Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Adelaide Australia Open
March 25 - 30, 2008
(25, Q3) 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 Adelaide Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/5-9/2007 Stare Jablonki Open 13 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/29-9/2/2007 St. Petersburg Open 11 25th 60 US$2,000.00
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
Adelaide Australia Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 3/26/2008 Qualifier 2 Greg Lindsay / Russell Watson, New Zealand (Q35) Won 24-22, 21-12 0:45
Wed, 3/26/2008 Qualifier 3 Mykola Babich / Oleg Nikolaev, Ukraine (29, Q14) Lost 16-21, 19-21 0:43
Thu, 3/27/2008 Winner 1 Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (8) Lost 16-21, 11-21 0:35
Thu, 3/27/2008 Contender 1 Isaac Kapa / Brett Richardson, Australia (9) Won 25-27, 21-12, 15-10 1:01
Fri, 3/28/2008 Contender 2 Riccardo Lione / Matteo Varnier, Italy (23) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:41
Fri, 3/28/2008 Contender 3 Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (2) Lost 14-21, 12-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Asahi/Shiratori trail the series against the field 14-29 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 16 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-3
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 3 Dalhausser/Rogers 2 Asahi/Shiratori 25, Q3 21-14, 21-12 0:38
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 # 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 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 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-2
8/17/07FIVBAland Open Contender 4 Reckermann/Urbatzka 3 Asahi/Shiratori 15 21-17, 28-26 0:54
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 4 Reckermann/Urbatzka 5 Asahi/Shiratori 18 21-16, 21-9 0:29
Trail the series against # 6 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 # 7 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 # 8 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-3
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Nummerdor/Schuil 8 Asahi/Shiratori 25, Q3 21-16, 21-11 0:35
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 Kapa/Richardson, Australia 2-0
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 1 Asahi/Shiratori 25, Q3 Kapa/Richardson 9 25-27, 21-12, 15-10 1:01
7/11/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Asahi/Shiratori Q7 Kapa/Richardson Q26 21-16, 21-14 0:37
Trail the series against # 10 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 # 11 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 # 12 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 # 17 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-2
9/7/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Boersma/Ronnes 14 Asahi/Shiratori 13 21-18, 25-23 0:46
5/1/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 3 Boersma/Ronnes 29, Q11 Asahi/Shiratori Q6 21-11, 21-19 0:45
Series tied with # 20 Li/Zhou, China 1-1
8/10/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Li/Zhou 15 Asahi/Shiratori 17 21-16, 21-13 0:40
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 3 Asahi/Shiratori 18 Li/Zhou 23, Q2 21-18, 21-16 0:43
Lead the series against # 21, 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
Lead the series against # 23 Lione/Varnier, Italy 1-0
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 2 Asahi/Shiratori 25, Q3 Lione/Varnier 23 21-17, 21-17 0:41
Trail the series against # 24, Q5 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-2
9/6/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Lochhead/Pitman 20, Q2 Asahi/Shiratori 13 18-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:48
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 # 26, Q13 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 # 29, Q14 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 0-1
3/26/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Qualifier 3 Babich/Nikolaev 29, Q14 Asahi/Shiratori 25, Q3 21-16, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 30, Q11 Henriquez/Hernandez, Venezuela 1-0
6/6/07FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 2 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q13 Henriquez/Hernandez Q20 21-19, 21-12 0:39
Trail the series against # 31, Q9 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
Trail the series against # Q1 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
Trail the series against # Q4 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 0-1
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Deulofeu/Salvetti 22 Asahi/Shiratori 11 21-11, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # Q8 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 # Q12 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 # Q16 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 # Q35 Lindsay/Watson, New Zealand 1-0
3/26/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Qualifier 2 Asahi/Shiratori 25, Q3 Lindsay/Watson Q35 24-22, 21-12 0:45