Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Open of Portugal
June 13 - 17, 2007
(Q9) 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 Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999 Did not play Kazuyuki Takao - 33rd
2000 Did not play Kazuyuki Takao - 49th
2001 Did not play Katsuhiro Shiratori - 17th
2002 Kentaro Asahi - 57th Katsuhiro Shiratori - 17th
2003 Kentaro Asahi - 41st Katsuhiro Shiratori - 25th
2004 Kentaro Asahi - 25th Katsuhiro Shiratori - 13th
2005 Tatsuo Yamamoto - 41st Kentaro Asahi - 13th
2006 Katsuhiro Shiratori - 33rd Kentaro Asahi - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Zagreb Open Q10 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/8-12/2007 Bahrain Open 27, Q4 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/1-5/2007 Shanghai Open 28, Q5 17th 120 US$3,000.00
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
Espinho Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/13/2007 Qualifier 2 Andi Ardiansyam / Koko Darkuncoro, Indonesia (Q24) Won 21-15, 21-10 0:33
Wed, 6/13/2007 Qualifier 3 Kentaro Asahi / Katsuhiro Shiratori, Japan (23, Q8) Lost 8-21, 21-23 0:41
Head to Head Results
Nishimura/Watanabe trail the series against the field 4-6 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 6, Q1 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 1 Marques/Solberg 6, Q1 Nishimura/Watanabe 27, Q4 21-19, 21-17 0:41
Trail the series against # 12 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Schacht/Slack 11 Nishimura/Watanabe 28, Q5 21-13, 21-14 0:41
Trail the series against # 23, Q8 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 0-1
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Qualifier 3 Asahi/Shiratori 23, Q8 Nishimura/Watanabe Q9 21-8, 23-21 0:41
Trail the series against # 28, Q4 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-1
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 1 Lochhead/Pitman 22 Nishimura/Watanabe 27, Q4 21-17, 17-21, 18-16 1:08
Lead the series against # Q11 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 # Q14 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 # Q17 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 1-0
5/8/07FIVBBahrain Open Qualifier 3 Nishimura/Watanabe 27, Q4 Babich/Nikolaev Q20 21-18, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # Q24 Ardiansyam/Darkuncoro, Indonesia 1-0
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Qualifier 2 Nishimura/Watanabe Q9 Ardiansyam/Darkuncoro Q24 21-15, 21-10 0:33