Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
August 2 - 6, 2006
(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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Satoshi Watanabe - 33rd
2002 Did not play Satoshi Watanabe - 25th
2003 Did not play Satoshi Watanabe - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/26-30/2006 Paris Grand Slam 30, Q13 25th 80 US$3,400.00
FIVB 7/19-23/2006 St. Petersburg Open Q4 33rd 30 US$0.00
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
Austria Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/2/2006 Qualifier 2 Eric Koreng / Kay Matysik, Germany (31, Q19) Lost 21-23, 21-18, 19-21 1:13
Head to Head Results
Nishimura/Shiratori trail the series against the field 10-19 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 13 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-2
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Brink/Dieckmann 3 Nishimura/Shiratori 30, Q13 21-11, 21-13 0:46
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
Trail the series against # 7 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 # 10 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-2
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Nishimura/Shiratori 30, Q13 Gosch/Strauss Q4 22-24, 21-19, 21-19 1:21
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 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-2
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 2 Egger/Laciga 7 Nishimura/Shiratori 24, Q5 21-13, 21-19 0:38
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 3 Nishimura/Shiratori 30, Q16 21-18, 21-15 0:40
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 # 20 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 1 Schacht/Slack 14 Nishimura/Shiratori 30, Q13 21-15, 18-21, 15-10 1:00
Trail the series against # 21 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 # 22 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 # 23, Q5 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 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 # 27, Q6 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
Trail the series against # 31, Q19 Koreng/Matysik, Germany 0-1
8/2/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Koreng/Matysik 31, Q19 Nishimura/Shiratori Q14 23-21, 18-21, 21-19 1:13
Trail the series against 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 # Q1 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 # Q4 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
Trail the series against # Q8 "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
Lead the series against # Q9 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
Lead the series against # Q11 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 4 Nishimura/Shiratori 26, Q7 Pedrosa/Rosas 19 21-18, 27-25 0:57
Lead the series against # Q21 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 # Q26 Biza/Kubala, Czech Republic 2-1
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Nishimura/Shiratori 30, Q13 Biza/Kubala Q20 26-24, 22-20 0:48
7/12/06FIVBCanada Open Qualifier 2 Biza/Kubala 29, Q12 Nishimura/Shiratori 24, Q5 21-11, 21-19 0:39
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 3 Nishimura/Shiratori 28, Q14 Biza/Kubala Q30 21-18, 21-19 0:37