Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 1to1 Energy Open
June 16 - 20, 2004
(Q11) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Koichi Nishimura - 57th Kentaro Asahi - 57th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/9-13/2004 Puerto Rico Open 20 13th 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/2-6/2004 Portugal Open 30, Q14 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/26-30/2004 Serbia and Montenegro Open 30, Q15 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/19-23/2004 China Open Q11 41st 12 US$0.00
FIVB 3/23-28/2004 South Africa Open Q16 41st 12 US$0.00
FIVB 3/16-21/2004 Brazil Open Q17 41st 12 US$0.00
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 44 37th 80 US$1,875.00
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam Q23 41st 18 US$0.00
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
Switzerland Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/16/2004 Qualifier 2 Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (Q22) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:42
Thu, 6/17/2004 Qualifier 3 Fabio Luiz Magalhaes / Paulo Emilio Silva, Brazil (24, Q6) Lost 11-21, 19-21 0:44
Head to Head Results
Asahi/Nishimura trail the series against the field 5-16 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 14 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
5/28/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Winner 1 Dieckmann/Reckermann 3 Asahi/Nishimura 30, Q15 23-21, 21-16 0:49
Trail the series against # 4 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-1
6/4/04FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 3 Asahi/Nishimura 30, Q14 21-11, 21-13 0:37
Trail the series against # 7 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 # 8 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool E Egger/Heyer 5 Asahi/Nishimura 44 21-17, 21-13 0:39
Trail the series against # 13 Holdren/Metzger, United States 0-1
6/12/04FIVBPuerto Rico Open Contender 3 Holdren/Metzger 6 Asahi/Nishimura 20 21-16, 21-9 0:34
Trail the series against # 14 Fonoimoana/Wong, United States 0-1
10/14/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool E Fonoimoana/Wong 20 Asahi/Nishimura 44 21-13, 21-18 0:44
Trail the series against # 15 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 0-1
6/4/04FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Alvarez/Rossell 14 Asahi/Nishimura 30, Q14 21-18, 23-21 0:44
Trail the series against # 17 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
6/11/04FIVBPuerto Rico Open Winner 1 Gartmayer/Nowotny 13 Asahi/Nishimura 20 21-13, 14-21, 15-12 0:52
Trail the series against # 19 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 # 20, Q2 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 # 24, Q6 Magalhaes/Silva, Brazil 0-1
6/17/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Magalhaes/Silva 24, Q6 Asahi/Nishimura Q11 21-11, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # 26, Q1 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
5/27/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Qualifier 3 Asahi/Nishimura 30, Q15 Canet/Hamel Q2 21-19, 21-14 0:40
Lead the series against # 29, Q19 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
6/3/04FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Asahi/Nishimura 30, Q14 Gosch/Strauss Q19 21-19, 21-15 0:43
Series tied with # 30, Q21 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin, Russia 1-1
5/27/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Qualifier 2 Asahi/Nishimura 30, Q15 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin Q18 21-10, 21-19 0:35
9/5/02FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 2 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin Q3 Asahi/Nishimura Q35 21-18, 21-16 0:49
Lead the series against # Q5 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-0
6/3/04FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Asahi/Nishimura 30, Q14 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson Q3 22-20, 21-16 0:41
Trail the series against # Q10 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 # Q15 Silva/Xisto, Angola 0-1
3/23/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Qualifier 1 Silva/Xisto Q17 Asahi/Nishimura Q16 21-19, 21-11 0:38
Trail the series against # Q17 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 # Q22 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
6/16/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Asahi/Nishimura Q11 Lochhead/Pitman Q22 21-17, 21-16 0:42