Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Corona Open
October 24 - 28, 2006
(27, Q6) Koichi Nishimura/Satoshi Watanabe, 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
Satoshi Watanabe
Japan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 1, 1975 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Gumma
Height: 192 cm (6'4")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 91
Career Best: 9th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$54,235.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB11000000001433 US$12,500.00
Previous Acapulco Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Katsuhiro Shiratori - 25th Kentaro Asahi - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/27-10/1/2006 Vitória Open 23, Q3 25th 60 US$2,000.00
Mexico Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 10/24/2006 Qualifier 2 Kjell Goranson / Vegard Hoidalen, Norway (Q11) Won 21-15, 26-28, 16-14 1:31
Wed, 10/25/2006 Winner 1 Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (6) Lost 17-21, 14-21 0:50
Wed, 10/25/2006 Contender 1 Kevin Ces / Fabien Dugrip, France (22) Lost 19-21, 22-24 1:00
Head to Head Results
Nishimura/Watanabe trail the series against the field 1-3 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 6 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
10/25/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 6 Nishimura/Watanabe 27, Q6 21-17, 21-14 0:50
Trail the series against # 7 Scott/Wong, United States 0-1
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 1 Scott/Wong 10 Nishimura/Watanabe 23, Q3 21-14, 21-15 0:42
Trail the series against # 22 Ces/Dugrip, France 0-1
10/25/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 1 Ces/Dugrip 22 Nishimura/Watanabe 27, Q6 21-19, 24-22 1:00
Lead the series against # Q11 Goranson/Hoidalen, Norway 1-0
10/24/06FIVBMexico Open Qualifier 2 Nishimura/Watanabe 27, Q6 Goranson/Hoidalen Q11 21-15, 26-28, 16-14 1:31