Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam Presented by Volksbank
July 27 - August 1, 2009
(31, Q23) 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: 9
Tournaments: 64
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: 19
Tournaments: 164
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Manila 2018)
Career Winnings: US$75,187.50
Team Career Summary 
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FIVB480000000027923115 US$20,600.00
Previous Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Takemi Nishibori - 41st Miwa Asao - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/20-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam Q16 49th 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/13-18/2009 Moscow Grand Slam Q18 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/6-11/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam Q28 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 5/27-31/2009 Seoul Open Q14 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/19-24/2009 Japan Open 10 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 4/28-5/2/2009 Shanghai Open 26, Q1 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 11/5-9/2008 Phuket Thailand Open 24 17th 120 US$2,500.00
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/28/2009 Qualifier 1 Maria Prokopeva / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (Q10) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:43
Tue, 7/28/2009 Qualifier 2 Jill Jasbar / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (Q26) Won 18-21, 21-17, 15-9 1:00
Wed, 7/29/2009 Pool B Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (2) Lost 17-21, 15-21 0:41
Wed, 7/29/2009 Pool B Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (15) Lost 22-24, 10-21 0:42
Thu, 7/30/2009 Pool B Vasiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (18) Lost 18-21, 14-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Asao/Nishibori trail the series against the field 4-17 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 14 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 0-1
4/30/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Antonelli/Antunes 7 Asao/Nishibori 26, Q1 21-13, 21-13 0:34
Trail the series against # 2 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-1
7/29/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Kessy/Ross 2 Asao/Nishibori 31, Q23 21-17, 21-15 0:41
Trail the series against # 3 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-2
5/22/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 1 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Asao/Nishibori 32 21-17, 21-15 0:41
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Asao/Nishibori 31, Q23 21-17, 21-14 0:32
Trail the series against # 6 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-3
5/21/09FIVBJapan Open Contender 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Asao/Nishibori 10 21-17, 21-17 0:41
6/26/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 17, Q6 Asao/Nishibori Q27 21-15, 21-12 0:33
9/27/06FIVBVitória Open Qualifier 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 26, Q5 Asao/Nishibori Q12 21-13, 21-14 0:33
Trail the series against # 10 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 15 Asao/Nishibori 31, Q23 21-14, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 11, Q1 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
6/19/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Salgado/Salgado 14, Q8 Asao/Nishibori Q25 21-11, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 12 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-1
7/1/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Holtwick/Semmler 21, Q14 Asao/Nishibori Q19 21-15, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # 14 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 0-1
5/27/08FIVBBarcelona Open Qualifier 2 Gioria/Momoli Q14 Asao/Nishibori Q19 21-18, 18-21, 15-10 0:59
Trail the series against # 15 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-1
7/29/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Hakedal/Torlen 15 Asao/Nishibori 31, Q23 24-22, 21-10 0:42
Trail the series against # 18 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-1
7/30/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 18 Asao/Nishibori 31, Q23 21-18, 21-14 0:39
Trail the series against # Q4 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 0-1
5/21/09FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Petrova/Skalnikova 23, Q2 Asao/Nishibori 10 21-12, 21-14 0:36
Trail the series against # Q7 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 0-1
8/1/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Jursone/Minusa 24, Q7 Asao/Nishibori Q26 22-20, 21-12 0:40
Trail the series against # Q9 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 0-1
7/7/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Nystrom/Nystrom Q5 Asao/Nishibori Q28 21-14, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # Q10 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
7/28/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Asao/Nishibori 31, Q23 Prokopeva/Ukolova Q10 21-19, 21-18 0:43
Lead the series against # Q17 Dampney/Mullin, England 2-0
8/28/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 1 Asao/Nishibori 31, Q12 Dampney/Mullin Q21 22-20, 22-20 0:43
8/7/07FIVBKristiansand Open Qualifier 1 Asao/Nishibori Q10 Dampney/Mullin Q23 21-12, 20-22, 17-15 0:53
Trail the series against # Q20 Suzuki/Tanaka, Japan 0-1
7/20/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Suzuki/Tanaka 46, Q17 Asao/Nishibori Q16 21-16, 18-21, 15-11 0:57
Lead the series against # Q26 Jasbar/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
7/28/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Asao/Nishibori 31, Q23 Jasbar/Swoboda Q26 18-21, 21-17, 15-9 1:00