Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 World Series 13
July 15 - 20, 2008
(18) 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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Satoshi Watanabe - 37th
2002 Did not play Satoshi Watanabe - 37th
2003 Koichi Nishimura - 41st Satoshi Watanabe - 25th
2006 Satoshi Watanabe - 33rd Koichi Nishimura - 7th
2007 Katsuhiro Shiratori - 4th Kentaro Asahi - 4th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/1-6/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 26, Q8 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/24-29/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 26, Q9 9th 320 US$8,000.00
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
Marseille Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/17/2008 Winner 1 Alexandr Dyachenko / Oleksiy Kulinich, Kazakhstan (15, Q3) Won 21-12, 19-21, 15-13 1:01
Thu, 7/17/2008 Winner 2 Harley Marques / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (2) Lost 11-21, 15-21 0:36
Fri, 7/18/2008 Contender 2 Eugenio Amore / Riccardo Lione, Italy (16) Won 21-18, 22-20 0:40
Fri, 7/18/2008 Contender 3 Joao Maciel / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (24, Q5) Lost 21-14, 15-21, 10-15 0:52
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 15-15 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 9 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 4 Wu/Xu 3 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q13 21-18, 21-16 0:40
Series tied with # 2 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 1-1
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Marques/Solberg 2 Asahi/Shiratori 18 21-11, 21-15 0:36
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 "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 # 6 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 # 7 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 # 8 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 # 9 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 # 10 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 0-1
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Deulofeu/Salvetti 22 Asahi/Shiratori 11 21-11, 21-14 0:37
Series tied with # 11 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
Trail the series against # 12 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 # 13 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 # 14 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 2-0
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q8 Berg/Brinkborg Q9 27-25, 21-13  
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q9 Berg/Brinkborg Q8 21-17, 21-14 0:41
Lead the series against # 15, Q3 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Kazakhstan 2-0
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Asahi/Shiratori 18 Dyachenko/Kulinich 15, Q3 21-12, 19-21, 15-13 1:01
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 # 16 Amore/Lione, Italy 1-0
7/18/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Asahi/Shiratori 18 Amore/Lione 16 21-18, 22-20 0:40
Trail the series against # 19 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 # 21 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 # 22 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 # 24, Q5 Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
7/18/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 3 Maciel/Schmidt 24, Q5 Asahi/Shiratori 18 14-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:52
Lead the series against # 25, Q2 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 # 27, Q1 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
6/6/07FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 3 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q13 Pedrosa/Rosas Q4 21-14, 21-10 0:38