Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 France Grand Slam
July 17 - 21, 2002
(41) 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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Did not play Shoji Setoyama - 57th
1999 Did not play Kazuyuki Takao - 57th
2000 Did not play Kazuyuki Takao - 57th
2001 Satoshi Watanabe - 37th Katsuhiro Shiratori - 37th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/10-14/2002 Canada Open Q7 33rd 18 US$0.00
FIVB 7/3-7/2002 Norway Open 32, Q8 25th 30 US$1,650.00
FIVB 6/19-23/2002 Switzerland Open 21, Q9 25th 30 US$1,650.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2002 Germany Open Q7 41st 10 US$0.00
FIVB 9/12-16/2001 Spain Open 20, Q4 13th 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2001 Belgium Open Q7 37th 22 US$0.00
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
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/17/2002 Pool H Marcel Gscheidle / Bernhard Vesti, Switzerland (17) Lost 16-21, 14-21 0:35
Thu, 7/18/2002 Pool H Jorg Ahmann / Axel Hager, Germany (32) Won 27-25, 21-17 0:47
Thu, 7/18/2002 Pool H Rogerio 'Para' Ferreira / Harley Marques, Brazil (8) Lost 18-21, 14-21 0:34
Head to Head Results
Shiratori/Watanabe trail the series against the field 8-18 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 10 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 0-1
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Pool A Ramos/Rego 1 Shiratori/Watanabe 32, Q8 22-20, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 6 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-0
9/14/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Shiratori/Watanabe 20, Q4 Laciga/Laciga 3 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 8 Ferreira/Marques, Brazil 0-2
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool H Ferreira/Marques 8 Shiratori/Watanabe 41 21-18, 21-14 0:34
9/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 3 Ferreira/Marques 21 Shiratori/Watanabe 20, Q4 21-18, 23-25, 16-14 0:53
Trail the series against # 11 Metzger/Wong, United States 1-2
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool E Metzger/Wong 5 Shiratori/Watanabe 21, Q9 21-19, 21-14 0:35
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 # 12 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-2
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool A Dieckmann/Reckermann 16 Shiratori/Watanabe 32, Q8 22-20, 21-18 0:36
9/14/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Dieckmann/Reckermann 13 Shiratori/Watanabe 20, Q4 21-18, 21-16 0:39
Series tied with # 17 Gscheidle/Vesti, Switzerland 1-1
7/17/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool H Gscheidle/Vesti 17 Shiratori/Watanabe 41 21-16, 21-14 0:35
7/17/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Shiratori/Watanabe Q16 Gscheidle/Vesti Q17 15-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:48
Trail the series against # 18 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool E Berger/Doppler 12, Q4 Shiratori/Watanabe 21, Q9 21-16, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against # 19 Pimponi/Raffaelli, Italy 1-0
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Shiratori/Watanabe 21, Q9 Pimponi/Raffaelli Q8 21-19, 21-17 0:38
Trail the series against # 23 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 # 25 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 0-1
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool A Holden/Leinemann 17 Shiratori/Watanabe 32, Q8 15-21, 21-16, 19-17 0:55
Trail the series against # 28 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
Trail the series against # 29 Oetke/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-1
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 2 Oetke/Scheuerpflug 14 Shiratori/Watanabe 30, Q21 21-19, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 32 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 1-0
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool H Shiratori/Watanabe 41 Ahmann/Hager 32 27-25, 21-17 0:47
Trail the series against # 44 Hyden/McCaw, United States 0-1
7/11/02FIVBCanada Open Qualifier 2 Hyden/McCaw 28, Q10 Shiratori/Watanabe Q7 16-21, 25-23, 15-12 0:52
Lead the series against # 45 Kais/Kais, Estonia 2-0
9/14/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 1 Shiratori/Watanabe 20, Q4 Kais/Kais 29, Q12 26-24, 21-19 0:44
9/13/01FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 4 Shiratori/Watanabe 20, Q4 Kais/Kais 29, Q12 21-18, 19-21, 17-15 1:00
Series tied with # 46 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