Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Otera Open
August 7 - 11, 2007
(19) Eiko Koizumi/Shinako Tanaka, Japan
 
Eiko Koizumi
Japan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 1, 1973 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Hyougo
Height: 171 cm (5'7")
Weight: 56 kg (123 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 63
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Phuket 2005)
Career FIVB WT Best: 9th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$48,500.00
Shinako Tanaka
Japan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 28, 1975 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Saitama
Height: 172 cm (5'8")
Weight: 63 kg (139 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 119
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Phuket 2005)
Career FIVB WT Best: 3rd (Ulsan 2018)
Career Winnings: US$69,625.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB55000000311210218 US$88,900.00
FIVB C&S2100000010000 US$8,100.00
Overall57100000321210218 US$97,000.00
Previous Kristiansand Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Q10 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 32 33rd 50 US$4,800.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2007 Marseille Open 17 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 26, Q10 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/26-30/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam Q11 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/19-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam Q9 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2007 Espinho Open 28, Q4 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Warsaw Open 25, Q6 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/30-6/3/2007 Seoul Open Q8 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Singapore Open Q8 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/2-6/2007 Shanghai Open Q4 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 11/1-5/2006 Thailand Open 22 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2006 Mexico Open Q1 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2006 Vitória Open 22 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 9/13-17/2006 Portugal Open 24, Q2 17th 120 US$3,000.00
Kristiansand Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/8/2007 Winner 1 Sara Montagnolli / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (14) Lost 20-22, 21-19, 14-16 0:58
Wed, 8/8/2007 Contender 1 Isabelle Forrer / Sarah Schmocker, Switzerland (30, Q11) Won 21-16, 14-21, 16-14 0:53
Thu, 8/9/2007 Contender 2 Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (20) Lost 18-21, 21-23 0:50
Head to Head Results
Koizumi/Tanaka trail the series against the field 18-25 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 12 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Tian/Wang, China 0-2
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 1 Koizumi/Tanaka 17 21-17, 21-11 0:43
6/1/06FIVBGreece Open Contender 1 Tian/Wang 4 Koizumi/Tanaka 20 21-13, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 4 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-2
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 5 Koizumi/Tanaka 28, Q12 21-15, 17-21, 15-9 0:46
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 4 Koizumi/Tanaka 29, Q11 21-16, 21-13 0:42
Trail the series against # 5 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 0-4
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool H Barros/Connelly 8 Koizumi/Tanaka 32 21-17, 21-13 0:38
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Barros/Connelly 7 Koizumi/Tanaka 26, Q10 26-24, 21-14 0:46
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Barros/Connelly 5 Koizumi/Tanaka 28, Q4 21-19, 21-16 0:38
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Barros/Connelly 6 Koizumi/Tanaka 27, Q8 21-14, 21-19 0:35
Trail the series against # 6 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 1 Glesnes/Maaseide 30, Q6 Koizumi/Tanaka 19 19-21, 21-14, 15-12 0:55
Trail the series against # 7 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-1
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Bede/Behar 2 Koizumi/Tanaka 18, Q2 21-17, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 9 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-3
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool H Hakedal/Torlen 41 Koizumi/Tanaka 32 21-13, 21-18 0:39
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 14 Koizumi/Tanaka 19 21-15, 13-21, 15-8 0:53
9/15/05FIVBIndonesia Open Winner 1 Koizumi/Tanaka 25 Hakedal/Torlen 8 21-17, 15-21, 15-12 1:06
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Contender 1 Hakedal/Torlen 13 Koizumi/Tanaka 29, Q11 21-16, 21-19 0:42
