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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 China Shanghai Jinshan Open
May 2 - 7, 2011

(Q25) Shinpei Aoki/Kentaro Asahi, 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

Kentaro Asahi
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 19, 1975 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kumatmoto

Height:

199 cm (6'6")

Weight:

90 kg (198 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB Marseille 2007)

Career Winnings:

US$84,437.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	57	Money
FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	US$0.00

Previous Shanghai Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Shinya Hata - 33rd	Satoshi Watanabe - 33rd
2006	Shinya Hata - 33rd	Satoshi Watanabe - 17th
2007	Did not play	Katsuhiro Shiratori - 33rd
2008	Did not play	Katsuhiro Shiratori - 25th
2009	Did not play	Katsuhiro Shiratori - 9th
2010	Did not play	Katsuhiro Shiratori - 33rd

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

Shanghai Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 5/3/2011	Qualifier 1	Ben O'Dea / Sam O'Dea, New Zealand (Q40)	Won 23-21, 21-13	0:40
Tue, 5/3/2011	Qualifier 2	Andrey Belov / Ruslan Daianov, Russia (Q8)	Won 21-18, 12-21, 15-13	0:49
Tue, 5/3/2011	Qualifier 3	Hannes Brinkborg / Stefan Gunnarsson, Sweden (27, Q9)	Lost 17-21, 9-21	0:37

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	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Shinpei Aoki												Kentaro Asahi
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Olympic Games	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00
											World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$5,387.50
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	25	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	5	0	$21,175.00
22	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$2,500.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	66	0	0	0	1	0	10	11	10	0	$57,125.00
											Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$750.00
25	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$2,500.00	Total	97	0	0	0	1	1	12	15	16	0	$84,437.50

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
2011	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2	1	66.7 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2	1	66.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Shinpei Aoki													Kentaro Asahi
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2002	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00
											2003	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	$2,687.50
											2003	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$750.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	$2,500.00	2004	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	7	$5,000.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	$0.00	2005	FIVB	14	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	4	5	$15,750.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2006	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	8	$4,000.00
											2007	FIVB	14	0	0	0	1	0	3	3	3	4	$25,450.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2008	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	2	4	$16,250.00
											2009	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	2	$10,400.00
											2010	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	$4,150.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2011	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
18	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	16	$2,500.00	Total	Total	90	0	0	0	1	1	12	14	16	46	$84,437.50

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	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	1-2	33.3%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	2-3	40.0%
2010-2011	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	1-2	33.3%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	2-3	40.0%
Against the Field	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-4	33.3%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	2-2	50.0%

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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
Total	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3

Head to Head Results
Aoki/Asahi lead the series against the field 2-1 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 27, Q9 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 0-1
5/3/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Qualifier 3	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	27, Q9	Aoki/Asahi	Q25	21-17, 21-9	0:37
Lead the series against # Q8 Belov/Daianov, Russia 1-0
5/3/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Qualifier 2	Aoki/Asahi	Q25	Belov/Daianov	Q8	21-18, 12-21, 15-13	0:49
Lead the series against # Q40 O'Dea/O'Dea, New Zealand 1-0
5/3/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Qualifier 1	Aoki/Asahi	Q25	O'Dea/O'Dea	Q40	23-21, 21-13	0:40