Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$540,000 World Series 13 Grand Slam
July 15 - 20, 2003
(26, Q1) 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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Did not play Rii Seike - 17th
1999 Ryo Tokuno - 33rd Chiaki Kusuhara - 33rd
2000 Ryo Tokuno - 33rd Chiaki Kusuhara - 33rd
2001 Ryo Tokuno - 25th Chiaki Kusuhara - 25th
2002 Ryo Tokuno - 25th Chiaki Kusuhara - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/1-5/2003 Norway Open 23 17 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/24-28/2003 Germany Grand Slam 26 9 240 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/17-21/2003 Switzerland Open 19 17 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2003 Hellas Open 14 25 30 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/17-22/2002 Brazil Open 14 17 60 US$2,520.00
FIVB 8/14-18/2002 China Open 10 17 60 US$2,520.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2002 Japan Open 11 9 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2002 Austria Grand Slam 21 4 280 US$12,100.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2002 Hellas Open 24 17 60 US$2,520.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2002 France Grand Slam 23 25 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/9-13/2002 Canada Open 14 9 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2002 Norway Open 17 9 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2002 Switzerland Open 18 25 30 US$1,650.00
FIVB 6/5-9/2002 Spain Open 15 17 60 US$2,520.00
FIVB 8/29-9/4/2001 Goodwill Games 16 10 0 US$5,000.00
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
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/15/2003 Qualifier 1 Marion Castelli / Morgane Faure, France (Q32) Won 22-20, 21-10 0:39
Tue, 7/15/2003 Qualifier 2 Gabriele Jobst / Patricia Stragliotto, Canada (Q17) Won 15-21, 21-11, 15-9 0:52
Wed, 7/16/2003 Pool G Ethel-Julie Arjona / Virginie Kadjo, France (10) Lost 11-21, 16-21 0:34
Wed, 7/16/2003 Pool G Vasso Karadassiou / Efi Sfyri, Greece (23) Won 21-13, 18-21, 16-14 0:53
Thu, 7/17/2003 Pool G Eva Celbova Rysava / Sona Novakova, Czech Republic (7) Lost 11-21, 11-21 0:32
Head to Head Results
Kusuhara/Tokuno trail the series against the field 18-38
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-7
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool B May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Kusuhara/Tokuno 23 21-13, 21-14 0:34
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Kusuhara/Tokuno 17 21-7, 21-13 0:31
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool B May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Kusuhara/Tokuno 18 21-17, 21-12 0:36
6/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool B May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Kusuhara/Tokuno 15 21-12, 21-11 0:42
8/25/01FIVBHong Kong Open Winner 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 3 Kusuhara/Tokuno 23 21-11, 21-14 0:34
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 # 3 McPeak/Youngs, United States 0-3
8/3/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Bronze Medal McPeak/Youngs 4 Kusuhara/Tokuno 21 21-17, 21-15 0:39
7/31/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool D McPeak/Youngs 4 Kusuhara/Tokuno 21 21-18, 21-14 0:36
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 McPeak/Youngs 4 Kusuhara/Tokuno 14 21-15, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 4 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-5
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool C Bede/Behar 3 Kusuhara/Tokuno 19 21-12, 21-15 0:38
9/19/02FIVBBrazil Open Pool C Bede/Behar 3 Kusuhara/Tokuno 14 21-13, 21-12 0:32
8/3/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Semi-Finals Bede/Behar 2 Kusuhara/Tokuno 21 18-21, 21-19, 17-15 1:04
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Pool A Bede/Behar 1 Kusuhara/Tokuno 17 21-9, 21-12 0:32
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 1 Bede/Behar 1 Kusuhara/Tokuno 30 21-14, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 7 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 1-2
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G Celbova Rysava/Novakova 7 Kusuhara/Tokuno 26, Q1 21-11, 21-11 0:32
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool G Celbova Rysava/Novakova 7 Kusuhara/Tokuno 23 25-23, 21-17 0:43
8/31/01FIVBGoodwill Games Contender 1 Kusuhara/Tokuno 16 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 9 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 8 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-3
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool G Kadijk/Leenstra 7 Kusuhara/Tokuno 26 21-14, 21-14 0:34
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool C Kadijk/Leenstra 3 Kusuhara/Tokuno 14 21-17, 21-15 0:39
8/9/02FIVBJapan Open Pool F Kadijk/Leenstra 6 Kusuhara/Tokuno 11 21-18, 18-21, 15-9 0:55
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 3 Kusuhara/Tokuno 21 Kadijk/Leenstra 20 21-18, 21-18 0:37
Series tied with # 10 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-1
