Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Open of Portugal
June 13 - 17, 2007
(23, Q8) 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 Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Satoshi Watanabe - 17th
2002 Koichi Nishimura - 57th Satoshi Watanabe - 17th
2003 Koichi Nishimura - 41st Satoshi Watanabe - 25th
2004 Koichi Nishimura - 25th Satoshi Watanabe - 13th
2005 Satoshi Watanabe - 13th Taichi Morikawa - 41st
2006 Satoshi Watanabe - 33rd Koichi Nishimura - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Zagreb Open 26, Q13 9th 240 US$6,000.00
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
Espinho Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/13/2007 Qualifier 2 Anssi Hakala / Toni Kankaanpaa, Finland (Q25) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:33
Wed, 6/13/2007 Qualifier 3 Koichi Nishimura / Satoshi Watanabe, Japan (Q9) Won 21-8, 23-21 0:41
Thu, 6/14/2007 Winner 1 Joao Brenha / Miguel Maia, Portugal (10) Won 22-20, 25-23 0:51
Thu, 6/14/2007 Winner 2 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (7) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:47
Fri, 6/15/2007 Contender 2 Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (8) Lost 18-21, 15-21 0:34
Head to Head Results
Asahi/Shiratori lead the series against the field 7-5 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 7 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 7 Asahi/Shiratori 23, Q8 21-17, 21-16 0:47
Trail the series against # 8 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-2
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 8 Asahi/Shiratori 23, Q8 21-18, 21-15 0:34
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 11 Asahi/Shiratori 28, Q8 22-20, 21-13 0:46
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 10 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-0
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Asahi/Shiratori 23, Q8 Brenha/Maia 10 22-20, 25-23 0:51
Trail the series against # 12 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 # 20 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 # 27, Q15 Henriquez/Hernandez, Venezuela 1-0
6/6/07FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 2 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q13 Henriquez/Hernandez Q20 21-19, 21-12 0:39
Lead the series against Engebretsen/Kobbevik, Norway 1-0
5/1/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 2 Asahi/Shiratori Q6 Engebretsen/Kobbevik Q27 21-8, 21-9 0:29
Lead the series against # Q9 Nishimura/Watanabe, Japan 1-0
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Qualifier 3 Asahi/Shiratori 23, Q8 Nishimura/Watanabe Q9 21-8, 23-21 0:41
Lead the series against # Q25 Hakala/Kankaanpaa, Finland 1-0
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Qualifier 2 Asahi/Shiratori 23, Q8 Hakala/Kankaanpaa Q25 21-14, 21-14 0:33