FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$30,000 Greece Challenger
August 19 - 24, 2003
(10) 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 FIVB C&S Best: 5th (Athens 2003)
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 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 Athens Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
FIVB 9/4-8/2002 Spain Open Q35 41st 10 US$0.00
Greece Challenger Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 8/19/2003 Pool C Andreas Gortsianiouk / Panagiotis Mourtzios, Greece (15) Won 16-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:48
Wed, 8/20/2003 Pool C Nikolaos Giannakakos / Dimitrios Nerantzis, Greece (22) Won 21-14, 24-22 0:36
Thu, 8/21/2003 Pool C Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (3) Lost 11-21, 12-21 0:33
Fri, 8/22/2003 Winner 1 Kristians Marnics / Tomass Marnics, Latvia (20) Won 12-21, 21-19, 16-14 0:50
Sat, 8/23/2003 Winner 2 Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (1) Lost 17-21, 15-21 0:43
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 3-3 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 3 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
8/21/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Pool C Kais/Vesik 3 Asahi/Nishimura 10 21-11, 21-12 0:33
Trail the series against # 8 Gilbertsson/Svensson, Sweden 0-1
6/4/03FIVBHellas Open Qualifier 1 Gilbertsson/Svensson Q31 Asahi/Nishimura Q34 23-21, 21-13 0:44
Lead the series against # 15 Gortsianiouk/Mourtzios, Greece 1-0
8/19/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Pool C Asahi/Nishimura 10 Gortsianiouk/Mourtzios 15 16-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:48
Lead the series against # 20 Marnics/Marnics, Latvia 1-0
8/22/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Winner 1 Asahi/Nishimura 10 Marnics/Marnics 20 12-21, 21-19, 16-14 0:50
Lead the series against # 22 Giannakakos/Nerantzis, Greece 1-0
8/20/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Pool C Asahi/Nishimura 10 Giannakakos/Nerantzis 22 21-14, 24-22 0:36