Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 China Shanghai Open
April 29 - May 3, 2009
(15) 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 Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Satoshi Watanabe - 33rd Taichi Morikawa - 25th
2006 Satoshi Watanabe - 17th Koichi Nishimura - 25th
2007 Katsuhiro Shiratori - 33rd Kentaro Asahi - 33rd
2008 Katsuhiro Shiratori - 25th Kentaro Asahi - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 11/11-15/2008 Sanya Open 13 9th 240 US$5,500.00
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
Shanghai Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 5/1/2009 Winner 1 Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (18) Lost 16-21, 17-21 0:42
Fri, 5/1/2009 Contender 1 Sam Boehm / Christopher McHugh, Australia (31, Q12) Won 21-15, 17-21, 15-8 0:48
Fri, 5/1/2009 Contender 2 Igor Hernandez / Jesus Villafane, Venezuela (16) Won 19-21, 21-17, 15-7 0:52
Sat, 5/2/2009 Contender 3 Penggen Wu / Rui Yin, China (23) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:36
Sat, 5/2/2009 Contender 4 Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (6) Lost 21-17, 21-23, 15-17 1:04
Head to Head Results
Asahi/Shiratori trail the series against the field 11-14 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 6 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-3
8/16/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Winner 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 4 Asahi/Shiratori 19 23-21, 21-15 0:47
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 # 5 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 # 6 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-4
5/2/09FIVBShanghai Open Contender 4 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 6 Asahi/Shiratori 15 17-21, 23-21, 17-15 1:04
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 # 10 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 # 13 "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
Lead the series against # 16 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
5/1/09FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Asahi/Shiratori 15 Hernandez/Villafane 16 19-21, 21-17, 15-7 0:52
Lead the series against # 17 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
Trail the series against # 18 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-2
5/1/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 18 Asahi/Shiratori 15 21-16, 21-17 0:42
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 # 23 Wu/Yin, China 1-0
5/2/09FIVBShanghai Open Contender 3 Asahi/Shiratori 15 Wu/Yin 23 21-15, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # 25 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
Lead the series against # 27, Q13 Arkaev/Likholetov, Russia 1-0
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q8 Arkaev/Likholetov 10 19-21, 25-23, 15-10 0:57
Lead the series against # 31, Q12 Boehm/McHugh, Australia 1-0
5/1/09FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Asahi/Shiratori 15 Boehm/McHugh 31, Q12 21-15, 17-21, 15-8 0:48
Lead the series against # Q4 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
Series tied with # Q7 Koshkarev/Prokopiev, Russia 1-1
5/21/08FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 3 Koshkarev/Prokopiev 30, Q13 Asahi/Shiratori Q4 21-17, 11-21, 15-11 0:51
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Asahi/Shiratori 29, Q12 Koshkarev/Prokopiev Q21 21-18, 23-25, 15-10 0:58