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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Volkswagen Open de Portugal
June 14 - 18, 2006

(Q2) 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 Espinho Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1999	Did not play	Kazuyuki Takao - 33rd
2000	Did not play	Kazuyuki Takao - 49th
2001	Did not play	Katsuhiro Shiratori - 17th
2002	Koichi Nishimura - 57th	Katsuhiro Shiratori - 17th
2003	Koichi Nishimura - 41st	Katsuhiro Shiratori - 25th
2004	Koichi Nishimura - 25th	Katsuhiro Shiratori - 13th
2005	Satoshi Watanabe - 13th	Kentaro Asahi - 13th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/7-11/2006	Italian Open	Q5	57	6	US$0.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2006	Croatia Open	Q5	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2006	China Open	19, Q5	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	11/23-27/2005	South Africa Open	12, Q1	9	140	US$5,250.00
FIVB	10/25-29/2005	Acapulco Open	21, Q6	25	40	US$2,000.00
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

Portugal Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/14/2006	Qualifier 2	Sean Thomas / Anthony Wardrop, Australia (Q31)	Won 21-16, 21-9	0:34
Wed, 6/14/2006	Qualifier 3	Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (29, Q15)	Lost 20-22, 19-21	0:37

Head to Head Results
Asahi/Watanabe trail the series against the field 8-13

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 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 1	Schacht/Slack	16	Asahi/Watanabe	32, Q13	19-21, 33-31, 15-10	1:12
Trail the series against # 6 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
Series tied with # 7 Lione/Varnier, Italy 1-1
11/25/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool E	Lione/Varnier	5	Asahi/Watanabe	12, Q1	21-14, 21-17	0:41
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 # 8 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
5/25/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 2	Baracetti/Conde	13	Asahi/Watanabe	19, Q5	21-10, 17-21, 15-12	0:46
Trail the series against # 9 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-1
6/8/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Qualifier 2	Brenha/Maia	Q23	Asahi/Watanabe	Q10	21-15, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 11 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 1-0
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 1	Asahi/Watanabe	26, Q4	Horrem/Pettersen	10	23-21, 25-23	0:46
Trail the series against # 12 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 # 13 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-1
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Doppler/Gartmayer	14	Asahi/Watanabe	19, Q5	21-15, 21-16	0:39
Lead the series against # 19 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
Lead the series against # 23 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 # 27 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 # 29, Q15 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 0-1
6/14/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Samoilovs/Sorokins	29, Q15	Asahi/Watanabe	Q2	22-20, 21-19	0:37
Lead the series against # 31, Q21 Ardiansyam/Darkuncoro, Indonesia 1-0
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 1	Asahi/Watanabe	19, Q5	Ardiansyam/Darkuncoro	30, Q24	21-15, 21-16	0:34
Trail the series against Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-1
11/25/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 2	Insfran/Marques	3	Asahi/Watanabe	12, Q1	21-18, 21-18	0:43
Series tied with # Q5 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
Trail the series against # Q8 Nishimura/Shiratori, Japan 0-1
5/23/06	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 3	Nishimura/Shiratori	28, Q12	Asahi/Watanabe	19, Q5	21-15, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # Q24 Soric/Trimcevski, Croatia 1-0
5/23/06	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 2	Asahi/Watanabe	19, Q5	Soric/Trimcevski	Q28	21-12, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # Q31 Thomas/Wardrop, Australia 1-0
6/14/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Asahi/Watanabe	Q2	Thomas/Wardrop	Q31	21-16, 21-9	0:34