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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Goodwill Games
August 29 - September 4, 2001

(16) 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 Brisbane Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/22-26/2001	Hong Kong Open	23	5	216	US$9,000.00
FIVB	8/8-12/2001	Japan Open	10	13	108	US$4,000.00
FIVB	8/1-4/2001	Klagenfurt World Championships	30	17	100	US$2,750.00
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

Goodwill Games Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/29/2001	Winner 1	Natalie Cook / Kerri Pottharst, Australia (1)	Lost 16-21, 21-15, 13-15	0:49
Fri, 8/31/2001	Contender 1	Eva Celbova Rysava / Sona Novakova, Czech Republic (9)	Won By Forfeit
Sat, 9/1/2001	Contender 2	Lina Yanchulova / Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (12)	Won 21-19, 22-24, 18-16	0:59
Sun, 9/2/2001	Contender 4	Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (11)	Lost 17-21, 19-21	0:36

Head to Head Results
Kusuhara/Tokuno trail the series against the field 3-12

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 0-1
8/29/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Winner 1	Cook/Pottharst	1	Kusuhara/Tokuno	16	21-16, 15-21, 15-13	0:49
Trail the series against # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-1
8/2/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Winner 1	Bede/Behar	1	Kusuhara/Tokuno	30	21-14, 21-14	0:34
Trail the series against # 4 Minello/Pires, Brazil 0-3
8/25/01	FIVB	Hong Kong Open	Contender 6	Minello/Pires	2	Kusuhara/Tokuno	23	21-17, 21-17	0:43
8/1/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool C	Minello/Pires	3	Kusuhara/Tokuno	30	21-18, 21-14	0:41
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 # 7 Chi/Xiong, China 0-2
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Chi/Xiong	8	Kusuhara/Tokuno	26	18-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:56
7/19/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Chi/Xiong	25	Kusuhara/Tokuno	Q16	15-6	0:30
Lead the series against # 9 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 1-0
8/31/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Contender 1	Kusuhara/Tokuno	16	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	9	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 10 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 0-2
7/18/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22, Q1	Kusuhara/Tokuno	27	21-14, 22-20	0:39
7/19/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Karadassiou/Sfyri	26	Kusuhara/Tokuno	Q16	15-9	0:30
Trail the series against # 11 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-2
9/2/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Contender 4	Pohl/Rau	11	Kusuhara/Tokuno	16	21-17, 21-19	0:36
8/11/01	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 3	Pohl/Rau	16	Kusuhara/Tokuno	10	25-23, 21-19	0:45
Lead the series against # 12 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-0
9/1/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Contender 2	Kusuhara/Tokuno	16	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	12	21-19, 22-24, 18-16	0:59
Lead the series against # 15 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 1-0
8/25/01	FIVB	Hong Kong Open	Winner 3	Kusuhara/Tokuno	23	Clarke/Gerlic	18	21-16, 26-24	0:48