Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 GE Money Bank Mazury Open
June 3 - 8, 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 Stare Jablonki Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Katsuhiro Shiratori - 57th Tatsuo Yamamoto - 57th
2007 Koichi Nishimura - 41st Taichi Morikawa - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/27-6/1/2008 Barcelona Open Q10 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Zagreb Open Q17 41st 18 US$0.00
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
Stare Jablonki Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/4/2008 Qualifier 2 Oliver Indra / Matthias Wachter, Liechtenstein (Q24) Won 21-15, 21-13 0:39
Wed, 6/4/2008 Qualifier 3 Anders Lund Hoyer / Bo Soderberg, Denmark (28, Q8) Lost 24-26, 19-21 0:59
Head to Head Results
Morikawa/Nishimura trail the series against the field 3-9 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 8 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 16 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 # 19, Q4 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 # 20, Q11 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
Trail the series against # 21, Q5 Ces/Ces, France 0-1
5/14/08FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 2 Ces/Ces 30, Q12 Morikawa/Nishimura Q21 21-12, 21-14 0:42
Trail the series against # 28, Q8 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 0-2
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Qualifier 3 Hoyer/Soderberg 28, Q8 Morikawa/Nishimura Q9 26-24, 21-19 0:59
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 Henriquez/Hernandez, Venezuela 0-1
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Qualifier 3 Henriquez/Hernandez 29, Q7 Morikawa/Nishimura Q10 21-18, 21-17 0:48
Trail the series against # 31, Q10 Miramontes/Virgen, Mexico 0-1
5/7/08FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 2 Miramontes/Virgen Q16 Morikawa/Nishimura Q17 15-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:53
Lead the series against # Q17 Grotowski/Weaver, England 1-0
8/8/07FIVBKristiansand Open Qualifier 1 Morikawa/Nishimura Q13 Grotowski/Weaver Q20 21-19, 15-21, 15-11 0:50
Lead the series against # Q19 Abreu/Fernandes, Angola 1-0
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 2 Morikawa/Nishimura Q11 Abreu/Fernandes Q22 21-10, 21-18 0:32
Lead the series against # Q24 Indra/Wachter, Liechtenstein 1-0
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Qualifier 2 Morikawa/Nishimura Q9 Indra/Wachter Q24 21-15, 21-13 0:39
Trail the series against # Q25 Kavalenka/Zharykau, Belarus 0-1
9/5/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Qualifier 2 Kavalenka/Zharykau Q23 Morikawa/Nishimura Q10 21-15, 21-19 0:40