Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Portugal Open
July 13 - 17, 2005
(Q13) 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 Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Takuya Noguchi - 49th Did not play
1998 Takuya Noguchi - 33rd Did not play
1999 Ko Ozaki - 33rd Did not play
2000 Ko Ozaki - 41st Did not play
2001 Did not play Satoshi Watanabe - 17th
2002 Did not play Satoshi Watanabe - 17th
2003 Did not play Satoshi Watanabe - 25th
2004 Did not play Satoshi Watanabe - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/6-10/2005 St. Petersburg Open Q7 33rd 20 US$0.00
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2005 Norway Grand Slam Q15 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 45 33rd 50 US$3,750.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open Q16 41st 12 US$0.00
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
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/13/2005 Qualifier 2 Alexandr Dyachenko / Oleksiy Kulinich, Ukraine (30, Q20) Lost 13-21, 21-18, 13-15 0:53
Head to Head Results
Morikawa/Shiratori trail the series against the field 2-7 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 7 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 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 # 8 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal, Cuba 0-1
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 8, Q2 Morikawa/Shiratori Q15 22-20, 21-15 0:43
Trail the series against # 9 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 0-1
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 3 Pedrosa/Rosas 28, Q10 Morikawa/Shiratori Q7 19-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:58
Trail the series against # 22 Xu/Xu, China 0-1
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Xu/Xu 20 Morikawa/Shiratori 45 21-18, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # 24, Q15 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 # 30, Q20 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Ukraine 0-1
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Dyachenko/Kulinich 30, Q20 Morikawa/Shiratori Q13 21-13, 18-21, 15-13 0:53
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
Trail the series against # Q14 Michalopoulos/Xenakis, Greece 0-1
6/8/05FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 2 Michalopoulos/Xenakis Q21 Morikawa/Shiratori Q12 21-18, 21-12 0:37
Trail the series against # Q25 Lione/Varnier, Italy 0-1
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Lione/Varnier Q48 Morikawa/Shiratori Q16 21-16, 25-23 0:42