Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Portugal Open
June 2 - 6, 2004
(30, Q14) 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: 11
Tournaments: 97
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: 14
Tournaments: 97
Career Best: 5th (FIVB C&S Athens 2003)
Career FIVB WT Best: 7th (Marseille 2006)
Career Winnings: US$35,551.48
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533374157Money
FIVB2400000001043196 US$15,375.00
FIVB C&S100001000000000 US$1,500.00
Overall2500001001043196 US$16,875.00
Previous Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Koichi Nishimura - 57th Kentaro Asahi - 57th
2003 Koichi Nishimura - 41st Kentaro Asahi - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/3/2004 Qualifier 2 Florian Gosch / Bernhard Strauss, Austria (Q19) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:43
Thu, 6/3/2004 Qualifier 3 Antonio Cotrino / John Garcia-Thompson, Spain (Q3) Won 22-20, 21-16 0:41
Fri, 6/4/2004 Winner 1 Marcio Araujo / Benjamin Insfran, Brazil (3) Lost 11-21, 13-21 0:37
Fri, 6/4/2004 Contender 1 Francisco Alvarez / Juan Rossell, Cuba (14) Lost 18-21, 21-23 0:44
Head to Head Results
Asahi/Nishimura trail the series against the field 4-18
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
5/28/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Winner 1 Dieckmann/Reckermann 3 Asahi/Nishimura 30, Q15 23-21, 21-16 0:49
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-1
6/4/04FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 3 Asahi/Nishimura 30, Q14 21-11, 21-13 0:37
Trail the series against # 4 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool B Laciga/Laciga 2 Asahi/Nishimura 31 24-22, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 10 Rogers/Scott, United States 0-2
5/28/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Contender 1 Rogers/Scott 14 Asahi/Nishimura 30, Q15 21-12, 21-16 0:37
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool B Rogers/Scott 18 Asahi/Nishimura 31 21-12, 21-13 0:40
Trail the series against # 13 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool E Egger/Heyer 5 Asahi/Nishimura 44 21-17, 21-13 0:39
Trail the series against # 14 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 0-1
6/4/04FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Alvarez/Rossell 14 Asahi/Nishimura 30, Q14 21-18, 23-21 0:44
Trail the series against # 18, Q4 Cunha/Ferreira, Brazil 0-1
3/16/04FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 2 Cunha/Ferreira 21, Q16 Asahi/Nishimura Q17 21-18, 21-15 0:41
Trail the series against # 19 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 0-1
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool B Berg/Dahl 15 Asahi/Nishimura 31 16-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:56
Trail the series against # 22 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
8/23/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Winner 2 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 1 Asahi/Nishimura 10 21-17, 21-15 0:43
Trail the series against # 24, Q1 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-2
9/18/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Kais/Vesik 29, Q10 Asahi/Nishimura Q23 21-17, 21-8 0:35
8/21/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Pool C Kais/Vesik 3 Asahi/Nishimura 10 21-11, 21-12 0:33
Trail the series against # 25, Q9 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-1
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool E Arkaev/Barsuk 29 Asahi/Nishimura 44 21-18, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # 27 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
5/27/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Qualifier 3 Asahi/Nishimura 30, Q15 Canet/Hamel Q2 21-19, 21-14 0:40
Lead the series against # Q3 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-0
6/3/04FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Asahi/Nishimura 30, Q14 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson Q3 22-20, 21-16 0:41
Trail the series against # Q8 Backer/Boersma, Netherlands 0-1
7/24/03FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Backer/Boersma Q12 Asahi/Nishimura Q21 25-23, 12-21, 15-12 0:57
Trail the series against # Q12 Ces/Salvetti, France 0-1
9/4/03FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 2 Ces/Salvetti Q13 Asahi/Nishimura Q20 21-17, 21-18 0:46
Trail the series against # Q16 Silva/Xisto, Angola 0-1
3/23/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Qualifier 1 Silva/Xisto Q17 Asahi/Nishimura Q16 21-19, 21-11 0:38
Lead the series against # Q19 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
6/3/04FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Asahi/Nishimura 30, Q14 Gosch/Strauss Q19 21-19, 21-15 0:43
Series tied with # Q20 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin, Russia 1-1
5/27/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Qualifier 2 Asahi/Nishimura 30, Q15 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin Q18 21-10, 21-19 0:35
9/5/02FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 2 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin Q3 Asahi/Nishimura Q35 21-18, 21-16 0:49
Trail the series against # Q30 Aoki/Kirihara, Japan 0-1
5/19/04FIVBChina Open Qualifier 1 Aoki/Kirihara Q22 Asahi/Nishimura Q11 21-10, 21-13 0:33