Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
August 29 - September 2, 2007
(Q11) Taichi Morikawa/Koichi Nishimura, 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
Koichi Nishimura
Japan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 30, 1973 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Kyoto
Height: 175 cm (5'9")
Weight: 68 kg (150 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 97
Career Best: 5th (FIVB C&S Athens 2003)
Career FIVB WT Best: 7th (Marseille 2006)
Career Winnings: US$35,551.48
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB12000000000147 US$2,000.00
FIVB C&S1000001000000 US$1,600.00
Overall13000001000147 US$3,600.00
Previous St. Petersburg Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Katsuhiro Shiratori - 33rd Tatsuo Yamamoto - 41st
2006 Did not play Katsuhiro Shiratori - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/15-19/2007 Aland Open Q11 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2007 Kristiansand Open Q13 33rd 26 US$0.00
St. Petersburg Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/29/2007 Qualifier 2 Morais Abreu / Emanuel Fernandes, Angola (Q22) Won 21-10, 21-18 0:32
Wed, 8/29/2007 Qualifier 3 Anders Lund Hoyer / Bo Soderberg, Denmark (25, Q6) Lost 16-21, 16-21 0:45
Head to Head Results
Morikawa/Nishimura trail the series against the field 1-3 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 19 Amore/Bizzotto, Italy 0-1
8/8/07FIVBKristiansand Open Qualifier 2 Amore/Bizzotto 20, Q4 Morikawa/Nishimura Q13 21-17, 21-12 0:38
Trail the series against # 25, Q6 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 0-1
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 3 Hoyer/Soderberg 25, Q6 Morikawa/Nishimura Q11 21-16, 21-16 0:45
Trail the series against # 30 Kouchnerev/Makhortov, Russia 0-1
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Qualifier 2 Kouchnerev/Makhortov Q22 Morikawa/Nishimura Q11 20-22, 21-18, 15-10 0:59
Lead the series against # Q22 Abreu/Fernandes, Angola 1-0
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 2 Morikawa/Nishimura Q11 Abreu/Fernandes Q22 21-10, 21-18 0:32