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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 ConocoPhillips Open
July 2 - 6, 2003

(29, Q9) Katsuhiro Shiratori/Satoshi Watanabe, Japan

Katsuhiro Shiratori
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 29, 1976 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Saitama

Resides:

Tokyo

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

87 kg (191 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

140

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB Boracay 2019)

Career Winnings:

US$110,317.68

Satoshi Watanabe
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 1, 1975 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Gumma

Resides:

Kanagawa-Ken

Height:

192 cm (6'4")

Weight:

90 kg (198 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$54,235.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	5	11	6	4	9	US$58,470.00

Previous Stavanger Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1999	Did not play	Kazuyuki Takao - 57th
2001	Satoshi Watanabe - 17th	Katsuhiro Shiratori - 17th
2002	Satoshi Watanabe - 25th	Katsuhiro Shiratori - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/25-29/2003	Germany Grand Slam	Q11	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2003	Switzerland Open	Q7	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/4-8/2003	Hellas Open	Q7	41	10	US$0.00
FIVB	9/4-8/2002	Spain Open	Q5	41	10	US$0.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2002	Spain Open	29, Q5	25	30	US$1,650.00
FIVB	8/1-4/2002	Austria Grand Slam	42	25	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2002	Portugal Open	25, Q9	17	60	US$2,520.00
FIVB	7/17-21/2002	France Grand Slam	41	37	24	US$0.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2002	Canada Open	Q7	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	7/3-7/2002	Norway Open	32, Q8	25	30	US$1,650.00
FIVB	6/19-23/2002	Switzerland Open	21, Q9	25	30	US$1,650.00
FIVB	6/12-16/2002	Germany Open	Q7	41	10	US$0.00
FIVB	9/12-16/2001	Spain Open	20, Q4	13	108	US$4,000.00
FIVB	8/8-12/2001	Belgium Open	Q7	37	22	US$0.00
FIVB	8/1-5/2001	Klagenfurt World Championships	28	33	40	US$0.00
FIVB	7/25-29/2001	Portugal Open	25, Q10	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/17-22/2001	France Grand Slam	Q16	37	28	US$0.00
FIVB	7/11-15/2001	Italy Open	Q20	37	22	US$0.00
FIVB	7/4-8/2001	Norway Open	30, Q21	17	72	US$3,000.00

Norway Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/2/2003	Qualifier 1	Jakob Martens / Lars Mayland, Denmark (Q56)	Won 21-18, 21-12	0:31
Wed, 7/2/2003	Qualifier 2	Hannes Brinkborg / Mattias Magnusson, Sweden (Q24)	Won 21-17, 21-18	0:33
Thu, 7/3/2003	Qualifier 3	Javier Bosma / Raul Mesa, Spain (Q8)	Won 21-18, 21-19	0:40
Fri, 7/4/2003	Pool D	Todd Rogers / Sean Scott, United States (13)	Won 22-20, 21-18	0:41
Fri, 7/4/2003	Pool D	Jody Holden / Conrad Leinemann, Canada (20)	Lost 14-21, 21-23	0:45
Sat, 7/5/2003	Pool D	Jefferson Bellaguarda / Juca Dultra, Brazil (4, Q6)	Lost 15-21, 19-21	0:41

