Team Preview

Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 1to1 Energy Open
June 15 - 19, 2005

(Q20) Koichi Nishimura/Tatsuo Yamamoto, Japan

Koichi Nishimura
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 30, 1973 (52 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

Tatsuo Yamamoto
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 25, 1976 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Osaka

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

25th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$2,000.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	US$2,000.00

Previous Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2002	Kentaro Asahi - 57th	Takashi Ogawa - 57th
2003	Did not play	Masahiro Hirano - 57th
2004	Kentaro Asahi - 33rd	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Croatia Open	28, Q14	25th	40	US$2,000.00

Switzerland Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/15/2005	Qualifier 1	Paul Bourne / Allister Lyne, Australia (Q45)	Lost 23-25, 21-18, 13-15	1:12

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00
Total	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Koichi Nishimura												Tatsuo Yamamoto
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$937.50	World Championships
14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	$7,200.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
62	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	12	0	$24,400.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$2,000.00
18	0	0	0	0	0	9	4	2	0	$1,300.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$1,550.00	Challenger
97	0	0	0	0	3	10	8	18	0	$35,387.50	Total	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$2,000.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2005	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$2,000.00	3	3	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$2,000.00	3	3	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Koichi Nishimura													Tatsuo Yamamoto
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00	2002	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	$2,687.50	2003	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$750.00	2003	FIVB C&S
11	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	7	$5,000.00	2004	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$1,000.00	2005	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$1,000.00
28	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	5	21	$9,437.50	Total	Total	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	$1,000.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	1	25.0%	2	50.0%	1	25.0%	3-1	75.0%	1	14.3%	2	28.6%	4	57.1%	1-6	14.3%	1-4	20.0%	3-3	50.0%	0	0	4-7	36.4%
2004-2005	1	25.0%	2	50.0%	1	25.0%	3-1	75.0%	1	14.3%	2	28.6%	4	57.1%	1-6	14.3%	1-4	20.0%	3-3	50.0%	0	0	4-7	36.4%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	1	20.0%	1	20.0%	3	60.0%	1-4	20.0%	0-6	0.0%	6-4	60.0%	0	0	3-5	37.5%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6
Total	0	0	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	7

Head to Head Results
Nishimura/Yamamoto trail the series against the field 2-3 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 5 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-1
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 1	Insfran/Marques	5	Nishimura/Yamamoto	28, Q14	21-19, 21-15	0:50
Trail the series against # 11 Baracetti/Depiaggio, Argentina 0-1
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 1	Baracetti/Depiaggio	12	Nishimura/Yamamoto	28, Q14	21-19, 21-19	0:47
Lead the series against # Q23 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
6/8/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Qualifier 2	Nishimura/Yamamoto	28, Q14	Pedrosa/Rosas	Q19	19-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:58
Lead the series against # Q35 Bendandi/Cicola, Italy 1-0
6/8/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Qualifier 3	Nishimura/Yamamoto	28, Q14	Bendandi/Cicola	Q30	21-14, 19-21, 15-13	0:55
Trail the series against # Q45 Bourne/Lyne, Australia 0-1
6/15/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 1	Bourne/Lyne	Q45	Nishimura/Yamamoto	Q20	25-23, 18-21, 15-13	1:12