Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 ConocoPhillips Open
June 30 - July 4, 2004
(Q12) 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 Stavanger Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/23-27/2004 Germany Grand Slam Q15 41st 20 US$0.00
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
Norway Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/30/2004 Qualifier 2 Nelson Brizida / Jose Pedrosa, Portugal (Q21) Won 21-15, 21-19 0:38
Thu, 7/1/2004 Qualifier 3 Katsuhiro Shiratori / Satoshi Watanabe, Japan (24, Q5) Lost 13-21, 18-21 0:42
Head to Head Results
Asahi/Nishimura trail the series against the field 6-21 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 17 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 5 Rogers/Scott, United States 0-2
5/28/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Contender 1 Rogers/Scott 14 Asahi/Nishimura 30, Q15 21-12, 21-16 0:37
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool B Rogers/Scott 18 Asahi/Nishimura 31 21-12, 21-13 0:40
Trail the series against # 8 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 # 9 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 # 14 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 # 18, Q6 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-1
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool E Arkaev/Barsuk 29 Asahi/Nishimura 44 21-18, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # 19 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 # 20 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 # 22, Q1 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
Lead the series against # 23, Q2 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
Trail the series against # 24, Q5 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 0-1
7/1/04FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Shiratori/Watanabe 24, Q5 Asahi/Nishimura Q12 21-13, 21-18 0:42
Trail the series against # 27 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
Series tied with # 28, Q7 Backer/Boersma, Netherlands 1-1
6/11/04FIVBPuerto Rico Open Contender 2 Asahi/Nishimura 20 Backer/Boersma 19 21-17, 21-16 0:41
7/24/03FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Backer/Boersma Q12 Asahi/Nishimura Q21 25-23, 12-21, 15-12 0:57
Trail the series against # 30, Q13 Cadieux/VanHuizen, Canada 0-1
6/23/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Cadieux/VanHuizen Q18 Asahi/Nishimura Q15 21-12, 21-14 0:46
Trail the series against Cunha/Ferreira, Brazil 0-1
3/16/04FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 2 Cunha/Ferreira 21, Q16 Asahi/Nishimura Q17 21-18, 21-15 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 # Q14 Silva/Xisto, Angola 0-1
3/23/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Qualifier 1 Silva/Xisto Q17 Asahi/Nishimura Q16 21-19, 21-11 0:38
Lead the series against # Q15 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
6/3/04FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Asahi/Nishimura 30, Q14 Gosch/Strauss Q19 21-19, 21-15 0:43
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
Series tied with # Q19 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 # Q20 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
6/16/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Asahi/Nishimura Q11 Lochhead/Pitman Q22 21-17, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # Q21 Brizida/Pedrosa, Portugal 1-0
6/30/04FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 2 Asahi/Nishimura Q12 Brizida/Pedrosa Q21 21-15, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against # Q26 Aoki/Kirihara, Japan 0-1
5/19/04FIVBChina Open Qualifier 1 Aoki/Kirihara Q22 Asahi/Nishimura Q11 21-10, 21-13 0:33