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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 World Series 13
July 18 - 22, 2007

(Q5) Koichi Nishimura/Satoshi Watanabe, Japan

Koichi Nishimura
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 30, 1973 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kyoto

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

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 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Gumma

Height:

192 cm (6'4")

Weight:

90 kg (198 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$54,235.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	3	US$12,500.00

Previous Marseille Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	Did not play	Shoji Setoyama - 57th
1999	Did not play	Kazuyuki Takao - 57th
2000	Did not play	Kazuyuki Takao - 57th
2001	Did not play	Katsuhiro Shiratori - 37th
2002	Did not play	Katsuhiro Shiratori - 37th
2003	Kentaro Asahi - 41st	Katsuhiro Shiratori - 25th
2006	Katsuhiro Shiratori - 7th	Kentaro Asahi - 33rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/10-15/2007	Berlin Grand Slam	Q13	41st	24	US$0.00
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

Marseille Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/18/2007	Qualifier 2	Aliaksandr Kavalenka / Andrei Zharykau, Belarus (Q37)	Won 18-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:55
Wed, 7/18/2007	Qualifier 3	Florian Huth / Kjell Schneider, Germany (30, Q12)	Lost 17-21, 18-21	0:39

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$3,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	$9,000.00
Total	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	$12,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Koichi Nishimura												Satoshi Watanabe
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$937.50	World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$4,250.00
14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	$7,200.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	$5,875.00
62	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	12	0	$24,400.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	70	0	0	0	0	0	6	10	16	0	$44,110.00
18	0	0	0	0	0	9	4	2	0	$1,300.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$1,550.00	Challenger
97	0	0	0	0	3	10	8	18	0	$35,387.50	Total	91	0	0	0	0	0	6	10	21	0	$54,235.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2006	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$4,000.00	2	4	33.3 %
2007	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	$8,500.00	10	13	43.5 %
Total	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	6	$12,500.00	12	17	41.4 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Koichi Nishimura													Satoshi Watanabe
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1996	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$500.00
											1997	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
											1999	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00
											2000	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	$0.00
											2001	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7	$5,000.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00	2002	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	4	$4,735.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	$2,687.50	2003	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	$5,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$750.00	2003	FIVB C&S
11	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	7	$5,000.00	2004	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	4	2	$14,500.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	$3,000.00	2005	FIVB	14	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	4	5	$15,750.00
12	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	4	5	$11,700.00	2006	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	8	$4,500.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	$4,250.00	2007	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	$4,250.00
56	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	13	37	$27,387.50	Total	Total	91	0	0	0	0	0	6	10	21	54	$54,235.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	6	50.0%	5	41.7%	1	8.3%	11-1	91.7%	1	5.9%	1	5.9%	15	88.2%	1-16	5.9%	6-15	28.6%	6-2	75.0%	0	0	12-17	41.4%
2006-2007	6	50.0%	5	41.7%	1	8.3%	11-1	91.7%	1	5.9%	1	5.9%	15	88.2%	1-16	5.9%	6-15	28.6%	6-2	75.0%	0	0	12-17	41.4%
Against the Field	1	25.0%	3	75.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	1	9.1%	1	9.1%	9	81.8%	1-10	9.1%	2-18	10.0%	8-2	80.0%	0	0	5-10	33.3%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	2	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	9	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	12
Total	0	0	11	6	0	3	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	17

Head to Head Results
Nishimura/Watanabe trail the series against the field 5-10 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 9 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-1
6/28/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool C	Cunha/Neto	3	Nishimura/Watanabe	30, Q13	21-17, 21-18	0:39
Trail the series against # 4 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
5/9/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Winner 1	Marques/Solberg	6, Q1	Nishimura/Watanabe	27, Q4	21-19, 21-17	0:41
Trail the series against # 5 Wu/Xu, China 0-2
5/2/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Wu/Xu	5	Nishimura/Watanabe	28, Q5	21-12, 21-10	0:34
10/25/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Winner 1	Wu/Xu	6	Nishimura/Watanabe	27, Q6	21-17, 21-14	0:50
Trail the series against # 6 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
6/29/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool C	Baracetti/Conde	19	Nishimura/Watanabe	30, Q13	21-19, 21-19	0:48
Trail the series against # 8 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
5/3/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Schacht/Slack	11	Nishimura/Watanabe	28, Q5	21-13, 21-14	0:41
Trail the series against # 18 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 0-1
6/13/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Qualifier 3	Asahi/Shiratori	23, Q8	Nishimura/Watanabe	Q9	21-8, 23-21	0:41
Lead the series against # 27 Goranson/Hoidalen, Norway 1-0
10/24/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Qualifier 2	Nishimura/Watanabe	27, Q6	Goranson/Hoidalen	Q11	21-15, 26-28, 16-14	1:31
Trail the series against # 29, Q8 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 0-1
7/11/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Berg/Brinkborg	Q20	Nishimura/Watanabe	Q13	21-12, 21-13	0:39
Trail the series against # 30, Q12 Huth/Schneider, Germany 0-1
7/18/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Qualifier 3	Huth/Schneider	30, Q12	Nishimura/Watanabe	Q5	21-17, 21-18	0:39
Trail the series against # Q1 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-1
5/9/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Contender 1	Lochhead/Pitman	22	Nishimura/Watanabe	27, Q4	21-17, 17-21, 18-16	1:08
Lead the series against # Q7 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
6/27/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Nishimura/Watanabe	30, Q13	Hoyer/Soderberg	Q20	21-19, 15-21, 21-19	1:02
Lead the series against # Q9 Sidorenko/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 1-0
5/1/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Qualifier 3	Nishimura/Watanabe	28, Q5	Sidorenko/Zabuslayev	Q12	21-18, 20-22, 15-10	0:54
Lead the series against # Q23 Indra/Wachter, Liechtenstein 1-0
5/8/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Qualifier 2	Nishimura/Watanabe	27, Q4	Indra/Wachter	Q29	21-19, 21-15	0:31
Lead the series against # Q37 Kavalenka/Zharykau, Belarus 1-0
7/18/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Qualifier 2	Nishimura/Watanabe	Q5	Kavalenka/Zharykau	Q37	18-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:55