Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Corona Acapulco Open
October 25 - 29, 2005
(21, 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 Acapulco Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/19-23/2005 Brazil Open 24, Q5 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/31-9/4/2005 Greece Open 24, Q4 17th 80 US$3,000.00
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
Acapulco Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 10/25/2005 Qualifier 1 Salomon Sarfati / Israel Villalpando, Mexico (Q27) Won 21-13, 21-11 0:32
Tue, 10/25/2005 Qualifier 2 Emiel Boersma / Bram Ronnes, Netherlands (Q11) Won 23-21, 19-21, 19-17 0:57
Wed, 10/26/2005 Winner 1 Nikolas Berger / Clemens Doppler, Austria (12) Lost 21-19, 17-21, 17-19 1:02
Wed, 10/26/2005 Contender 1 Ahren Cadieux / Mark Heese, Canada (28, Q3) Lost 21-13, 19-21, 11-15 0:58
Head to Head Results
Asahi/Watanabe trail the series against the field 8-10 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 9 Series, 1 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 # 5 Gibb/Metzger, United States 0-1
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Gibb/Metzger 8 Asahi/Watanabe 24, Q5 22-20, 21-11 0:40
Lead the series against # 7, Q14 Lione/Varnier, Italy 1-0
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 2 Asahi/Watanabe 24, Q5 Lione/Varnier Q12 21-17, 21-15 0:33
Trail the series against # 12 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 1 Berger/Doppler 12 Asahi/Watanabe 21, Q6 19-21, 21-17, 19-17 1:02
Lead the series against # 13 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 1-0
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Asahi/Watanabe 24, Q5 Heyer/Laciga 9 21-19, 21-18 0:34
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 # 16 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 # 18, 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
Trail the series against # 20 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 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
10/21/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 23 Asahi/Watanabe 24, Q5 27-25, 14-21, 17-15 0:58
Trail the series against # 25, Q5 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 # 28, Q3 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 0-1
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 1 Cadieux/Heese 28, Q3 Asahi/Watanabe 21, Q6 13-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:58
Lead the series against # 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
Series tied with # Q10 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 # Q11 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
10/25/05FIVBAcapulco Open Qualifier 2 Asahi/Watanabe 21, Q6 Boersma/Ronnes Q11 23-21, 19-21, 19-17 0:57
Lead the series against # Q23 Darkuncoro/Salim, Indonesia 1-0
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 1 Asahi/Watanabe 24, Q5 Darkuncoro/Salim Q28 19-21, 21-15, 15-13 1:08
Lead the series against # Q27 Sarfati/Villalpando, Mexico 1-0
10/25/05FIVBAcapulco Open Qualifier 1 Asahi/Watanabe 21, Q6 Sarfati/Villalpando Q27 21-13, 21-11 0:32