Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$404,500 FIVB World Championships presented by Swatch
October 14 - 19, 2003
(43) 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: 20
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: 11
Tournaments: 91
Career Best: 9th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$54,235.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725333741Money
FIVB3900000022511649 US$58,470.00
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 Q21 33 36 US$0.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Spain Open Q12 41 10 US$0.00
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2003 Austria Grand Slam Q12 41 16 US$0.00
FIVB 7/23-27/2003 Portugal Open 29, Q5 25 30 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2003 France Grand Slam 31, Q13 25 54 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2003 Norway Open 29, Q9 25 30 US$2,000.00
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
Rio de Janeiro World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 10/14/2003 Pool F Stephane Canet / Mathieu Hamel, France (19) Won 14-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:55
Wed, 10/15/2003 Pool F Pedro Cunha / Tande Ramos, Brazil (30) Lost 16-21, 22-24 0:44
Wed, 10/15/2003 Pool F Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (6) Lost 15-21, 14-21 0:37
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999Marseille Did not play Kazuyuki Takao - 57th
2001Klagenfurt Satoshi Watanabe - 33rd Katsuhiro Shiratori - 33rd
2005Berlin Taichi Morikawa - 33rd Kentaro Asahi - 25th
2007Gstaad Kentaro Asahi - 37th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/1-5/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 28 33 40 US$0.00
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 43 33 120 US$3,000.00
Head to Head Results
Shiratori/Watanabe trail the series against the field 9-23
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 3 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-1
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool G Laciga/Laciga 7 Shiratori/Watanabe 42 21-17, 21-19 0:37
9/14/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Shiratori/Watanabe 20, Q4 Laciga/Laciga 3 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-2
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool A Dieckmann/Reckermann 16 Shiratori/Watanabe 32, Q8 22-20, 21-18 0:36
9/14/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Dieckmann/Reckermann 13 Shiratori/Watanabe 20, Q4 21-18, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 5 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 0-6
7/25/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool D Egger/Heyer 13 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q5 21-15, 17-21, 15-11 0:48
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool B Egger/Heyer 18 Shiratori/Watanabe 31, Q13 21-9, 21-19 0:33
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Egger/Heyer 20 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q5 21-15, 21-14 0:31
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 5 Egger/Heyer 30, Q8 Shiratori/Watanabe Q16 21-18, 21-15 0:41
7/12/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 6 Egger/Heyer 30, Q12 Shiratori/Watanabe Q20 21-14, 20-22, 15-11 0:53
7/4/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 2 Egger/Heyer 28, Q12 Shiratori/Watanabe 30, Q21 21-16, 19-21, 15-12 0:51
Trail the series against # 6 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-2
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool F Heuscher/Kobel 6 Shiratori/Watanabe 43 21-15, 21-14 0:37
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Heuscher/Kobel 13 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q5 21-16, 21-15 0:29
Trail the series against # 8 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool E Berger/Doppler 12, Q4 Shiratori/Watanabe 21, Q9 21-16, 21-15 0:33
Trail the series against # 9 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-1
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool B Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 15 Shiratori/Watanabe 31, Q13 21-14, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 10 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-3
7/26/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool D Baracetti/Conde 4 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q5 21-17, 21-19 0:42
7/18/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool B Baracetti/Conde 2 Shiratori/Watanabe 31, Q13 21-19, 21-18 0:40
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Baracetti/Conde 4 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q5 21-19, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # 12 Rogers/Scott, United States 1-0
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool D Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q9 Rogers/Scott 13 22-20, 21-18 0:41
Trail the series against # 17 Bellaguarda/Dultra, Brazil 0-1
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Pool D Bellaguarda/Dultra 4, Q6 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q9 21-15, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against # 19 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
10/14/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool F Shiratori/Watanabe 43 Canet/Hamel 19 14-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:55
Trail the series against # 24 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 0-2
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool D Holden/Leinemann 20 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q9 21-14, 23-21 0:45
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool A Holden/Leinemann 17 Shiratori/Watanabe 32, Q8 15-21, 21-16, 19-17 0:55
Trail the series against # 26 Prosser/Williams, Australia 0-1
7/25/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool D Prosser/Williams 20 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q5 21-16, 21-11 0:37
Trail the series against # 30 Cunha/Ramos, Brazil 0-1
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool F Cunha/Ramos 30 Shiratori/Watanabe 43 21-16, 24-22 0:44
Lead the series against # 33 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 2-0
9/18/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Shiratori/Watanabe Q21 Gartmayer/Nowotny Q12 21-17, 21-18 0:41
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool H Shiratori/Watanabe 25, Q9 Gartmayer/Nowotny 24, Q12 23-21, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # 35 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 1-0
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool G Shiratori/Watanabe 42 Klemperer/Rademacher 31 21-19, 21-18 0:40
Series tied with # 37 Backer/Boersma, Netherlands 1-1
7/24/03FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q5 Backer/Boersma Q12 21-15, 21-15 0:36
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Backer/Boersma Q22 Shiratori/Watanabe Q11 21-16, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # 39 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 1-0
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool H Shiratori/Watanabe 41 Ahmann/Hager 32 27-25, 21-17 0:47
Lead the series against # 40 Kogel/Mulder, Netherlands 1-0
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Shiratori/Watanabe 32, Q8 Kogel/Mulder Q24 21-19, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 45 Gilbertsson/Svensson, Sweden 0-1
9/4/03FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 2 Gilbertsson/Svensson Q21 Shiratori/Watanabe Q12 17-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:52