Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
August 29 - September 2, 2007
(11) 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 St. Petersburg Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Satoshi Watanabe - 17th Taichi Morikawa - 33rd
2006 Satoshi Watanabe - 25th Koichi Nishimura - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/15-19/2007 Aland Open 15 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2007 Kristiansand Open 17 17th 100 US$2,500.00
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 27 37th 40 US$3,400.00
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
St. Petersburg Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/30/2007 Winner 1 Guilherm Deulofeu / Yannick Salvetti, France (22) Lost 11-21, 14-21 0:37
Thu, 8/30/2007 Contender 1 Roman Arkaev / Alexander Kuzmichev, Russia (27) Lost 21-13, 17-21, 16-18 0:57
Head to Head Results
Asahi/Shiratori trail the series against the field 7-18 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 12 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 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
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
Lead the series against # 4, Q1 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 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
8/17/07FIVBAland Open Winner 3 Baracetti/Conde 7 Asahi/Shiratori 15 21-14, 21-7 0:33
Trail the series against # 6 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 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 # 8 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 # 9, Q12 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
Trail the series against # 13 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
5/1/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 3 Boersma/Ronnes 29, Q11 Asahi/Shiratori Q6 21-11, 21-19 0:45
Series tied with # 14 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 # 16 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-2
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 Asahi/Shiratori 17 26-24, 21-19 0:48
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E De Gruijter/Ronnes 21, Q3 Asahi/Shiratori 28, Q9 21-18, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 19 Amore/Bizzotto, Italy 1-0
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Asahi/Shiratori 15 Amore/Bizzotto 18, Q1 21-18, 12-21, 15-13 0:52
Trail the series against # 22 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 0-1
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Deulofeu/Salvetti 22 Asahi/Shiratori 11 21-11, 21-14 0:37
Trail the series against # 27 Arkaev/Kuzmichev, Russia 0-1
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 1 Arkaev/Kuzmichev 27 Asahi/Shiratori 11 13-21, 21-17, 18-16 0:57
Lead the series against # Q2 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 # Q3 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
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
Trail the series against # Q5 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