Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$500,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
August 1 - 5, 2001
(28) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Did not play Kazuyuki Takao - 49th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/25-29/2001 Portugal Open 25, Q10 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/17-22/2001 France Grand Slam Q16 37th 28 US$0.00
FIVB 7/11-15/2001 Italy Open Q20 37th 22 US$0.00
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
Klagenfurt World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/1/2001 Pool E Djordje Ljubicic / Michael Slean, Canada (37) Lost 18-21, 23-25 0:49
Thu, 8/2/2001 Pool E Stein Metzger / Kevin Wong, United States (5) Lost 14-21, 21-14, 12-15 0:45
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Did not play Kazuyuki Takao - 57th
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Satoshi Watanabe - 33rd Katsuhiro Shiratori - 33rd
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Taichi Morikawa - 33rd Kentaro Asahi - 25th
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Kentaro Asahi - 37th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/1-5/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 28 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 43 33rd 120 US$3,000.00
Head to Head Results
Shiratori/Watanabe trail the series against the field 7-14 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 9 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 5 Metzger/Wong, United States 1-1
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool E Metzger/Wong 5 Shiratori/Watanabe 28 21-14, 14-21, 15-12 0:45
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 # 7 de Melo/Ferreira, Brazil 0-1
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Ferreira/de Melo 7 Shiratori/Watanabe 25, Q10 21-9, 21-12 0:25
Trail the series against # 11 Blanton/Fonoimoana, United States 0-1
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Blanton/Fonoimoana 8 Shiratori/Watanabe 25, Q10 21-17, 21-13 0:35
Trail the series against # 14 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 # 17 Novosel/Slack, Australia 0-1
6/13/01FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 2 Novosel/Slack 23, Q6 Shiratori/Watanabe Q27 21-19, 21-16 0:33
Lead the series against # 18 Heidger/McCaw, United States 2-0
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 10 Shiratori/Watanabe 25, Q10 Heidger/McCaw Q5 21-17, 14-21, 17-15 0:59
7/4/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 8 Shiratori/Watanabe 30, Q21 Heidger/McCaw Q6 24-22, 21-12 0:46
Trail the series against # 21 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 # 23 Holdren/Rogers, United States 0-2
7/17/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Holdren/Rogers 20, Q1 Shiratori/Watanabe Q16 21-11, 21-15 0:35
7/11/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 4 Holdren/Rogers 15, Q4 Shiratori/Watanabe Q20 21-16, 21-15 0:32
Trail the series against # 24 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 # 32 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 0-3
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 5 Egger/Heyer 30, Q8 Shiratori/Watanabe Q16 21-18, 21-15 0:41
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 # 33 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
Series tied with # 37 Ljubicic/Slean, Canada 1-1
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool E Ljubicic/Slean 37 Shiratori/Watanabe 28 21-18, 25-23 0:49
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Shiratori/Watanabe 25, Q10 Ljubicic/Slean 24, Q8 22-20, 21-12 0:53
Lead the series against # 38 Cadieux/Chaloupka, Canada 1-0
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 9 Shiratori/Watanabe 25, Q10 Cadieux/Chaloupka Q18 26-24, 21-13 0:48
Trail the series against # 41 Correa/Diez, Spain 0-1
7/25/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Correa/Diez 31, Q7 Shiratori/Watanabe 25, Q10 21-12, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 44 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