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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 VIP Open
May 20 - 25, 2008

(Q17) 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:

Tournaments:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB C&S Athens 2003)

Career FIVB WT Best:

7th (Marseille 2006)

Career Winnings:

US$35,551.48

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	7	US$2,000.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,600.00
Overall	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	7	US$3,600.00

Previous Zagreb Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Katsuhiro Shiratori - 41st	Tatsuo Yamamoto - 25th
2006	Tatsuo Yamamoto - 33rd	Katsuhiro Shiratori - 17th
2007	Yoshiumi Hasegawa - 57th	Satoshi Watanabe - 41st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/13-18/2008	Italian Open	Q21	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/6-11/2008	Prague Open	Q17	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	4/28-5/3/2008	China Shanghai Open	Q9	41st	18	US$0.00
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

Zagreb Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/21/2008	Qualifier 1	Jovan Sajnberger / Milos Zumbera, Serbia (Q48)	Won 13-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:54
Wed, 5/21/2008	Qualifier 2	Luizao Correa / Benjamin Insfran, Brazil (Q16)	Lost 17-21, 19-21	0:44

Head to Head Results
Morikawa/Nishimura trail the series against the field 2-5 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 11 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
9/27/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Morikawa/Nishimura	30, Q6	19-21, 21-10, 18-16	1:03
Trail the series against # 20 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 0-1
9/27/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 1	Berg/Brinkborg	19	Morikawa/Nishimura	30, Q6	21-17, 21-12	0:45
Trail the series against # Q15 Miramontes/Virgen, Mexico 0-1
5/7/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Qualifier 2	Miramontes/Virgen	Q16	Morikawa/Nishimura	Q17	15-21, 21-15, 15-9	0:53
Trail the series against # Q16 Correa/Insfran, Brazil 0-1
5/21/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Qualifier 2	Correa/Insfran	Q16	Morikawa/Nishimura	Q17	21-17, 21-19	0:44
Trail the series against # Q23 Gavira/Lario, Spain 0-1
3/26/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Qualifier 2	Gavira/Lario	Q18	Morikawa/Nishimura	Q15	18-21, 21-16, 15-8	0:56
Lead the series against # Q26 Abreu/Fernandes, Angola 1-0
8/29/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Qualifier 2	Morikawa/Nishimura	Q11	Abreu/Fernandes	Q22	21-10, 21-18	0:32
Lead the series against # Q48 Sajnberger/Zumbera, Serbia 1-0
5/21/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Qualifier 1	Morikawa/Nishimura	Q17	Sajnberger/Zumbera	Q48	13-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:54