Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Spain Open
August 7 - 11, 2002
(29, Q5) 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 Cadiz Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/1-4/2002 Austria Grand Slam 42 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2002 Portugal Open 25, Q9 17th 60 US$2,520.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2002 France Grand Slam 41 37th 24 US$0.00
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
Spain Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/8/2002 Qualifier 2 Ron Andelhof / Ward Coucke, Belgium (Q37) Won 23-21, 22-24, 15-7 0:52
Thu, 8/8/2002 Qualifier 3 Roman Arkaev / Pavel Karpukhin, Russia (Q21) Won 21-16, 21-12 0:32
Fri, 8/9/2002 Pool D Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (13) Lost 16-21, 15-21 0:29
Fri, 8/9/2002 Pool D Markus Egger / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (20) Lost 15-21, 14-21 0:31
Fri, 8/9/2002 Pool D Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (4) Lost 19-21, 18-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Shiratori/Watanabe trail the series against the field 13-20 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 12 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 0-1
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Pool A Ramos/Rego 1 Shiratori/Watanabe 32, Q8 22-20, 21-16 0:34
Trail the series against # 4 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Baracetti/Conde 4 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q5 21-19, 21-18 0:41
Series tied with # 8 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-1
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool G Laciga/Laciga 7 Shiratori/Watanabe 42 21-17, 21-19 0:37
9/14/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Shiratori/Watanabe 20, Q4 Laciga/Laciga 3 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 10 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 # 12 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
Trail the series against # 13 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Heuscher/Kobel 13 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q5 21-16, 21-15 0:29
Trail the series against # 14 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
Trail the series against # 15 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 # 20 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 0-4
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Egger/Heyer 20 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q5 21-15, 21-14 0:31
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 # 21 Pimponi/Raffaelli, Italy 2-0
7/25/02FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Shiratori/Watanabe 25, Q9 Pimponi/Raffaelli Q8 21-10, 22-20 0:29
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Shiratori/Watanabe 21, Q9 Pimponi/Raffaelli Q8 21-19, 21-17 0:38
Series tied with # 22, Q7 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 # 23, Q1 Lopes/Neto, Brazil 0-1
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool G Lopes/Neto 18 Shiratori/Watanabe 42 22-24, 21-17, 19-17 1:08
Lead the series against # 24 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 1-0
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool H Shiratori/Watanabe 41 Ahmann/Hager 32 27-25, 21-17 0:47
Lead the series against # 25, Q13 Kogel/Mulder, Netherlands 1-0
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Shiratori/Watanabe 32, Q8 Kogel/Mulder Q24 21-19, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 26, Q14 Brink/Schneider, Germany 0-1
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool E Brink/Schneider 28, Q21 Shiratori/Watanabe 21, Q9 21-10, 21-11 0:34
Series tied with # 32, Q8 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 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 # Q3 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 1-0
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool G Shiratori/Watanabe 42 Klemperer/Rademacher 31 21-19, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # Q6 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool H Shiratori/Watanabe 25, Q9 Gartmayer/Nowotny 24, Q12 23-21, 21-17 0:37
Trail the series against # Q9 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
Trail the series against # Q17 Babich/Khudoley, Ukraine 0-1
6/13/02FIVBGermany Open Qualifier 2 Babich/Khudoley Q26 Shiratori/Watanabe Q7 19-21, 21-19, 18-16 0:52
Lead the series against # Q21 Arkaev/Karpukhin, Russia 1-0
8/8/02FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 3 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q5 Arkaev/Karpukhin Q21 21-16, 21-12 0:32
Lead the series against # Q35 Tabarini/Tabarini, San Marino 1-0
6/12/02FIVBGermany Open Qualifier 1 Shiratori/Watanabe Q7 Tabarini/Tabarini Q58 21-17, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # Q37 Andelhof/Coucke, Belgium 1-0
8/8/02FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 2 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q5 Andelhof/Coucke Q37 23-21, 22-24, 15-7 0:52