Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
€ 10,000 Budapest One Star
August 8 - 11, 2019
(3) 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 Budapest Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
Budapest One Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/9/2019 Pool C Botond Olah / Bence Streli, Hungary (14) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:41
Sat, 8/10/2019 Pool C Samuele Cottafava / Jakob Windisch, Italy (11, Q2) Lost 15-21, 17-21 0:35
Sat, 8/10/2019 Winner 1 Balazs Benko / Artur Hajos, Hungary (4) Won 21-16, 22-20 0:43
Sat, 8/10/2019 Winner 2 Tadej Bozenk / Vid Jakopin, Slovenia (9, Q1) Won 13-21, 22-20, 15-13 0:53
Sun, 8/11/2019 Semi-Finals Samuele Cottafava / Jakob Windisch, Italy (11, Q2) Lost 15-21, 15-21 0:33
Sun, 8/11/2019 Bronze Medal Haralds Regza / Toms Smedins, Latvia (6) Lost 18-21, 21-23 0:41
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 3-3 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 4 Benko/Hajos, Hungary 1-0
8/10/19FIVBBudapest One Star Winner 1 Kurasaka/Shoji 3 Benko/Hajos 4 21-16, 22-20 0:43
Trail the series against # 6 Regza/Smedins, Latvia 0-1
8/11/19FIVBBudapest One Star Bronze Medal Regza/Smedins 6 Kurasaka/Shoji 3 21-18, 23-21 0:41
Lead the series against # 9, Q1 Bozenk/Jakopin, Slovenia 1-0
8/10/19FIVBBudapest One Star Winner 2 Kurasaka/Shoji 3 Bozenk/Jakopin 9, Q1 13-21, 22-20, 15-13 0:53
Trail the series against # 11, 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 # 14 Olah/Streli, Hungary 1-0
8/9/19FIVBBudapest One Star Pool C Kurasaka/Shoji 3 Olah/Streli 14 21-18, 21-19 0:41