Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Shanghai Grand Slam presented by Jinshan Xinchen
April 30 - May 5, 2012
(Q16) Takemi Nishibori/Satoko Urata, Japan
 
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
Satoko Urata
Japan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 22, 1980 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Saga
Height: 175 cm (5'9")
Weight: 62 kg (136 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 104
Career Best: 7th (FIVB Osaka 2004)
Career Winnings: US$60,200.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB2600000001416131 US$18,950.00
Previous Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Did not play Mika Teru Saiki - 41st
2005 Did not play Chiaki Kusuhara - 25th
2006 Miwa Asao - Country Quota Chiaki Kusuhara - 25th
2007 Did not play Hiromi Suzuki - 41st
2008 Miwa Asao - 41st Hiromi Suzuki - 41st
2009 Miwa Asao - 25th Did not play
2010 Satoko Urata - 41st Takemi Nishibori - 41st
2011 Satoko Urata - 57th Takemi Nishibori - 57th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/24-29/2012 Sanya Open 19 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 4/15-20/2012 Brasília Open 26, Q12 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 11/1-6/2011 Phuket Open 15, Q8 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/23-28/2011 The Hague Open Q8 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 8/1-6/2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Q19 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/25-30/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Q20 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/19-24/2011 Québec Open 16 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 7/11-16/2011 Moscow Grand Slam Q20 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/4-9/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam Q23 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam Q23 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 5/3-8/2011 Shanghai Open Q20 57th 6 US$0.00
Shanghai Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 5/1/2012 Qualifier 1 Marie-Andree Lessard / Annie Martin, Canada (Q17) Lost 17-21, 13-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Nishibori/Urata trail the series against the field 6-20 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 14 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 6 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 0-1
4/17/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 1 Cicolari/Menegatti 7 Nishibori/Urata 26, Q12 21-11, 21-6 0:35
Trail the series against # 7 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-1
10/28/10FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 2 Nishibori/Urata 31, Q12 21-17, 21-18 0:41
Trail the series against # 10 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 0-1
4/27/12FIVBSanya Open Contender 2 Kolocova/Slukova 4 Nishibori/Urata 19 22-20, 21-16 0:44
Trail the series against # 15 Fendrick/Niles, United States 0-1
10/29/10FIVBSanya Open Contender 2 Fendrick/Niles 16, Q1 Nishibori/Urata 31, Q12 21-10, 21-16 0:37
Trail the series against # 16 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 0-1
6/8/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Baquerizo/Fernandez Q8 Nishibori/Urata Q25 16-21, 21-12, 15-13 0:52
Trail the series against # 18 Bansley/Maloney, Canada 1-2
11/3/11FIVBPhuket Open Winner 1 Bansley/Maloney 18 Nishibori/Urata 15, Q8 21-17, 21-12 0:36
7/22/11FIVBQuébec Open Contender 3 Bansley/Maloney 10 Nishibori/Urata 16 21-14, 21-18 0:43
10/28/10FIVBSanya Open Contender 1 Nishibori/Urata 31, Q12 Bansley/Maloney 18, Q9 21-19, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 20 Kohler/Sude, Germany 0-1
11/4/11FIVBPhuket Open Contender 2 Kohler/Sude 16 Nishibori/Urata 15, Q8 21-5, 28-30, 15-8 1:03
Trail the series against # 23 Borger/Buthe, Germany 0-1
11/3/10FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Qualifier 2 Borger/Buthe 28, Q20 Nishibori/Urata Q13 21-18, 21-12 0:40
Lead the series against # 30, Q8 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
4/16/12FIVBBrasília Open Qualifier 3 Nishibori/Urata 26, Q12 Nystrom/Nystrom Q5 21-18, 22-20 0:38
Trail the series against # 31, Q7 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 0-1
8/2/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Martins/Santanna 30, Q3 Nishibori/Urata Q19 21-14, 21-11 0:30
Trail the series against Lavalle/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
7/12/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Lavalle/Maestrini 27, Q13 Nishibori/Urata Q20 21-14, 21-13 0:33
Trail the series against # Q9 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 0-3
4/26/12FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Candelas/Garcia 14, Q3 Nishibori/Urata 19 21-16, 21-16 0:34
4/18/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 2 Candelas/Garcia 25, Q8 Nishibori/Urata 26, Q12 21-16, 21-17 0:35
6/7/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Candelas/Garcia 28, Q7 Nishibori/Urata Q23 21-18, 21-11 0:37
Trail the series against # Q13 Dampney/Mullin, England 0-3
7/26/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Dampney/Mullin Q13 Nishibori/Urata Q20 23-21, 21-15 0:41
7/5/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Dampney/Mullin Q10 Nishibori/Urata Q23 19-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:53
7/6/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Dampney/Mullin Q9 Nishibori/Urata Q24 21-23, 21-18, 15-13 1:03
Lead the series against # Q14 Mooren/van der Vlist, Netherlands 1-0
8/2/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Nishibori/Urata Q19 Mooren/van der Vlist Q14 21-15, 16-21, 15-8 0:44
Trail the series against # Q17 Lessard/Martin, Canada 0-1
5/1/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Lessard/Martin Q17 Nishibori/Urata Q16 21-17, 21-13 0:38
Lead the series against # Q18 Mizoe/Tanaka, Japan 1-0
4/27/11FIVBSanya Open Qualifier 2 Nishibori/Urata Q18 Mizoe/Tanaka Q15 21-14, 21-18 0:37
Trail the series against # Q19 Goricanec/Graessli, Switzerland 0-1
8/25/10FIVBThe Hague Open Qualifier 2 Goricanec/Graessli Q11 Nishibori/Urata Q22 21-15, 21-14 0:32
Series tied with # Q23 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-1
11/3/11FIVBPhuket Open Contender 1 Nishibori/Urata 15, Q8 Jursone/Minusa 31, Q10 21-16, 21-16 0:44
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 2 Jursone/Minusa 31, Q12 Nishibori/Urata Q21 26-24, 21-13 0:47
Lead the series against # Q28 Papageorgiou/Roubanis, Greece 1-0
4/26/12FIVBSanya Open Contender 1 Nishibori/Urata 19 Papageorgiou/Roubanis 30, Q17 16-21, 21-12, 15-9 0:46