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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Carolina Open presented by GlaxoSmithKline
June 9 - 13, 2004

(20) Kentaro Asahi/Koichi Nishimura, Japan

Kentaro Asahi
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 19, 1975 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kumatmoto

Resides:

Tokyo

Height:

199 cm (6'6")

Weight:

90 kg (198 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB Marseille 2007)

Career Winnings:

US$84,437.50

Koichi Nishimura
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 30, 1973 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kyoto

Resides:

Tokyo

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB C&S Athens 2003)

Career FIVB WT Best:

7th (Marseille 2006)

Career Winnings:

US$35,551.48

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	57	Money
FIVB	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	3	1	9	6	US$15,375.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,500.00
Overall	25	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	4	3	1	9	6	US$16,875.00

Previous Carolina Beach Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Portugal Open	30, Q14	25	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	Serbia and Montenegro Open	30, Q15	25	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	China Open	Q11	41	12	US$0.00
FIVB	3/23-28/2004	South Africa Open	Q16	41	12	US$0.00
FIVB	3/16-21/2004	Brazil Open	Q17	41	12	US$0.00
FIVB	10/14-19/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	44	37	80	US$1,875.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	Q23	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Spain Open	Q20	41	10	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	8/19-24/2003	Greece Challenger	10	5	36	US$1,500.00
FIVB	7/23-27/2003	Portugal Open	Q21	41	10	US$0.00
FIVB	7/16-20/2003	France Grand Slam	Q28	41	16	US$0.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2003	Germany Grand Slam	31	25	60	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/4-8/2003	Hellas Open	Q34	57	4	US$0.00
FIVB	9/4-8/2002	Spain Open	Q35	41	10	US$0.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2002	Spain Open		57	4	US$0.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2002	Portugal Open		57	4	US$0.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2002	Canada Open		57	4	US$0.00
FIVB	6/19-23/2002	Switzerland Open	Q47	57	4	US$0.00
FIVB	6/12-16/2002	Germany Open	Q50	57	4	US$0.00

Puerto Rico Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 6/11/2004	Winner 1	Peter Gartmayer / Robert Nowotny, Austria (13)	Lost 13-21, 21-14, 12-15	0:52
Fri, 6/11/2004	Contender 1	Fernando Morales / David Quinonez, Puerto Rico (29, Q9)	Won 21-17, 21-14	0:49
Fri, 6/11/2004	Contender 2	Max Backer / Emiel Boersma, Netherlands (19)	Won 21-17, 21-16	0:41
Sat, 6/12/2004	Contender 3	Dax Holdren / Stein Metzger, United States (6)	Lost 16-21, 9-21	0:34

Head to Head Results
Asahi/Nishimura trail the series against the field 3-9

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-1
6/4/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Araujo/Insfran	3	Asahi/Nishimura	30, Q14	21-11, 21-13	0:37
Trail the series against # 3 Rogers/Scott, United States 0-2
5/28/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Contender 1	Rogers/Scott	14	Asahi/Nishimura	30, Q15	21-12, 21-16	0:37
6/27/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool B	Rogers/Scott	18	Asahi/Nishimura	31	21-12, 21-13	0:40
Trail the series against # 6 Holdren/Metzger, United States 0-1
6/12/04	FIVB	Puerto Rico Open	Contender 3	Holdren/Metzger	6	Asahi/Nishimura	20	21-16, 21-9	0:34
Trail the series against # 12, Q1 Cunha/Ferreira, Brazil 0-1
3/16/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Qualifier 2	Cunha/Ferreira	21, Q16	Asahi/Nishimura	Q17	21-18, 21-15	0:41
Trail the series against # 13 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
6/11/04	FIVB	Puerto Rico Open	Winner 1	Gartmayer/Nowotny	13	Asahi/Nishimura	20	21-13, 14-21, 15-12	0:52
Series tied with # 19 Backer/Boersma, Netherlands 1-1
6/11/04	FIVB	Puerto Rico Open	Contender 2	Asahi/Nishimura	20	Backer/Boersma	19	21-17, 21-16	0:41
7/24/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Backer/Boersma	Q12	Asahi/Nishimura	Q21	25-23, 12-21, 15-12	0:57
Trail the series against # 21 Silva/Xisto, Angola 0-1
3/23/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Qualifier 1	Silva/Xisto	Q17	Asahi/Nishimura	Q16	21-19, 21-11	0:38
Lead the series against # 22, Q3 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
6/3/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Asahi/Nishimura	30, Q14	Gosch/Strauss	Q19	21-19, 21-15	0:43
Trail the series against # 27, Q6 Aoki/Kirihara, Japan 0-1
5/19/04	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 1	Aoki/Kirihara	Q22	Asahi/Nishimura	Q11	21-10, 21-13	0:33
Lead the series against # 29, Q9 Morales/Quinonez, Puerto Rico 1-0
6/11/04	FIVB	Puerto Rico Open	Contender 1	Asahi/Nishimura	20	Morales/Quinonez	29, Q9	21-17, 21-14	0:49