Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Portugal Open
June 2 - 6, 2004
(28, 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
2003 Satoshi Watanabe - 25th Katsuhiro Shiratori - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/26-30/2004 Serbia and Montenegro Open 26, Q8 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/19-23/2004 China Open 25 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 3/23-28/2004 South Africa Open 29, Q12 9th 144 US$5,500.00
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
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/3/2004 Qualifier 2 Jussi Savio / Toni Tuominen, Finland (Q28) Won 21-16, 25-23 0:44
Thu, 6/3/2004 Qualifier 3 Janis Grinbergs / Austris Stals, Latvia (Q21) Won 21-13, 22-20 0:35
Fri, 6/4/2004 Winner 1 Franco Neto / Tande Ramos, Brazil (5) Lost 19-21, 19-21 0:41
Fri, 6/4/2004 Contender 1 Julius Brink / Kjell Schneider, Germany (21, Q10) Won 21-13, 21-13 0:48
Fri, 6/4/2004 Contender 2 Stephane Canet / Mathieu Hamel, France (27) Won 21-16, 21-11 0:31
Sat, 6/5/2004 Contender 3 Martin Laciga / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (4) Lost 17-21, 15-21 0:34
Head to Head Results
Shiratori/Watanabe trail the series against the field 14-26 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 11 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 4 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-3
6/5/04FIVBPortugal Open Contender 3 Laciga/Laciga 4 Shiratori/Watanabe 28, Q5 21-17, 21-15 0:34
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 # 5 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 0-2
6/4/04FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Neto/Ramos 5 Shiratori/Watanabe 28, Q5 21-19, 21-19 0:41
3/26/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 3 Neto/Ramos 12 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q12 23-25, 21-16, 15-7 0:52
Trail the series against # 7 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
Trail the series against # 8 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
Lead the series against # 10 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 # 11 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-4
5/28/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Contender 1 Baracetti/Conde 10 Shiratori/Watanabe 26, Q8 21-19, 24-22 0:49
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 # 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 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 # 15 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 # 16 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 # 17 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 0-1
5/21/04FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Hernandez/Papaleo 24 Shiratori/Watanabe 25 19-21, 21-16, 15-9 0:48
Series tied with # 21, Q10 Brink/Schneider, Germany 1-1
6/4/04FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Shiratori/Watanabe 28, Q5 Brink/Schneider 21, Q10 21-13, 21-13 0:48
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool E Brink/Schneider 28, Q21 Shiratori/Watanabe 21, Q9 21-10, 21-11 0:34
Lead the series against # 23 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 # 24, Q1 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 # 27 Canet/Hamel, France 2-1
6/4/04FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Shiratori/Watanabe 28, Q5 Canet/Hamel 27 21-16, 21-11 0:31
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 # Q6 Cadieux/Holden, Canada 2-0
5/27/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Qualifier 3 Shiratori/Watanabe 26, Q8 Cadieux/Holden Q9 21-16, 21-18 0:39
3/17/04FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 3 Shiratori/Watanabe 30, Q12 Cadieux/Holden Q5 21-13, 21-12 0:35
Series tied with # Q8 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 # Q21 Grinbergs/Stals, Latvia 1-0
6/3/04FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Shiratori/Watanabe 28, Q5 Grinbergs/Stals Q21 21-13, 22-20 0:35
Trail the series against # Q22 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 # Q25 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
5/27/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Qualifier 2 Shiratori/Watanabe 26, Q8 Lochhead/Pitman Q25 21-14, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # Q28 Savio/Tuominen, Finland 1-0
6/3/04FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Shiratori/Watanabe 28, Q5 Savio/Tuominen Q28 21-16, 25-23 0:44