Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 1to1 Energy Open
June 15 - 19, 2005
(Q16) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Satoshi Watanabe - 41st
2002 Did not play Satoshi Watanabe - 25th
2003 Did not play Satoshi Watanabe - 33rd
2004 Did not play Satoshi Watanabe - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Croatia Open Q12 41st 12 US$0.00
FIVB 5/18-22/2005 China Open 29, Q13 25th 40 US$2,000.00
Switzerland Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/15/2005 Qualifier 1 Oliver Indra / Matthias Wachter, Liechtenstein (Q49) Won 21-9, 21-13 0:31
Wed, 6/15/2005 Qualifier 2 Riccardo Lione / Matteo Varnier, Italy (Q48) Lost 16-21, 23-25 0:42
Head to Head Results
Morikawa/Shiratori trail the series against the field 3-4 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 4 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 # 17 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 # 32, Q22 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 Coles/Croxford, Australia 1-0
6/8/05FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 1 Morikawa/Shiratori Q12 Coles/Croxford Q53 21-17, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # Q29 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 1-0
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Qualifier 2 Morikawa/Shiratori 29, Q13 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev Q20 12-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:56
Trail the series against # Q48 Lione/Varnier, Italy 0-1
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Lione/Varnier Q48 Morikawa/Shiratori Q16 21-16, 25-23 0:42
Lead the series against # Q49 Indra/Wachter, Liechtenstein 1-0
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 1 Morikawa/Shiratori Q16 Indra/Wachter Q49 21-9, 21-13 0:31