Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Nissan Grand Slam
September 18 - 21, 2003
(Q23) 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 Carson Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Spain Open Q20 41st 10 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 8/19-24/2003 Greece Challenger 10 5th 36 US$1,500.00
FIVB 7/23-27/2003 Portugal Open Q21 41st 10 US$0.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2003 France Grand Slam Q28 41st 16 US$0.00
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
United States Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/18/2003 Qualifier 1 Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (29, Q10) Lost 17-21, 8-21 0:35
Head to Head Results
Asahi/Nishimura trail the series against the field 0-9 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 8 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 9 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 # 14 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
8/23/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Winner 2 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 1 Asahi/Nishimura 10 21-17, 21-15 0:43
Trail the series against # 16 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 # 29, Q10 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-2
9/18/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Kais/Vesik 29, Q10 Asahi/Nishimura Q23 21-17, 21-8 0:35
8/21/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Pool C Kais/Vesik 3 Asahi/Nishimura 10 21-11, 21-12 0:33
Trail the series against # 30, Q18 Backer/Boersma, Netherlands 0-1
7/24/03FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Backer/Boersma Q12 Asahi/Nishimura Q21 25-23, 12-21, 15-12 0:57
Trail the series against # Q20 Ces/Salvetti, France 0-1
9/4/03FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 2 Ces/Salvetti Q13 Asahi/Nishimura Q20 21-17, 21-18 0:46
Trail the series against # Q24 Gilbertsson/Svensson, Sweden 0-1
6/4/03FIVBHellas Open Qualifier 1 Gilbertsson/Svensson Q31 Asahi/Nishimura Q34 23-21, 21-13 0:44