Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$10,000 Rubavu One Star
August 21 - 24, 2019
(1, Q1) Masato Kurasaka/Kensuke Shoji, Japan
 
Masato Kurasaka
Japan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 7, 1990 (34 yrs old)
Home Town: Ishikawa
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 26
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Rubavu 2019)
Career Winnings: US$2,160.83
Kensuke Shoji
Japan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 13, 1990 (34 yrs old)
Home Town: Tottori
Height: 182 cm (6'0")
Weight: 83 kg (183 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 38
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Rubavu 2019)
Career Winnings: US$4,131.10
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725313341Money
FIVB171001304201131 US$3,400.79
Previous Rubavu Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/15-18/2019 Knokke-Heist One Star 5, Q1 9th 100 € 200.00
FIVB 8/8-11/2019 Budapest One Star 3 4th 140 € 400.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2019 Ljubljana One Star 7 13th 90 € 100.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2019 Tokyo Four Star Q20 33rd 160 US$0.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2019 Edmonton Three Star Q16 33rd 120 US$0.00
FIVB 7/4-7/2019 Qidong Two Star Q11 25th 120 US$0.00
FIVB 5/22-26/2019 Jinjiang Four Star Q14 33rd 160 US$0.00
FIVB 5/15-19/2019 Itapema Four Star Q20 41st 40 US$0.00
FIVB 4/11-14/2019 Langkawi One Star 10, Q2 9th 100 US$200.00
FIVB 3/7-10/2019 Kampong Speu One Star 10, Q1 9th 100 US$200.00
FIVB 2/28-3/3/2019 Visakhapatnam One Star 12, Q3 5th 120 US$300.00
Rubavu One Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/22/2019 Pool A Nicolai Hovmann / Jacob Stormly, Denmark (16, Q4) Lost 24-22, 19-21, 11-15 0:58
Thu, 8/22/2019 Pool A Hans Erik Dybfest / Ruben Lovli, Norway (8) Won 21-14, 21-9 0:33
Fri, 8/23/2019 Winner 1 Venuste Gatsinzi / Fils Habanzintwari, Rwanda (4) Won 21-18, 21-10 0:35
Fri, 8/23/2019 Winner 2 Jakub Gala / Martin Sramek, Czech Republic (6) Won 22-20, 21-17 0:40
Sat, 8/24/2019 Semi-Finals Joaquin Bello / Luis Javier Bello, England (7) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:41
Sat, 8/24/2019 Gold Medal Nicolai Hovmann / Jacob Stormly, Denmark (16, Q4) Won 12-21, 21-17, 17-15 0:47
Head to Head Results
Kurasaka/Shoji lead the series against the field 6-1 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 0 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 4 Gatsinzi/Habanzintwari, Rwanda 1-0
8/23/19FIVBRubavu One Star Winner 1 Kurasaka/Shoji 1, Q1 Gatsinzi/Habanzintwari 4 21-18, 21-10 0:35
Lead the series against # 5 Lundgren/Wijk Tegenrot, Sweden 1-0
8/17/19FIVBKnokke-Heist One Star Pool D Kurasaka/Shoji 5, Q1 Lundgren/Wijk Tegenrot 13, Q7 33-31, 21-19 0:49
Lead the series against # 6 Gala/Sramek, Czech Republic 1-0
8/23/19FIVBRubavu One Star Winner 2 Kurasaka/Shoji 1, Q1 Gala/Sramek 6 22-20, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # 7 Bello/Bello, England 1-0
8/24/19FIVBRubavu One Star Semi-Finals Kurasaka/Shoji 1, Q1 Bello/Bello 7 21-18, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 8 Dybfest/Lovli, Norway 1-0
8/22/19FIVBRubavu One Star Pool A Kurasaka/Shoji 1, Q1 Dybfest/Lovli 8 21-14, 21-9 0:33
Series tied with # 16, Q4 Hovmann/Stormly, Denmark 1-1
8/24/19FIVBRubavu One Star Gold Medal Kurasaka/Shoji 1, Q1 Hovmann/Stormly 16, Q4 12-21, 21-17, 17-15 0:47
8/22/19FIVBRubavu One Star Pool A Hovmann/Stormly 16, Q4 Kurasaka/Shoji 1, Q1 22-24, 21-19, 15-11 0:58