Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam Presented by Volksbank
July 28 - August 2, 2009
(19, Q19) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Satoshi Watanabe - 33rd
2002 Did not play Satoshi Watanabe - 25th
2003 Did not play Satoshi Watanabe - 41st
2005 Satoshi Watanabe - 33rd Did not play
2006 Did not play Koichi Nishimura - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/21-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam 18 33rd 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 7/14-19/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 14 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 4/29-5/3/2009 Shanghai Open 15 9th 240 US$6,000.00
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
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/29/2009 Qualifier 1 Sebastian Dollinger / Thomas Kaczmarek, Germany (Q14) Won 17-21, 21-19, 15-11 1:03
Wed, 7/29/2009 Qualifier 2 Inocencio Lario / Raul Mesa, Spain (Q3) Won 23-21, 25-23 0:53
Thu, 7/30/2009 Pool C Patrick Heuscher / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (14) Lost 17-21, 13-21 0:42
Thu, 7/30/2009 Pool C Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (3) Lost 11-21, 13-21 0:38
Fri, 7/31/2009 Pool C Anders Lund Hoyer / Bo Soderberg, Denmark (30) Won 13-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:58
Fri, 7/31/2009 Winner 1 Benjamin Insfran / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (7) Lost 19-21, 11-21 0:45
Head to Head Results
Asahi/Shiratori trail the series against the field 10-34 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 16 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-5
7/30/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Dalhausser/Rogers 3 Asahi/Shiratori 19, Q19 21-11, 21-13 0:38
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 # 5 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-2
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Rego/Santos 3 Asahi/Shiratori 14 21-19, 21-10 0:35
7/4/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Rego/Santos 2 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q8 21-13, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # 6 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 # 7 Insfran/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
7/31/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Insfran/Solberg 7 Asahi/Shiratori 19, Q19 21-19, 21-11 0:45
Trail the series against # 8 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
Trail the series against # 11 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 # 12, Q1 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 # 13 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
Series tied with # 14 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 1-1
7/30/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Heuscher/Heyer 14 Asahi/Shiratori 19, Q19 21-17, 21-13 0:42
6/7/07FIVBZagreb Open Winner 1 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q13 Heuscher/Heyer 7 12-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:50
Trail the series against # 15 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 # 16 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
8/14/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool F Gibb/Rosenthal 7 Asahi/Shiratori 19 21-15, 19-21, 18-16 0:55
Trail the series against # 17, Q2 "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 # 18 Bellaguarda/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Bellaguarda/Laciga 19, Q7 Asahi/Shiratori 14 21-19, 21-10 0:39
Trail the series against # 20 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
Trail the series against # 22 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 # 24 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
Trail the series against # 27, Q9 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 # 30 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
7/31/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Asahi/Shiratori 19, Q19 Hoyer/Soderberg 30 13-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:58
Trail the series against Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 0-2
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Maciel/Schmidt 8, Q1 Asahi/Shiratori 14 21-12, 22-24, 15-12 0:57
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 # Q3 Lario/Mesa, Spain 1-0
7/29/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Asahi/Shiratori 19, Q19 Lario/Mesa Q3 23-21, 25-23 0:53
Lead the series against # Q14 Dollinger/Kaczmarek, Germany 2-0
7/29/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Asahi/Shiratori 19, Q19 Dollinger/Kaczmarek Q14 17-21, 21-19, 15-11 1:03
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 # Q16 Biza/Kufa, Czech Republic 1-0
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Asahi/Shiratori 14 Biza/Kufa 30 18-21, 25-23, 15-10 1:01
Lead the series against # Q20 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 # Q24 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