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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 Beach Volleyball Paris-Ile de France Grand Slam
July 27 - 31, 2005

(Q12) 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:

Tournaments:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$54,235.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	5	6	6	1	US$36,500.00

Previous Paris Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/20-24/2005	Poland Open	Q9	41st	12	US$0.00
FIVB	7/13-17/2005	Portugal Open	29, Q8	13th	120	US$4,500.00
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

France Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/27/2005	Qualifier 1	Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena, United States (30, Q21)	Lost 18-21, 19-21	0:39

Head to Head Results
Asahi/Watanabe trail the series against the field 8-10 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 9 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Araujo/Magalhaes	1	Asahi/Watanabe	32, Q13	21-16, 21-16	0:38
Lead the series against # 10 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 1	Asahi/Watanabe	44	Canet/Hamel	42	21-17, 21-14	0:37
Trail the series against # 11 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-1
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	4	Asahi/Watanabe	29, Q15	21-11, 21-19	0:33
Trail the series against # 13 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
7/15/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 3	Kais/Vesik	12	Asahi/Watanabe	29, Q8	15-21, 21-14, 15-9	0:44
Lead the series against # 17 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 1-0
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 1	Asahi/Watanabe	26, Q4	Horrem/Pettersen	10	23-21, 25-23	0:46
Trail the series against # 18 Conde/Salema, Argentina 0-1
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 1	Conde/Salema	7	Asahi/Watanabe	26, Q4	21-17, 21-12	0:33
Trail the series against # 20, Q3 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 1	Schacht/Slack	16	Asahi/Watanabe	32, Q13	19-21, 33-31, 15-10	1:12
Trail the series against # 21 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-1
7/8/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 2	Arkaev/Barsuk	9	Asahi/Watanabe	26, Q4	22-20, 13-21, 15-10	0:58
Trail the series against # 24 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 0-1
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 2	Leinemann/VanHuizen	28	Asahi/Watanabe	44	21-15, 21-14	0:37
Trail the series against # 27 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-1
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 2	Kjemperud/Skarlund	12	Asahi/Watanabe	44	21-19, 21-14	0:38
Trail the series against # 30, Q21 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 0-1
7/27/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Dalhausser/Lucena	30, Q21	Asahi/Watanabe	Q12	21-18, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 31, Q27 Michalopoulos/Xenakis, Greece 1-0
6/29/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Asahi/Watanabe	32, Q13	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	Q20	28-26, 15-21, 15-9	0:56
Series tied with # 32 Le Berre/Salvetti, France 1-1
7/20/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Qualifier 2	Le Berre/Salvetti	28, Q41	Asahi/Watanabe	Q9	21-17, 21-18	0:36
6/29/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Asahi/Watanabe	32, Q13	Le Berre/Salvetti	Q29	21-17, 21-19	0:40
Lead the series against # Q14 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-0
6/15/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Asahi/Watanabe	29, Q15	Hernandez/Papaleo	Q2	29-27, 21-17	0:46
Lead the series against # Q15 Engvik/Goranson, Norway 1-0
7/14/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 1	Asahi/Watanabe	29, Q8	Engvik/Goranson	20, Q5	21-15, 19-21, 23-21	1:02
Lead the series against # Q23 Galli/Raffaelli, Italy 1-0
6/15/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Asahi/Watanabe	29, Q15	Galli/Raffaelli	Q18	21-15, 21-15	0:39
Lead the series against # Q24 Garcia-Thompson/Luna, Spain 1-0
7/13/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Asahi/Watanabe	29, Q8	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	Q9	21-19, 23-21	0:42