Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 World Championships
September 10 - 13, 1997
(Q25) Taichi Morikawa/Takuya Noguchi, 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
Takuya Noguchi
Japan
Photo not available
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 13, 1970 (54 yrs old)
Home Town: Kanagawa (Yokohama)
Height: 181 cm (5'11")
Weight: 83 kg (183 lb)
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 35
Career Best: 4th (FIVB C&S Albena 1998)
Career FIVB WT Best: 25th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$3,250.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725293337414957Money
FIVB230000000002043923 US$2,800.00
FIVB C&S40001001010100000 US$3,500.00
Overall270001001012143923 US$6,300.00
Previous Los Angeles Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/4-7/1997 Spain Open Q19 41st 12 US$0.00
FIVB 8/29-31/1997 Turkey Open Q19 33rd 24 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 8/21-24/1997 Bulgaria Challenger 11 9th 24 US$1,000.00
FIVB 8/15-17/1997 Belgium Open Q27 49th 6 US$0.00
FIVB 8/8-10/1997 Portugal Open Q27 49th 12 US$0.00
FIVB 8/1-3/1997 Austria Open Q37 41st 12 US$0.00
FIVB 7/25-27/1997 French Open Q44 41st 10 US$0.00
FIVB 7/18-20/1997 Italian Open Q35 57th 4 US$0.00
FIVB 7/4-6/1997 German Open Q26 57th 4 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 6/25-29/1997 Czech Republic Challenger Q26 29th 2 US$0.00
FIVB 2/20-23/1997 Brazil Open Q17 41st 12 US$0.00
Los Angeles World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/10/1997 Milan Dzavoronok / Marek Pakosta, Czech Republic (Q8) Won 15-8 0:49
Wed, 9/10/1997 Edgar Krank / Oliver Oetke, Germany (32) Lost 4-15 0:34
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Ko Ozaki - 41st Masafumi Matsunaga - 57th
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Katsuhiro Shiratori - 33rd Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/10-13/1997 Los Angeles World Championships Q25 33rd 42 US$0.00
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 1-1 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 32 Krank/Oetke, Germany 0-1
9/10/97FIVBLos Angeles World Championships Krank/Oetke 32 Morikawa/Noguchi Q25 15-4 0:34
Lead the series against # Q8 Dzavoronok/Pakosta, Czech Republic 1-0
9/10/97FIVBLos Angeles World Championships Morikawa/Noguchi Q25 Dzavoronok/Pakosta Q8 15-8 0:49