Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Italy Open
July 11 - 15, 2001
(Q20) 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 Lignano Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Did not play Shoji Setoyama - 57th
2000 Did not play Kazuyuki Takao - 37th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/4-8/2001 Norway Open 30, Q21 17th 72 US$3,000.00
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
Italy Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/11/2001 Qualifier 2 Bjorn De Greef / Tim Van Mierlo, Belgium (Q45) Won 21-15, 21-12 0:33
Wed, 7/11/2001 Qualifier 3 Willie De Jesus / Joseph Gil, Puerto Rico (Q13) Won 21-16, 16-21, 15-13 0:58
Wed, 7/11/2001 Qualifier 4 Dax Holdren / Todd Rogers, United States (15, Q4) Lost 16-21, 15-21 0:32
Thu, 7/12/2001 Qualifier 6 Markus Egger / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (30, Q12) Lost 14-21, 22-20, 11-15 0:53
Head to Head Results
Shiratori/Watanabe lead the series against the field 9-7 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 5 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 # 12 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, Q4 Holdren/Rogers, United States 0-1
7/11/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 4 Holdren/Rogers 15, Q4 Shiratori/Watanabe Q20 21-16, 21-15 0:32
Trail the series against # 16, Q2 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 # 17 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 # 20, Q6 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 0-1
6/20/01FIVBSwiss Open Qualifier 3 Bosma/Cotrino 15, Q4 Shiratori/Watanabe Q29 22-20, 17-21, 15-10 0:48
Trail the series against # 30, Q12 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 0-2
7/12/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 6 Egger/Heyer 30, Q12 Shiratori/Watanabe Q20 21-14, 20-22, 15-11 0:53
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 # Q5 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 # Q11 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 # Q13 De Jesus/Gil, Puerto Rico 1-0
7/11/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 3 Shiratori/Watanabe Q20 De Jesus/Gil Q13 21-16, 16-21, 15-13 0:58
Lead the series against # Q14 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 # Q35 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 # Q37 Beligratis/Chatziantoniou, Greece 1-0
6/20/01FIVBSwiss Open Qualifier 2 Shiratori/Watanabe Q29 Beligratis/Chatziantoniou Q36 21-12, 21-8 0:33
Lead the series against # Q40 Koch/Messmer, Switzerland 1-0
6/27/01FIVBGermany Open Qualifier 2 Shiratori/Watanabe Q27 Koch/Messmer Q38 21-14, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # Q45 De Greef/Van Mierlo, Belgium 1-0
7/11/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 2 Shiratori/Watanabe Q20 De Greef/Van Mierlo Q45 21-15, 21-12 0:33