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June 22 - 26, 2005
(45) Taichi Morikawa/Katsuhiro Shiratori, Japan
 
Taichi Morikawa
Japan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 25, 1975 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Kanagawa (Yokohama)
Resides: Yokohama-Shi
Height: 190 cm (6'4")
Weight: 76 kg (167 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 82
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB C&S Cagliari 1999)
Career FIVB WT Best: 25th (6 times)
Career Winnings: US$11,175.00
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
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB90000000001341 US$5,750.00
Previous Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Takuya Noguchi - 57th Did not play
1998 Takuya Noguchi - 33rd Did not play
1999 Ko Ozaki - 57th Did not play
2001 Did not play Satoshi Watanabe - 41st
2002 Did not play Satoshi Watanabe - 41st
2003 Did not play Satoshi Watanabe - 41st
2004 Did not play Satoshi Watanabe - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open Q16 41 12 US$0.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Croatia Open Q12 41 12 US$0.00
FIVB 5/18-22/2005 China Open 29, Q13 25 40 US$2,000.00
Berlin World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/22/2005 Winner 1 Linyin Xu / Qiang Xu, China (20) Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:34
Thu, 6/23/2005 Contender 1 Jochem De Gruijter / Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands (15) Lost 16-21, 19-21 0:40
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997Los Angeles Takuya Noguchi - 33rd Did not play
1999Marseille Ko Ozaki - 41st Did not play
2001Klagenfurt Did not play Satoshi Watanabe - 33rd
2003Rio de Janeiro Did not play Satoshi Watanabe - 33rd
2007Gstaad Did not play Kentaro Asahi - 37th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 45 33 50 US$3,750.00
Head to Head Results
Morikawa/Shiratori trail the series against the field 0-4
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-1
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Insfran/Marques 4 Morikawa/Shiratori 29, Q13 21-14, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 15 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-2
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 15 Morikawa/Shiratori 45 21-16, 21-19 0:40
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Contender 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 Morikawa/Shiratori 29, Q13 17-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:48
Trail the series against # 20 Xu/Xu, China 0-1
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Xu/Xu 20 Morikawa/Shiratori 45 21-18, 21-17 0:34