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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 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kumatmoto

Height:

199 cm (6'6")

Weight:

90 kg (198 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

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 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kyoto

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB C&S Athens 2003)

Career Winnings:

US$35,551.48

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	57	Money
FIVB	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	3	1	9	6	US$15,375.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,500.00
Overall	25	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	4	3	1	9	6	US$16,875.00

Previous Athens Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
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

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,875.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$3,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	$10,000.00
Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00
Total	25	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	4	0	$16,875.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Kentaro Asahi												Koichi Nishimura
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$5,387.50	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$937.50
25	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	5	0	$21,175.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	$7,200.00
66	0	0	0	1	0	10	11	10	0	$57,125.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	62	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	12	0	$24,400.00
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	18	0	0	0	0	0	9	4	2	0	$1,300.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$750.00	Challenger	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$1,550.00
97	0	0	0	1	1	12	15	16	0	$84,437.50	Total	97	0	0	0	0	3	10	8	18	0	$35,387.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2002	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00	1	6	14.3 %
2003	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$3,500.00	1	6	14.3 %
2003	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00	3	2	60.0 %
Total	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	$3,500.00	2	12	14.3 %
Total	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00	3	2	60.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Kentaro Asahi													Koichi Nishimura
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00	2002	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$1,750.00	2003	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$1,750.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$750.00	2003	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$750.00
11	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	9	$2,500.00	Total	Total	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	9	$2,500.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	2	50.0%	0	0.0%	2	50.0%	2-2	50.0%	1-2	33.3%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	3-2	60.0%
2002-2003	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	2	50.0%	0	0.0%	2	50.0%	2-2	50.0%	1-2	33.3%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	3-2	60.0%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	2	50.0%	0	0.0%	2	50.0%	2-2	50.0%	2-4	33.3%	4-0	100.0%	0	0	3-2	60.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
World Championships	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	3	9	12	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	23
Challenger	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
Total	0	3	9	15	2	7	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	34

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 3-3 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
8/23/03	FIVB C&S	Greece 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
8/21/03	FIVB C&S	Greece 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
6/4/03	FIVB	Hellas 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
8/19/03	FIVB C&S	Greece 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
8/22/03	FIVB C&S	Greece 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
8/20/03	FIVB C&S	Greece Challenger	Pool C	Asahi/Nishimura	10	Giannakakos/Nerantzis	22	21-14, 24-22	0:36