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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 (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

Satoko Urata
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 22, 1980 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

Saga

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

62 kg (136 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

104

Career Best:

7th (FIVB Osaka 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$60,200.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	6	13	1	US$18,950.00

Previous Shanghai Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - 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

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 5/1/2012	Qualifier 1	Marie-Andree Lessard / Annie Martin, Canada (Q17)	Lost 17-21, 13-21	0:38

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	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$3,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	$15,450.00
Total	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0	$18,950.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Takemi Nishibori												Satoko Urata
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,875.00
51	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	6	0	$22,750.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	27	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$8,425.00
90	0	1	0	0	1	7	15	17	0	$40,062.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	76	0	0	0	0	1	7	11	14	0	$49,900.00
29	1	1	2	1	9	12	2	1	0	$12,825.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Challenger
171	1	3	2	1	10	22	18	24	0	$75,637.50	Total	104	0	0	0	0	1	8	12	15	0	$60,200.00

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
2010	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	$2,800.00	4	10	28.6 %
2011	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	9	$7,050.00	10	13	43.5 %
2012	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$5,600.00	4	5	44.4 %
Total	FIVB	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	18	$15,450.00	18	28	39.1 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Takemi Nishibori													Satoko Urata
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2002	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	$825.00
											2003	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	$1,000.00
											2004	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	5	$9,250.00
											2005	FIVB	15	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	3	3	$25,050.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	$0.00	2006	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	5	$9,000.00
15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	$3,000.00	2007	FIVB	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	11	$3,300.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	9	$2,150.00	2008	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	$900.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	7	$5,150.00	2009	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$1,400.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	$1,400.00	2010	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	$1,400.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	9	$3,525.00	2011	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	9	$3,525.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$2,800.00	2012	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$2,800.00
71	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	7	57	$18,025.00	Total	Total	100	0	0	0	0	1	8	12	14	65	$58,450.00

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	15	68.2%	2	9.1%	5	22.7%	17-5	77.3%	4	12.9%	2	6.5%	25	80.6%	4-27	12.9%	15-25	37.5%	6-7	46.2%	0	1	21-33	38.9%
2011-2012	12	70.6%	2	11.8%	3	17.6%	14-3	82.4%	3	13.6%	1	4.5%	18	81.8%	3-19	13.6%	12-18	40.0%	5-4	55.6%	0	1	17-23	42.5%
Against the Field	5	50.0%	1	10.0%	4	40.0%	6-4	60.0%	1	4.8%	1	4.8%	19	90.5%	1-20	4.8%	10-38	20.8%	4-10	28.6%	0	0	7-24	22.6%

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	0	5	11	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	14
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	10	9	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	19
Total	0	0	15	20	0	3	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	33

Head to Head Results
Nishibori/Urata trail the series against the field 6-20 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 14 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 6 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 0-1
4/17/12	FIVB	Brasília 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
10/28/10	FIVB	Sanya 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
4/27/12	FIVB	Sanya 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
10/29/10	FIVB	Sanya 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
6/8/10	FIVB	Moscow 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
11/3/11	FIVB	Phuket Open	Winner 1	Bansley/Maloney	18	Nishibori/Urata	15, Q8	21-17, 21-12	0:36
7/22/11	FIVB	Québec Open	Contender 3	Bansley/Maloney	10	Nishibori/Urata	16	21-14, 21-18	0:43
10/28/10	FIVB	Sanya 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
11/4/11	FIVB	Phuket 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
11/3/10	FIVB	Phuket 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
4/16/12	FIVB	Brasília 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
8/2/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt 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
7/12/11	FIVB	Moscow 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
4/26/12	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Candelas/Garcia	14, Q3	Nishibori/Urata	19	21-16, 21-16	0:34
4/18/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Contender 2	Candelas/Garcia	25, Q8	Nishibori/Urata	26, Q12	21-16, 21-17	0:35
6/7/11	FIVB	Beijing 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
7/26/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Dampney/Mullin	Q13	Nishibori/Urata	Q20	23-21, 21-15	0:41
7/5/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Dampney/Mullin	Q10	Nishibori/Urata	Q23	19-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:53
7/6/10	FIVB	Gstaad 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
8/2/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt 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
5/1/12	FIVB	Shanghai 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
4/27/11	FIVB	Sanya 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
8/25/10	FIVB	The 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
11/3/11	FIVB	Phuket Open	Contender 1	Nishibori/Urata	15, Q8	Jursone/Minusa	31, Q10	21-16, 21-16	0:44
5/5/10	FIVB	Shanghai 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
4/26/12	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 1	Nishibori/Urata	19	Papageorgiou/Roubanis	30, Q17	16-21, 21-12, 15-9	0:46