Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Sanya Open Presented by Olympic Bay
October 26 - 31, 2009
(11) 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 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Katsuhiro Shiratori - 9th Kentaro Asahi - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/4-9/2009 Stare Jablonki Open Q9 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 7/28-8/2/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 19, Q19 17th 160 US$5,100.00
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
Sanya Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 10/28/2009 Winner 1 Gianluca Casadei / Andrea Tomatis, Italy (22, Q8) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:41
Wed, 10/28/2009 Winner 2 Peng Gao / Jian Li, China (27) Lost 13-21, 15-21 0:38
Thu, 10/29/2009 Contender 2 Brad Keenan / Nick Lucena, United States (12) Lost 18-21, 19-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Asahi/Shiratori trail the series against the field 4-11 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 7 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 3 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 # 7 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
Trail the series against # 9 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 4 Wu/Xu 3 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q13 21-18, 21-16 0:40
Trail the series against # 12 Keenan/Lucena, United States 0-1
10/29/09FIVBSanya Open Contender 2 Keenan/Lucena 12 Asahi/Shiratori 11 21-18, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against # 19 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 # 21, Q3 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 # 22, Q8 Casadei/Tomatis, Italy 1-0
10/28/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Asahi/Shiratori 11 Casadei/Tomatis 22, Q8 21-18, 21-17 0:41
Trail the series against # 25 Hupfer/Schroffenegger, Austria 0-1
8/5/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Qualifier 3 Hupfer/Schroffenegger 23, Q8 Asahi/Shiratori Q9 21-16, 13-21, 15-10 1:01
Trail the series against # 27 Gao/Li, China 0-1
10/28/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 2 Gao/Li 27 Asahi/Shiratori 11 21-13, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # 28, Q5 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