Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Belgium Open
August 8 - 12, 2001
(Q7) 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 Ostende Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999 Did not play Kazuyuki Takao - 41st
2000 Did not play Kazuyuki Takao - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/1-5/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 28 33rd 40 US$0.00
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
Belgium Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/8/2001 Qualifier 2 Martin Engvik / Ragnar Wisloff, Norway (Q26) Won 21-17, 20-22, 15-11 0:44
Wed, 8/8/2001 Qualifier 3 Steve Delaney / James Gravelle, Canada (25, Q23) Lost 15-21, 21-15, 7-15 0:42
Thu, 8/9/2001 Qualifier 5 Javier Bosma / Antonio Cotrino , Spain (21, Q2) Lost 16-21, 15-21 0:32
Head to Head Results
Shiratori/Watanabe trail the series against the field 9-10 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 6 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 # 8 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 # 11 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 # 18 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 # 21, Q2 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 0-2
8/9/01FIVBBelgium Open Qualifier 5 Bosma/Cotrino 21, Q2 Shiratori/Watanabe Q7 21-16, 21-15 0:32
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 # 24, Q3 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
Trail the series against # 25, Q23 Delaney/Gravelle, Canada 0-1
8/8/01FIVBBelgium Open Qualifier 3 Delaney/Gravelle 25, Q23 Shiratori/Watanabe Q7 21-15, 15-21, 15-7 0:42
Lead the series against # 28, Q18 Kouvitchka/Sayfulin, Russia 1-0
7/5/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 10 Shiratori/Watanabe 30, Q21 Kouvitchka/Sayfulin Q16 21-19, 21-16 0:34
Series tied with # Q5 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 # Q10 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 Gscheidle/Vesti, Switzerland 1-0
7/17/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Shiratori/Watanabe Q16 Gscheidle/Vesti Q17 15-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:48
Lead the series against # Q14 Cadieux/Chaloupka, Canada 1-0
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 9 Shiratori/Watanabe 25, Q10 Cadieux/Chaloupka Q18 26-24, 21-13 0:48
Lead the series against # Q24 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 # Q26 Engvik/Wisloff, Norway 1-0
8/8/01FIVBBelgium Open Qualifier 2 Shiratori/Watanabe Q7 Engvik/Wisloff Q26 21-17, 20-22, 15-11 0:44
Lead the series against # Q28 Medrano/Vargas, El Salvador 1-0
7/17/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Shiratori/Watanabe Q16 Medrano/Vargas Q49 21-15, 22-20 0:30