzerland (31, Q18)	Lost 13-21, 19-21	0:39
Thu, 6/1/2006	Winner 1	Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (5)	Lost 11-21, 7-21	0:34
Thu, 6/1/2006	Contender 1	Katerina Nikolaidou / Foteini Papageorgiou, Greece (21)	Won 21-15, 21-15	0:41
Fri, 6/2/2006	Contender 2	Jennifer Kessy / Nancy Reynolds, United States (6)	Won 20-22, 23-21, 16-14	1:10
Fri, 6/2/2006	Contender 3	Jia Tian / Jie Wang, China (4)	Lost 11-21, 13-21	0:38

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,750.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$13,350.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	6	5	0	$57,300.00
Total	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	7	5	0	$74,400.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Chiaki Kusuhara												Satoko Urata
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$7,450.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,875.00
23	0	0	0	1	0	3	8	5	0	$44,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	27	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$8,425.00
88	0	0	0	0	2	22	29	19	0	$114,865.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	76	0	0	0	0	1	7	11	14	0	$49,900.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00	Challenger
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,500.00	Goodwill Games
120	0	0	0	2	2	26	41	24	0	$170,315.00	Total	104	0	0	0	0	1	8	12	15	0	$60,200.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2004	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$5,500.00	3	2	60.0 %
2005	FIVB	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	5	3	3	$50,100.00	20	29	40.8 %
2006	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	$6,500.00	5	6	45.5 %
Total	FIVB	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	5	4	4	$62,100.00	28	37	43.1 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Chiaki Kusuhara													Satoko Urata
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$700.00	1998	FIVB
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	$2,250.00	1999	FIVB
12	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	2	3	$9,500.00	2000	FIVB
10	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	2	0	$18,625.00	2001	FIVB
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00	2001	FIVB C&S
10	0	0	0	1	0	3	4	2	0	$18,765.00	2002	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	$825.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	3	0	$20,625.00	2003	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	$1,000.00
11	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	4	0	$19,250.00	2004	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	5	$9,250.00
15	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	3	3	$25,050.00	2005	FIVB	15	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	3	3	$25,050.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	$3,250.00	2006	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	$3,250.00
85	0	0	0	2	2	16	30	19	16	$119,015.00	Total	Total	44	0	0	0	0	1	6	5	9	23	$39,375.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	21	63.6%	8	24.2%	4	12.1%	29-4	87.9%	7	13.5%	8	15.4%	37	71.2%	7-45	13.5%	21-37	36.2%	15-12	55.6%	1	0	37-49	43.0%
2005-2006	17	60.7%	8	28.6%	3	10.7%	25-3	89.3%	7	14.6%	7	14.6%	34	70.8%	7-41	14.6%	17-34	33.3%	15-10	60.0%	0	0	32-44	42.1%
Against the Field	8	72.7%	2	18.2%	1	9.1%	10-1	90.9%	6	19.4%	4	12.9%	21	67.7%	6-25	19.4%	16-42	27.6%	16-10	61.5%	0	0	16-26	38.1%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
World Championships	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	8
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	9	4	1	2	0	0	3	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	39
Total	0	0	13	8	1	2	0	0	6	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	37	49

Head to Head Results
Kusuhara/Urata trail the series against the field 11-21 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 13 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
11/18/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool B	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Kusuhara/Urata	15	21-7, 21-12	0:31
Trail the series against # 4 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
6/2/06	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 3	Tian/Wang	4	Kusuhara/Urata	28, Q2	21-11, 21-13	0:38
