Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Moscow Grand Slam
June 7 - 12, 2012
(Q18) 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 Moscow Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Katsuhiro Shiratori - 17th Kentaro Asahi - 17th
2009 Katsuhiro Shiratori - 17th Kentaro Asahi - 17th
2010 Katsuhiro Shiratori - 41st Kentaro Asahi - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/22-27/2012 Prague Open Q22 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/8-13/2012 Beijing Grand Slam Q27 41st 24 US$0.00
Moscow Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/8/2012 Qualifier 1 Sam Boehm / Isaac Kapa, Australia (Q15) Won 15-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:47
Fri, 6/8/2012 Qualifier 2 Sebastian Dollinger / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (19, Q2) Lost 23-25, 16-21 0:36
Head to Head Results
Asahi/Shiratori trail the series against the field 3-15 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 10 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 # 5 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
Trail the series against # 8 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 # 14 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 # 16 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 # 18 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 # 19, Q2 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 0-1
6/8/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Dollinger/Windscheif 19, Q2 Asahi/Shiratori Q18 25-23, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 23 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 # 27, Q3 Laciga/Weingart, Switzerland 0-1
5/9/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Laciga/Weingart Q6 Asahi/Shiratori Q27 21-15, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 29, Q13 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 # Q4 "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 # Q10 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 # Q15 Boehm/Kapa, Australia 1-0
6/8/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Asahi/Shiratori Q18 Boehm/Kapa Q15 15-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:47