Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 Henkel Grand Chelem
July 26 - 30, 2006
(Q12) 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 Paris Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Satoshi Watanabe - 41st Kentaro Asahi - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/19-23/2006 St. Petersburg Open 24, Q5 25th 60 US$2,000.00
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
Paris Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/26/2006 Qualifier 2 Mykola Babich / Oleg Nikolaev, Ukraine (Q21) Lost 18-21, 12-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Asahi/Watanabe trail the series against the field 5-17 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 15 Series, 0 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 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 # 11 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 # 14 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 # 17 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-1
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 Asahi/Watanabe 44 21-19, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 19 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 # 25, Q1 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 # 26 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 # 27 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 # 30, Q13 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 # 31 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 # 32, Q28 Ferreira/Ferreira, Brazil 1-0
8/3/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Asahi/Watanabe Q6 Ferreira/Ferreira Q27 16-21, 21-17, 19-17 0:54
Trail the series against 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 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 # Q19 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 0-1
7/12/06FIVBCanada Open Qualifier 2 Gabathuler/Wenger 30, Q13 Asahi/Watanabe Q4 23-21, 15-21, 15-11 0:48
Trail the series against # Q21 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 0-2
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Babich/Nikolaev Q21 Asahi/Watanabe Q12 21-18, 21-12 0:38
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Qualifier 3 Babich/Nikolaev 29, Q19 Asahi/Watanabe Q3 21-18, 21-19 0:45
Trail the series against # Q22 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 # Q25 Brinkborg/Magnusson, Sweden 0-1
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Brinkborg/Magnusson Q25 Asahi/Watanabe Q8 18-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:53
Lead the series against # Q31 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