Trail the series against # 5 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-2
6/1/06	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 1	Bede/Behar	5	Kusuhara/Urata	28, Q2	21-11, 21-7	0:34
8/31/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 2	Bede/Behar	2	Kusuhara/Urata	18	21-11, 21-16	0:39
Series tied with # 6 Kessy/Reynolds, United States 1-1
6/2/06	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 2	Kusuhara/Urata	28, Q2	Kessy/Reynolds	6	20-22, 23-21, 16-14	1:10
9/16/05	FIVB	Indonesia Open	Contender 3	Kessy/Reynolds	27	Kusuhara/Urata	14	21-19, 21-17	0:42
Trail the series against # 7 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 # 11 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-1
7/28/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 3	Kadijk/Mooren	13	Kusuhara/Urata	28, Q6	21-15, 21-15	0:39
Trail the series against # 12 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 0-3
11/18/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schwer	10	Kusuhara/Urata	15	14-21, 21-13, 15-13	0:55
7/28/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 4	Kuhn/Schwer	15	Kusuhara/Urata	28, Q6	21-19, 21-13	0:47
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 # 13 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 0-2
5/25/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Cook/Sanderson	10	Kusuhara/Urata	23, Q3	21-15, 21-12	0:34
9/1/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 3	Cook/Sanderson	10	Kusuhara/Urata	18	21-17, 20-22, 15-10	1:06
Lead the series against # 14 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-1
10/19/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Hakedal/Torlen	15	Kusuhara/Urata	18	21-17, 21-19	0:47
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 # 15, Q8 Zhang/Zuo, China 0-1
5/10/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Qualifier 2	Zhang/Zuo	31, Q31	Kusuhara/Urata	Q2	21-13, 21-15	0:42
Series tied with # 17, Q6 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 1-1
8/3/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Moiseeva/Uryadova	24, Q18	Kusuhara/Urata	Q2	21-17, 21-9	0:37
7/6/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 1	Kusuhara/Urata	20	Moiseeva/Uryadova	4	14-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:55
Trail the series against # 18 Barrera/Hamzaoui, France 0-1
9/15/05	FIVB	Indonesia Open	Winner 1	Barrera/Hamzaoui	19	Kusuhara/Urata	14	21-19, 21-23, 15-11	1:05
Trail the series against # 20 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 # 21 Nikolaidou/Papageorgiou, Greece 1-0
6/1/06	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 1	Kusuhara/Urata	28, Q2	Nikolaidou/Papageorgiou	21	21-15, 21-15	0:41
Trail the series against # 23 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 0-1
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 2	Lessard/Maxwell	19	Kusuhara/Urata	20	29-27, 17-21, 16-14	1:11
Lead the series against # 26, Q9 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
Trail the series against # 31, Q18 Erni/Graessli, Switzerland 0-1
5/31/06	FIVB	Greece Open	Qualifier 3	Erni/Graessli	31, Q18	Kusuhara/Urata	28, Q2	21-13, 21-19	0:39
Trail the series against Turner/Wilson, United States 0-1
10/27/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Contender 1	Turner/Wilson	32, Q20	Kusuhara/Urata	17	21-16, 21-19	0:45
Lead the series against # Q10 Lundqvist/Uddstahl, Sweden 1-0
9/16/05	FIVB	Indonesia Open	Contender 2	Kusuhara/Urata	14	Lundqvist/Uddstahl	20, Q3	21-19, 19-21, 15-5	0:56
Lead the series against # Q11 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 1-0
7/26/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Kusuhara/Urata	28, Q6	Gschweidl/Hansel	Q11	14-21, 21-14, 15-10	0:56
Lead the series against # Q19 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-0
9/15/05	FIVB	Indonesia Open	Contender 1	Kusuhara/Urata	14	Petrova/Skalnikova	30, Q8	21-15, 21-11	0:34
Lead the series against # Q20 Baltakys/Barry, Canada 1-0
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 2	Kusuhara/Urata	23, Q3	Baltakys/Barry	Q19	21-12, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # Q31 Kiss/Kiss, Hungary 1-0
5/31/06	FIVB	Greece Open	Qualifier 2	Kusuhara/Urata	28, Q2	Kiss/Kiss	Q31	21-16, 21-15	0:41