Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Volkswagen Open de Portugal
June 14 - 18, 2006
(28, Q16) Taichi Morikawa/Tatsuo Yamamoto, 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
Tatsuo Yamamoto
Japan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 25, 1976 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Osaka
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 19
Career Best: 25th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$2,000.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB50000000001112 US$2,000.00
Previous Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Takuya Noguchi - 49th Did not play
1998 Takuya Noguchi - 33rd Did not play
1999 Ko Ozaki - 33rd Did not play
2000 Ko Ozaki - 41st Did not play
2002 Did not play Hayato Kirihara - 41st
2005 Katsuhiro Shiratori - 41st Koichi Nishimura - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/7-11/2006 Italian Open Q28 57th 6 US$0.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Croatia Open Q22 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2006 China Open Q14 41st 18 US$0.00
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/14/2006 Qualifier 2 Jian Li / Shun Zhou, China (Q17) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:44
Wed, 6/14/2006 Qualifier 3 Anders Lund Hoyer / Bo Soderberg, Denmark (Q32) Won 17-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:54
Thu, 6/15/2006 Winner 1 Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack, Australia (5) Lost 35-37, 18-21 1:14
Thu, 6/15/2006 Contender 1 Francisco Alvarez / Wilfredo Villar, Cuba (21) Lost 17-21, 21-18, 10-15 1:01
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 3-3 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 5 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
6/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Schacht/Slack 5 Morikawa/Yamamoto 28, Q16 37-35, 21-18 1:14
Trail the series against # 21 Alvarez/Villar, Cuba 0-1
6/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Alvarez/Villar 21 Morikawa/Yamamoto 28, Q16 21-17, 18-21, 15-10 1:01
Trail the series against # 27 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 0-1
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 3 Gscheidle/Schnider 26, Q6 Morikawa/Yamamoto Q22 21-13, 21-18 0:38
Lead the series against # Q6 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 1-0
5/31/06FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 2 Morikawa/Yamamoto Q22 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev Q11 21-15, 18-21, 15-12 0:53
Lead the series against # Q17 Li/Zhou, China 1-0
6/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Morikawa/Yamamoto 28, Q16 Li/Zhou Q17 21-18, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # Q32 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
6/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Morikawa/Yamamoto 28, Q16 Hoyer/Soderberg Q32 17-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:54