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FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$50,000 Phuket Challenger
December 28 - 30, 2005

(2) Eiko Koizumi/Shinako Tanaka, Japan

Eiko Koizumi
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 1, 1973 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Hyougo

Resides:

Hyougo

Height:

171 cm (5'7")

Weight:

56 kg (123 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Phuket 2005)

Career Winnings:

US$48,500.00

Shinako Tanaka
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 28, 1975 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Saitama

Resides:

Kanagawa

Height:

172 cm (5'8")

Weight:

63 kg (139 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

119

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Phuket 2005)

Career Winnings:

US$69,625.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	12	10	21	8	US$88,900.00
FIVB C&S	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	US$8,100.00
Overall	57	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	12	10	21	8	US$97,000.00

Previous Phuket Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	11/16-20/2005	South Africa Open	26, Q2	9	140	US$5,250.00
FIVB	10/26-30/2005	Acapulco Open	Q8	41	12	US$0.00
FIVB	10/18-22/2005	Brazil Open	27, Q5	17	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	9/14-18/2005	Indonesia Open	25	9	160	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/30-9/3/2005	Greece Open	Q4	33	20	US$0.00
FIVB	8/3-6/2005	Austria Grand Slam	Q10	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2005	France Grand Slam	Q13	33	30	US$0.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2005	Portugal Open	28, Q12	17	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2005	St. Petersburg Open	29, Q9	17	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2005	Norway Grand Slam	Q13	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2005	Berlin World Championships	46	33	50	US$3,750.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2005	Switzerland Open	Q16	41	12	US$0.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Italy Open	29, Q11	25	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/25-29/2005	Japan Open	26	25	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/17-21/2005	China Open	30, Q11	17	80	US$3,000.00

Phuket Challenger Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 12/28/2005	Winner 1	Natalia Shumeiko / Viktoriya Tarasova, Ukraine (15)	Won 21-14, 23-25, 15-8	0:59
Wed, 12/28/2005	Winner 2	Kasinee Godtalang / Arawan Tongkamkak, Thailand (7)	Won 21-13, 21-16	0:32
Thu, 12/29/2005	Winner 3	Svitlana Baburina / Galyna Osheyko, Ukraine (3)	Won 21-12, 21-19	0:34
Fri, 12/30/2005	Semi-Finals	Yupa Phokongploy / Usa Tenpaksee, Thailand (5)	21-12, 12-21, 16-14	0:49
Fri, 12/30/2005	Gold Medal	Kamoltip Kulna / Jarunee Sannok, Thailand (4)	Won 21-16, 21-17	0:39

Head to Head Results
Koizumi/Tanaka lead the series against the field 4-1

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 0-1
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	Koizumi/Tanaka	29, Q9	28-26, 21-19	0:44
Lead the series against # 3 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-0
12/29/05	FIVB C&S	Phuket Challenger	Winner 3	Koizumi/Tanaka	2	Baburina/Osheyko	3	21-12, 21-19	0:34
Lead the series against # 4 Kulna/Sannok, Thailand 1-0
12/30/05	FIVB C&S	Phuket Challenger	Gold Medal	Koizumi/Tanaka	2	Kulna/Sannok	4	21-16, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 7 Godtalang/Tongkamkak, Thailand 1-0
12/28/05	FIVB C&S	Phuket Challenger	Winner 2	Koizumi/Tanaka	2	Godtalang/Tongkamkak	7	21-13, 21-16	0:32
Lead the series against # 15 Shumeiko/Tarasova, Ukraine 1-0
12/28/05	FIVB C&S	Phuket Challenger	Winner 1	Koizumi/Tanaka	2	Shumeiko/Tarasova	15	21-14, 23-25, 15-8	0:59