Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Volkswagen Open de Portugal
June 14 - 18, 2006
(Q8) 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 Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Satoshi Watanabe - 17th
2002 Kentaro Asahi - 57th Satoshi Watanabe - 17th
2003 Kentaro Asahi - 41st Satoshi Watanabe - 25th
2004 Kentaro Asahi - 25th Satoshi Watanabe - 13th
2005 Tatsuo Yamamoto - 41st Taichi Morikawa - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Croatia Open 28, Q14 17th 120 US$3,000.00
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
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/14/2006 Qualifier 2 Anssi Hakala / Lauri Hakala, Finland (Q25) Won 21-16, 21-14 0:39
Wed, 6/14/2006 Qualifier 3 Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (22, Q9) Lost 19-21, 21-19, 21-23 1:15
Head to Head Results
Nishimura/Shiratori lead the series against the field 8-7 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 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
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 # 18 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 # 19 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Heyer/Laciga 12 Nishimura/Shiratori 28, Q12 21-13, 21-14 0:30
Trail the series against # 22, Q9 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-1
6/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 22, Q9 Nishimura/Shiratori Q8 21-19, 19-21, 23-21 1:15
Trail the series against # 23 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 # 24, Q3 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 # 30, Q20 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 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 # Q2 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
Lead the series against # Q12 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 Nausch/Steinoker, Austria 1-0
5/23/06FIVBChina Open Qualifier 2 Nishimura/Shiratori 28, Q12 Nausch/Steinoker Q21 21-12, 23-21 0:42
Lead the series against # Q25 Hakala/Hakala, Finland 1-0
6/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Nishimura/Shiratori Q8 Hakala/Hakala Q25 21-16, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # Q35 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