Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Germany Open
June 27 - July 1, 2001
(Q41) Masahiro Hirano/Hayato Kirihara, Japan
 
Masahiro Hirano
Japan
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Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 17, 1977 (46 yrs old)
Home Town: Tokyo
Seasons: 3
Tournaments: 13
Career Best: 41st (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$0.00
Hayato Kirihara
Japan
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Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 7, 1971 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: Yokohama, Kanagawa
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 21
Career Best: 17th (FIVB Carolina Beach 2004)
Career Winnings: US$1,500.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725414957Money
FIVB80000000000224 US$0.00
Previous Berlin Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/20-24/2001 Swiss Open Q37 57th 4 US$0.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Spain Open Q43 41st 14 US$0.00
Germany Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/27/2001 Qualifier 2 Jon Grydeland / Bard-Inge Pettersen, Norway (Q24) Won 21-13, 21-19 0:35
Wed, 6/27/2001 Qualifier 3 Bartosz Bachorski / Janusz Bulkowski, Poland (Q9) Lost 14-21, 12-21 0:34
Head to Head Results
Hirano/Kirihara trail the series against the field 1-3 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 30, Q29 Milian Carvajal/Ramirez Bernal, Cuba 0-1
6/13/01FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 2 Milian Carvajal/Ramirez Bernal 32, Q54 Hirano/Kirihara Q43 21-17, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # Q9 Bachorski/Bulkowski, Poland 0-1
6/27/01FIVBGermany Open Qualifier 3 Bachorski/Bulkowski Q9 Hirano/Kirihara Q41 21-14, 21-12 0:34
Lead the series against # Q24 Grydeland/Pettersen, Norway 1-0
6/27/01FIVBGermany Open Qualifier 2 Hirano/Kirihara Q41 Grydeland/Pettersen Q24 21-13, 21-19 0:35
Trail the series against # Q25 Heath/Macau, United States 0-1
6/20/01FIVBSwiss Open Qualifier 2 Heath/Macau Q28 Hirano/Kirihara Q37 21-19, 22-20 0:42