Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 China Sanya Open presented by Olympic Gardens
November 11 - 15, 2008
(13) 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 Sanya Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/9-22/2008 Beijing XXIX Olympic Games 19 9th 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2008 Marseille Open 18 13th 180 US$3,900.00
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
Sanya Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 11/12/2008 Winner 1 Michal Litva / Peter Varga, Slovakia (20, Q5) Won 17-21, 21-15, 17-15 0:56
Wed, 11/12/2008 Winner 2 Adrian Gavira / Raul Mesa, Spain (4) Won 16-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:49
Thu, 11/13/2008 Winner 3 Pedro Cunha / Roberto Pitta, Brazil (5) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:44
Thu, 11/13/2008 Contender 4 Jialu Li / Linyin Xu, China (9) Lost 15-21, 21-16, 8-15 1:00
Head to Head Results
Asahi/Shiratori trail the series against the field 3-4 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 4 Gavira/Mesa, Spain 1-0
11/12/08FIVBSanya Open Winner 2 Asahi/Shiratori 13 Gavira/Mesa 4 16-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:49
Trail the series against # 5 Cunha/Pitta, Brazil 0-1
11/13/08FIVBSanya Open Winner 3 Cunha/Pitta 5 Asahi/Shiratori 13 21-16, 21-18 0:44
Trail the series against # 9 Li/Xu, China 0-1
11/13/08FIVBSanya Open Contender 4 Li/Xu 9 Asahi/Shiratori 13 21-15, 16-21, 15-8 1:00
Trail the series against # 11 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
Lead the series against # 18 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
Lead the series against # 20, Q5 Litva/Varga, Slovakia 1-0
11/12/08FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Asahi/Shiratori 13 Litva/Varga 20, Q5 17-21, 21-15, 17-15 0:56