Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$5,000 Aspire Beach Volleyball Cup
November 12 - 15, 2019
(9, 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 Doha Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2016 Did not play Hitoshi Murakami - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/1-4/2019 Bandar Torkaman One Star 5 13th 90 US$100.00
FIVB 8/27-31/2019 Montpellier One Star 5 9th 100 € 200.00
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
Doha One Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 11/12/2019 Qualifier 2 Piotr Ilewicz / Tomasz Woloszuk, Poland (Q8) Won 21-13, 21-18 0:34
Wed, 11/13/2019 Pool A David Ahman / Jonatan Hellvig, Sweden (8) Lost 10-21, 18-21 0:36
Wed, 11/13/2019 Pool A Denis Messelmani / Ahmed Nassir, Qatar (16) Won 21-12, 21-11 0:29
Thu, 11/14/2019 Winner 1 Carlo Bonifazi / Davis Krumins, Italy (15) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:35
Thu, 11/14/2019 Winner 2 Jedrzej Brozyniak / Piotr Janiak, Poland (13, Q5) Lost 21-11, 14-21, 6-15 0:44
Head to Head Results
Kurasaka/Shoji lead the series against the field 6-3 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Nishimura/Shibata, Japan 1-0
8/29/19FIVBMontpellier One Star Pool D Kurasaka/Shoji 5 Nishimura/Shibata 4 By Forfeit  
Series tied with # 6 Murakami/Tsuchiya, Japan 1-1
10/2/19FIVBBandar Torkaman One Star Pool D Murakami/Tsuchiya 4 Kurasaka/Shoji 5 21-14, 21-23, 15-11 0:56
4/12/19FIVBLangkawi One Star Pool B Kurasaka/Shoji 10, Q2 Murakami/Tsuchiya 7 21-15, 21-15 0:44
Trail the series against # 8 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 0-1
11/13/19FIVBDoha One Star Pool A Ahman/Hellvig 8 Kurasaka/Shoji 9, Q1 21-10, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 11, Q2 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 # 13, Q5 Brozyniak/Janiak, Poland 0-1
11/14/19FIVBDoha One Star Winner 2 Brozyniak/Janiak 13, Q5 Kurasaka/Shoji 9, Q1 11-21, 21-14, 15-6 0:44
Lead the series against # 15 Bonifazi/Krumins, Italy 1-0
11/14/19FIVBDoha One Star Winner 1 Kurasaka/Shoji 9, Q1 Bonifazi/Krumins 15 21-19, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # 16 Messelmani/Nassir, Qatar 1-0
11/13/19FIVBDoha One Star Pool A Kurasaka/Shoji 9, Q1 Messelmani/Nassir 16 21-12, 21-11 0:29
Lead the series against # Q8 Ilewicz/Woloszuk, Poland 1-0
11/12/19FIVBDoha One Star Qualifier 2 Kurasaka/Shoji 9, Q1 Ilewicz/Woloszuk Q8 21-13, 21-18 0:34