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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Smart Grand Slam
June 23 - 27, 2004

(Q15) 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:

Tournaments:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB C&S Athens 2003)

Career FIVB WT Best:

7th (Marseille 2006)

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 Berlin Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2002	Koichi Nishimura - 57th	Kentaro Asahi - 57th
2003	Koichi Nishimura - 25th	Kentaro Asahi - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/16-20/2004	Switzerland Open	Q11	33rd	18	US$0.00
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

Germany Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/23/2004	Qualifier 1	Ahren Cadieux / Rich VanHuizen, Canada (Q18)	Lost 12-21, 14-21	0:46

Head to Head Results
Asahi/Nishimura trail the series against the field 6-23 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 19 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
5/28/04	FIVB	Serbia 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
6/4/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Araujo/Insfran	3	Asahi/Nishimura	30, Q14	21-11, 21-13	0:37
Trail the series against # 5 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
6/27/03	FIVB	Germany 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
10/15/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool E	Egger/Heyer	5	Asahi/Nishimura	44	21-17, 21-13	0:39
Trail the series against # 10, Q2 Rogers/Scott, United States 0-2
5/28/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Contender 1	Rogers/Scott	14	Asahi/Nishimura	30, Q15	21-12, 21-16	0:37
6/27/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool B	Rogers/Scott	18	Asahi/Nishimura	31	21-12, 21-13	0:40
Trail the series against # 12 Fonoimoana/Wong, United States 0-1
10/14/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool E	Fonoimoana/Wong	20	Asahi/Nishimura	44	21-13, 21-18	0:44
Trail the series against # 15 Holdren/Metzger, United States 0-1
6/12/04	FIVB	Puerto Rico Open	Contender 3	Holdren/Metzger	6	Asahi/Nishimura	20	21-16, 21-9	0:34
Trail the series against # 16 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
6/11/04	FIVB	Puerto Rico Open	Winner 1	Gartmayer/Nowotny	13	Asahi/Nishimura	20	21-13, 14-21, 15-12	0:52
Trail the series against # 17, Q9 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-1
10/15/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool E	Arkaev/Barsuk	29	Asahi/Nishimura	44	21-18, 21-18	0:40
Trail the series against # 18 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-2
9/18/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Kais/Vesik	29, Q10	Asahi/Nishimura	Q23	21-17, 21-8	0:35
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 # 20 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 # 23 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 0-1
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool B	Berg/Dahl	15	Asahi/Nishimura	31	16-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:56
Trail the series against # 25, Q7 Magalhaes/Silva, Brazil 0-1
6/17/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Magalhaes/Silva	24, Q6	Asahi/Nishimura	Q11	21-11, 21-19	0:44
Trail the series against # 26 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 0-1
6/4/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 1	Alvarez/Rossell	14	Asahi/Nishimura	30, Q14	21-18, 23-21	0:44
Lead the series against # 28, Q4 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
5/27/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Qualifier 3	Asahi/Nishimura	30, Q15	Canet/Hamel	Q2	21-19, 21-14	0:40
Trail the series against Cunha/Ferreira, Brazil 0-1
3/16/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Qualifier 2	Cunha/Ferreira	21, Q16	Asahi/Nishimura	Q17	21-18, 21-15	0:41
Lead the series against # Q8 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-0
6/3/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Asahi/Nishimura	30, Q14	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	Q3	22-20, 21-16	0:41
Series tied with # Q10 Backer/Boersma, Netherlands 1-1
6/11/04	FIVB	Puerto Rico Open	Contender 2	Asahi/Nishimura	20	Backer/Boersma	19	21-17, 21-16	0:41
7/24/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Backer/Boersma	Q12	Asahi/Nishimura	Q21	25-23, 12-21, 15-12	0:57
Trail the series against # Q13 Ces/Salvetti, France 0-1
9/4/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 2	Ces/Salvetti	Q13	Asahi/Nishimura	Q20	21-17, 21-18	0:46
Trail the series against # Q18 Cadieux/VanHuizen, Canada 0-1
6/23/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Cadieux/VanHuizen	Q18	Asahi/Nishimura	Q15	21-12, 21-14	0:46
Trail the series against # Q19 Silva/Xisto, Angola 0-1
3/23/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Qualifier 1	Silva/Xisto	Q17	Asahi/Nishimura	Q16	21-19, 21-11	0:38
Lead the series against # Q20 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
6/3/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Asahi/Nishimura	30, Q14	Gosch/Strauss	Q19	21-19, 21-15	0:43
Trail the series against # Q21 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
Series tied with # Q23 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin, Russia 1-1
5/27/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Qualifier 2	Asahi/Nishimura	30, Q15	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	Q18	21-10, 21-19	0:35
9/5/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 2	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	Q3	Asahi/Nishimura	Q35	21-18, 21-16	0:49
Lead the series against # Q25 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
6/16/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Asahi/Nishimura	Q11	Lochhead/Pitman	Q22	21-17, 21-16	0:42