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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Spain Open
July 4 - 8, 2001

(21) Chiaki Kusuhara/Ryo Tokuno, Japan

Chiaki Kusuhara
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 1, 1975 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Ehime

Resides:

Kanagawa-ken

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

120

Career Best:

4th (2 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

4th (Klagenfurt 2002)

Career Winnings:

US$170,315.00

Ryo Tokuno
Japan

Photo: Carl Schneider

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 27, 1974 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Ehime

Resides:

Matsuyama

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (2 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

4th (Klagenfurt 2002)

Career Winnings:

US$102,065.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	10	13	17	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	64	0	0	0	1	2	0	5	1	4	24	15	4	5	3	US$170,930.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$2,000.00
Overall	65	0	0	0	2	2	0	5	1	4	24	15	4	5	3	US$172,930.00

Previous Gran Canaria Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB C&S	6/29-7/1/2001	Greece Challenger	3	4	42	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/19-23/2001	Swiss Open	24	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2001	Italy Open	20	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	4/4-8/2001	Macau Open	16	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	10/31-11/5/2000	Brazil Open	13	17	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/9-13/2000	China Open	14	17	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/2-6/2000	Japan Open	19	17	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/25-29/2000	Portugal Open	25	17	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/18-22/2000	France Open		33	28	US$0.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2000	Germany Open	24	25	34	US$1,500.00
FIVB	6/30-7/4/2000	U.S. Grand Slam	24	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2000	Swiss Open	26	13	102	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/13-18/2000	Canada Open	25	25	34	US$1,500.00
FIVB	6/7-11/2000	Italy Open	Q6	37	20	US$0.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2000	Mexico Open	Q7	37	20	US$0.00
FIVB	2/1-6/2000	Brazil Open	27	17	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	11/2-7/1999	Brazil Open	Q9	33	28	US$0.00
FIVB	8/11-15/1999	China Open	Q9	37	20	US$0.00
FIVB	8/4-8/1999	Japan Open	28	25	34	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/28-8/1/1999	Portugal Open	28	17	68	US$2,500.00
FIVB	7/19-24/1999	Marseille World Championships	Q16	33	42	US$0.00

Spain Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/6/2001	Winner 1	Laura Bruschini / Annamaria Solazzi, Italy (12)	Lost 12-21, 18-21	0:33
Fri, 7/6/2001	Contender 1	Marika Teknedzjanova / Tereza Tobiasova, Czech Republic (28, Q10)	Lost 23-25, 15-21	0:47

Head to Head Results
Kusuhara/Tokuno trail the series against the field 2-6

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 5 Minello/Pires, Brazil 0-1
4/6/01	FIVB	Macau Open	Contender 2	Minello/Pires	18	Kusuhara/Tokuno	16	21-18, 21-14	0:37
Trail the series against # 6 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-1
6/21/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 2	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	8	Kusuhara/Tokuno	24	18-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:55
Trail the series against # 9 Chi/Xiong, China 0-1
7/19/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Chi/Xiong	25	Kusuhara/Tokuno	Q16	15-6	0:30
Trail the series against # 12 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 0-1
7/6/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Bruschini/Solazzi	12	Kusuhara/Tokuno	21	21-12, 21-18	0:33
Trail the series against # 23 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 0-1
7/19/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Karadassiou/Sfyri	26	Kusuhara/Tokuno	Q16	15-9	0:30
Lead the series against # 25, Q4 Koelliker/Trussel, Switzerland 2-0
6/21/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 1	Kusuhara/Tokuno	24	Koelliker/Trussel	9	21-12, 21-15	0:33
6/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 1	Kusuhara/Tokuno	20	Koelliker/Trussel	29, Q9	21-13, 21-13	0:37
Trail the series against # 28, Q10 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 0-1
7/6/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 1	Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova	28, Q10	Kusuhara/Tokuno	21	25-23, 21-15	0:47