Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 ConocoPhillips Grand Slam
June 29 - July 3, 2005
(32, Q13) Kentaro Asahi/Satoshi Watanabe, 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
Satoshi Watanabe
Japan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 1, 1975 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Gumma
Height: 192 cm (6'4")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 91
Career Best: 9th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$54,235.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB240000001145661 US$36,500.00
Previous Stavanger Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999 Did not play Kazuyuki Takao - 57th
2001 Did not play Katsuhiro Shiratori - 17th
2002 Did not play Katsuhiro Shiratori - 25th
2003 Did not play Katsuhiro Shiratori - 25th
2004 Koichi Nishimura - 33rd Katsuhiro Shiratori - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 44 25th 100 US$5,500.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open 29, Q15 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Croatia Open Q10 41st 12 US$0.00
FIVB 5/18-22/2005 China Open Q8 33rd 20 US$0.00
Norway Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/29/2005 Qualifier 1 Thanassis Michalopoulos / Emmanouil Xenakis, Greece (Q20) Won 28-26, 15-21, 15-9 0:56
Wed, 6/29/2005 Qualifier 2 Christophe Le Berre / Yannick Salvetti, France (Q29) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:40
Thu, 6/30/2005 Winner 1 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (1) Lost 16-21, 16-21 0:38
Thu, 6/30/2005 Contender 1 Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack, Australia (16) Lost 21-19, 31-33, 10-15 1:12
Head to Head Results
Asahi/Watanabe trail the series against the field 5-7 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 7 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 1 Asahi/Watanabe 32, Q13 21-16, 21-16 0:38
Trail the series against # 7 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-1
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 4 Asahi/Watanabe 29, Q15 21-11, 21-19 0:33
Trail the series against # 9 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-1
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 Asahi/Watanabe 44 21-19, 21-14 0:38
Trail the series against # 16 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 1 Schacht/Slack 16 Asahi/Watanabe 32, Q13 19-21, 33-31, 15-10 1:12
Trail the series against # 19 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 0-1
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 2 Leinemann/VanHuizen 28 Asahi/Watanabe 44 21-15, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 24, Q6 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-0
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Asahi/Watanabe 44 Klemperer/Koreng 21 21-17, 21-18 0:42
Trail the series against # 26, Q5 Boersma/Kogel, Netherlands 0-1
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Qualifier 3 Boersma/Kogel 18, Q9 Asahi/Watanabe Q8 21-16, 23-21 0:37
Lead the series against # 29, Q3 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-0
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Asahi/Watanabe 29, Q15 Hernandez/Papaleo Q2 29-27, 21-17 0:46
Trail the series against # Q12 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-1
6/8/05FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 2 Brenha/Maia Q23 Asahi/Watanabe Q10 21-15, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # Q18 Galli/Raffaelli, Italy 1-0
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Asahi/Watanabe 29, Q15 Galli/Raffaelli Q18 21-15, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # Q20 Michalopoulos/Xenakis, Greece 1-0
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Asahi/Watanabe 32, Q13 Michalopoulos/Xenakis Q20 28-26, 15-21, 15-9 0:56
Lead the series against # Q29 Le Berre/Salvetti, France 1-0
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Asahi/Watanabe 32, Q13 Le Berre/Salvetti Q29 21-17, 21-19 0:40