Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
€ 5,000 Montpellier One Star
August 27 - 31, 2019
(5) 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 Montpellier Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/21-24/2019 Rubavu One Star 1, Q1 1st 200 US$1,000.00
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
Montpellier One Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/28/2019 Pool D Arwin Kopschar / Michael Murauer, Austria (12, Q2) Lost 14-21, 17-21 0:33
Thu, 8/29/2019 Pool D Koichi Nishimura / Daisuke Shibata, Japan (4) Won By Forfeit  
Fri, 8/30/2019 Winner 1 Nuttanon Inkiew / Intuch Techakijvorakul, Thailand (3) Lost 19-21, 27-29 0:45
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 3-3 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Aye/Gauthier-Rat, France 0-1
7/24/19FIVBTokyo Four Star Qualifier 1 Aye/Gauthier-Rat 20, Q13 Kurasaka/Shoji Q20 21-14, 21-15 0:30
Trail the series against # 3 Inkiew/Techakijvorakul, Thailand 0-1
8/30/19FIVBMontpellier One Star Winner 1 Inkiew/Techakijvorakul 3 Kurasaka/Shoji 5 21-19, 29-27 0:45
Lead the series against # 4 Nishimura/Shibata, Japan 1-0
8/29/19FIVBMontpellier One Star Pool D Kurasaka/Shoji 5 Nishimura/Shibata 4 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 11, Q1 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
Trail the series against # 12, Q2 Kopschar/Murauer, Austria 0-1
8/28/19FIVBMontpellier One Star Pool D Kopschar/Murauer 12, Q2 Kurasaka/Shoji 5 21-14, 21-17 0:33