Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Montréal Open
July 12 - 16, 2006
(24, Q5) 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 Montréal Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Kentaro Asahi - 57th Satoshi Watanabe - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/5-9/2006 France Open 26, Q7 7 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2006 Norway Grand Slam Q17 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam Q20 33 40 US$0.00
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
Canada Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/12/2006 Qualifier 2 Michal Biza / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (29, Q12) Lost 11-21, 19-21 0:39
Thu, 7/13/2006 Winner 1 Mark Heese / Rich VanHuizen, Canada (9) Won 22-20, 19-21, 15-12 1:04
Thu, 7/13/2006 Winner 2 Eugenio Amore / Riccardo Lione, Italy (8) Lost 21-19, 19-21, 12-15 1:05
Fri, 7/14/2006 Contender 2 Markus Egger / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (7) Lost 13-21, 19-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Nishimura/Shiratori trail the series against the field 7-13
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 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 # 5 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 5 Nishimura/Shiratori 28, Q14 21-15, 21-11 0:34
Trail the series against # 7 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-2
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 2 Egger/Laciga 7 Nishimura/Shiratori 24, Q5 21-13, 21-19 0:38
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 3 Nishimura/Shiratori 30, Q16 21-18, 21-15 0:40
Trail the series against # 8 Amore/Lione, Italy 0-1
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Amore/Lione 8 Nishimura/Shiratori 24, Q5 19-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:05
Lead the series against # 9 Heese/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Nishimura/Shiratori 24, Q5 Heese/VanHuizen 9 22-20, 19-21, 15-12 1:04
Lead the series against # 11 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 # 13 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
Lead the series against # 14 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 4 Nishimura/Shiratori 26, Q7 Pedrosa/Rosas 19 21-18, 27-25 0:57
Lead the series against # 15 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 # 17 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-2
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro Q16 Nishimura/Shiratori Q17 21-17, 15-21, 15-12 0:55
6/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 22, Q9 Nishimura/Shiratori Q8 21-19, 19-21, 23-21 1:15
Trail the series against # 19, Q2 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 # 25, Q3 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
Series tied with # 29, Q12 Biza/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-1
7/12/06FIVBCanada Open Qualifier 2 Biza/Kubala 29, Q12 Nishimura/Shiratori 24, Q5 21-11, 21-19 0:39
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 3 Nishimura/Shiratori 28, Q14 Biza/Kubala Q30 21-18, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against Thomas/Wardrop, Australia 1-0
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Qualifier 2 Nishimura/Shiratori 26, Q7 Thomas/Wardrop Q26 21-12, 21-11 0:38
Lead the series against # Q4 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