Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$5,000 VolleyFest Cook Islands
January 14 - 17, 2020
(2) 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 Cook Islands Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 11/12-15/2019 Doha One Star 9, Q1 5th 120 US$300.00
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
Cook Islands One Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 1/15/2020 Pool B Jack Gregory / Tim Gregory, Australia (15, Q4) Won 21-10, 21-16 0:38
Wed, 1/15/2020 Pool B Griffin Muller / Sam O'Dea, New Zealand (7) Lost 15-21, 17-21 0:34
Thu, 1/16/2020 Winner 1 Ampelosa Luka / Saaga Malosa, Tuvalu (12) Won 21-14, 21-19 0:34
Thu, 1/16/2020 Winner 2 Christopher Austin / Earl Schultz, United States (9) Lost 17-21, 22-20, 17-19 1:07
Head to Head Results
Kurasaka/Shoji lead the series against the field 4-3 (Lead 3 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 # 3, Q1 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 # 7 Muller/O'Dea, New Zealand 0-1
1/15/20FIVBCook Islands One Star Pool B Muller/O'Dea 7 Kurasaka/Shoji 2 21-15, 21-17 0:34
Trail the series against # 9 Austin/Schultz, United States 0-1
1/16/20FIVBCook Islands One Star Winner 2 Austin/Schultz 9 Kurasaka/Shoji 2 21-17, 20-22, 19-17 1:07
Lead the series against # 12 Luka/Malosa, Tuvalu 1-0
1/16/20FIVBCook Islands One Star Winner 1 Kurasaka/Shoji 2 Luka/Malosa 12 21-14, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # 15, Q4 Gregory/Gregory, Australia 1-0
1/15/20FIVBCook Islands One Star Pool B Kurasaka/Shoji 2 Gregory/Gregory 15, Q4 21-10, 21-16 0:38