Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Henkel Grand Chelem
June 20 - 24, 2007
(Q14) 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 Paris Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Did not play Kentaro Asahi - 41st
2006 Katsuhiro Shiratori - 25th Kentaro Asahi - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/13-17/2007 Espinho Open Q9 33rd 30 US$0.00
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
Paris Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/20/2007 Qualifier 1 Matt Fuerbringer / Sean Scott, United States (23, Q19) Lost 17-21, 18-21 0:45
Head to Head Results
Nishimura/Watanabe trail the series against the field 0-7 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 8 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 # 15, Q2 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, Q19 Fuerbringer/Scott, United States 0-1
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Fuerbringer/Scott 23, Q19 Nishimura/Watanabe Q14 21-17, 21-18 0:45
Trail the series against # 29, Q12 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 # 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 # Q7 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