Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 World Series 13
July 18 - 22, 2007
(18) 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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Satoshi Watanabe - 37th
2002 Did not play Satoshi Watanabe - 37th
2003 Koichi Nishimura - 41st Satoshi Watanabe - 25th
2006 Satoshi Watanabe - 33rd Koichi Nishimura - 7th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/10-15/2007 Berlin Grand Slam Q7 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open 18 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 28, Q9 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 29, Q12 25th 80 US$3,500.00
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
Marseille Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/19/2007 Winner 1 Martins Plavins / Aleksandrs Samoilovs, Latvia (15) Won 17-21, 26-24, 15-8 1:00
Thu, 7/19/2007 Winner 2 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (2) Won 19-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:58
Fri, 7/20/2007 Winner 3 Jian Li / Shun Zhou, China (23, Q2) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:43
Fri, 7/20/2007 Winner 4 Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (3) Lost 9-21, 17-21 0:36
Sat, 7/21/2007 Contender 6 Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack, Australia (8) Won 14-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:57
Sun, 7/22/2007 Semi-Finals Pedro Cunha / Franco Neto, Brazil (1) Lost 13-21, 21-19, 7-15 0:57
Sun, 7/22/2007 Bronze Medal Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (3) Lost 19-21, 15-21 0:50
Head to Head Results
Asahi/Shiratori lead the series against the field 13-11 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-1
7/22/07FIVBMarseille Open Semi-Finals Cunha/Neto 1 Asahi/Shiratori 18 21-13, 19-21, 15-7 0:57
Series tied with # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-1
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Asahi/Shiratori 18 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 19-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:58
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 7 Asahi/Shiratori 23, Q8 21-17, 21-16 0:47
Trail the series against # 3 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-3
7/22/07FIVBMarseille Open Bronze Medal Barsuk/Kolodinsky 3 Asahi/Shiratori 18 21-19, 21-15 0:50
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 4 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 3 Asahi/Shiratori 18 21-9, 21-17 0:36
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Barsuk/Kolodinsky 4 Asahi/Shiratori 29, Q12 21-16, 22-20 0:47
Lead the series against # 4 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 1-0
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 2 Asahi/Shiratori 18 Marques/Solberg 2 21-17, 18-21, 15-13 0:57
Trail the series against # 5 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 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
Trail the series against # 8 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-2
7/21/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 6 Asahi/Shiratori 18 Schacht/Slack 8 14-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:57
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 3 Schacht/Slack 7 Asahi/Shiratori 18 21-19, 21-14 0:43
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Winner 3 Schacht/Slack 18 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q13 21-19, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # 15 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 1-0
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Asahi/Shiratori 18 Plavins/Samoilovs 15 17-21, 26-24, 15-8 1:00
Lead the series against # 16 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 # 20 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 # 23, Q2 Li/Zhou, China 1-0
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 3 Asahi/Shiratori 18 Li/Zhou 23, Q2 21-18, 21-16 0:43
Lead the series against # 24 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
6/6/07FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 3 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q13 Pedrosa/Rosas Q4 21-14, 21-10 0:38
Trail the series against # 28 Ces/Ces, France 0-1
7/11/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Ces/Ces 31, Q10 Asahi/Shiratori Q7 21-16, 13-21, 15-10 0:54
Lead the series against # Q4 de Paula/Insfran, Brazil 1-0
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 1 Asahi/Shiratori 18 Insfran/de Paula 15 21-16, 19-21, 15-10 1:06
Lead the series against # Q5 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 # Q6 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 # Q11 Miramontes/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Asahi/Shiratori 28, Q9 Miramontes/Virgen Q24 21-17, 21-12 0:34
Lead the series against # Q18 Kapa/Richardson, Australia 1-0
7/11/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Asahi/Shiratori Q7 Kapa/Richardson Q26 21-16, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # Q20 Hakala/Kankaanpaa, Finland 1-0
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Qualifier 2 Asahi/Shiratori 23, Q8 Hakala/Kankaanpaa Q25 21-14, 21-14 0:33