Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 South Africa Open
November 23 - 27, 2005
(29, Q7) Koichi Nishimura/Katsuhiro Shiratori, Japan
 
Koichi Nishimura
Japan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 30, 1973 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Kyoto
Height: 175 cm (5'9")
Weight: 68 kg (150 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 97
Career Best: 5th (FIVB C&S Athens 2003)
Career FIVB WT Best: 7th (Marseille 2006)
Career Winnings: US$35,551.48
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
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB13000001002433 US$23,400.00
Previous Cape Town Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Kentaro Asahi - 41st Satoshi Watanabe - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/25-29/2005 Acapulco Open 30, Q16 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/19-23/2005 Brazil Open Q20 41st 12 US$0.00
South Africa Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 11/23/2005 Qualifier 2 Mathieu Daguerre / Sebastien Huchard, France (Q10) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:48
Thu, 11/24/2005 Pool D Jake Gibb / Stein Metzger, United States (4) Lost 17-21, 17-21 0:45
Thu, 11/24/2005 Pool D Eugenio Amore / Riccardo Fenili, Italy (13) Lost 21-18, 22-24, 10-15 1:02
Fri, 11/25/2005 Pool D Florian Gosch / Bernhard Strauss, Austria (20) Lost 11-21, 17-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Nishimura/Shiratori trail the series against the field 1-6 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Gibb/Metzger, United States 0-1
11/24/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool D Gibb/Metzger 4 Nishimura/Shiratori 29, Q7 21-17, 21-17 0:45
Trail the series against # 6 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 3 Nishimura/Shiratori 30, Q16 21-18, 21-15 0:40
Trail the series against # 8 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-1
10/25/05FIVBAcapulco Open Qualifier 2 Cunha/Neto 10, Q1 Nishimura/Shiratori 30, Q16 23-21, 21-17 0:54
Trail the series against # 13 Amore/Fenili, Italy 0-1
11/24/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool D Amore/Fenili 13 Nishimura/Shiratori 29, Q7 18-21, 24-22, 15-10 1:02
Trail the series against # 20 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 0-1
11/25/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool D Gosch/Strauss 20 Nishimura/Shiratori 29, Q7 21-11, 21-17 0:38
Trail the series against # 25, Q2 Ces/Dugrip, France 0-1
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 1 Ces/Dugrip 30, Q13 Nishimura/Shiratori Q20 21-12, 18-21, 18-16 1:13
Lead the series against # Q10 Daguerre/Huchard, France 1-0
11/23/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Qualifier 2 Nishimura/Shiratori 29, Q7 Daguerre/Huchard Q10 21-17, 21-16 0:48