Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
€ 10,000 Knokke-Heist One Star
August 15 - 18, 2019
(5, 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 Knokke-Heist Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
Knokke-Heist One Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/15/2019 Qualifier 2 Sven Vismans / Tom van Steenis, Netherlands (Q8) Won 19-21, 21-15, 16-14 0:51
Fri, 8/16/2019 Pool D Simon Fruhbauer / Michael Murauer, Austria (12) Lost 18-21, 14-21 0:34
Sat, 8/17/2019 Pool D Peter Lundgren / Jakob Wijk Tegenrot, Sweden (13, Q7) Won 33-31, 21-19 0:49
Sat, 8/17/2019 Winner 1 Mees Blom / Yorick de Groot, Netherlands (2) Lost 19-21, 10-21 0:33
Head to Head Results
Kurasaka/Shoji trail the series against the field 2-5 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Blom/de Groot, Netherlands 0-1
8/17/19FIVBKnokke-Heist One Star Winner 1 Blom/de Groot 2 Kurasaka/Shoji 5, Q1 21-19, 21-10 0:33
Trail the series against # 3 Hartles/Nicklin, New Zealand 0-1
4/12/19FIVBLangkawi One Star Pool B Hartles/Nicklin 2 Kurasaka/Shoji 10, Q2 21-19, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against # 12 Fruhbauer/Murauer, Austria 0-1
8/16/19FIVBKnokke-Heist One Star Pool D Fruhbauer/Murauer 12 Kurasaka/Shoji 5, Q1 21-18, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 13, Q7 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
Trail the series against # Q2 Cottafava/Windisch, Italy 0-2
8/11/19FIVBBudapest One Star Semi-Finals Cottafava/Windisch 11, Q2 Kurasaka/Shoji 3 21-15, 21-15 0:33
8/10/19FIVBBudapest One Star Pool C Cottafava/Windisch 11, Q2 Kurasaka/Shoji 3 21-15, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # Q8 van Steenis/Vismans, Netherlands 1-0
8/15/19FIVBKnokke-Heist One Star Qualifier 2 Kurasaka/Shoji 5, Q1 Vismans/van Steenis Q8 19-21, 21-15, 16-14 0:51