Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 South African Open
March 23 - 28, 2004
(29, 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 Cape Town Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 3/16-21/2004 Brazil Open 30, Q12 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 43 33rd 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam Q21 33rd 36 US$0.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Spain Open Q12 41st 10 US$0.00
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2003 Austria Grand Slam Q12 41st 16 US$0.00
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
South Africa Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 3/23/2004 Qualifier 1 Dmitriy Vorobyev / Pavel Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan (Q21) Won 21-12, 21-9 0:29
Wed, 3/24/2004 Qualifier 2 Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (Q5) Won 21-19, 13-21, 15-10 0:46
Thu, 3/25/2004 Winner 1 Dain Blanton / Jeff Nygaard, United States (4) Won 16-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:52
Thu, 3/25/2004 Winner 2 Francisco Alvarez / Juan Rossell, Cuba (13) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:34
Fri, 3/26/2004 Winner 3 Franco Neto / Tande Ramos, Brazil (12) Lost 25-23, 16-21, 7-15 0:52
Fri, 3/26/2004 Contender 4 Javier Bosma / Pablo Herrera, Spain (18) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:30
Head to Head Results
Shiratori/Watanabe trail the series against the field 14-21 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 10 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-2
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool F Heuscher/Kobel 6 Shiratori/Watanabe 43 21-15, 21-14 0:37
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Heuscher/Kobel 13 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q5 21-16, 21-15 0:29
Lead the series against # 4 Blanton/Nygaard, United States 1-0
3/25/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 1 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q12 Blanton/Nygaard 4 16-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:52
Trail the series against # 5 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 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-2
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 3 Shiratori/Watanabe 30, Q12 21-16, 21-18 0:47
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 # 9 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 # 11 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 # 12 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 0-1
3/26/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 3 Neto/Ramos 12 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q12 23-25, 21-16, 15-7 0:52
Lead the series against # 13 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 1-0
3/25/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 2 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q12 Alvarez/Rossell 13 21-18, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 14 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 # 18 Bosma/Herrera, Spain 0-1
3/26/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Contender 4 Bosma/Herrera 18 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q12 21-18, 21-18 0:30
Series tied with # 21 Canet/Hamel, France 1-1
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Canet/Hamel 19 Shiratori/Watanabe 30, Q12 21-17, 21-16 0:41
10/14/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool F Shiratori/Watanabe 43 Canet/Hamel 19 14-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:55
Lead the series against # 22 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 1-0
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool G Shiratori/Watanabe 42 Klemperer/Rademacher 31 21-19, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # 24, Q15 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 # 25, Q3 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 # 26, Q11 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 2-0
9/18/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Shiratori/Watanabe Q21 Gartmayer/Nowotny Q12 21-17, 21-18 0:41
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 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
Trail the series against Fuerbringer/Jennings, United States 0-1
9/18/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Fuerbringer/Jennings 21, Q5 Shiratori/Watanabe Q21 21-17, 21-16 0:48
Lead the series against # Q5 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
3/24/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Qualifier 2 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q12 Kais/Vesik Q5 21-19, 13-21, 15-10 0:46
Lead the series against # Q6 Cadieux/Holden, Canada 1-0
3/17/04FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 3 Shiratori/Watanabe 30, Q12 Cadieux/Holden Q5 21-13, 21-12 0:35
Lead the series against # Q18 Karasev/Karpukhin, Russia 1-0
3/16/04FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 2 Shiratori/Watanabe 30, Q12 Karasev/Karpukhin Q21 22-20, 21-12 0:41
Lead the series against # Q21 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 1-0
3/23/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Qualifier 1 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q12 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev Q21 21-12, 21-9 0:29