Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Smart Grand Slam
July 10 - 15, 2007
(Q13) 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 Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Katsuhiro Shiratori - 41st
2002 Kentaro Asahi - 57th Katsuhiro Shiratori - 41st
2003 Kentaro Asahi - 25th Katsuhiro Shiratori - 41st
2004 Kentaro Asahi - 41st Katsuhiro Shiratori - 33rd
2005 Did not play Kentaro Asahi - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open Q3 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 30, Q13 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam Q14 41st 24 US$0.00
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
Berlin Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/11/2007 Qualifier 1 Bjorn Berg / Hannes Brinkborg, Sweden (Q20) Lost 12-21, 13-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Nishimura/Watanabe trail the series against the field 3-11 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 10 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-1
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Cunha/Neto 3 Nishimura/Watanabe 30, Q13 21-17, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 11, 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 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 # 13 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 # 14 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Nummerdor/Schuil 14 Nishimura/Watanabe 30, Q13 21-15, 21-16 0:31
Trail the series against # 16 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Baracetti/Conde 19 Nishimura/Watanabe 30, Q13 21-19, 21-19 0:48
Trail the series against # 29, Q5 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
Trail the series against # Q7 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 # Q15 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
Lead the series against # Q16 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 # Q19 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Nishimura/Watanabe 30, Q13 Hoyer/Soderberg Q20 21-19, 15-21, 21-19 1:02
Trail the series against # Q20 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 0-1
7/11/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Berg/Brinkborg Q20 Nishimura/Watanabe Q13 21-12, 21-13 0:39
Lead the series against # Q21 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