Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 VIP Open
June 8 - 12, 2005
(Q12) Taichi Morikawa/Katsuhiro Shiratori, Japan
 
Taichi Morikawa
Japan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 25, 1975 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Kanagawa (Yokohama)
Height: 190 cm (6'4")
Weight: 76 kg (167 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 82
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB C&S Cagliari 1999)
Career FIVB WT Best: 25th (6 times)
Career Winnings: US$11,175.00
Katsuhiro Shiratori
Japan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 29, 1976 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Saitama
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 20
Tournaments: 140
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB Boracay 2019)
Career Winnings: US$110,317.68
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB90000000001341 US$5,750.00
Previous Zagreb Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/18-22/2005 China Open 29, Q13 25th 40 US$2,000.00
Croatia Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/8/2005 Qualifier 1 Richard Coles / Michael Croxford, Australia (Q53) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:34
Wed, 6/8/2005 Qualifier 2 Thanassis Michalopoulos / Emmanouil Xenakis, Greece (Q21) Lost 18-21, 12-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Morikawa/Shiratori trail the series against the field 1-3 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 5 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-1
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Insfran/Marques 4 Morikawa/Shiratori 29, Q13 21-14, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 23 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Contender 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 Morikawa/Shiratori 29, Q13 17-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:48
Trail the series against # Q21 Michalopoulos/Xenakis, Greece 0-1
6/8/05FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 2 Michalopoulos/Xenakis Q21 Morikawa/Shiratori Q12 21-18, 21-12 0:37
Lead the series against # Q53 Coles/Croxford, Australia 1-0
6/8/05FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 1 Morikawa/Shiratori Q12 Coles/Croxford Q53 21-17, 21-16 0:34