Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Portugal Open
July 13 - 17, 2005
(Q18) Koichi Nishimura/Tatsuo Yamamoto, 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
Tatsuo Yamamoto
Japan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 25, 1976 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Osaka
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 19
Career Best: 25th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$2,000.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB60000000001122 US$2,000.00
Previous Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Kentaro Asahi - 57th Hayato Kirihara - 41st
2003 Kentaro Asahi - 41st Did not play
2004 Kentaro Asahi - 25th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/6-10/2005 St. Petersburg Open Q11 41st 12 US$0.00
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2005 Norway Grand Slam Q21 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open Q20 57th 4 US$0.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Croatia Open 28, Q14 25th 40 US$2,000.00
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/13/2005 Qualifier 2 Dmitriy Vorobyev / Pavel Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan (24, Q15) Lost 21-17, 16-21, 12-15 0:52
Head to Head Results
Nishimura/Yamamoto trail the series against the field 3-5 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-1
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Insfran/Marques 5 Nishimura/Yamamoto 28, Q14 21-19, 21-15 0:50
Lead the series against # 9 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
6/8/05FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 2 Nishimura/Yamamoto 28, Q14 Pedrosa/Rosas Q19 19-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:58
Lead the series against # 10 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-0
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Nishimura/Yamamoto Q21 Brenha/Maia Q12 21-19, 11-21, 15-13 0:51
Trail the series against # 17 Baracetti/Depiaggio, Argentina 0-1
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 1 Baracetti/Depiaggio 12 Nishimura/Yamamoto 28, Q14 21-19, 21-19 0:47
Trail the series against # 24, Q15 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 0-1
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev 24, Q15 Nishimura/Yamamoto Q18 17-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:52
Trail the series against # Q1 Boersma/Kogel, Netherlands 0-1
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Boersma/Kogel 26, Q5 Nishimura/Yamamoto Q21 21-7, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # Q16 Bendandi/Cicola, Italy 1-0
6/8/05FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 3 Nishimura/Yamamoto 28, Q14 Bendandi/Cicola Q30 21-14, 19-21, 15-13 0:55
Trail the series against # Q23 Bourne/Lyne, Australia 0-1
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 1 Bourne/Lyne Q45 Nishimura/Yamamoto Q20 25-23, 18-21, 15-13 1:12