Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Phillips Norway Open
July 4 - 8, 2001
(Q28) 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 Stavanger Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2001 Germany Open Q41 41st 14 US$0.00
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
Norway Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/4/2001 Qualifier 1 Mikael Oestberg / Martin Woxlin, Sweden (Q37) Won 21-18, 21-15 0:44
Wed, 7/4/2001 Qualifier 2 Jarrod Novosel / Joshua Slack, Australia (15, Q5) Lost 16-21, 17-21 0:40
Wed, 7/4/2001 Qualifier 6 Jeovanny Medrano / Rafael Vargas, El Salvador (Q39) Won 16-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:49
Thu, 7/5/2001 Qualifier 7 Katsuhiro Shiratori / Satoshi Watanabe, Japan (30, Q21) Lost 21-17, 16-21, 10-15 0:52
Head to Head Results
Hirano/Kirihara trail the series against the field 2-3 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 15, Q5 Novosel/Slack, Australia 0-1
7/4/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 2 Novosel/Slack 15, Q5 Hirano/Kirihara Q28 21-16, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 30, Q21 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 0-1
7/5/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 7 Shiratori/Watanabe 30, Q21 Hirano/Kirihara Q28 17-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:52
Trail the series against # Q15 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 # Q37 Oestberg/Woxlin, Sweden 1-0
7/4/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 1 Hirano/Kirihara Q28 Oestberg/Woxlin Q37 21-18, 21-15 0:44
Lead the series against # Q39 Medrano/Vargas, El Salvador 1-0
7/4/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 6 Hirano/Kirihara Q28 Medrano/Vargas Q39 16-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:49