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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 1to1 energy Grand Slam
June 21 - 25, 2006

(Q20) 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:

Tournaments:

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:

Tournaments:

140

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB Boracay 2019)

Career Winnings:

US$110,317.68

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	4	3	3	US$23,400.00

Previous Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2001	Did not play	Satoshi Watanabe - 41st
2002	Kentaro Asahi - 57th	Satoshi Watanabe - 25th
2003	Did not play	Satoshi Watanabe - 33rd
2004	Kentaro Asahi - 33rd	Satoshi Watanabe - 17th
2005	Tatsuo Yamamoto - 57th	Taichi Morikawa - 41st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/14-18/2006	Portugal Open	Q8	33rd	30	US$0.00
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

Switzerland Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/21/2006	Qualifier 2	Thanassis Michalopoulos / Emmanouil Xenakis, Greece (Q13)	Won 17-21, 21-15, 15-8	0:54
Wed, 6/21/2006	Qualifier 3	Florian Gosch / Bernhard Strauss, Austria (20, Q4)	Lost 14-21, 26-28	0:49

Head to Head Results
Nishimura/Shiratori trail the series against the field 4-12 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 10 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-2
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Cunha/Neto	5	Nishimura/Shiratori	28, Q12	21-12, 21-19	0:42
10/25/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Qualifier 2	Cunha/Neto	10, Q1	Nishimura/Shiratori	30, Q16	23-21, 21-17	0:54
Trail the series against # 6 Holdren/Scott, United States 0-1
6/2/06	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 2	Holdren/Scott	22	Nishimura/Shiratori	28, Q14	21-15, 21-19	0:38
Trail the series against # 8 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
10/26/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Winner 1	Egger/Laciga	3	Nishimura/Shiratori	30, Q16	21-18, 21-15	0:40
Trail the series against # 9 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
6/1/06	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	5	Nishimura/Shiratori	28, Q14	21-15, 21-11	0:34
Lead the series against # 14 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
6/1/06	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 1	Nishimura/Shiratori	28, Q14	Kjemperud/Skarlund	12	21-16, 21-18	0:37
Trail the series against # 20, Q4 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 0-2
6/21/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Gosch/Strauss	20, Q4	Nishimura/Shiratori	Q20	21-14, 28-26	0:49
11/25/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool D	Gosch/Strauss	20	Nishimura/Shiratori	29, Q7	21-11, 21-17	0:38
Trail the series against # 26 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 1	Heyer/Laciga	12	Nishimura/Shiratori	28, Q12	21-13, 21-14	0:30
Trail the series against # 29 Amore/Fenili, Italy 0-1
11/24/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool D	Amore/Fenili	13	Nishimura/Shiratori	29, Q7	18-21, 24-22, 15-10	1:02
Trail the series against # Q8 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-1
10/26/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Contender 1	Lochhead/Pitman	19, Q4	Nishimura/Shiratori	30, Q16	22-20, 21-15	0:48
Lead the series against # Q11 Asahi/Watanabe, Japan 1-0
5/23/06	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 3	Nishimura/Shiratori	28, Q12	Asahi/Watanabe	19, Q5	21-15, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # Q13 Michalopoulos/Xenakis, Greece 1-0
6/21/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Nishimura/Shiratori	Q20	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	Q13	17-21, 21-15, 15-8	0:54
Trail the series against # Q18 Ces/Dugrip, France 0-1
10/19/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Qualifier 1	Ces/Dugrip	30, Q13	Nishimura/Shiratori	Q20	21-12, 18-21, 18-16	1:13
Trail the series against # Q19 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-1
6/14/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	22, Q9	Nishimura/Shiratori	Q8	21-19, 19-21, 23-21	1:15
Lead the series against # Q30 Nausch/Steinoker, Austria 1-0
5/23/06	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 2	Nishimura/Shiratori	28, Q12	Nausch/Steinoker	Q21	21-12, 23-21	0:42