Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 ConocoPhillips Grand Slam
June 24 - 29, 2008
(26, Q9) 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 Stavanger Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Satoshi Watanabe - 17th
2002 Did not play Satoshi Watanabe - 25th
2003 Did not play Satoshi Watanabe - 25th
2004 Koichi Nishimura - 33rd Satoshi Watanabe - 25th
2005 Satoshi Watanabe - 25th Taichi Morikawa - 33rd
2006 Satoshi Watanabe - 41st Koichi Nishimura - 41st
2007 Katsuhiro Shiratori - 25th Kentaro Asahi - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/17-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam Q9 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/10-15/2008 Berlin Grand Slam Q10 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/3-8/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 23, Q2 25th 60 US$1,800.00
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
Stavanger Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/25/2008 Qualifier 1 Ronny Berntsen / Kim Hellum, Norway (Q24) Won 21-12, 21-15 0:36
Wed, 6/25/2008 Qualifier 2 Bjorn Berg / Hannes Brinkborg, Sweden (Q8) Won 21-17, 21-14 0:41
Thu, 6/26/2008 Pool G Matt Fuerbringer / Casey Jennings, United States (7) Lost 21-19, 14-21, 11-15 1:01
Thu, 6/26/2008 Pool G Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (10) Won 13-21, 21-19, 15-5 0:55
Fri, 6/27/2008 Pool G Adrian Gavira / Inocencio Lario, Spain (23) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:40
Sat, 6/28/2008 Winner 1 Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (9) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:44
Sat, 6/28/2008 Winner 2 Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (1) Lost 14-21, 17-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Asahi/Shiratori trail the series against the field 16-33 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 17 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-4
6/28/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q9 21-14, 21-17 0:41
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 # 2 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Asahi/Shiratori 18 19-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:59
Trail the series against # 3 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 # 4 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
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
Lead the series against # 6 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 # 7 Fuerbringer/Jennings, United States 0-1
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool G Fuerbringer/Jennings 7 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q9 19-21, 21-14, 15-11 1:01
Trail the series against # 8 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 # 9 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
6/28/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q9 Kjemperud/Skarlund 9 21-19, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # 10 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool G Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q9 Horrem/Maaseide 10 13-21, 21-19, 15-5 0:55
Trail the series against # 12 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 # 13 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
Trail the series against # 14, Q11 Metzger/Williams, United States 0-1
5/14/08FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 3 Metzger/Williams 17, Q11 Asahi/Shiratori Q6 21-13, 21-11 0:39
Series tied with # 17 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 # 18 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 # 19 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 # 20 "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
Trail the series against # 21 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 # 23 Gavira/Lario, Spain 1-0
6/27/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool G Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q9 Gavira/Lario 23 21-17, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # 25, Q7 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 # 27, Q12 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
Series tied with # Q2 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 1-1
6/18/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 31, Q8 Asahi/Shiratori Q9 21-14, 14-21, 15-9 0:52
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Asahi/Shiratori 18 Plavins/Samoilovs 15 17-21, 26-24, 15-8 1:00
Series tied with # Q3 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
Trail the series against # Q5 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 # Q6 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-3
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Lochhead/Pitman 22, Q7 Asahi/Shiratori Q10 21-19, 21-17 0:40
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 # Q8 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 1-0
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q9 Berg/Brinkborg Q8 21-17, 21-14 0:41
Trail the series against # Q10 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
Lead the series against # Q13 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 # Q16 Miramontes/Virgen, Mexico 2-0
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Asahi/Shiratori Q10 Miramontes/Virgen Q23 21-19, 19-21, 15-13 0:56
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Asahi/Shiratori 28, Q9 Miramontes/Virgen Q24 21-17, 21-12 0:34
Lead the series against # Q17 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Kazakhstan 1-0
6/18/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Asahi/Shiratori Q9 Dyachenko/Kulinich Q24 17-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:53
Lead the series against # Q24 Berntsen/Hellum, Norway 1-0
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q9 Berntsen/Hellum Q24 21-12, 21-15 0:36