Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 China Shanghai Jinshan Open
May 1 - 5, 2007
(28, Q5) 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 Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Ko Ozaki - 41st Kentaro Asahi - 33rd
2006 Katsuhiro Shiratori - 25th Kentaro Asahi - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/24-28/2006 Mexico Open 27, Q6 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/27-10/1/2006 Vitória Open 23, Q3 25th 60 US$2,000.00
Shanghai Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 5/1/2007 Qualifier 2 Wei Liu / Hongyong Zheng, China (Q28) Won 21-14, 17-21, 15-11 0:53
Tue, 5/1/2007 Qualifier 3 Alexey Sidorenko / Pavel Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan (Q12) Won 21-18, 20-22, 15-10 0:54
Wed, 5/2/2007 Winner 1 Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (5) Lost 12-21, 10-21 0:34
Wed, 5/2/2007 Contender 1 Thanassis Michalopoulos / Emmanouil Xenakis, Greece (21, Q3) Won 21-16, 18-21, 19-17 0:53
Thu, 5/3/2007 Contender 2 Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack, Australia (11) Lost 13-21, 14-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Nishimura/Watanabe lead the series against the field 4-3 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 5 Wu/Xu, China 0-2
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 5 Nishimura/Watanabe 28, Q5 21-12, 21-10 0:34
10/25/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 6 Nishimura/Watanabe 27, Q6 21-17, 21-14 0:50
Trail the series against # 11 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Schacht/Slack 11 Nishimura/Watanabe 28, Q5 21-13, 21-14 0:41
Lead the series against # 21, Q3 Michalopoulos/Xenakis, Greece 1-0
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Nishimura/Watanabe 28, Q5 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 21, Q3 21-16, 18-21, 19-17 0:53
Lead the series against # 31, Q15 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
Lead the series against # Q12 Sidorenko/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 1-0
5/1/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 3 Nishimura/Watanabe 28, Q5 Sidorenko/Zabuslayev Q12 21-18, 20-22, 15-10 0:54
Lead the series against # Q28 Liu/Zheng, China 1-0
5/1/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 2 Nishimura/Watanabe 28, Q5 Liu/Zheng Q28 21-14, 17-21, 15-11 0:53