Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Hyundai Open Barcelona
September 8 - 13, 2009
(26, Q4) 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 Barcelona Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Takemi Nishibori - 41st Miwa Asao - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/3-8/2009 Stare Jablonki Open Q12 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 7/27-8/1/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 31, Q23 25th 80 US$3,500.00
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
Barcelona Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/9/2009 Qualifier 2 Laura Cavalluzzi / Alessia Lombardi, Italy (Q20) Won 21-8, 21-11 0:37
Thu, 9/10/2009 Winner 1 Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (7) Lost 21-19, 16-21, 4-15 0:50
Thu, 9/10/2009 Contender 1 Ester Alcon / Olga Matveeva, Spain (10) Won 16-21, 21-13, 15-12 0:55
Fri, 9/11/2009 Contender 2 Tatiana Barrera / Laura Longuet, France (24) Lost 16-21, 21-18, 16-18 0:58
Head to Head Results
Asao/Nishibori trail the series against the field 2-18 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 14 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 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 # 3 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 # 4 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 # 7 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-1
9/10/09FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Keizer/Van Iersel 7 Asao/Nishibori 26, Q4 19-21, 21-16, 15-4 0:50
Series tied with # 10 Alcon/Matveeva, Spain 1-1
9/10/09FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 1 Asao/Nishibori 26, Q4 Alcon/Matveeva 10 16-21, 21-13, 15-12 0:55
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Qualifier 2 Alcon/Matveeva Q12 Asao/Nishibori Q21 25-23, 21-8 0:44
Trail the series against # 12 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 # 13 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 # 15 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 # 16 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 # 21 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 0-1
7/7/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Nystrom/Nystrom Q5 Asao/Nishibori Q28 21-14, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # 23 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
Trail the series against # 24 Barrera/Longuet, France 0-1
9/11/09FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 2 Barrera/Longuet 24 Asao/Nishibori 26, Q4 21-16, 18-21, 18-16 0:58
Trail the series against # 27, Q6 Giaoui/Hamzaoui, France 0-1
5/14/08FIVBSeoul Open Qualifier 2 Giaoui/Hamzaoui Q13 Asao/Nishibori Q20 21-19, 19-21, 15-11 0:58
Trail the series against # Q15 Michon/Wojtasik, Poland 0-1
8/4/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Qualifier 2 Michon/Wojtasik Q21 Asao/Nishibori Q12 20-22, 21-19, 15-9 0:58
Lead the series against # Q20 Cavalluzzi/Lombardi, Italy 1-0
9/9/09FIVBBarcelona Open Qualifier 2 Asao/Nishibori 26, Q4 Cavalluzzi/Lombardi Q20 21-8, 21-11 0:37