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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 VIP Open
June 5 - 10, 2007

(26, Q13) Kentaro Asahi/Katsuhiro Shiratori, 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

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:

Tournaments:

140

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB Boracay 2019)

Career Winnings:

US$110,317.68

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	44	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	2	10	1	7	10	1	5	US$115,500.00

Previous Zagreb Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Satoshi Watanabe - 41st	Taichi Morikawa - 41st
2006	Satoshi Watanabe - 41st	Koichi Nishimura - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/23-27/2007	Italian Open	Q5	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/1-5/2007	Shanghai Open	Q6	33	30	US$0.00
FIVB	10/24-28/2006	Mexico Open	28, Q8	17	120	US$3,000.00

Zagreb Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/6/2007	Qualifier 1	Richard Honti / Mate Vocsko, Hungary (Q52)	Won 21-13, 21-13	0:32
Wed, 6/6/2007	Qualifier 2	Jackson Henriquez / Igor Hernandez, Venezuela (Q20)	Won 21-19, 21-12	0:39
Wed, 6/6/2007	Qualifier 3	Jose Pedrosa / Pedro Rosas, Portugal (Q4)	Won 21-14, 21-10	0:38
Thu, 6/7/2007	Winner 1	Patrick Heuscher / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (7)	Won 12-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:50
Thu, 6/7/2007	Winner 2	Eugenio Amore / Andrea Tomatis, Italy (23)	Won 23-25, 25-23, 15-10	1:06
Fri, 6/8/2007	Winner 3	Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack, Australia (18)	Lost 19-21, 16-21	0:42
Fri, 6/8/2007	Contender 4	Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (3)	Lost 18-21, 16-21	0:40

Head to Head Results
Asahi/Shiratori lead the series against the field 5-4

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
6/8/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 4	Wu/Xu	3	Asahi/Shiratori	26, Q13	21-18, 21-16	0:40
Trail the series against # 6 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
10/26/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Contender 2	Nummerdor/Schuil	11	Asahi/Shiratori	28, Q8	22-20, 21-13	0:46
Lead the series against # 7 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
6/7/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Winner 1	Asahi/Shiratori	26, Q13	Heuscher/Heyer	7	12-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:50
Trail the series against # 18 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
6/8/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Winner 3	Schacht/Slack	18	Asahi/Shiratori	26, Q13	21-19, 21-16	0:42
Lead the series against # 23 Amore/Tomatis, Italy 1-0
6/7/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Winner 2	Asahi/Shiratori	26, Q13	Amore/Tomatis	23	23-25, 25-23, 15-10	1:06
Lead the series against # Q4 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
6/6/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Qualifier 3	Asahi/Shiratori	26, Q13	Pedrosa/Rosas	Q4	21-14, 21-10	0:38
Lead the series against # Q20 Henriquez/Hernandez, Venezuela 1-0
6/6/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Qualifier 2	Asahi/Shiratori	26, Q13	Henriquez/Hernandez	Q20	21-19, 21-12	0:39
Trail the series against # Q31 Blauel/Huber, Austria 0-1
5/23/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Qualifier 2	Blauel/Huber	Q28	Asahi/Shiratori	Q5	22-20, 27-25	0:47
Lead the series against # Q52 Honti/Vocsko, Hungary 1-0
6/6/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Qualifier 1	Asahi/Shiratori	26, Q13	Honti/Vocsko	Q52	21-13, 21-13	0:32