Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 Beach Volleyball Paris-Ile de France Grand Slam
July 27 - 31, 2005
(Q26) 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 Paris Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/20-24/2005 Poland Open Q18 57th 4 US$0.00
FIVB 7/13-17/2005 Portugal Open Q13 41st 12 US$0.00
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
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/27/2005 Qualifier 1 Linyin Xu / Qiang Xu, China (Q7) Lost 15-21, 10-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Morikawa/Shiratori trail the series against the field 2-9 (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 # 14 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 # 19 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-2
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 15 Morikawa/Shiratori 45 21-16, 21-19 0:40
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 # 31, Q27 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 # Q7 Xu/Xu, China 0-2
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Xu/Xu Q7 Morikawa/Shiratori Q26 21-15, 21-10 0:39
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Xu/Xu 20 Morikawa/Shiratori 45 21-18, 21-17 0:34
Trail the series against # Q19 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
Lead the series against # Q23 Galli/Raffaelli, Italy 1-0
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Morikawa/Shiratori Q15 Galli/Raffaelli Q18 21-17, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # Q25 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 # Q29 Deulofeu/Herpe, France 0-1
7/20/05FIVBPoland Open Qualifier 1 Deulofeu/Herpe Q47 Morikawa/Shiratori Q18 21-19, 17-21, 15-13 0:55