Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$500,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
August 1 - 4, 2001
(30) 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: 12
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: 9
Tournaments: 81
Career Best: 4th (2 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (Klagenfurt 2002)
Career Winnings: US$102,065.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457910131725333741Money
FIVB640001205142415453 US$170,930.00
FIVB C&S100010000000000 US$2,000.00
Overall650002205142415453 US$172,930.00
Previous Klagenfurt Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/24-28/2001 Portugal Open 26 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/16-22/2001 France Grand Slam 27 25 46 US$2,500.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2001 Spain Open 21 25 36 US$2,000.00
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
Klagenfurt World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/1/2001 Pool C Michaela Meissinger / Brigitte Stampfer, Austria (35) Won 21-11, 21-16 0:34
Wed, 8/1/2001 Pool C Tatiana Minello / Sandra Pires, Brazil (3) Lost 18-21, 14-21 0:41
Thu, 8/2/2001 Winner 1 Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (1) Lost 14-21, 14-21 0:34
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999Marseille Ryo Tokuno - 33rd Chiaki Kusuhara - 33rd
2003Rio de Janeiro Ryo Tokuno - 17th Chiaki Kusuhara - 17th
2005Berlin Satoko Urata - 33rd Mika Teru Saiki - 25th
2007Gstaad Mika Teru Saiki - 37th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/19-24/1999 Marseille World Championships Q16 33 42 US$0.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 30 17 100 US$2,750.00
FIVB 10/7-12/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 28 17 160 US$5,000.00
Head to Head Results
Kusuhara/Tokuno trail the series against the field 3-14
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-1
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 1 Bede/Behar 1 Kusuhara/Tokuno 30 21-14, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 3 Minello/Pires, Brazil 0-2
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool C Minello/Pires 3 Kusuhara/Tokuno 30 21-18, 21-14 0:41
4/6/01FIVBMacau Open Contender 2 Minello/Pires 18 Kusuhara/Tokuno 16 21-18, 21-14 0:37
Trail the series against # 6 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-2
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 7 Kusuhara/Tokuno 26 21-13, 21-15 0:38
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 6 Kusuhara/Tokuno 27 21-14, 26-24 0:27
Trail the series against # 7 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-1
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 8 Kusuhara/Tokuno 24 18-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:55
Trail the series against # 8 Oliveira/Silva, Brazil 0-1
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 2 Oliveira/Silva 7 Kusuhara/Tokuno 24 17-21, 21-18, 18-16 0:57
Trail the series against # 11 Chi/Xiong, China 0-2
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Chi/Xiong 8 Kusuhara/Tokuno 26 18-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:56
7/19/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Chi/Xiong 25 Kusuhara/Tokuno Q16 15-6 0:30
Trail the series against # 14 DeNecochea/Masakayan, United States 0-1
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 2 DeNecochea/Masakayan 19 Kusuhara/Tokuno 20 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 15 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 0-1
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Bruschini/Solazzi 12 Kusuhara/Tokuno 21 21-12, 21-18 0:33
Trail the series against # 17 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 0-1
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 1 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova 28, Q10 Kusuhara/Tokuno 21 25-23, 21-15 0:47
Trail the series against # 22 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 0-2
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 22, Q1 Kusuhara/Tokuno 27 21-14, 22-20 0:39
7/19/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Karadassiou/Sfyri 26 Kusuhara/Tokuno Q16 15-9 0:30
Lead the series against # 35 Meissinger/Stampfer, Austria 1-0
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool C Kusuhara/Tokuno 30 Meissinger/Stampfer 35 21-11, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 38 Koelliker/Trussel, Switzerland 2-0
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Kusuhara/Tokuno 24 Koelliker/Trussel 9 21-12, 21-15 0:33
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 1 Kusuhara/Tokuno 20 Koelliker/Trussel 29, Q9 21-13, 21-13 0:37