Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 VIP Open
June 5 - 10, 2007
(26, Q13) Kentaro Asahi/Katsuhiro Shiratori, Japan
 
Kentaro Asahi
Japan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 19, 1975 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Kumatmoto
Height: 199 cm (6'6")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 97
Career Best: 4th (FIVB Marseille 2007)
Career Winnings: US$84,437.50
Katsuhiro Shiratori
Japan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 29, 1976 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Saitama
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 20
Tournaments: 140
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB Boracay 2019)
Career Winnings: US$110,317.68
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925333741Money
FIVB440001007210171015 US$115,500.00
Previous Zagreb Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Satoshi Watanabe - 41st Taichi Morikawa - 41st
2006 Satoshi Watanabe - 41st Koichi Nishimura - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Italian Open Q5 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/1-5/2007 Shanghai Open Q6 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 10/24-28/2006 Mexico Open 28, Q8 17th 120 US$3,000.00
Zagreb Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/6/2007 Qualifier 1 Richard Honti / Mate Vocsko, Hungary (Q52) Won 21-13, 21-13 0:32
Wed, 6/6/2007 Qualifier 2 Jackson Henriquez / Igor Hernandez, Venezuela (Q20) Won 21-19, 21-12 0:39
Wed, 6/6/2007 Qualifier 3 Jose Pedrosa / Pedro Rosas, Portugal (Q4) Won 21-14, 21-10 0:38
Thu, 6/7/2007 Winner 1 Patrick Heuscher / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (7) Won 12-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:50
Thu, 6/7/2007 Winner 2 Eugenio Amore / Andrea Tomatis, Italy (23) Won 23-25, 25-23, 15-10 1:06
Fri, 6/8/2007 Winner 3 Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack, Australia (18) Lost 19-21, 16-21 0:42
Fri, 6/8/2007 Contender 4 Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (3) Lost 18-21, 16-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
Asahi/Shiratori lead the series against the field 5-4 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 4 Wu/Xu 3 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q13 21-18, 21-16 0:40
Trail the series against # 6 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 11 Asahi/Shiratori 28, Q8 22-20, 21-13 0:46
Lead the series against # 7 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
6/7/07FIVBZagreb Open Winner 1 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q13 Heuscher/Heyer 7 12-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:50
Trail the series against # 18 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Winner 3 Schacht/Slack 18 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q13 21-19, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # 23 Amore/Tomatis, Italy 1-0
6/7/07FIVBZagreb Open Winner 2 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q13 Amore/Tomatis 23 23-25, 25-23, 15-10 1:06
Lead the series against # Q4 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
6/6/07FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 3 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q13 Pedrosa/Rosas Q4 21-14, 21-10 0:38
Lead the series against # Q20 Henriquez/Hernandez, Venezuela 1-0
6/6/07FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 2 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q13 Henriquez/Hernandez Q20 21-19, 21-12 0:39
Trail the series against # Q31 Blauel/Huber, Austria 0-1
5/23/07FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 2 Blauel/Huber Q28 Asahi/Shiratori Q5 22-20, 27-25 0:47
Lead the series against # Q52 Honti/Vocsko, Hungary 1-0
6/6/07FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 1 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q13 Honti/Vocsko Q52 21-13, 21-13 0:32