FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$80,000 Chennai Challenger
July 17 - 20, 2008
(1) 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 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 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 Chennai Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/3-8/2008 Stare Jablonki Open Q9 33rd 30 US$0.00
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
Chennai Challenger Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/17/2008 Winner 2 Sampath Peris / Wasantha Rathnapala, Sri Lanka (17) Won 21-16, 21-12 0:29
Fri, 7/18/2008 Winner 3 Mike DiPierro / Mark VanZwieten, United States (24) Lost 16-21, 11-21 0:39
Fri, 7/18/2008 Contender 3 Sataporn Sawangreung / Borworn Yungtin, Thailand (19) Won 21-13, 17-21, 15-9 0:43
Sat, 7/19/2008 Contender 4 Christian Garcia / Sergio Martin, Spain (15) Lost 18-21, 15-21 0:42
Head to Head Results
Morikawa/Nishimura lead the series against the field 3-2 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 4 Hauser/Podstawka, Canada 1-0
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Qualifier 2 Morikawa/Nishimura Q10 Hauser/Podstawka Q23 21-15, 22-20 0:45
Trail the series against # 15 Garcia/Martin, Spain 0-1
7/19/08FIVB C&SChennai Challenger Contender 4 Garcia/Martin 15 Morikawa/Nishimura 1 21-18, 21-15 0:42
Lead the series against # 17 Peris/Rathnapala, Sri Lanka 1-0
7/17/08FIVB C&SChennai Challenger Winner 2 Morikawa/Nishimura 1 Peris/Rathnapala 17 21-16, 21-12 0:29
Lead the series against # 19 Sawangreung/Yungtin, Thailand 1-0
7/18/08FIVB C&SChennai Challenger Contender 3 Morikawa/Nishimura 1 Sawangreung/Yungtin 19 21-13, 17-21, 15-9 0:43
Trail the series against # 24 DiPierro/VanZwieten, United States 0-1
7/18/08FIVB C&SChennai Challenger Winner 3 DiPierro/VanZwieten 24 Morikawa/Nishimura 1 21-16, 21-11 0:39