Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 ConocoPhillips Grand Slam Stavanger 2010
June 29 - July 4, 2010
(Q14) 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 Stavanger Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Satoshi Watanabe - 17th
2002 Did not play Satoshi Watanabe - 25th
2003 Did not play Satoshi Watanabe - 25th
2004 Koichi Nishimura - 33rd Satoshi Watanabe - 25th
2005 Satoshi Watanabe - 25th Taichi Morikawa - 33rd
2006 Satoshi Watanabe - 41st Koichi Nishimura - 41st
2007 Katsuhiro Shiratori - 25th Kentaro Asahi - 25th
2008 Katsuhiro Shiratori - 9th Kentaro Asahi - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/15-21/2010 Prague Open 25, Q12 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2010 Moscow Grand Slam Q13 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 5/18-23/2010 Rome Grand Slam 28, Q15 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 5/3-8/2010 Shanghai Open Q14 33rd 30 US$0.00
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
Stavanger Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/30/2010 Qualifier 1 Igor Hernandez / Jesus Villafane, Venezuela (Q19) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Asahi/Shiratori trail the series against the field 10-27 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 13 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 3 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool N Gavira/Herrera 5 Asahi/Shiratori 28, Q15 21-12, 23-21 0:36
Trail the series against # 4 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 4 Wu/Xu 3 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q13 21-18, 21-16 0:40
Series tied with # 6 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 1-1
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Marques/Solberg 2 Asahi/Shiratori 18 21-11, 21-15 0:36
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 2 Asahi/Shiratori 18 Marques/Solberg 2 21-17, 18-21, 15-13 0:57
Trail the series against # 8 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-3
6/17/10FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 8 Asahi/Shiratori 25, Q12 21-19, 21-17 0:41
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 # 11 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 # 12 Jennings/Keenan, United States 0-1
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool N Jennings/Keenan 21 Asahi/Shiratori 28, Q15 21-17, 20-22, 15-9 0:48
Trail the series against # 14 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-2
4/22/10FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 9 Asahi/Shiratori 24 21-19, 21-18 0:41
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 # 19 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 0-1
6/17/10FIVBPrague Open Contender 1 Benes/Kubala 9 Asahi/Shiratori 25, Q12 21-19, 25-23 0:43
Trail the series against # 21 "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 # 22, Q2 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 # 23 Jaani/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
5/4/10FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 3 Jaani/Vesik 27, Q3 Asahi/Shiratori Q14 15-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:47
Series tied with # 24 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 # 27 Bellaguarda/Laciga, Switzerland 0-3
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool N Bellaguarda/Laciga 12 Asahi/Shiratori 28, Q15 By Forfeit  
4/23/10FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 2 Bellaguarda/Laciga 10 Asahi/Shiratori 24 21-15, 21-15 0:35
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Bellaguarda/Laciga 19, Q7 Asahi/Shiratori 14 21-19, 21-10 0:39
Lead the series against # 28, Q9 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 # Q1 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 # Q5 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 # Q10 Gabathuler/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
4/22/10FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 1 Asahi/Shiratori 24 Gabathuler/Schnider 25, Q4 21-13, 24-22 0:41
Trail the series against # Q19 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-2
6/30/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Hernandez/Villafane Q19 Asahi/Shiratori Q14 21-17, 21-16 0:38
6/9/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Hernandez/Villafane Q20 Asahi/Shiratori Q13 22-20, 22-20 0:46
5/1/09FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Asahi/Shiratori 15 Hernandez/Villafane 16 19-21, 21-17, 15-7 0:52
Lead the series against # Q20 Miramontes/Virgen, Mexico 3-0
6/16/10FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 2 Asahi/Shiratori 25, Q12 Miramontes/Virgen Q21 21-17, 23-21 0:46
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