Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Seoul Open
May 27 - 31, 2009
(Q10) 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 Seoul Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Mika Teru Saiki - 17th Hiromi Suzuki - 41st
2008 Mika Teru Saiki - 13th Hiromi Suzuki - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/19-24/2009 Japan Open 9 17th 120 US$2,800.00
Seoul Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/27/2009 Qualifier 1 Raquel Lacerda / Susana Monteiro, Portugal (Q23) Won 21-13, 21-10 0:37
Wed, 5/27/2009 Qualifier 2 Heike Jensen / Becchara Palmer, Australia (25, Q7) Lost 16-21, 21-19, 8-15 0:52
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 8-8 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 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
Series tied with # 5 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-1
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Kusuhara/Urata 28, Q6 Pohl/Rau 5 21-13, 11-21, 20-18 0:57
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 4 Kusuhara/Urata 20 17-21, 21-19, 19-17 1:03
Lead the series against # 6 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
Lead the series against # 10 Wang/Zuo, China 1-0
5/21/09FIVBJapan Open Contender 1 Kusuhara/Urata 9 Wang/Zuo 8 21-14, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 13 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 # 17, Q13 Li/Wang, China 0-1
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Li/Wang 13, Q2 Kusuhara/Urata 20 21-19, 19-21, 15-11 0:56
Trail the series against # 21, Q3 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 0-1
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 Kusuhara/Urata 21 21-11, 21-10 0:30
Lead the series against # 22 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 2-1
5/22/09FIVBJapan Open Contender 2 Petrova/Skalnikova 23, Q2 Kusuhara/Urata 9 21-16, 21-16 0:41
7/4/06FIVBFrance Open Qualifier 3 Kusuhara/Urata 29, Q3 Petrova/Skalnikova Q14 18-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:05
9/15/05FIVBIndonesia Open Contender 1 Kusuhara/Urata 14 Petrova/Skalnikova 30, Q8 21-15, 21-11 0:34
Trail the series against # 25, Q7 Jensen/Palmer, Australia 0-1
5/27/09FIVBSeoul Open Qualifier 2 Jensen/Palmer 25, Q7 Kusuhara/Urata Q10 21-16, 19-21, 15-8 0:52
Trail the series against Lubetz/Sude, Germany 0-1
5/21/09FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Lubetz/Sude 24, Q3 Kusuhara/Urata 9 14-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:57
Lead the series against # Q23 Lacerda/Monteiro, Portugal 1-0
5/27/09FIVBSeoul Open Qualifier 1 Kusuhara/Urata Q10 Lacerda/Monteiro Q23 21-13, 21-10 0:37