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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 China Shanghai Jinshan Open
April 29 - May 4, 2008

(Q21) Miwa Asao/Takemi Nishibori, Japan

Miwa Asao
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 2, 1986 (38 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 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Hiratsuka

Height:

171 cm (5'7")

Weight:

58 kg (128 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

164

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Manila 2018)

Career Winnings:

US$75,187.50

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 Shanghai Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2006	Takemi Nishibori - Country Quota	Miwa Asao - Country Quota

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/25-30/2008	Adelaide Australia Open	Q17	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	10/31-11/4/2007	Phuket Open	31, Q13	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/25-29/2007	Brazil Open	Q16	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	8/28-9/1/2007	St. Petersburg Open	31, Q12	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/14-18/2007	Aland Open	Q12	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2007	Kristiansand Open	Q10	33rd	26	US$0.00
FIVB	8/1-4/2007	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Q26	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	7/17-21/2007	Marseille Open	Q14	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2007	Berlin Grand Slam	Q26	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	7/3-8/2007	Montréal Open	Q6	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	6/26-30/2007	Stavanger Grand Slam	Q27	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	6/19-24/2007	Paris Grand Slam	Q25	41st	24	US$0.00
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

China Shanghai Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 4/30/2008	Qualifier 2	Ester Alcon / Olga Matveeva, Spain (Q12)	Lost 23-25, 8-21	0:44

Head to Head Results
Asao/Nishibori trail the series against the field 4-15 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 12 Series, 1 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 # 2 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
11/1/07	FIVB	Phuket Open	Winner 1	Tian/Wang	2	Asao/Nishibori	31, Q13	19-21, 21-10, 15-9	0:49
Trail the series against # 4 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
8/29/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 1	Antunes/Ribeiro	2	Asao/Nishibori	31, Q12	21-14, 21-11	0:33
Trail the series against # 12, Q1 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 # 15 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 0-1
11/1/07	FIVB	Phuket Open	Contender 1	Kuhn/Schwer	15	Asao/Nishibori	31, Q13	21-12, 21-16	0:34
Trail the series against # 20 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 # 22 Faure/Sarpaux, France 0-2
8/29/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 1	Faure/Sarpaux	15	Asao/Nishibori	31, Q12	21-13, 22-20	0:40
9/13/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Faure/Sarpaux	27, Q5	Asao/Nishibori	Q21	21-15, 21-13	0:38
Lead the series against # 29, Q9 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-0
10/31/07	FIVB	Phuket Open	Qualifier 2	Asao/Nishibori	31, Q13	Gattelli/Perrotta	Q4	25-23, 24-22	0:50
Trail the series against # Q4 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 0-1
8/1/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Jursone/Minusa	24, Q7	Asao/Nishibori	Q26	22-20, 21-12	0:40
Trail the series against # Q8 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 0-1
8/14/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Qualifier 2	Koizumi/Tanaka	24, Q5	Asao/Nishibori	Q12	21-17, 21-16	0:45
Trail the series against # Q11 Ilustre/Pascua, Philippines 0-2
8/7/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Qualifier 2	Ilustre/Pascua	26, Q7	Asao/Nishibori	Q10	21-13, 21-11	0:31
7/4/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Qualifier 2	Ilustre/Pascua	30, Q11	Asao/Nishibori	Q6	21-16, 21-15	0:34
Trail the series against # Q12 Alcon/Matveeva, Spain 0-1
4/30/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Qualifier 2	Alcon/Matveeva	Q12	Asao/Nishibori	Q21	25-23, 21-8	0:44
Series tied with # Q19 Suzuki/Urata, Japan 1-1
3/25/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Qualifier 2	Suzuki/Urata	Q16	Asao/Nishibori	Q17	21-14, 16-21, 15-13	0:59
6/12/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Qualifier 2	Asao/Nishibori	31, Q23	Suzuki/Urata	Q10	32-30, 21-15	0:58
Trail the series against # Q22 Boersma/Leenstra, Netherlands 0-1
9/25/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Qualifier 1	Boersma/Leenstra	Q17	Asao/Nishibori	Q16	21-13, 21-11	0:31
Lead the series against # Q29 Dampney/Mullin, England 2-0
8/28/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Qualifier 1	Asao/Nishibori	31, Q12	Dampney/Mullin	Q21	22-20, 22-20	0:43
8/7/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Qualifier 1	Asao/Nishibori	Q10	Dampney/Mullin	Q23	21-12, 20-22, 17-15	0:53