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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Sanya Open Presented by Olympic Bay
October 27 - November 1, 2009

(Q7) 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 Sanya Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/8-13/2009	Barcelona Open	26, Q4	17th	120	US$2,800.00
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

Sanya Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 10/28/2009	Qualifier 1	Lisa Fitzgerald / Brooke Niles, United States (Q26)	Won 8-21, 21-19, 16-14	0:54
Wed, 10/28/2009	Qualifier 2	Xitlali Herrera / Rosario Reyes, Mexico (30, Q10)	Lost 21-13, 19-21, 16-18	0:56

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	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	$6,000.00	11	18	37.9 %
2008	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	9	$4,300.00	3	13	18.8 %
2009	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	6	$10,300.00	5	15	25.0 %
Total	FIVB	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	38	$20,600.00	24	57	29.6 %

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
15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	$3,000.00	2007	FIVB	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	$3,000.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	9	$2,150.00	2008	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	9	$2,150.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	6	$5,150.00	2009	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	6	$5,150.00
52	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	10	40	$13,300.00	Total	Total	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	38	$10,300.00

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%
2008-2009	5	50.0%	0	0.0%	5	50.0%	5-5	50.0%	3	11.1%	7	25.9%	17	63.0%	3-24	11.1%	5-17	22.7%	3-12	20.0%	0	0	8-29	21.6%
Against the Field	2	40.0%	1	20.0%	2	40.0%	3-2	60.0%	1	7.7%	3	23.1%	9	69.2%	1-12	7.7%	4-18	18.2%	4-10	28.6%	0	0	4-14	22.2%

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 4-13 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 11 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-1
7/29/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool B	Kessy/Ross	2	Asao/Nishibori	31, Q23	21-17, 21-15	0:41
Trail the series against # 2 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-3
5/21/09	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Asao/Nishibori	10	21-17, 21-17	0:41
6/26/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	17, Q6	Asao/Nishibori	Q27	21-15, 21-12	0:33
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 # 4 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-1
9/10/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 1	Keizer/Van Iersel	7	Asao/Nishibori	26, Q4	19-21, 21-16, 15-4	0:50
Trail the series against # 5 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-1
7/30/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool B	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	18	Asao/Nishibori	31, Q23	21-18, 21-14	0:39
Trail the series against # 7 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-1
7/1/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Holtwick/Semmler	21, Q14	Asao/Nishibori	Q19	21-15, 21-15	0:39
Trail the series against # 12 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 0-1
5/21/09	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Petrova/Skalnikova	23, Q2	Asao/Nishibori	10	21-12, 21-14	0:36
Trail the series against # 16 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 0-1
5/27/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Qualifier 2	Gioria/Momoli	Q14	Asao/Nishibori	Q19	21-18, 18-21, 15-10	0:59
Lead the series against # 18 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
Lead the series against # 19 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
7/28/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Asao/Nishibori	31, Q23	Prokopeva/Ukolova	Q10	21-19, 21-18	0:43
Trail the series against # 24 Suzuki/Tanaka, Japan 0-1
7/20/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Suzuki/Tanaka	46, Q17	Asao/Nishibori	Q16	21-16, 18-21, 15-11	0:57
Trail the series against # 30, Q10 Herrera/Reyes, Mexico 0-1
10/28/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Qualifier 2	Herrera/Reyes	30, Q10	Asao/Nishibori	Q7	13-21, 21-19, 18-16	0:56
Trail the series against # Q12 Kulna/Phokongploy, Thailand 0-1
11/7/08	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open	Contender 2	Kulna/Phokongploy	10	Asao/Nishibori	24	21-16, 21-17	0:42
Trail the series against # Q13 Sannok/Tenpaksee, Thailand 0-1
11/6/08	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open	Winner 1	Sannok/Tenpaksee	9	Asao/Nishibori	24	21-16, 21-17	0:44
Lead the series against # Q26 Fitzgerald/Niles, United States 1-0
10/28/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Qualifier 1	Asao/Nishibori	Q7	Fitzgerald/Niles	Q26	8-21, 21-19, 16-14	0:54