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G Arjona/Kadjo 10 Kusuhara/Tokuno 26, Q1 21-11, 21-16 0:34
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool B Kusuhara/Tokuno 23 Arjona/Kadjo 47 17-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:58
Trail the series against # 13 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 # 14 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
8/16/02FIVBChina Open Pool G Tian/Wang 7 Kusuhara/Tokuno 10 17-21, 21-12, 15-12 0:50
Trail the series against # 17 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
9/20/02FIVBBrazil Open Pool C Glesnes/Maaseide 19 Kusuhara/Tokuno 14 21-12, 21-17 0:37
Trail the series against # 18 Dodd/McSorley, United States 0-2
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool C Dodd/McSorley 14 Kusuhara/Tokuno 19 21-8, 21-19 0:35
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool B Dodd/McSorley 15, Q9 Kusuhara/Tokuno 18 25-23, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # 19 Clarke/Gooley, Australia 0-2
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool B Clarke/Gooley 26 Kusuhara/Tokuno 23 21-19, 21-16 0:41
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool B Clarke/Gooley 31, Q4 Kusuhara/Tokuno 18 21-17, 19-21, 15-13 0:54
Lead the series against # 21, Q5 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 1-0
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool G Kusuhara/Tokuno 26 Ahmann/Vollmer 10 21-11, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # 22 Wang/You, China 0-1
6/14/03FIVBHellas Open Pool C Wang/You 19 Kusuhara/Tokuno 14 17-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:53
Trail the series against # 23 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 1-2
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G Kusuhara/Tokuno 26, Q1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 23 21-13, 18-21, 16-14 0:53
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
Trail the series against # 24 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-3
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 9 Kusuhara/Tokuno 26 21-12, 21-12 0:34
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool A Kusuhara/Tokuno 17 Pohl/Rau 16 21-18, 21-19 0:37
9/2/01FIVBGoodwill Games Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 11 Kusuhara/Tokuno 16 21-17, 21-19 0:36
8/11/01FIVBJapan Open Contender 3 Pohl/Rau 16 Kusuhara/Tokuno 10 25-23, 21-19 0:45
Trail the series against # 27, Q4 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 0-1
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool G Garcia/Gaxiola 26, Q2 Kusuhara/Tokuno 23 21-19, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # 28, Q9 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 0-1
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool C Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 30 Kusuhara/Tokuno 14 28-26, 21-11 0:45
Lead the series against # 31, Q27 Dumont/Martin, Canada 1-0
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool C Kusuhara/Tokuno 19 Dumont/Martin 30, Q24 21-17, 14-21, 15-13 0:53
Lead the series against # Q2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-0
9/1/01FIVBGoodwill Games Contender 2 Kusuhara/Tokuno 16 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 12 21-19, 22-24, 18-16 0:59
Lead the series against # Q3 Gerlic/Lochowicz, Australia 1-0
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool C Kusuhara/Tokuno 14 Gerlic/Lochowicz 19 21-13, 21-18 0:32
Lead the series against # Q6 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 3-1
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool G Kusuhara/Tokuno 26 Bruschini/Solazzi 23 24-26, 21-13, 15-13 0:56
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Kusuhara/Tokuno 21 Bruschini/Solazzi 14 12-21, 21-16, 20-18 1:01
8/24/01FIVBHong Kong Open Winner 2 Kusuhara/Tokuno 23 Bruschini/Solazzi 7 21-15, 15-21, 15-12 0:46
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Bruschini/Solazzi 12 Kusuhara/Tokuno 21 21-12, 21-18 0:33
Series tied with # Q10 Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 1-1
9/19/02FIVBBrazil Open Pool C Kusuhara/Tokuno 14 Ikauniece/Minusa 30 17-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:48
7/26/02FIVBHellas Open Pool H Ikauniece/Minusa 25, Q11 Kusuhara/Tokuno 24 21-13, 16-21, 15-10 0:51
Lead the series against # Q11 Augoustides/Claasen, Germany 1-0
8/9/02FIVBJapan Open Pool F Kusuhara/Tokuno 11 Augoustides/Claasen 27, Q20 26-24, 21-19 0:51
Lead the series against # Q16 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-0
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool G Kusuhara/Tokuno 23 Hakedal/Torlen 10 21-7, 21-14 0:29
Lead the series against # Q17 Jobst/Stragliotto, Canada 1-0
7/15/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Kusuhara/Tokuno 26, Q1 Jobst/Stragliotto Q17 15-21, 21-11, 15-9 0:52
Lead the series against # Q18 Boileau/Morin, Canada 1-0
8/16/02FIVBChina Open Pool G Kusuhara/Tokuno 10 Boileau/Morin 26, Q6 21-13, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # Q32 Castelli/Faure, France 1-0
7/15/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Kusuhara/Tokuno 26, Q1 Castelli/Faure Q32 22-20, 21-10 0:39