Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
August 3 - 7, 2005
(Q6) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Did not play Kazuyuki Takao - 49th
2001 Did not play Katsuhiro Shiratori - 33rd
2002 Did not play Katsuhiro Shiratori - 25th
2003 Did not play Katsuhiro Shiratori - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/27-31/2005 France Grand Slam Q12 41st 18 US$0.00
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
Austria Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/3/2005 Qualifier 1 Jan Ferreira / Rogerio 'Para' Ferreira, Brazil (Q27) Won 16-21, 21-17, 19-17 0:54
Wed, 8/3/2005 Qualifier 2 Marcel Gscheidle / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (28, Q11) Lost 13-21, 11-21 0:31
Head to Head Results
Asahi/Watanabe trail the series against the field 8-11 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 11 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 8 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 # 13 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 # 14 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 # 17, Q1 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
Lead the series against # 18 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 1-0
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 1 Asahi/Watanabe 26, Q4 Horrem/Pettersen 10 23-21, 25-23 0:46
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
Trail the series against # 20 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 # 21 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
Trail the series against # 24 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 # 28, Q11 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 0-1
8/3/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gscheidle/Schnider 28, Q11 Asahi/Watanabe Q6 21-13, 21-11 0:31
Trail the series against # 29, Q12 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 0-1
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Dalhausser/Lucena 30, Q21 Asahi/Watanabe Q12 21-18, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 31, Q9 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 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-0
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Asahi/Watanabe 44 Klemperer/Koreng 21 21-17, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # Q14 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 # Q17 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 # Q22 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 # Q23 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 1 Asahi/Watanabe 44 Canet/Hamel 42 21-17, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # Q27 Ferreira/Ferreira, Brazil 1-0
8/3/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Asahi/Watanabe Q6 Ferreira/Ferreira Q27 16-21, 21-17, 19-17 0:54