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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 South Africa Open
November 23 - 27, 2005

(12, Q1) 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:

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 (49 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 Cape Town Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2004	Koichi Nishimura - 41st	Katsuhiro Shiratori - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/25-29/2005	Acapulco Open	21, Q6	25th	40	US$2,000.00
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

South Africa Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 11/23/2005	Qualifier 2	Paul Stevens / Ryan Wentzel, South Africa (Q16)	Won 21-15, 21-8	0:32
Thu, 11/24/2005	Pool E	Roman Arkaev / Dmitry Karasev, Russia (21)	Won 21-18, 21-17	0:43
Thu, 11/24/2005	Pool E	Stephane Canet / Gregory Gagliano, France (28, Q6)	Won 21-15, 21-17	0:39
Fri, 11/25/2005	Pool E	Riccardo Lione / Matteo Varnier, Italy (5)	Lost 14-21, 17-21	0:41
Fri, 11/25/2005	Winner 1	Andrea Raffaelli / Andrea Tomatis, Italy (32, Q8)	Won 21-15, 21-14	0:35
Fri, 11/25/2005	Winner 2	Benjamin Insfran / Harley Marques, Brazil (3)	Lost 18-21, 18-21	0:43

Head to Head Results
Asahi/Watanabe trail the series against the field 6-8 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 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 # 3 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-1
11/25/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 2	Insfran/Marques	3	Asahi/Watanabe	12, Q1	21-18, 21-18	0:43
Trail the series against # 4 Gibb/Metzger, United States 0-1
10/20/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Gibb/Metzger	8	Asahi/Watanabe	24, Q5	22-20, 21-11	0:40
Series tied with # 5 Lione/Varnier, Italy 1-1
11/25/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool E	Lione/Varnier	5	Asahi/Watanabe	12, Q1	21-14, 21-17	0:41
10/19/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Qualifier 2	Asahi/Watanabe	24, Q5	Lione/Varnier	Q12	21-17, 21-15	0:33
Trail the series against # 10 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
7/15/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 3	Kais/Vesik	12	Asahi/Watanabe	29, Q8	15-21, 21-14, 15-9	0:44
Lead the series against # 13 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
Trail the series against # 15 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
Trail the series against # 16 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
10/21/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	De Gruijter/Ronnes	23	Asahi/Watanabe	24, Q5	27-25, 14-21, 17-15	0:58
Trail the series against # 19 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 0-1
10/26/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Contender 1	Cadieux/Heese	28, Q3	Asahi/Watanabe	21, Q6	13-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:58
Lead the series against # 21 Arkaev/Karasev, Russia 1-0
11/24/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool E	Asahi/Watanabe	12, Q1	Arkaev/Karasev	21	21-18, 21-17	0:43
Lead the series against # 28, Q6 Canet/Gagliano, France 1-0
11/24/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool E	Asahi/Watanabe	12, Q1	Canet/Gagliano	28, Q6	21-15, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 32, Q8 Raffaelli/Tomatis, Italy 1-0
11/25/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 1	Asahi/Watanabe	12, Q1	Raffaelli/Tomatis	32, Q8	21-15, 21-14	0:35
Lead the series against # Q16 Stevens/Wentzel, South Africa 1-0
11/23/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Qualifier 2	Asahi/Watanabe	12, Q1	Stevens/Wentzel	Q16	21-15, 21-8	0:32