Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Phillips Norway Open
July 4 - 8, 2001
(30, Q21) Katsuhiro Shiratori/Satoshi Watanabe, Japan
 
Katsuhiro Shiratori
Japan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 29, 1976 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Saitama
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 20
Tournaments: 140
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB Boracay 2019)
Career Winnings: US$110,317.68
Satoshi Watanabe
Japan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 1, 1975 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Gumma
Height: 192 cm (6'4")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 91
Career Best: 9th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$54,235.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725333741Money
FIVB3900000022511649 US$58,470.00
Previous Stavanger Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999 Did not play Kazuyuki Takao - 57th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2001 Germany Open Q27 41st 14 US$0.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2001 Swiss Open Q29 41st 14 US$0.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Spain Open Q27 41st 14 US$0.00
Norway Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/4/2001 Qualifier 1 Kenneth Jelsa / Kjell-Oue Raheim, Norway (Q44) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:34
Wed, 7/4/2001 Qualifier 2 Markus Egger / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (28, Q12) Lost 16-21, 21-19, 12-15 0:51
Wed, 7/4/2001 Qualifier 6 Jonas Backstrom / Daniel Martin-Vivaldi, Sweden (Q42) Won By Forfeit  
Wed, 7/4/2001 Qualifier 8 Rob Heidger / Chip McCaw, United States (Q6) Won 24-22, 21-12 0:46
Thu, 7/5/2001 Qualifier 7 Masahiro Hirano / Hayato Kirihara, Japan (Q28) Won 17-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:52
Thu, 7/5/2001 Qualifier 9 Michal Palinek / Stanislav Pochop, Czech Republic (Q13) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Thu, 7/5/2001 Qualifier 10 Dmitri Kouvitchka / Sergey Sayfulin, Russia (Q16) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:34
Fri, 7/6/2001 Winner 1 Stein Metzger / Kevin Wong, United States (3, Q2) Won 21-16, 13-21, 17-15 0:53
Fri, 7/6/2001 Winner 2 Oliver Oetke / Andreas Scheuerpflug, Germany (14) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:39
Fri, 7/6/2001 Contender 2 Sergey Ermishin / Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (20) Lost 14-21, 13-21 0:29
Head to Head Results
Shiratori/Watanabe lead the series against the field 7-4 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 3, Q2 Metzger/Wong, United States 1-0
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Shiratori/Watanabe 30, Q21 Metzger/Wong 3, Q2 21-16, 13-21, 17-15 0:53
Trail the series against # 14 Oetke/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-1
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 2 Oetke/Scheuerpflug 14 Shiratori/Watanabe 30, Q21 21-19, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 15, Q5 Novosel/Slack, Australia 0-1
6/13/01FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 2 Novosel/Slack 23, Q6 Shiratori/Watanabe Q27 21-19, 21-16 0:33
Trail the series against # 20 Ermishin/Kouchnerev, Russia 0-1
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 2 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 20 Shiratori/Watanabe 30, Q21 21-14, 21-13 0:29
Trail the series against # 28, Q12 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
7/4/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 2 Egger/Heyer 28, Q12 Shiratori/Watanabe 30, Q21 21-16, 19-21, 15-12 0:51
Lead the series against # Q6 Heidger/McCaw, United States 1-0
7/4/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 8 Shiratori/Watanabe 30, Q21 Heidger/McCaw Q6 24-22, 21-12 0:46
Lead the series against # Q13 Palinek/Pochop, Czech Republic 1-0
7/5/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 9 Shiratori/Watanabe 30, Q21 Palinek/Pochop Q13 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # Q16 Kouvitchka/Sayfulin, Russia 1-0
7/5/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 10 Shiratori/Watanabe 30, Q21 Kouvitchka/Sayfulin Q16 21-19, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # Q28 Hirano/Kirihara, Japan 1-0
7/5/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 7 Shiratori/Watanabe 30, Q21 Hirano/Kirihara Q28 17-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:52
Lead the series against # Q42 Backstrom/Martin-Vivaldi, Sweden 1-0
7/4/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 6 Shiratori/Watanabe 30, Q21 Backstrom/Martin-Vivaldi Q42 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # Q44 Jelsa/Raheim, Norway 1-0
7/4/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 1 Shiratori/Watanabe 30, Q21 Jelsa/Raheim Q44 21-15, 21-14 0:34