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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Henkel Grand Chelem
June 19 - 24, 2007

(Q25) Miwa Asao/Takemi Nishibori, Japan

Miwa Asao
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 2, 1986 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Yokohama

Height:

172 cm (5'8")

Weight:

56 kg (123 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

13th (FIVB C&S Seoul 2012)

Career FIVB WT Best:

17th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$14,925.00

Takemi "Take" Nishibori
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 20, 1981 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

Hiratsuka

Height:

171 cm (5'7")

Weight:

58 kg (128 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

171

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Manila 2018)

Career Winnings:

US$75,637.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	49	57	CQ	Money
FIVB	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	9	23	1	1	5	US$20,600.00

Previous Paris Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Rii Seike - 41st	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/12-16/2007	Espinho Open	31, Q23	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/5-10/2007	Warsaw Open		Country Quota	0	US$0.00
FIVB	5/30-6/3/2007	Seoul Open	Q20	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2007	Singapore Open	Q21	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	11/1-5/2006	Thailand Open	Q13	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	9/26-30/2006	Vitória Open	Q12	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	9/13-17/2006	Portugal Open	Q21	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	7/19-22/2006	St. Petersburg Open	Q13	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2006	Canada Open	Q18	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	7/4-8/2006	France Open		Country Quota	0	US$0.00
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2006	Norway Grand Slam		Country Quota	0	US$0.00
FIVB	6/20-24/2006	Switzerland Grand Slam		Country Quota	0	US$0.00

Paris Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 6/19/2007	Qualifier 1	Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (14, Q8)	Lost 11-21, 18-21	0:34

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$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$3,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	$17,100.00
Total	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	0	$20,600.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Miwa Asao												Takemi Nishibori
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,750.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	51	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	6	0	$22,750.00
44	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	10	0	$12,550.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	90	0	1	0	0	1	7	15	17	0	$40,062.50
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	29	1	1	2	1	9	12	2	1	0	$12,825.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$625.00	Challenger	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
64	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	11	0	$14,925.00	Total	171	1	3	2	1	10	22	18	24	0	$75,637.50

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
2006	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	$0.00	5	11	31.3 %
2007	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$2,000.00	5	6	45.5 %
Total	FIVB	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	$2,000.00	10	17	37.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Miwa Asao													Takemi Nishibori
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$2,000.00	2004	FIVB
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$1,000.00	2005	FIVB
11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	$0.00	2006	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$1,000.00	2007	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$1,000.00
21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	17	$4,000.00	Total	Total	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	$1,000.00

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	17	53.1%	3	9.4%	12	37.5%	20-12	62.5%	4	8.0%	9	18.0%	37	74.0%	4-46	8.0%	17-37	31.5%	7-21	25.0%	0	0	24-58	29.3%
2006-2007	12	54.5%	3	13.6%	7	31.8%	15-7	68.2%	1	4.3%	2	8.7%	20	87.0%	1-22	4.3%	12-20	37.5%	4-9	30.8%	0	0	16-29	35.6%
Against the Field	3	37.5%	1	12.5%	4	50.0%	4-4	50.0%	0	0.0%	3	13.6%	19	86.4%	0-22	0.0%	6-38	13.6%	2-14	12.5%	0	0	4-26	13.3%

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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	2	2	11	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	16
Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	3	17	23	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	42
Total	3	5	19	34	0	3	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	58

Head to Head Results
Asao/Nishibori trail the series against the field 2-8 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 8 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
6/13/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Winner 1	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Asao/Nishibori	31, Q23	21-17, 21-14	0:32
Trail the series against # 9 Faure/Sarpaux, France 0-1
9/13/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Faure/Sarpaux	27, Q5	Asao/Nishibori	Q21	21-15, 21-13	0:38
Trail the series against # 10 Barrera/Kadjo, France 0-1
11/1/06	FIVB	Thailand Open	Qualifier 2	Barrera/Kadjo	24, Q4	Asao/Nishibori	Q13	21-17, 19-21, 15-12	0:55
Trail the series against # 11, Q5 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-1
9/27/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Qualifier 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	26, Q5	Asao/Nishibori	Q12	21-13, 21-14	0:33
Trail the series against # 14, Q8 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
6/19/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Salgado/Salgado	14, Q8	Asao/Nishibori	Q25	21-11, 21-18	0:34
Trail the series against # 21 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
6/13/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Contender 1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	15	Asao/Nishibori	31, Q23	21-14, 21-16	0:36
Trail the series against # Q13 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 0-1
5/23/07	FIVB	Singapore Open	Qualifier 2	Campisi/Lozano	Q12	Asao/Nishibori	Q21	17-21, 26-24, 15-6	0:46
Trail the series against # Q14 Jensen/Lochowicz, Australia 0-1
5/30/07	FIVB	Seoul Open	Qualifier 1	Jensen/Lochowicz	Q13	Asao/Nishibori	Q20	15-21, 22-20, 15-9	0:55
Lead the series against # Q15 Suzuki/Urata, Japan 1-0
6/12/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Qualifier 2	Asao/Nishibori	31, Q23	Suzuki/Urata	Q10	32-30, 21-15	0:58
Lead the series against # Q27 Baltakys/Barry, Canada 1-0
9/13/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 1	Asao/Nishibori	Q21	Baltakys/Barry	Q12	21-18, 21-16	0:38