Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$450,000 France Grand Slam
July 17 - 22, 2001
(Q34) 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 Marseille Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/11-15/2001 Italy Open Q35 57th 4 US$0.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2001 Norway Open Q28 49th 8 US$0.00
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
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/17/2001 Qualifier 1 Frederik Delanghe / Wout Wijsmans, Belgium (Q31) Lost 18-21, 12-21 0:35
Head to Head Results
Hirano/Kirihara trail the series against the field 1-6 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 15 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 # Q15 Bachorski/Bulkowski, Poland 0-1
6/27/01FIVBGermany Open Qualifier 3 Bachorski/Bulkowski Q9 Hirano/Kirihara Q41 21-14, 21-12 0:34
Trail the series against # Q16 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 # Q24 Heath/Macau, United States 0-1
6/20/01FIVBSwiss Open Qualifier 2 Heath/Macau Q28 Hirano/Kirihara Q37 21-19, 22-20 0:42
Trail the series against # Q30 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 0-1
7/11/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 2 Klemperer/Rademacher Q30 Hirano/Kirihara Q35 21-15, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against # Q31 Delanghe/Wijsmans, Belgium 0-1
7/17/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Delanghe/Wijsmans Q31 Hirano/Kirihara Q34 21-18, 21-12 0:35
Lead the series against # Q49 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