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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 ConocoPhillips Open
June 30 - July 4, 2004

(Q26) Shinpei Aoki/Hayato Kirihara, Japan

Shinpei Aoki
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 22, 1980 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Ashigarashimogun

Height:

185 cm (6'1")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

17th (FIVB Carolina Beach 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$2,500.00

Hayato Kirihara
Japan

Photo not available

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 7, 1971 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

Yokohama, Kanagawa

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

17th (FIVB Carolina Beach 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$1,500.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	US$3,000.00

Previous Stavanger Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2001	Did not play	Masahiro Hirano - 49th
2003	Did not play	Shinya Hata - 41st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/9-13/2004	Puerto Rico Open	27, Q6	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Portugal Open	Q30	41st	12	US$0.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	China Open	Q22	33rd	18	US$0.00

Norway Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/30/2004	Qualifier 2	Max Backer / Emiel Boersma, Netherlands (28, Q7)	Lost 16-21, 18-21	0:43

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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,000.00
Total	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Shinpei Aoki												Hayato Kirihara
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	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
22	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$2,500.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,500.00
25	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$2,500.00	Total	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,500.00

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
2004	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	$3,000.00	4	5	44.4 %
Total	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	$3,000.00	4	5	44.4 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Shinpei Aoki													Hayato Kirihara
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2001	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	$0.00
											2002	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00
											2003	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	$1,500.00	2004	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	$1,500.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	$1,500.00	Total	Total	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	19	$1,500.00

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	4	80.0%	0	0.0%	1	20.0%	4-1	80.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5	100.0%	0-5	0.0%	4-5	44.4%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	4-6	40.0%
2003-2004	4	80.0%	0	0.0%	1	20.0%	4-1	80.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5	100.0%	0-5	0.0%	4-5	44.4%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	4-6	40.0%
Against the Field	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	4-6	40.0%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	2-4	33.3%

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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	6
Total	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	6

Head to Head Results
Aoki/Kirihara trail the series against the field 2-3 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 22, Q1 Holdren/Metzger, United States 0-1
6/11/04	FIVB	Puerto Rico Open	Winner 1	Holdren/Metzger	6	Aoki/Kirihara	27, Q6	18-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:57
Trail the series against # 28, Q7 Backer/Boersma, Netherlands 0-1
6/30/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 2	Backer/Boersma	28, Q7	Aoki/Kirihara	Q26	21-16, 21-18	0:43
Trail the series against # Q8 Deulofeu/Molinier, France 0-1
5/20/04	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 2	Deulofeu/Molinier	28, Q6	Aoki/Kirihara	Q22	21-17, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # Q12 Asahi/Nishimura, Japan 1-0
5/19/04	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 1	Aoki/Kirihara	Q22	Asahi/Nishimura	Q11	21-10, 21-13	0:33
Lead the series against # Q15 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
6/11/04	FIVB	Puerto Rico Open	Contender 1	Aoki/Kirihara	27, Q6	Gosch/Strauss	22, Q3	21-17, 21-15	0:39