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US$380,000 Shanghai Open presented by City Beach
May 3 - 8, 2010

(Q14) Kentaro Asahi/Katsuhiro Shiratori, Japan

Kentaro Asahi
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 19, 1975 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kumatmoto

Height:

199 cm (6'6")

Weight:

90 kg (198 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB Marseille 2007)

Career Winnings:

US$84,437.50

Katsuhiro Shiratori
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 29, 1976 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Saitama

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

87 kg (191 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

140

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB Boracay 2019)

Career Winnings:

US$110,317.68

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	44	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	2	10	1	7	10	1	5	US$115,500.00

Previous Shanghai Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - 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
2009	Katsuhiro Shiratori - 9th	Kentaro Asahi - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/20-25/2010	Brasilia Open	24	17th	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	10/26-31/2009	Sanya Open	11	17th	120	US$2,800.00
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

Shanghai Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 5/4/2010	Qualifier 2	Robin Miedzybrodzki / Gregg Weaver, England (Q19)	Won 21-19, 21-16	0:52
Tue, 5/4/2010	Qualifier 3	Karl Jaani / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (27, Q3)	Lost 21-15, 17-21, 14-16	0:47

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,400.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	3	0	$35,600.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	26	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	2	7	4	0	$76,500.00
Total	44	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	2	11	7	0	$115,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Kentaro Asahi												Katsuhiro Shiratori
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$5,387.50	World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,075.00
25	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	5	0	$21,175.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	33	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	7	0	$24,000.00
66	0	0	0	1	0	10	11	10	0	$57,125.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	84	0	0	0	1	1	12	15	19	0	$78,285.00
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	16	0	0	1	0	5	3	1	2	0	$2,700.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$750.00	Challenger
97	0	0	0	1	1	12	15	16	0	$84,437.50	Total	140	0	0	1	1	6	17	21	28	0	$110,060.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2006	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,000.00	2	2	50.0 %
2007	FIVB	14	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	3	3	4	$50,900.00	23	30	43.4 %
2008	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	2	4	$32,500.00	23	24	48.9 %
2009	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	2	$20,800.00	9	12	42.9 %
2010	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$2,800.00	2	3	40.0 %
Total	FIVB	36	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	2	10	5	11	$110,000.00	59	71	45.4 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Kentaro Asahi													Katsuhiro Shiratori
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1999	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2001	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7	$5,000.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00	2002	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	4	$4,735.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	$2,687.50	2003	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	$5,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$750.00	2003	FIVB C&S
11	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	7	$5,000.00	2004	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	5	1	$15,500.00
14	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	4	5	$15,750.00	2005	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	$4,875.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	8	$4,000.00	2006	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	2	5	$11,200.00
14	0	0	0	1	0	3	3	3	4	$25,450.00	2007	FIVB	14	0	0	0	1	0	3	3	3	4	$25,450.00
13	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	2	4	$16,250.00	2008	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	2	4	$16,250.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	2	$10,400.00	2009	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	2	$10,400.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$1,400.00	2010	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$1,400.00
85	0	0	0	1	1	12	14	14	43	$81,687.50	Total	Total	99	0	0	0	1	1	13	17	22	45	$99,810.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	37	62.7%	12	20.3%	10	16.9%	49-10	83.1%	17	18.9%	13	14.4%	60	66.7%	17-73	18.9%	37-60	38.1%	29-23	55.8%	0	1	66-84	44.0%
2009-2010	10	76.9%	1	7.7%	2	15.4%	11-2	84.6%	5	20.8%	3	12.5%	16	66.7%	5-19	20.8%	10-16	38.5%	6-5	54.5%	0	1	16-22	42.1%
Against the Field	2	25.0%	2	25.0%	4	50.0%	4-4	50.0%	6	17.1%	6	17.1%	23	65.7%	6-29	17.1%	4-44	8.3%	16-20	44.4%	0	1	10-33	23.3%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6
World Championships	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	14	8	6	15	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	28
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	18	8	0	0	0	0	15	19	0	1	0	1	0	0	44	47
Total	0	0	32	16	7	23	0	0	16	25	0	1	0	1	0	0	66	84

