Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Henkel Grand Chelem
June 20 - 24, 2007
(29, Q12) 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 Paris Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Satoshi Watanabe - 41st Taichi Morikawa - 41st
2006 Satoshi Watanabe - 41st Koichi Nishimura - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/13-17/2007 Espinho Open 23, Q8 17th 120 US$3,000.00
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
Paris Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/20/2007 Qualifier 1 Yaroslav Koshkarev / Serguei Prokopiev, Russia (Q21) Won 21-18, 23-25, 15-10 0:58
Wed, 6/20/2007 Qualifier 2 Eugenio Amore / Andrea Tomatis, Italy (Q5) Won 23-21, 17-21, 15-12 0:58
Thu, 6/21/2007 Pool D Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (4) Lost 16-21, 20-22 0:47
Thu, 6/21/2007 Pool D Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (13) Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:43
Fri, 6/22/2007 Pool D Clemens Doppler / Peter Gartmayer, Austria (20) Lost 21-12, 19-21, 11-15 0:53
Head to Head Results
Asahi/Shiratori trail the series against the field 8-10 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 9 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-1
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Barsuk/Kolodinsky 4 Asahi/Shiratori 29, Q12 21-16, 22-20 0:47
Trail the series against # 5 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
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 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 4 Wu/Xu 3 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q13 21-18, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # 11 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 # 12 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-1
10/25/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 1 Dalhausser/Rogers 5 Asahi/Shiratori 28, Q8 21-18, 18-21, 15-12 1:01
Trail the series against # 13 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Kais/Vesik 13 Asahi/Shiratori 29, Q12 21-18, 21-17 0:43
Trail the series against # 15, Q2 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Winner 3 Schacht/Slack 18 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q13 21-19, 21-16 0:42
Trail the series against # 20 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-1
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Doppler/Gartmayer 20 Asahi/Shiratori 29, Q12 12-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:53
Lead the series against # Q5 Amore/Tomatis, Italy 2-0
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Asahi/Shiratori 29, Q12 Amore/Tomatis Q5 23-21, 17-21, 15-12 0:58
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 # Q6 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 # Q14 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 # Q15 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 # Q18 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
5/1/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 3 Boersma/Ronnes 29, Q11 Asahi/Shiratori Q6 21-11, 21-19 0:45
Lead the series against # Q21 Koshkarev/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Asahi/Shiratori 29, Q12 Koshkarev/Prokopiev Q21 21-18, 23-25, 15-10 0:58
Lead the series against # Q22 Henriquez/Hernandez, Venezuela 1-0
6/6/07FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 2 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q13 Henriquez/Hernandez Q20 21-19, 21-12 0:39