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 (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
2005 Satoko Urata - 13th Chiaki Kusuhara - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
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
Head to Head Results
Kusuhara/Urata trail the series against the field 11-21 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 13 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
11/18/05FIVBSouth 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
6/2/06FIVBGreece 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
6/1/06FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Bede/Behar 5 Kusuhara/Urata 28, Q2 21-11, 21-7 0:34
8/31/05FIVBGreece 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
6/2/06FIVBGreece Open Contender 2 Kusuhara/Urata 28, Q2 Kessy/Reynolds 6 20-22, 23-21, 16-14 1:10
9/16/05FIVBIndonesia 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
6/21/05FIVBBerlin 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 # 11 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 # 12 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 0-3
11/18/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 10 Kusuhara/Urata 15 14-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:55
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
Trail the series against # 13 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 0-2
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Cook/Sanderson 10 Kusuhara/Urata 23, Q3 21-15, 21-12 0:34
9/1/05FIVBGreece 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
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 15 Kusuhara/Urata 18 21-17, 21-19 0:47
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 # 15, Q8 Zhang/Zuo, China 0-1
5/10/06FIVBItalian 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
8/3/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Moiseeva/Uryadova 24, Q18 Kusuhara/Urata Q2 21-17, 21-9 0:37
7/6/05FIVBSt. 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
9/15/05FIVBIndonesia 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
7/12/05FIVBPortugal 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
6/1/06FIVBGreece 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
7/7/05FIVBSt. 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
6/29/05FIVBNorway 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
5/31/06FIVBGreece 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
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco 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
9/16/05FIVBIndonesia 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
7/26/05FIVBFrance 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
9/15/05FIVBIndonesia 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
5/24/06FIVBChina 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
5/31/06FIVBGreece Open Qualifier 2 Kusuhara/Urata 28, Q2 Kiss/Kiss Q31 21-16, 21-15 0:41