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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$170,000 Spain Open
September 3 - 6, 1998

(31) Taichi Morikawa/Takuya Noguchi, Japan

Taichi Morikawa
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 25, 1975 (50 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

Takuya Noguchi
Japan

Photo not available

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 13, 1970 (55 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kanagawa (Yokohama)

Height:

181 cm (5'11")

Weight:

83 kg (183 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB C&S Albena 1998)

Career FIVB WT Best:

25th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$3,250.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	29	33	37	41	49	57	Money
FIVB	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	3	9	2	3	US$2,800.00
FIVB C&S	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$3,500.00
Overall	27	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	4	3	9	2	3	US$6,300.00

Previous Tenerife Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1996	Shoji Setoyama - 41st	Did not play
1997	Takuya Noguchi - 41st	Taichi Morikawa - 41st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB C&S	8/21-23/1998	Bulgaria Challenger	1	4th	42	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/14-16/1998	Belgium Open	Q12	41st	10	US$0.00
FIVB	8/7-9/1998	Portugal Grand Slam	Q9	33rd	32	US$0.00
FIVB	7/31-8/2/1998	Austria Open	Q16	41st	10	US$0.00
FIVB	7/24-26/1998	French Open	Q8	41st	10	US$0.00
FIVB	7/17-19/1998	Italian Open	Q10	57th	4	US$0.00
FIVB	7/3-5/1998	German Open	Q12	33rd	28	US$0.00
FIVB	6/19-21/1998	Canada Open	Q15	41st	14	US$0.00
FIVB	2/12-15/1998	Brazil Open	Q15	37th	20	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	2/6-8/1998	Chile Challenger	22	17th	12	US$500.00
FIVB	1/16-18/1998	Argentina Open	Q9	37th	20	US$0.00
FIVB	12/4-7/1997	Brazil Open	Q14	41st	8	US$0.00
FIVB	9/10-13/1997	Los Angeles World Championships	Q25	33rd	42	US$0.00
FIVB	9/4-7/1997	Spain Open	Q19	41st	12	US$0.00

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$2,800.00
Challenger	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$3,500.00
Total	27	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	$6,300.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Taichi Morikawa												Takuya Noguchi
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,875.00	World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
68	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	$5,150.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$1,400.00
6	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	$4,150.00	Challenger	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	$1,750.00
											Satellite	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$100.00
82	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	6	0	$11,175.00	Total	35	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	3	0	$3,250.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
1997	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Taichi Morikawa													Takuya Noguchi
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1995	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1996	FIVB
11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	$0.00	1997	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$500.00	1997	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$500.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	$700.00	1998	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	$700.00
2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	$1,250.00	1998	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	$1,250.00
26	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	22	$2,450.00	Total	Total	26	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	22	$2,450.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set				2 Set Matches	3 Set Matches	By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1	Lost 2-1	Lost 2-0	Overall	Overall	Overall	Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	0		0		0		0-0		0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1-1	50.0%
1997-1998	0		0		0		0-0		0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1-1	50.0%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1-0	100.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
World Championships	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Total	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

Head to Head Results
Morikawa/Noguchi lead the series against the field 1-0 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # Q2 Dzavoronok/Pakosta, Czech Republic 1-0
9/10/97	FIVB	Los Angeles World Championships		Morikawa/Noguchi	Q25	Dzavoronok/Pakosta	Q8	15-8	0:49