Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 1to1 energy Grand Slam
June 21 - 25, 2006
(Q11) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Katsuhiro Shiratori - 41st
2002 Koichi Nishimura - 57th Katsuhiro Shiratori - 25th
2003 Did not play Katsuhiro Shiratori - 33rd
2004 Koichi Nishimura - 33rd Katsuhiro Shiratori - 17th
2005 Satoshi Watanabe - 25th Kentaro Asahi - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/14-18/2006 Portugal Open Q2 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 6/7-11/2006 Italian Open Q5 57th 6 US$0.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Croatia Open Q5 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2006 China Open 19, Q5 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 11/23-27/2005 South Africa Open 12, Q1 9th 140 US$5,250.00
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
Switzerland Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/21/2006 Qualifier 2 Fabio Galli / Andrea Raffaelli, Italy (Q22) Won 21-15, 21-11 0:32
Wed, 6/21/2006 Qualifier 3 Matt Fuerbringer / Casey Jennings, United States (32, Q38) Lost 8-21, 10-21 0:33
Head to Head Results
Asahi/Watanabe trail the series against the field 9-14 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 12 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 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
Trail the series against # 10 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
Series tied with # 12 Lione/Varnier, Italy 1-1
11/25/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool E Lione/Varnier 5 Asahi/Watanabe 12, Q1 21-14, 21-17 0:41
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 2 Asahi/Watanabe 24, Q5 Lione/Varnier Q12 21-17, 21-15 0:33
Trail the series against # 13 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Baracetti/Conde 13 Asahi/Watanabe 19, Q5 21-10, 17-21, 15-12 0:46
Trail the series against # 14 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 # 17 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-1
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Doppler/Gartmayer 14 Asahi/Watanabe 19, Q5 21-15, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 18 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-1
6/8/05FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 2 Brenha/Maia Q23 Asahi/Watanabe Q10 21-15, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 19 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 # 24 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 # 26 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 1-0
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Asahi/Watanabe 24, Q5 Heyer/Laciga 9 21-19, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 29 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 # 31, Q10 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 # 32, Q38 Fuerbringer/Jennings, United States 0-1
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Fuerbringer/Jennings 32, Q38 Asahi/Watanabe Q11 21-8, 21-10 0:33
Trail the series against Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-1
11/25/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 2 Insfran/Marques 3 Asahi/Watanabe 12, Q1 21-18, 21-18 0:43
Series tied with # Q13 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
Trail the series against # Q20 Nishimura/Shiratori, Japan 0-1
5/23/06FIVBChina Open Qualifier 3 Nishimura/Shiratori 28, Q12 Asahi/Watanabe 19, Q5 21-15, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # Q22 Galli/Raffaelli, Italy 2-0
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Asahi/Watanabe Q11 Galli/Raffaelli Q22 21-15, 21-11 0:32
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Asahi/Watanabe 29, Q15 Galli/Raffaelli Q18 21-15, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # Q23 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 # Q34 Thomas/Wardrop, Australia 1-0
6/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Asahi/Watanabe Q2 Thomas/Wardrop Q31 21-16, 21-9 0:34