Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$404,500 FIVB World Championships presented by Swatch
October 7 - 12, 2003
(28) 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 Rio de Janeiro Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam 29, Q2 17 120 US$5,000.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Italy Open 23, Q2 17 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 8/13-17/2003 Lianyungang Open 19 9 120 US$4,000.00
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
Rio de Janeiro World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 10/7/2003 Pool D Jia Tian / Fei Wang, China (4) Lost 15-21, 18-21 0:39
Wed, 10/8/2003 Pool D Rii Seike / Misaki Yamakawa, Japan (45) Won 21-18, 21-12 0:34
Wed, 10/8/2003 Pool D Andrea Ahmann / Jana Vollmer, Germany (21) Lost 19-21, 20-22 0:42
Thu, 10/9/2003 Winner 1 Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (3) Lost 12-21, 14-21 0:43
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999Marseille Ryo Tokuno - 33rd Chiaki Kusuhara - 33rd
2001Klagenfurt 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 21-46
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-6
10/9/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 1 Bede/Behar 3 Kusuhara/Tokuno 28 21-12, 21-14 0:43
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 # 4 Tian/Wang, China 0-4
10/7/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool D Tian/Wang 4 Kusuhara/Tokuno 28 21-15, 21-18 0:39
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool D Tian/Wang 4 Kusuhara/Tokuno 29, Q2 21-19, 15-21, 15-10 0:52
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 # 5 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 # 6 McPeak/Youngs, United States 0-4
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool D McPeak/Youngs 4 Kusuhara/Tokuno 20 22-20, 21-15 0:32
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 # 8 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 0-1
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool D Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 13 Kusuhara/Tokuno 29, Q2 21-15, 24-22 0:45
Series tied with # 9 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 2-2
9/6/03FIVBItaly Open Pool G Kusuhara/Tokuno 23, Q2 Karadassiou/Sfyri 10 24-22, 23-21 0:46
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 # 10 Lahme/Musch, Germany 0-1
9/5/03FIVBItaly Open Pool G Lahme/Musch 7 Kusuhara/Tokuno 23, Q2 32-34, 28-26, 15-12 1:11
Trail the series against # 11 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 # 12 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 # 14 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 # 15 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 # 18 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 # 20 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 1-1
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool D Kusuhara/Tokuno 29, Q2 Garcia/Gaxiola 20 28-26, 21-11 0:44
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool G Garcia/Gaxiola 26, Q2 Kusuhara/Tokuno 23 21-19, 21-18 0:40
Series tied with # 21 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 1-1
10/8/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool D Ahmann/Vollmer 21 Kusuhara/Tokuno 28 21-19, 22-20 0:42
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool G Kusuhara/Tokuno 26 Ahmann/Vollmer 10 21-11, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against # 22 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 1-0
8/25/01FIVBHong Kong Open Winner 3 Kusuhara/Tokuno 23 Clarke/Gerlic 18 21-16, 26-24 0:48
Lead the series against # 23 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
Trail the series against # 24 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 # 27 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-2
9/5/03FIVBItaly Open Pool G Arjona/Kadjo 26 Kusuhara/Tokuno 23, Q2 21-16, 21-19 0:39
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 # 29 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 # 30 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 # 31 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 # 34 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 # 35 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 # 37 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
Trail the series against # 38 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 # 40 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 # 44 Barrera/Jaouen, France 1-0
9/18/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Kusuhara/Tokuno 29, Q2 Barrera/Jaouen Q18 21-17, 16-21, 15-12 0:56
Lead the series against # 45 Seike/Yamakawa, Japan 1-0
10/8/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool D Kusuhara/Tokuno 28 Seike/Yamakawa 45 21-18, 21-12 0:34