Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
July 19 - 23, 2006
(Q4) 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 St. Petersburg Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Tatsuo Yamamoto - 41st Taichi Morikawa - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 24, Q5 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2006 France Open 26, Q7 7th 300 US$8,000.00
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
St. Petersburg Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/19/2006 Qualifier 2 Elia Lulla / Mait Murs, Estonia (Q29) Won 21-17, 22-20 0:37
Wed, 7/19/2006 Qualifier 3 Dmitry Karasev / Pavel Zaitsev, Russia (31, Q20) Lost 16-21, 15-21 0:46
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 10-10 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 8 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 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 # 9 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 # 11 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 # 13 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 # 15 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 # 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 # 18 Heese/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Nishimura/Shiratori 24, Q5 Heese/VanHuizen 9 22-20, 19-21, 15-12 1:04
Lead the series against # 19 Michalopoulos/Xenakis, Greece 1-0
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Nishimura/Shiratori Q20 Michalopoulos/Xenakis Q13 17-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:54
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, 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 # 24, 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 # 26, 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 # 29, Q9 Dahl/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-0
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Qualifier 3 Nishimura/Shiratori 26, Q7 Dahl/Gunnarsson Q10 21-17, 21-19 0:42
Trail the series against # 31, Q20 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 0-1
7/19/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 3 Karasev/Zaitsev 31, Q20 Nishimura/Shiratori Q4 21-16, 21-15 0:46
Lead the series against # Q18 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 # Q23 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
Lead the series against # Q29 Lulla/Murs, Estonia 1-0
7/19/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 2 Nishimura/Shiratori Q4 Lulla/Murs Q29 21-17, 22-20 0:37