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July 24 - 29, 2007
(27) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Satoshi Watanabe - 41st
2002 Koichi Nishimura - 57th Satoshi Watanabe - 25th
2003 Did not play Satoshi Watanabe - 33rd
2004 Koichi Nishimura - 33rd Satoshi Watanabe - 17th
2005 Satoshi Watanabe - 25th Taichi Morikawa - 41st
2006 Satoshi Watanabe - 33rd Koichi Nishimura - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/18-22/2007 Marseille Open 18 4th 420 US$12,000.00
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
Gstaad World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/24/2007 Pool P Joao Brenha / Miguel Maia, Portugal (22) Lost 13-21, 18-21 0:42
Wed, 7/25/2007 Pool P Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (3) Lost 20-22, 13-21 0:40
Thu, 7/26/2007 Pool P Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (46) Lost 21-17, 14-21, 13-15 0:53
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Did not play Satoshi Watanabe - 33rd
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Koichi Nishimura - 37th Satoshi Watanabe - 33rd
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Satoshi Watanabe - 25th Taichi Morikawa - 33rd
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 27 37th 40 US$3,400.00
Head to Head Results
Asahi/Shiratori trail the series against the field 8-21 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 13 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 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
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-2
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool P Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Asahi/Shiratori 27 22-20, 21-13 0:40
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 # 4 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-2
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Dalhausser/Rogers 5 Asahi/Shiratori 28, Q9 21-17, 21-18 0:42
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 # 6 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 # 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
Lead the series against # 8 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 # 9 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 # 11 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 # 15 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-1
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 4 Reckermann/Urbatzka 5 Asahi/Shiratori 18 21-16, 21-9 0:29
Trail the series against # 16 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
Trail the series against # 19 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-2
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Kais/Vesik 12 Asahi/Shiratori 28, Q9 21-16, 21-18 0:39
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Kais/Vesik 13 Asahi/Shiratori 29, Q12 21-18, 21-17 0:43
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
Series tied with # 22 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-1
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool P Brenha/Maia 22 Asahi/Shiratori 27 21-13, 21-18 0:42
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Asahi/Shiratori 23, Q8 Brenha/Maia 10 22-20, 25-23 0:51
Trail the series against # 23 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E De Gruijter/Ronnes 21, Q3 Asahi/Shiratori 28, Q9 21-18, 21-19 0:42
Trail the series against # 28 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 # 32 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 # 33 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 # 34 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
Trail the series against # 46 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-1
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool P Lochhead/Pitman 46 Asahi/Shiratori 27 17-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:53