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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 (50 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 (50 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 St. Petersburg Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
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

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$5,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$3,250.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	3	0	$27,750.00
Total	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	5	0	$36,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Kentaro Asahi												Satoshi Watanabe
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$5,387.50	World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$4,250.00
25	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	5	0	$21,175.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	$5,875.00
66	0	0	0	1	0	10	11	10	0	$57,125.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	70	0	0	0	0	0	6	10	16	0	$44,110.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$750.00	Challenger
97	0	0	0	1	1	12	15	16	0	$84,437.50	Total	91	0	0	0	0	0	6	10	21	0	$54,235.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2005	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	$13,750.00	12	10	54.5 %
Total	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	$13,750.00	12	10	54.5 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Kentaro Asahi													Satoshi Watanabe
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1996	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$500.00
											1997	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
											1999	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00
											2000	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	$0.00
											2001	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7	$5,000.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00	2002	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	4	$4,735.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	$2,687.50	2003	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	$5,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$750.00	2003	FIVB C&S
11	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	7	$5,000.00	2004	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	4	2	$14,500.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	$6,875.00	2005	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	$6,875.00
31	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	7	21	$15,312.50	Total	Total	62	0	0	0	0	0	4	6	15	37	$36,610.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	29	67.4%	6	14.0%	8	18.6%	35-8	81.4%	2	6.7%	6	20.0%	22	73.3%	2-28	6.7%	29-22	56.9%	8-14	36.4%	0	0	37-36	50.7%
2004-2005	21	65.6%	6	18.8%	5	15.6%	27-5	84.4%	2	10.0%	3	15.0%	15	75.0%	2-18	10.0%	21-15	58.3%	8-8	50.0%	0	0	29-23	55.8%
Against the Field	5	41.7%	3	25.0%	4	33.3%	8-4	66.7%	0	0.0%	2	22.2%	7	77.8%	0-9	0.0%	10-14	41.7%	6-12	33.3%	0	0	8-13	38.1%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
World Championships	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	7
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	22	9	2	1	0	0	2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	27
Total	0	0	26	14	2	1	0	0	3	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	37	36

Head to Head Results
Asahi/Watanabe lead the series against the field 8-5 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 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
Trail the series against # 7 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 # 9 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
Lead the series against # 10 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 # 12 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
Lead the series against # 14 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-0
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin 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
5/18/05	FIVB	China 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
6/15/05	FIVB	Switzerland 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
6/29/05	FIVB	Norway 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
6/29/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Asahi/Watanabe	32, Q13	Le Berre/Salvetti	Q29	21-17, 21-19	0:40
Lead the series against # Q20 Amore/Fenili, Italy 1-0
7/6/05	FIVB	St. 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
7/6/05	FIVB	St. 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
6/15/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 1	Asahi/Watanabe	29, Q15	Nowak/Parkitny	Q50	21-16, 13-21, 15-13	0:44