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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 le World Series 13
July 5 - 9, 2006

(Q3) 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 Marseille Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	Did not play	Shoji Setoyama - 57th
1999	Did not play	Kazuyuki Takao - 57th
2000	Did not play	Kazuyuki Takao - 57th
2001	Did not play	Katsuhiro Shiratori - 37th
2002	Did not play	Katsuhiro Shiratori - 37th
2003	Koichi Nishimura - 41st	Katsuhiro Shiratori - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2006	Norway Grand Slam	Q8	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2006	Switzerland Grand Slam	Q11	33rd	40	US$0.00
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

France Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/5/2006	Qualifier 2	Daniele Desiderio / Giuseppe Patriarca, Italy (Q30)	Won 21-11, 21-10	0:32
Wed, 7/5/2006	Qualifier 3	Mykola Babich / Oleg Nikolaev, Ukraine (29, Q19)	Lost 18-21, 19-21	0:45

Head to Head Results
Asahi/Watanabe trail the series against the field 6-10 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 10 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 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 # 5 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
Trail the series against # 6 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 # 7 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
Lead the series against # 10 Daguerre/Gagliano, France 1-0
8/31/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Qualifier 2	Asahi/Watanabe	24, Q4	Daguerre/Gagliano	Q13	21-14, 13-21, 15-13	0:44
Lead the series against # 14 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 1-0
10/20/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Asahi/Watanabe	24, Q5	Heyer/Laciga	9	21-19, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # 16 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 # 21 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-1
6/8/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Qualifier 2	Brenha/Maia	Q23	Asahi/Watanabe	Q10	21-15, 21-18	0:39
Trail the series against # 23 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
Trail the series against # 24, Q1 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 # 26, Q7 Nishimura/Shiratori, Japan 0-1
5/23/06	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 3	Nishimura/Shiratori	28, Q12	Asahi/Watanabe	19, Q5	21-15, 21-17	0:34
Trail the series against # 29, Q19 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 0-1
7/5/06	FIVB	France Open	Qualifier 3	Babich/Nikolaev	29, Q19	Asahi/Watanabe	Q3	21-18, 21-19	0:45
Trail the series against 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 # Q21 Kolar/Tichy, Czech Republic 0-1
5/31/06	FIVB	Croatia Open	Qualifier 2	Kolar/Tichy	30, Q37	Asahi/Watanabe	Q5	14-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:50
Lead the series against # Q26 Thomas/Wardrop, Australia 1-0
6/14/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Asahi/Watanabe	Q2	Thomas/Wardrop	Q31	21-16, 21-9	0:34
Lead the series against # Q30 Desiderio/Patriarca, Italy 1-0
7/5/06	FIVB	France Open	Qualifier 2	Asahi/Watanabe	Q3	Desiderio/Patriarca	Q30	21-11, 21-10	0:32