Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 le World Series 13
July 5 - 9, 2006
(26, 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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Satoshi Watanabe - 37th
2002 Did not play Satoshi Watanabe - 37th
2003 Kentaro Asahi - 41st Satoshi Watanabe - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2006 Norway Grand Slam Q17 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam Q20 33rd 40 US$0.00
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
France Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/5/2006 Qualifier 2 Sean Thomas / Anthony Wardrop, Australia (Q26) Won 21-12, 21-11 0:38
Wed, 7/5/2006 Qualifier 3 Simon Dahl / Stefan Gunnarsson, Sweden (Q10) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:42
Thu, 7/6/2006 Winner 1 Iver Horrem / Bard-Inge Pettersen, Norway (7) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:44
Thu, 7/6/2006 Winner 2 Roman Arkaev / Dmitri Barsuk, Russia (23) Won 21-14, 18-21, 15-11 0:54
Fri, 7/7/2006 Winner 3 Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (2) Lost 17-21, 17-21 0:50
Fri, 7/7/2006 Contender 4 Jose Pedrosa / Pedro Rosas, Portugal (19) Won 21-18, 27-25 0:57
Sat, 7/8/2006 Contender 5 Nalbert Bitencourt / Luizao Correa, Brazil (22, Q6) Lost 18-21, 21-17, 9-15 1:12
Head to Head Results
Nishimura/Shiratori trail the series against the field 10-11 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 8 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 3 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Nishimura/Shiratori 26, Q7 21-17, 21-17 0:50
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 6 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Contender 1 Nishimura/Shiratori 28, Q14 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 21-16, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # 7 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 1-0
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Nishimura/Shiratori 26, Q7 Horrem/Pettersen 7 21-18, 21-18 0:44
Trail the series against # 9 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
Trail the series against # 14 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 # 15 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 0-2
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Gosch/Strauss 20, Q4 Nishimura/Shiratori Q20 21-14, 28-26 0:49
11/25/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool D Gosch/Strauss 20 Nishimura/Shiratori 29, Q7 21-11, 21-17 0:38
Trail the series against # 16 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
Lead the series against # 19 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 4 Nishimura/Shiratori 26, Q7 Pedrosa/Rosas 19 21-18, 27-25 0:57
Trail the series against # 20 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-2
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro Q16 Nishimura/Shiratori Q17 21-17, 15-21, 15-12 0:55
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 # 22, Q6 Bitencourt/Correa, Brazil 0-1
7/8/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 5 Bitencourt/Correa 22, Q6 Nishimura/Shiratori 26, Q7 21-18, 17-21, 15-9 1:12
Lead the series against # 23 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-0
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 2 Nishimura/Shiratori 26, Q7 Arkaev/Barsuk 23 21-14, 18-21, 15-11 0:54
Lead the series against # Q3 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 # Q10 Dahl/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-0
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Qualifier 3 Nishimura/Shiratori 26, Q7 Dahl/Gunnarsson Q10 21-17, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # Q16 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 # Q26 Thomas/Wardrop, Australia 1-0
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Qualifier 2 Nishimura/Shiratori 26, Q7 Thomas/Wardrop Q26 21-12, 21-11 0:38
Lead the series against # Q29 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 # Q37 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