Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Lianyungang Open
August 13 - 17, 2003
(19) 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 Lianyungang Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/6-10/2003 Japan Open 9 25 30 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/30-8/2/2003 Austria Grand Slam 20 25 52 US$2,750.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2003 France Grand Slam 26, Q1 17 108 US$5,000.00
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
Lianyungang Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/15/2003 Pool C Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (3) Lost 16-21, 15-21 0:34
Fri, 8/15/2003 Pool C Wen Feng Lu / Zhengqing Ren, China (30) Won 21-17, 21-14 0:34
Sat, 8/16/2003 Pool C Kylie Gerlic / Summer Lochowicz, Australia (14) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:39
Sat, 8/16/2003 Winner 1 Natalie Cook / Nicole Sanderson, Australia (1) Lost 18-21, 13-21 0:34
Head to Head Results
Kusuhara/Tokuno trail the series against the field 14-21
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 0-1
8/16/03FIVBLianyungang Open Winner 1 Cook/Sanderson 1 Kusuhara/Tokuno 19 21-18, 21-13 0:34
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 3 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-4
8/15/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool C Pohl/Rau 3 Kusuhara/Tokuno 19 21-16, 21-15 0:34
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 # 4 Tian/Wang, China 0-2
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool D Tian/Wang 13 Kusuhara/Tokuno 20 21-19, 21-14 0:42
8/16/02FIVBChina Open Pool G Tian/Wang 7 Kusuhara/Tokuno 10 17-21, 21-12, 15-12 0:50
Trail the series against # 6 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
Trail the series against # 7 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 0-1
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool C Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 30 Kusuhara/Tokuno 14 28-26, 21-11 0:45
Trail the series against # 9 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
Lead the series against # 11 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 # 12 Ji/Wang, China 0-1
8/8/03FIVBJapan Open Pool H Ji/Wang 8 Kusuhara/Tokuno 9 21-19, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 13 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
Lead the series against # 14 Gerlic/Lochowicz, Australia 2-0
8/16/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool C Kusuhara/Tokuno 19 Gerlic/Lochowicz 14 21-19, 21-17 0:39
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool C Kusuhara/Tokuno 14 Gerlic/Lochowicz 19 21-13, 21-18 0:32
Lead the series against # 16, Q4 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
Trail the series against # 17 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 # 18 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
9/20/02FIVBBrazil Open Pool C Glesnes/Maaseide 19 Kusuhara/Tokuno 14 21-12, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # 20, Q1 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-1
8/9/03FIVBJapan Open Pool H Hakedal/Torlen 24, Q3 Kusuhara/Tokuno 9 17-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:54
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool D Kusuhara/Tokuno 20 Hakedal/Torlen 29, Q17 16-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:54
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool G Kusuhara/Tokuno 23 Hakedal/Torlen 10 21-7, 21-14 0:29
Series tied with # 21 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
Lead the series against # 23, Q2 Augoustides/Claasen, Germany 1-0
8/9/02FIVBJapan Open Pool F Kusuhara/Tokuno 11 Augoustides/Claasen 27, Q20 26-24, 21-19 0:51
Trail the series against # 24 Alcon/Pol, Spain 0-1
8/8/03FIVBJapan Open Pool H Alcon/Pol 25, Q4 Kusuhara/Tokuno 9 27-25, 21-14 0:44
Lead the series against # 27, Q6 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 # 28, Q8 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 # 30 Lu/Ren, China 1-0
8/15/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool C Kusuhara/Tokuno 19 Lu/Ren 30 21-17, 21-14 0:34