Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Athens INFOTE Open
August 31 - September 4, 2005
(24, Q4) 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 Athens Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB C&S 2003 Koichi Nishimura - 5th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/3-7/2005 Austria Grand Slam Q6 33rd 30 US$0.00
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
Greece Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/31/2005 Qualifier 2 Mathieu Daguerre / Gregory Gagliano, France (Q13) Won 21-14, 13-21, 15-13 0:44
Thu, 9/1/2005 Winner 1 Thanassis Michalopoulos / Emmanouil Xenakis, Greece (9) Lost 21-16, 22-24, 13-15 0:55
Thu, 9/1/2005 Contender 1 Martin Engvik / Kjell Goranson, Norway (25) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:38
Fri, 9/2/2005 Contender 2 Kristjan Kais / Martin Ruul, Estonia (23) Lost 15-21, 19-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Asahi/Watanabe lead the series against the field 10-9 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 8 Series, 1 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 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
Series tied with # 9 Michalopoulos/Xenakis, Greece 1-1
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 9 Asahi/Watanabe 24, Q4 16-21, 24-22, 15-13 0:55
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 # 10 Nerantzis/Tampouratzis, Greece 1-0
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Asahi/Watanabe 29, Q8 Nerantzis/Tampouratzis Q40 21-18, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 11 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 # 12, Q7 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 # 13 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 # 16 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 # 18 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 # 21 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 # 22 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 # 23 Kais/Ruul, Estonia 0-1
9/2/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 2 Kais/Ruul 23 Asahi/Watanabe 24, Q4 21-15, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # 25 Engvik/Goranson, Norway 2-0
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 1 Asahi/Watanabe 24, Q4 Engvik/Goranson 25 21-18, 21-16 0:38
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 # 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 # Q10 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 # Q13 Daguerre/Gagliano, France 1-0
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Qualifier 2 Asahi/Watanabe 24, Q4 Daguerre/Gagliano Q13 21-14, 13-21, 15-13 0:44
Lead the series against # Q15 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