Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Vodafone Grand Slam
June 25 - 29, 2003
(Q11) 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 Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Satoshi Watanabe - 41st Katsuhiro Shiratori - 41st
2002 Satoshi Watanabe - 41st Katsuhiro Shiratori - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open Q7 33rd 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open Q7 41st 10 US$0.00
FIVB 9/4-8/2002 Spain Open Q5 41st 10 US$0.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2002 Spain Open 29, Q5 25th 30 US$1,650.00
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
Germany Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/25/2003 Qualifier 2 Max Backer / Emiel Boersma, Netherlands (Q22) Lost 16-21, 16-21 0:35
Head to Head Results
Shiratori/Watanabe trail the series against the field 11-19 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 11 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 2 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 # 3 Metzger/Wong, United States 1-3
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool H Metzger/Wong 9 Shiratori/Watanabe 25, Q9 24-22, 21-17 0:43
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 # 5 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 # 6 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Baracetti/Conde 4 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q5 21-19, 21-18 0:41
Trail the series against # 10 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 # 13 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
Trail the series against # 17 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 # 20 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 # 23, Q9 Moreira/Silva, Brazil 0-1
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Moreira/Silva 6, Q10 Shiratori/Watanabe Q7 21-16, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # 24, Q2 Kogel/Mulder, Netherlands 1-0
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Shiratori/Watanabe 32, Q8 Kogel/Mulder Q24 21-19, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 29, Q13 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 # Q8 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
Trail the series against # Q12 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
Lead the series against # Q15 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
Series tied with # Q16 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
Trail the series against # Q22 Backer/Boersma, Netherlands 0-1
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Backer/Boersma Q22 Shiratori/Watanabe Q11 21-16, 21-16 0:35
Trail the series against # Q27 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 # Q29 Gavrilov/Todorov, Bulgaria 1-0
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 2 Shiratori/Watanabe 32, Q8 Gavrilov/Todorov Q25 21-19, 21-18 0:32
Lead the series against # Q33 Brinkborg/Magnusson, Sweden 1-0
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Shiratori/Watanabe Q7 Brinkborg/Magnusson Q26 21-16, 23-21 0:40
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