Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 1to1 energy Grand Slam
June 21 - 25, 2006
(Q20) Koichi Nishimura/Katsuhiro Shiratori, Japan
 
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
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 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB13000001002433 US$23,400.00
Previous Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Satoshi Watanabe - 41st
2002 Kentaro Asahi - 57th Satoshi Watanabe - 25th
2003 Did not play Satoshi Watanabe - 33rd
2004 Kentaro Asahi - 33rd Satoshi Watanabe - 17th
2005 Tatsuo Yamamoto - 57th Taichi Morikawa - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/14-18/2006 Portugal Open Q8 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Croatia Open 28, Q14 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2006 China Open 28, Q12 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 11/23-27/2005 South Africa Open 29, Q7 25 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2005 Acapulco Open 30, Q16 25 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/19-23/2005 Brazil Open Q20 41 12 US$0.00
Switzerland Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/21/2006 Qualifier 2 Thanassis Michalopoulos / Emmanouil Xenakis, Greece (Q13) Won 17-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:54
Wed, 6/21/2006 Qualifier 3 Florian Gosch / Bernhard Strauss, Austria (20, Q4) Lost 14-21, 26-28 0:49
Head to Head Results
Nishimura/Shiratori trail the series against the field 4-12
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-2
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 5 Nishimura/Shiratori 28, Q12 21-12, 21-19 0:42
10/25/05FIVBAcapulco Open Qualifier 2 Cunha/Neto 10, Q1 Nishimura/Shiratori 30, Q16 23-21, 21-17 0:54
Trail the series against # 6 Holdren/Scott, United States 0-1
6/2/06FIVBCroatia Open Contender 2 Holdren/Scott 22 Nishimura/Shiratori 28, Q14 21-15, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against # 8 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 3 Nishimura/Shiratori 30, Q16 21-18, 21-15 0:40
Trail the series against # 9 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 5 Nishimura/Shiratori 28, Q14 21-15, 21-11 0:34
Lead the series against # 14 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Contender 1 Nishimura/Shiratori 28, Q14 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 21-16, 21-18 0:37
Trail the series against # 20, Q4 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 0-2
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Gosch/Strauss 20, Q4 Nishimura/Shiratori Q20 21-14, 28-26 0:49
11/25/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool D Gosch/Strauss 20 Nishimura/Shiratori 29, Q7 21-11, 21-17 0:38
Trail the series against # 26 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Heyer/Laciga 12 Nishimura/Shiratori 28, Q12 21-13, 21-14 0:30
Trail the series against # 29 Amore/Fenili, Italy 0-1
11/24/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool D Amore/Fenili 13 Nishimura/Shiratori 29, Q7 18-21, 24-22, 15-10 1:02
Trail the series against # Q8 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-1
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 1 Lochhead/Pitman 19, Q4 Nishimura/Shiratori 30, Q16 22-20, 21-15 0:48
Lead the series against # Q11 Asahi/Watanabe, Japan 1-0
5/23/06FIVBChina Open Qualifier 3 Nishimura/Shiratori 28, Q12 Asahi/Watanabe 19, Q5 21-15, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # Q13 Michalopoulos/Xenakis, Greece 1-0
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Nishimura/Shiratori Q20 Michalopoulos/Xenakis Q13 17-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:54
Trail the series against # Q18 Ces/Dugrip, France 0-1
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 1 Ces/Dugrip 30, Q13 Nishimura/Shiratori Q20 21-12, 18-21, 18-16 1:13
Trail the series against # Q19 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-1
6/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 22, Q9 Nishimura/Shiratori Q8 21-19, 19-21, 23-21 1:15
Lead the series against # Q30 Nausch/Steinoker, Austria 1-0
5/23/06FIVBChina Open Qualifier 2 Nishimura/Shiratori 28, Q12 Nausch/Steinoker Q21 21-12, 23-21 0:42