Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Portugal Open
July 23 - 27, 2003
(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 Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999 Did not play Kazuyuki Takao - 33rd
2000 Did not play Kazuyuki Takao - 49th
2001 Satoshi Watanabe - 17th Katsuhiro Shiratori - 17th
2002 Satoshi Watanabe - 17th Katsuhiro Shiratori - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/16-20/2003 France Grand Slam 31, Q13 25th 54 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2003 Norway Open 29, Q9 25th 30 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2003 Germany Grand Slam Q11 41st 18 US$0.00
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
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/24/2003 Qualifier 2 Michal Palinek / Stepan Smrcka, Czech Republic (Q28) Won 21-16, 21-11 0:32
Thu, 7/24/2003 Qualifier 3 Max Backer / Emiel Boersma, Netherlands (Q12) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:36
Fri, 7/25/2003 Pool D Markus Egger / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (13) Lost 15-21, 21-17, 11-15 0:48
Fri, 7/25/2003 Pool D Julien Prosser / Mark Williams, Australia (20) Lost 16-21, 11-21 0:37
Sat, 7/26/2003 Pool D Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (4) Lost 17-21, 19-21 0:42
Head to Head Results
Shiratori/Watanabe trail the series against the field 15-24 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 9 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 3 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 # 4 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-3
7/26/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool D Baracetti/Conde 4 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q5 21-17, 21-19 0:42
7/18/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool B Baracetti/Conde 2 Shiratori/Watanabe 31, Q13 21-19, 21-18 0:40
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Baracetti/Conde 4 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q5 21-19, 21-18 0:41
Trail the series against # 7 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 # 8 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 # 12 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 # 13 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 0-6
7/25/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool D Egger/Heyer 13 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q5 21-15, 17-21, 15-11 0:48
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool B Egger/Heyer 18 Shiratori/Watanabe 31, Q13 21-9, 21-19 0:33
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 # 14 Rogers/Scott, United States 1-0
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool D Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q9 Rogers/Scott 13 22-20, 21-18 0:41
Trail the series against # 18, Q4 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
Trail the series against # 20 Prosser/Williams, Australia 0-1
7/25/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool D Prosser/Williams 20 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q5 21-16, 21-11 0:37
Trail the series against # 21 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 0-2
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool D Holden/Leinemann 20 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q9 21-14, 23-21 0:45
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool A Holden/Leinemann 17 Shiratori/Watanabe 32, Q8 15-21, 21-16, 19-17 0:55
Lead the series against # 24 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 # 25 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 # 26, Q3 Bosma/Mesa, Spain 1-0
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q9 Bosma/Mesa Q8 21-18, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against # 27, Q9 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 # 28, Q10 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 Bellaguarda/Dultra, Brazil 0-1
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Pool D Bellaguarda/Dultra 4, Q6 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q9 21-15, 21-19 0:41
Series tied with # Q12 Backer/Boersma, Netherlands 1-1
7/24/03FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q5 Backer/Boersma Q12 21-15, 21-15 0:36
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Backer/Boersma Q22 Shiratori/Watanabe Q11 21-16, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # Q14 Huseby/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Shiratori/Watanabe 31, Q13 Huseby/Skarlund Q20 21-18, 21-14 0:39
Series tied with # Q15 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 # Q20 Hernandez/Rodriguez Ibarra, Mexico 1-0
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Shiratori/Watanabe 31, Q13 Hernandez/Rodriguez Ibarra Q29 21-13, 21-19 0:29
Lead the series against # Q24 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
Lead the series against # Q28 Palinek/Smrcka, Czech Republic 1-0
7/24/03FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q5 Palinek/Smrcka Q28 21-16, 21-11 0:32
Lead the series against # Q39 Tabarini/Tabarini, San Marino 1-0
6/12/02FIVBGermany Open Qualifier 1 Shiratori/Watanabe Q7 Tabarini/Tabarini Q58 21-17, 21-17 0:39