Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$520,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
July 31 - August 3, 2003
(Q12) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Did not play Kazuyuki Takao - 49th
2001 Satoshi Watanabe - 33rd Katsuhiro Shiratori - 33rd
2002 Satoshi Watanabe - 25th Katsuhiro Shiratori - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/23-27/2003 Portugal Open 29, Q5 25th 30 US$2,000.00
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
Austria Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/31/2003 Qualifier 2 Jochem De Gruijter / Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands (Q21) Lost 17-21, 19-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Shiratori/Watanabe trail the series against the field 15-27 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 12 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2, Q7 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 # 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 # 6 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 # 8 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 # 9 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 # 10 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 # 13 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-1
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool B Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 15 Shiratori/Watanabe 31, Q13 21-14, 21-19 0:39
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 # 15 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
Trail the series against # 19 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
Lead the series against # 25 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 # 28, Q8 Prosser/Williams, Australia 0-1
7/25/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool D Prosser/Williams 20 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q5 21-16, 21-11 0:37
Lead the series against # 30, Q4 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 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 # Q1 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 # Q6 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 # Q10 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 # Q13 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
Series tied with # Q15 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
Series tied with # Q19 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 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
Trail the series against # Q21 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes Q21 Shiratori/Watanabe Q12 21-17, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # Q24 Brinkborg/Magnusson, Sweden 2-0
7/2/03FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 2 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q9 Brinkborg/Magnusson Q24 21-17, 21-18 0:33
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Shiratori/Watanabe Q7 Brinkborg/Magnusson Q26 21-16, 23-21 0:40