Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 GE Money Bank Mazury Open
June 3 - 8, 2008
(23, Q2) 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 Stare Jablonki Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Satoshi Watanabe - 41st Taichi Morikawa - 57th
2007 Katsuhiro Shiratori - 17th Kentaro Asahi - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/27-6/1/2008 Barcelona Open 18 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Zagreb Open Q4 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open Q6 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 4/28-5/3/2008 China Shanghai Open 17 25th 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 25, Q3 13th 180 US$3,900.00
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
Stare Jablonki Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/4/2008 Qualifier 2 Sebastian Dollinger / Thomas Kaczmarek, Germany (Q34) Won 22-20, 17-21, 15-12 0:58
Wed, 6/4/2008 Qualifier 3 Felix Blauel / Alexander Huber, Austria (Q18) Won 21-18, 21-12 0:40
Thu, 6/5/2008 Winner 1 Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (10) Lost 19-21, 21-16, 13-15 1:03
Thu, 6/5/2008 Contender 1 Kjell Goranson / Vegard Hoidalen, Norway (26, Q6) Lost 32-34, 21-19, 12-15 1:16
Head to Head Results
Asahi/Shiratori trail the series against the field 17-19 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 11 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-0
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Asahi/Shiratori 15 Klemperer/Koreng 2 21-16, 18-21, 15-11 0:59
Lead the series against # 3 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 # 4 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 # 5 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 # 6 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 # 8 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 # 10 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-1
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 10 Asahi/Shiratori 23, Q2 21-19, 16-21, 15-13 1:03
Series tied with # 11 Lione/Varnier, Italy 1-1
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 16 Asahi/Shiratori 17 21-9, 21-15 0:35
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 2 Asahi/Shiratori 25, Q3 Lione/Varnier 23 21-17, 21-17 0:41
Trail the series against # 13 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
Trail the series against # 15 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-1
5/30/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 17 Asahi/Shiratori 18 21-19, 21-10 0:44
Series tied with # 18 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
Lead the series against # 19, Q4 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 # 21, 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
Lead the series against # 22 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 1-0
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Asahi/Shiratori 18 Dugrip/Gagliano 15 21-19, 17-21, 15-13 0:57
Trail the series against # 24 Matysik/Uhmann, Germany 0-1
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Matysik/Uhmann 31, Q25 Asahi/Shiratori 28, Q9 21-16, 19-21, 15-10 0:55
Trail the series against # 26, Q6 Goranson/Hoidalen, Norway 0-1
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 1 Goranson/Hoidalen 26, Q6 Asahi/Shiratori 23, Q2 34-32, 19-21, 15-12 1:16
Trail the series against # 29 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 # 30 Henriquez/Hernandez, Venezuela 1-0
6/6/07FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 2 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q13 Henriquez/Hernandez Q20 21-19, 21-12 0:39
Lead the series against # 31, Q10 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 # Q3 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 # Q7 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 # Q15 Kapa/Richardson, Australia 3-0
5/14/08FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 2 Asahi/Shiratori Q6 Kapa/Richardson Q27 21-9, 21-13 0:36
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
Series tied with # Q18 Blauel/Huber, Austria 1-1
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Qualifier 3 Asahi/Shiratori 23, Q2 Blauel/Huber Q18 21-18, 21-12 0:40
5/23/07FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 2 Blauel/Huber Q28 Asahi/Shiratori Q5 22-20, 27-25 0:47
Lead the series against # Q33 Goldschmidt/Rorich, South Africa 1-0
5/21/08FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 2 Asahi/Shiratori Q4 Goldschmidt/Rorich Q36 21-17, 21-11 0:38
Lead the series against # Q34 Dollinger/Kaczmarek, Germany 1-0
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Qualifier 2 Asahi/Shiratori 23, Q2 Dollinger/Kaczmarek Q34 22-20, 17-21, 15-12 0:58