Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$540,000 World Series 13 Grand Slam
July 16 - 20, 2003
(Q28) Kentaro Asahi/Koichi Nishimura, 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
Koichi Nishimura
Japan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 30, 1973 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Kyoto
Height: 175 cm (5'9")
Weight: 68 kg (150 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 97
Career Best: 5th (FIVB C&S Athens 2003)
Career FIVB WT Best: 7th (Marseille 2006)
Career Winnings: US$35,551.48
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533374157Money
FIVB2400000001043196 US$15,375.00
FIVB C&S100001000000000 US$1,500.00
Overall2500001001043196 US$16,875.00
Previous Marseille Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/25-29/2003 Germany Grand Slam 31 25th 60 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open Q34 57th 4 US$0.00
FIVB 9/4-8/2002 Spain Open Q35 41st 10 US$0.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2002 Spain Open 57th 4 US$0.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2002 Portugal Open 57th 4 US$0.00
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/16/2003 Qualifier 1 Dmitry Karasev / Pavel Zaitsev, Russia (Q5) Lost 19-21, 21-14, 13-15 0:49
Head to Head Results
Asahi/Nishimura trail the series against the field 0-4 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 5 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool B Laciga/Laciga 2 Asahi/Nishimura 31 24-22, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 14 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 0-1
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool B Berg/Dahl 15 Asahi/Nishimura 31 16-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:56
Trail the series against # 19 Rogers/Scott, United States 0-1
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool B Rogers/Scott 18 Asahi/Nishimura 31 21-12, 21-13 0:40
Trail the series against # Q5 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 0-1
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Karasev/Zaitsev Q5 Asahi/Nishimura Q28 21-19, 14-21, 15-13 0:49