Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 VIP Open
May 31 - June 4, 2006
(28, Q14) 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 Zagreb Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Tatsuo Yamamoto - 25th Taichi Morikawa - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/23-27/2006 China Open 28, Q12 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 11/23-27/2005 South Africa Open 29, Q7 25th 40 US$2,000.00
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
Croatia Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/31/2006 Qualifier 1 Janis Freidenfelds / Andris Laizans, Latvia (Q51) Won 21-12, 18-21, 15-13 0:56
Wed, 5/31/2006 Qualifier 2 Igor Hernandez / Farid Mussa, Venezuela (Q19) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:42
Thu, 6/1/2006 Qualifier 3 Michal Biza / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (Q30) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:37
Thu, 6/1/2006 Winner 1 Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (5) Lost 15-21, 11-21 0:34
Thu, 6/1/2006 Contender 1 Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (12) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:37
Fri, 6/2/2006 Contender 2 Dax Holdren / Sean Scott, United States (22) Lost 15-21, 19-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Nishimura/Shiratori trail the series against the field 6-10 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 9 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 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 # 5 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 5 Nishimura/Shiratori 28, Q14 21-15, 21-11 0:34
Trail the series against # 11 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Heyer/Laciga 12 Nishimura/Shiratori 28, Q12 21-13, 21-14 0:30
Lead the series against # 12 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Contender 1 Nishimura/Shiratori 28, Q14 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 21-16, 21-18 0:37
Trail the series against # 15 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 # 22 Holdren/Scott, United States 0-1
6/2/06FIVBCroatia Open Contender 2 Holdren/Scott 22 Nishimura/Shiratori 28, Q14 21-15, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-2
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 5 Nishimura/Shiratori 28, Q12 21-12, 21-19 0:42
10/25/05FIVBAcapulco Open Qualifier 2 Cunha/Neto 10, Q1 Nishimura/Shiratori 30, Q16 23-21, 21-17 0:54
Trail the series against # Q3 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 # Q4 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-1
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 1 Lochhead/Pitman 19, Q4 Nishimura/Shiratori 30, Q16 22-20, 21-15 0:48
Lead the series against # Q5 Asahi/Watanabe, Japan 1-0
5/23/06FIVBChina Open Qualifier 3 Nishimura/Shiratori 28, Q12 Asahi/Watanabe 19, Q5 21-15, 21-17 0:34
Trail the series against # Q10 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 # Q19 Hernandez/Mussa, Venezuela 1-0
5/31/06FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 2 Nishimura/Shiratori 28, Q14 Hernandez/Mussa Q19 21-14, 21-14 0:42
Lead the series against # Q23 Ellingson/Montgomery, Canada 1-0
10/25/05FIVBAcapulco Open Qualifier 1 Nishimura/Shiratori 30, Q16 Ellingson/Montgomery Q17 21-19, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against # Q30 Biza/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 3 Nishimura/Shiratori 28, Q14 Biza/Kubala Q30 21-18, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # Q51 Freidenfelds/Laizans, Latvia 1-0
5/31/06FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 1 Nishimura/Shiratori 28, Q14 Freidenfelds/Laizans Q51 21-12, 18-21, 15-13 0:56