Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
July 6 - 10, 2005
(26, 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 
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FIVB240000001145661 US$36,500.00
Previous St. Petersburg Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
St. Petersburg Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/6/2005 Qualifier 2 Brian Hiebert / Martin Reader, Canada (Q36) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:36
Wed, 7/6/2005 Qualifier 3 Eugenio Amore / Riccardo Fenili, Italy (Q20) Won 21-19, 25-27, 15-10 0:59
Thu, 7/7/2005 Winner 1 Martin Conde / Jose Salema, Argentina (7) Lost 17-21, 12-21 0:33
Thu, 7/7/2005 Contender 1 Iver Horrem / Bard-Inge Pettersen, Norway (10) Won 23-21, 25-23 0:46
Fri, 7/8/2005 Contender 2 Roman Arkaev / Dmitri Barsuk, Russia (9) Lost 20-22, 21-13, 10-15 0:58
Head to Head Results
Asahi/Watanabe lead the series against the field 8-5 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 5 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 # 7 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 # 9 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 # 10 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 # 12 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-1
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 Asahi/Watanabe 44 21-19, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # 14 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 # 16 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 # 21 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 # 27, Q9 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 # Q17 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
Lead the series against # Q20 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 # Q36 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 # Q39 Nowak/Parkitny, Poland 1-0
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 1 Asahi/Watanabe 29, Q15 Nowak/Parkitny Q50 21-16, 13-21, 15-13 0:44