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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Corona Acapulco Open
October 25 - 29, 2005

(21, Q6) Kentaro Asahi/Satoshi Watanabe, 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

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$54,235.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	5	6	6	1	US$36,500.00

Previous Acapulco Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/19-23/2005	Brazil Open	24, Q5	17	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/31-9/4/2005	Greece Open	24, Q4	17	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/3-7/2005	Austria Grand Slam	Q6	33	30	US$0.00
FIVB	7/27-31/2005	France Grand Slam	Q12	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	7/20-24/2005	Poland Open	Q9	41	12	US$0.00
FIVB	7/13-17/2005	Portugal Open	29, Q8	13	120	US$4,500.00
FIVB	7/6-10/2005	St. Petersburg Open	26, Q4	17	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/29-7/3/2005	Norway Grand Slam	32, Q13	25	56	US$3,250.00
FIVB	6/22-26/2005	Berlin World Championships	44	25	100	US$5,500.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2005	Switzerland Open	29, Q15	25	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Croatia Open	Q10	41	12	US$0.00
FIVB	5/18-22/2005	China Open	Q8	33	20	US$0.00

Acapulco Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 10/25/2005	Qualifier 1	Salomon Sarfati / Israel Villalpando, Mexico (Q27)	Won 21-13, 21-11	0:32
Tue, 10/25/2005	Qualifier 2	Emiel Boersma / Bram Ronnes, Netherlands (Q11)	Won 23-21, 19-21, 19-17	0:57
Wed, 10/26/2005	Winner 1	Nikolas Berger / Clemens Doppler, Austria (12)	Lost 21-19, 17-21, 17-19	1:02
Wed, 10/26/2005	Contender 1	Ahren Cadieux / Mark Heese, Canada (28, Q3)	Lost 21-13, 19-21, 11-15	0:58

Head to Head Results
Asahi/Watanabe trail the series against the field 8-10

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Araujo/Magalhaes	1	Asahi/Watanabe	32, Q13	21-16, 21-16	0:38
Trail the series against # 5 Gibb/Metzger, United States 0-1
10/20/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Gibb/Metzger	8	Asahi/Watanabe	24, Q5	22-20, 21-11	0:40
Lead the series against # 7, Q14 Lione/Varnier, Italy 1-0
10/19/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Qualifier 2	Asahi/Watanabe	24, Q5	Lione/Varnier	Q12	21-17, 21-15	0:33
Trail the series against # 12 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
10/26/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Winner 1	Berger/Doppler	12	Asahi/Watanabe	21, Q6	19-21, 21-17, 19-17	1:02
Lead the series against # 13 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 1-0
10/20/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Asahi/Watanabe	24, Q5	Heyer/Laciga	9	21-19, 21-18	0:34
Trail the series against # 14 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
7/15/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 3	Kais/Vesik	12	Asahi/Watanabe	29, Q8	15-21, 21-14, 15-9	0:44
Trail the series against # 16 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 0-1
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 2	Leinemann/VanHuizen	28	Asahi/Watanabe	44	21-15, 21-14	0:37
Lead the series against # 18, Q7 Amore/Fenili, Italy 1-0
7/6/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Qualifier 3	Asahi/Watanabe	26, Q4	Amore/Fenili	Q20	21-19, 25-27, 15-10	0:59
Trail the series against # 20 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-1
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 2	Kjemperud/Skarlund	12	Asahi/Watanabe	44	21-19, 21-14	0:38
Trail the series against # 22 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
10/21/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	De Gruijter/Ronnes	23	Asahi/Watanabe	24, Q5	27-25, 14-21, 17-15	0:58
Trail the series against # 25, Q5 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 0-1
8/3/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Gscheidle/Schnider	28, Q11	Asahi/Watanabe	Q6	21-13, 21-11	0:31
Trail the series against # 28, Q3 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 0-1
10/26/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Contender 1	Cadieux/Heese	28, Q3	Asahi/Watanabe	21, Q6	13-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:58
Lead the series against # Q9 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-0
6/15/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Asahi/Watanabe	29, Q15	Hernandez/Papaleo	Q2	29-27, 21-17	0:46
Series tied with # Q10 Michalopoulos/Xenakis, Greece 1-1
9/1/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 1	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	9	Asahi/Watanabe	24, Q4	16-21, 24-22, 15-13	0:55
6/29/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Asahi/Watanabe	32, Q13	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	Q20	28-26, 15-21, 15-9	0:56
Lead the series against # Q11 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
10/25/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Qualifier 2	Asahi/Watanabe	21, Q6	Boersma/Ronnes	Q11	23-21, 19-21, 19-17	0:57
Lead the series against # Q23 Darkuncoro/Salim, Indonesia 1-0
10/19/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Qualifier 1	Asahi/Watanabe	24, Q5	Darkuncoro/Salim	Q28	19-21, 21-15, 15-13	1:08
Lead the series against # Q27 Sarfati/Villalpando, Mexico 1-0
10/25/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Qualifier 1	Asahi/Watanabe	21, Q6	Sarfati/Villalpando	Q27	21-13, 21-11	0:32