Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 China Shanghai Jinshan Open
April 28 - May 3, 2008
(Q9) 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 Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Katsuhiro Shiratori - 25th Ko Ozaki - 41st
2006 Tatsuo Yamamoto - 41st Katsuhiro Shiratori - 25th
2007 Did not play Satoshi Watanabe - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open Q15 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2007 Brazil Open 30, Q6 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/5-9/2007 Stare Jablonki Open Q10 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 8/29-9/2/2007 St. Petersburg Open Q11 33rd 30 US$0.00
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
China Shanghai Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 4/29/2008 Qualifier 1 Jian Bao / Weizai Jin, China (Q24) Lost 32-34, 21-14, 14-16 1:13
Head to Head Results
Morikawa/Nishimura trail the series against the field 1-7 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 7 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Morikawa/Nishimura 30, Q6 19-21, 21-10, 18-16 1:03
Trail the series against # 18 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 0-1
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Berg/Brinkborg 19 Morikawa/Nishimura 30, Q6 21-17, 21-12 0:45
Trail the series against # 20, Q2 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 # 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 # Q12 Gavira/Lario, Spain 0-1
3/26/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Qualifier 2 Gavira/Lario Q18 Morikawa/Nishimura Q15 18-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:56
Lead the series against # Q17 Abreu/Fernandes, Angola 1-0
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 2 Morikawa/Nishimura Q11 Abreu/Fernandes Q22 21-10, 21-18 0:32
Trail the series against # Q19 Kavalenka/Zharykau, Belarus 0-1
9/5/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Qualifier 2 Kavalenka/Zharykau Q23 Morikawa/Nishimura Q10 21-15, 21-19 0:40
Trail the series against # Q24 Bao/Jin, China 0-1
4/29/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Qualifier 1 Bao/Jin Q24 Morikawa/Nishimura Q9 34-32, 14-21, 16-14 1:13