Trail the series against # 10 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 0-2
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Brink-Abeler/Jurich 10 Koizumi/Tanaka 26, Q10 21-16, 21-17 0:40
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 Koizumi/Tanaka 24, Q2 22-20, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # 11, Q1 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
5/11/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Salgado/Salgado 12, Q4 Koizumi/Tanaka 21, Q5 21-15, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 12 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-0
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Koizumi/Tanaka 21, Q5 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 12 21-12, 19-21, 15-12 0:48
Lead the series against # 13 Claasen/Roder, Germany 2-0
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Koizumi/Tanaka 17 Claasen/Roder 16, Q1 21-23, 21-18, 15-9 1:05
11/18/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 1 Koizumi/Tanaka 26, Q2 Claasen/Roder 25, Q1 21-14, 18-21, 15-11 0:50
Trail the series against # 14 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-3
8/8/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 14 Koizumi/Tanaka 19 22-20, 19-21, 16-14 0:58
6/20/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 28, Q8 Koizumi/Tanaka Q9 21-17, 21-15 0:47
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Koizumi/Tanaka 27, Q5 Montagnolli/Swoboda 22 21-16, 21-11 0:33
7/26/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 26, Q4 Koizumi/Tanaka Q13 21-19, 21-16 0:44
Lead the series against # 15 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-0
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 1 Koizumi/Tanaka 25, Q6 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 8 21-16, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 16 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Koizumi/Tanaka 18, Q2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15 21-11, 21-14 0:31
Series tied with # 20 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-1
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 20 Koizumi/Tanaka 19 21-18, 23-21 0:50
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 2 Koizumi/Tanaka 21, Q5 Nystrom/Nystrom 22 21-19, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # 23 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 3-0
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Koizumi/Tanaka 26, Q10 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 23 21-17, 21-15 0:39
6/8/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 3 Koizumi/Tanaka 25, Q6 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 15 21-17, 22-20 0:47
7/5/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 2 Koizumi/Tanaka 29, Q9 Schwaiger/Schwaiger Q8 21-15, 19-21, 15-7 0:48
Lead the series against # 24 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 1-0
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Koizumi/Tanaka 29, Q9 Moiseeva/Uryadova 4 21-19, 21-19 0:49
Trail the series against # 25, Q2 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-2
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 2 Gattelli/Perrotta 27, Q2 Koizumi/Tanaka 28, Q4 21-19, 21-19 0:46
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 1 Gattelli/Perrotta 22 Koizumi/Tanaka 27, Q8 16-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:57
Lead the series against # 26, Q7 Ilustre/Pascua, Philippines 2-0
6/12/07FIVBEspinho Open Qualifier 2 Koizumi/Tanaka 28, Q4 Ilustre/Pascua Q29 19-21, 21-16, 15-7 0:55
5/30/07FIVBSeoul Open Qualifier 1 Koizumi/Tanaka Q8 Ilustre/Pascua Q25 21-13, 21-15 0:41
Trail the series against # 27, Q3 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 0-2
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool G Kuhn/Schwer 10 Koizumi/Tanaka 26, Q2 21-14, 21-12 0:35
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Koizumi/Tanaka 26 21-11, 18-21, 15-9 0:49
Lead the series against # 30, Q11 Forrer/Schmocker, Switzerland 1-0
8/8/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 1 Koizumi/Tanaka 19 Forrer/Schmocker 30, Q11 21-16, 14-21, 16-14 0:53
Lead the series against # 31, Q12 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-0
12/29/05FIVB C&SPhuket Challenger Winner 3 Koizumi/Tanaka 2 Baburina/Osheyko 3 21-12, 21-19 0:34
Trail the series against Bede/Bednarczuk, Brazil 0-1
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Bede/Bednarczuk 18, Q12 Koizumi/Tanaka 17 21-11, 21-12 0:36
Lead the series against # Q8 Boulton/Johns, England 1-0
6/12/07FIVBEspinho Open Qualifier 3 Koizumi/Tanaka 28, Q4 Boulton/Johns Q20 21-12, 21-11 0:31
Lead the series against # Q14 Shmat/Stepanova, Russia 1-0
5/23/07FIVBSingapore Open Qualifier 2 Koizumi/Tanaka Q8 Shmat/Stepanova Q25 21-16, 21-19 0:39