Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
July 19 - 23, 2006
(24, Q5) 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 St. Petersburg Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Satoshi Watanabe - 17th Kentaro Asahi - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open Q4 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2006 France Open Q3 33rd 30 US$0.00
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
St. Petersburg Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/19/2006 Qualifier 2 Andy Ces / Quentin Marion, France (Q28) Won 21-13, 21-16 0:33
Wed, 7/19/2006 Qualifier 3 Kresimir Peric / Tomislav Steinocher, Croatia (Q12) Won 21-14, 21-15 0:34
Thu, 7/20/2006 Winner 1 Roman Arkaev / Dmitri Barsuk, Russia (9) Lost 19-21, 19-21 0:44
Thu, 7/20/2006 Contender 1 Dmitriy Vorobyev / Pavel Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan (25, Q6) Lost 21-19, 12-21, 11-15 0:55
Head to Head Results
Asahi/Watanabe trail the series against the field 6-13 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 11 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, Q1 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
Trail the series against # 7 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 # 8 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 # 9 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-2
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Arkaev/Barsuk 9 Asahi/Watanabe 24, Q5 21-19, 21-19 0:44
7/8/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Arkaev/Barsuk 9 Asahi/Watanabe 26, Q4 22-20, 13-21, 15-10 0:58
Trail the series against # 11 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 # 12 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
Lead the series against # 13 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
Lead the series against # 15 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 # 16 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
Series tied with # 19 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 # 25, Q6 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 0-1
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 1 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev 25, Q6 Asahi/Watanabe 24, Q5 19-21, 21-12, 15-11 0:55
Trail the series against # 27 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 # Q4 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 # Q12 Peric/Steinocher, Croatia 1-0
7/19/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 3 Asahi/Watanabe 24, Q5 Peric/Steinocher Q12 21-14, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # Q13 Kolar/Tichy, Czech Republic 0-1
5/31/06FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 2 Kolar/Tichy 30, Q37 Asahi/Watanabe Q5 14-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:50
Lead the series against # Q28 Ces/Marion, France 1-0
7/19/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 2 Asahi/Watanabe 24, Q5 Ces/Marion Q28 21-13, 21-16 0:33