Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Portugal Open
July 13 - 17, 2005
(29, Q8) 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 Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999 Did not play Kazuyuki Takao - 33rd
2000 Did not play Kazuyuki Takao - 49th
2001 Did not play Katsuhiro Shiratori - 17th
2002 Koichi Nishimura - 57th Katsuhiro Shiratori - 17th
2003 Koichi Nishimura - 41st Katsuhiro Shiratori - 25th
2004 Koichi Nishimura - 25th Katsuhiro Shiratori - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/6-10/2005 St. Petersburg Open 26, Q4 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2005 Norway Grand Slam 32, Q13 25th 56 US$3,250.00
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
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/13/2005 Qualifier 2 Dimitrios Nerantzis / Konstantinos Tampouratzis, Greece (Q40) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:34
Wed, 7/13/2005 Qualifier 3 John Garcia-Thompson / Javier Luna, Spain (Q9) Won 21-19, 23-21 0:42
Thu, 7/14/2005 Winner 1 Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (4) Lost 17-21, 10-21 0:33
Thu, 7/14/2005 Contender 1 Martin Engvik / Kjell Goranson, Norway (20, Q5) Won 21-15, 19-21, 23-21 1:02
Fri, 7/15/2005 Contender 2 Alexandr Dyachenko / Oleksiy Kulinich, Ukraine (30, Q20) Won 21-11, 21-18 0:35
Fri, 7/15/2005 Contender 3 Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (12) Lost 21-15, 14-21, 9-15 0:44
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 8-8 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 8 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Dieckmann/Reckermann 4 Asahi/Watanabe 29, Q8 21-17, 21-10 0:33
Trail the series against # 10 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-1
6/8/05FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 2 Brenha/Maia Q23 Asahi/Watanabe Q10 21-15, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 11 Conde/Salema, Argentina 0-1
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Conde/Salema 7 Asahi/Watanabe 26, Q4 21-17, 21-12 0:33
Trail the series against # 12 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
7/15/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 3 Kais/Vesik 12 Asahi/Watanabe 29, Q8 15-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:44
Trail the series against # 13 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 # 14 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-1
7/8/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Arkaev/Barsuk 9 Asahi/Watanabe 26, Q4 22-20, 13-21, 15-10 0:58
Lead the series against # 20, Q5 Engvik/Goranson, Norway 1-0
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Asahi/Watanabe 29, Q8 Engvik/Goranson 20, Q5 21-15, 19-21, 23-21 1:02
Lead the series against # 28, 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
Lead the series against # 30, Q20 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Ukraine 1-0
7/15/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Asahi/Watanabe 29, Q8 Dyachenko/Kulinich 30, Q20 21-11, 21-18 0:35
Trail the series against # Q1 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 # Q9 Garcia-Thompson/Luna, Spain 1-0
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Asahi/Watanabe 29, Q8 Garcia-Thompson/Luna Q9 21-19, 23-21 0:42
Lead the series against # Q14 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 # Q19 Amore/Fenili, Italy 1-0
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 3 Asahi/Watanabe 26, Q4 Amore/Fenili Q20 21-19, 25-27, 15-10 0:59
Lead the series against # Q31 Hiebert/Reader, Canada 1-0
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 2 Asahi/Watanabe 26, Q4 Hiebert/Reader Q36 21-16, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # Q40 Nerantzis/Tampouratzis, Greece 1-0
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Asahi/Watanabe 29, Q8 Nerantzis/Tampouratzis Q40 21-18, 21-18 0:34