Head to Head Results
Shiratori/Watanabe trail the series against the field 17-20

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Baracetti/Conde	4	Shiratori/Watanabe	29, Q5	21-19, 21-18	0:41
Series tied with # 3 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-1
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool G	Laciga/Laciga	7	Shiratori/Watanabe	42	21-17, 21-19	0:37
9/14/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 2	Shiratori/Watanabe	20, Q4	Laciga/Laciga	3	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 4, Q6 Bellaguarda/Dultra, Brazil 0-1
7/5/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool D	Bellaguarda/Dultra	4, Q6	Shiratori/Watanabe	29, Q9	21-15, 21-19	0:41
Trail the series against # 7 Metzger/Wong, United States 1-3
7/26/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool H	Metzger/Wong	9	Shiratori/Watanabe	25, Q9	24-22, 21-17	0:43
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool E	Metzger/Wong	5	Shiratori/Watanabe	21, Q9	21-19, 21-14	0:35
8/2/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool E	Metzger/Wong	5	Shiratori/Watanabe	28	21-14, 14-21, 15-12	0:45
7/6/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Shiratori/Watanabe	30, Q21	Metzger/Wong	3, Q2	21-16, 13-21, 17-15	0:53
Trail the series against # 8 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
6/22/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool E	Berger/Doppler	12, Q4	Shiratori/Watanabe	21, Q9	21-16, 21-15	0:33
Lead the series against # 13 Rogers/Scott, United States 1-0
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool D	Shiratori/Watanabe	29, Q9	Rogers/Scott	13	22-20, 21-18	0:41
Trail the series against # 16 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Heuscher/Kobel	13	Shiratori/Watanabe	29, Q5	21-16, 21-15	0:29
Trail the series against # 18 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 0-4
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Egger/Heyer	20	Shiratori/Watanabe	29, Q5	21-15, 21-14	0:31
7/18/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 5	Egger/Heyer	30, Q8	Shiratori/Watanabe	Q16	21-18, 21-15	0:41
7/12/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Qualifier 6	Egger/Heyer	30, Q12	Shiratori/Watanabe	Q20	21-14, 20-22, 15-11	0:53
7/4/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 2	Egger/Heyer	28, Q12	Shiratori/Watanabe	30, Q21	21-16, 19-21, 15-12	0:51
Trail the series against # 20 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 0-2
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool D	Holden/Leinemann	20	Shiratori/Watanabe	29, Q9	21-14, 23-21	0:45
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool A	Holden/Leinemann	17	Shiratori/Watanabe	32, Q8	15-21, 21-16, 19-17	0:55
Lead the series against # 23 Kogel/Mulder, Netherlands 1-0
7/4/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 3	Shiratori/Watanabe	32, Q8	Kogel/Mulder	Q24	21-19, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # 28, Q2 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 1-0
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool G	Shiratori/Watanabe	42	Klemperer/Rademacher	31	21-19, 21-18	0:40
Trail the series against Moreira/Silva, Brazil 0-1
6/19/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Moreira/Silva	6, Q10	Shiratori/Watanabe	Q7	21-16, 21-15	0:40
Lead the series against # Q7 Pimponi/Raffaelli, Italy 2-0
7/25/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Shiratori/Watanabe	25, Q9	Pimponi/Raffaelli	Q8	21-10, 22-20	0:29
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Shiratori/Watanabe	21, Q9	Pimponi/Raffaelli	Q8	21-19, 21-17	0:38
Lead the series against # Q8 Bosma/Mesa, Spain 1-0
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 3	Shiratori/Watanabe	29, Q9	Bosma/Mesa	Q8	21-18, 21-19	0:40
Trail the series against # Q10 Brink/Schneider, Germany 0-1
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool E	Brink/Schneider	28, Q21	Shiratori/Watanabe	21, Q9	21-10, 21-11	0:34
Lead the series against # Q11 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
7/26/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool H	Shiratori/Watanabe	25, Q9	Gartmayer/Nowotny	24, Q12	23-21, 21-17	0:37
Series tied with # Q13 Ljubicic/Slean, Canada 1-1
8/1/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool E	Ljubicic/Slean	37	Shiratori/Watanabe	28	21-18, 25-23	0:49
7/27/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 1	Shiratori/Watanabe	25, Q10	Ljubicic/Slean	24, Q8	22-20, 21-12	0:53
Trail the series against # Q15 Backer/Boersma, Netherlands 0-1
6/25/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Backer/Boersma	Q22	Shiratori/Watanabe	Q11	21-16, 21-16	0:35
Trail the series against # Q20 Babich/Khudoley, Ukraine 0-1
6/13/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Qualifier 2	Babich/Khudoley	Q26	Shiratori/Watanabe	Q7	19-21, 21-19, 18-16	0:52
Lead the series against # Q21 Gavrilov/Todorov, Bulgaria 1-0
7/4/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 2	Shiratori/Watanabe	32, Q8	Gavrilov/Todorov	Q25	21-19, 21-18	0:32
Lead the series against # Q24 Brinkborg/Magnusson, Sweden 2-0
7/2/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 2	Shiratori/Watanabe	29, Q9	Brinkborg/Magnusson	Q24	21-17, 21-18	0:33
6/19/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Shiratori/Watanabe	Q7	Brinkborg/Magnusson	Q26	21-16, 23-21	0:40
Lead the series against # Q32 Andelhof/Coucke, Belgium 1-0
8/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 2	Shiratori/Watanabe	29, Q5	Andelhof/Coucke	Q37	23-21, 22-24, 15-7	0:52
Trail the series against # Q36 Reinmann/Schutz, Switzerland 0-1
6/5/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Qualifier 2	Reinmann/Schutz	Q39	Shiratori/Watanabe	Q7	21-9, 21-19	0:35
Lead the series against # Q52 Dvorsky/Litva, Slovakia 1-0
6/18/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 1	Shiratori/Watanabe	Q7	Dvorsky/Litva	Q58	21-13, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against # Q53 Tabarini/Tabarini, San Marino 1-0
6/12/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Qualifier 1	Shiratori/Watanabe	Q7	Tabarini/Tabarini	Q58	21-17, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # Q56 Martens/Mayland, Denmark 1-0
7/2/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 1	Shiratori/Watanabe	29, Q9	Martens/Mayland	Q56	21-18, 21-12	0:31