Head to Head Results
Asahi/Shiratori trail the series against the field 8-22 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 11 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-5
7/30/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool C	Dalhausser/Rogers	3	Asahi/Shiratori	19, Q19	21-11, 21-13	0:38
6/28/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Asahi/Shiratori	26, Q9	21-14, 21-17	0:41
3/28/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Contender 3	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	Asahi/Shiratori	25, Q3	21-14, 21-12	0:38
6/28/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool E	Dalhausser/Rogers	5	Asahi/Shiratori	28, Q9	21-17, 21-18	0:42
10/25/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Winner 1	Dalhausser/Rogers	5	Asahi/Shiratori	28, Q8	21-18, 18-21, 15-12	1:01
Series tied with # 5 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 1-1
7/17/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 2	Marques/Solberg	2	Asahi/Shiratori	18	21-11, 21-15	0:36
7/5/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Winner 2	Asahi/Shiratori	18	Marques/Solberg	2	21-17, 18-21, 15-13	0:57
Lead the series against # 6 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-0
8/16/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 2	Asahi/Shiratori	15	Klemperer/Koreng	2	21-16, 18-21, 15-11	0:59
Trail the series against # 8 Bellaguarda/Laciga, Switzerland 0-2
4/23/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 2	Bellaguarda/Laciga	10	Asahi/Shiratori	24	21-15, 21-15	0:35
7/16/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Bellaguarda/Laciga	19, Q7	Asahi/Shiratori	14	21-19, 21-10	0:39
Trail the series against # 9 Gao/Li, China 0-1
10/28/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 2	Gao/Li	27	Asahi/Shiratori	11	21-13, 21-15	0:38
Trail the series against # 10 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
6/8/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 4	Wu/Xu	3	Asahi/Shiratori	26, Q13	21-18, 21-16	0:40
Series tied with # 11 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 1-1
7/30/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool C	Heuscher/Heyer	14	Asahi/Shiratori	19, Q19	21-17, 21-13	0:42
6/7/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Winner 1	Asahi/Shiratori	26, Q13	Heuscher/Heyer	7	12-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:50
Trail the series against # 15 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-2
4/22/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 1	Gibb/Rosenthal	9	Asahi/Shiratori	24	21-19, 21-18	0:41
8/14/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool F	Gibb/Rosenthal	7	Asahi/Shiratori	19	21-15, 19-21, 18-16	0:55
Trail the series against # 17 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-2
5/1/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	18	Asahi/Shiratori	15	21-16, 21-17	0:42
6/5/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	10	Asahi/Shiratori	23, Q2	21-19, 16-21, 15-13	1:03
Trail the series against # 18 Ces/Ces, France 0-1
7/11/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Ces/Ces	31, Q10	Asahi/Shiratori	Q7	21-16, 13-21, 15-10	0:54
Trail the series against # 21 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-1
5/30/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 2	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	17	Asahi/Shiratori	18	21-19, 21-10	0:44
Lead the series against # 26, Q2 Lario/Mesa, Spain 1-0
7/29/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Asahi/Shiratori	19, Q19	Lario/Mesa	Q3	23-21, 25-23	0:53
Trail the series against # 27, Q3 Jaani/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
5/4/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Qualifier 3	Jaani/Vesik	27, Q3	Asahi/Shiratori	Q14	15-21, 21-17, 16-14	0:47
Lead the series against # 31, Q17 Biza/Kufa, Czech Republic 1-0
7/16/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Asahi/Shiratori	14	Biza/Kufa	30	18-21, 25-23, 15-10	1:01
Trail the series against # Q1 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-3
6/11/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Lochhead/Pitman	22, Q7	Asahi/Shiratori	Q10	21-19, 21-17	0:40
9/6/07	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 1	Lochhead/Pitman	20, Q2	Asahi/Shiratori	13	18-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:48
7/26/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool P	Lochhead/Pitman	46	Asahi/Shiratori	27	17-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:53
Lead the series against # Q7 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
7/31/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool C	Asahi/Shiratori	19, Q19	Hoyer/Soderberg	30	13-21, 21-19, 15-8	0:58
Trail the series against # Q13 Hupfer/Schroffenegger, Austria 0-1
8/5/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Qualifier 3	Hupfer/Schroffenegger	23, Q8	Asahi/Shiratori	Q9	21-16, 13-21, 15-10	1:01
Lead the series against # Q16 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
5/1/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Asahi/Shiratori	15	Hernandez/Villafane	16	19-21, 21-17, 15-7	0:52
Lead the series against # Q19 Miedzybrodzki/Weaver, England 1-0
5/4/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Qualifier 2	Asahi/Shiratori	Q14	Miedzybrodzki/Weaver	Q19	21-19, 21-16	0:52