Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Smart Grand Slam
July 10 - 15, 2007
(Q7) 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: 11
Tournaments: 97
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: 20
Tournaments: 140
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB Boracay 2019)
Career Winnings: US$110,317.68
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925333741Money
FIVB440001007210171015 US$115,500.00
Previous Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Satoshi Watanabe - 41st
2002 Koichi Nishimura - 57th Satoshi Watanabe - 41st
2003 Koichi Nishimura - 25th Satoshi Watanabe - 41st
2004 Koichi Nishimura - 41st Satoshi Watanabe - 33rd
2005 Satoshi Watanabe - 25th Taichi Morikawa - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open 18 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 28, Q9 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 29, Q12 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2007 Espinho Open 23, Q8 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Zagreb Open 26, Q13 9 240 US$6,000.00
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
Berlin Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/11/2007 Qualifier 1 Isaac Kapa / Brett Richardson, Australia (Q26) Won 21-16, 21-14 0:37
Wed, 7/11/2007 Qualifier 2 Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (31, Q10) Lost 16-21, 21-13, 10-15 0:54
Head to Head Results
Asahi/Shiratori trail the series against the field 9-15
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 7 Asahi/Shiratori 23, Q8 21-17, 21-16 0:47
Trail the series against # 4 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-2
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Dalhausser/Rogers 5 Asahi/Shiratori 28, Q9 21-17, 21-18 0:42
10/25/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 1 Dalhausser/Rogers 5 Asahi/Shiratori 28, Q8 21-18, 18-21, 15-12 1:01
Lead the series against # 5 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
6/7/07FIVBZagreb Open Winner 1 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q13 Heuscher/Heyer 7 12-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:50
Trail the series against # 6 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-1
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Barsuk/Kolodinsky 4 Asahi/Shiratori 29, Q12 21-16, 22-20 0:47
Trail the series against # 10 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-1
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 4 Reckermann/Urbatzka 5 Asahi/Shiratori 18 21-16, 21-9 0:29
Lead the series against # 11, Q1 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 1-0
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 2 Asahi/Shiratori 18 Marques/Solberg 2 21-17, 18-21, 15-13 0:57
Trail the series against # 12 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 4 Wu/Xu 3 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q13 21-18, 21-16 0:40
Trail the series against # 13 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-2
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 3 Schacht/Slack 7 Asahi/Shiratori 18 21-19, 21-14 0:43
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Winner 3 Schacht/Slack 18 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q13 21-19, 21-16 0:42
Trail the series against # 14 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-2
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 8 Asahi/Shiratori 23, Q8 21-18, 21-15 0:34
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 11 Asahi/Shiratori 28, Q8 22-20, 21-13 0:46
Trail the series against # 18, Q2 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E De Gruijter/Ronnes 21, Q3 Asahi/Shiratori 28, Q9 21-18, 21-19 0:42
Trail the series against # 19 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-1
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Doppler/Gartmayer 20 Asahi/Shiratori 29, Q12 12-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:53
Trail the series against # 26, Q14 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
5/1/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 3 Boersma/Ronnes 29, Q11 Asahi/Shiratori Q6 21-11, 21-19 0:45
Trail the series against # 31, Q10 Ces/Ces, France 0-1
7/11/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Ces/Ces 31, Q10 Asahi/Shiratori Q7 21-16, 13-21, 15-10 0:54
Trail the series against # 32, Q25 Matysik/Uhmann, Germany 0-1
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Matysik/Uhmann 31, Q25 Asahi/Shiratori 28, Q9 21-16, 19-21, 15-10 0:55
Lead the series against de Paula/Insfran, Brazil 1-0
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 1 Asahi/Shiratori 18 Insfran/de Paula 15 21-16, 19-21, 15-10 1:06
Lead the series against # Q6 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
6/6/07FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 3 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q13 Pedrosa/Rosas Q4 21-14, 21-10 0:38
Lead the series against # Q13 Nishimura/Watanabe, Japan 1-0
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Qualifier 3 Asahi/Shiratori 23, Q8 Nishimura/Watanabe Q9 21-8, 23-21 0:41
Lead the series against # Q17 Henriquez/Hernandez, Venezuela 1-0
6/6/07FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 2 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q13 Henriquez/Hernandez Q20 21-19, 21-12 0:39
Lead the series against # Q18 Koshkarev/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Asahi/Shiratori 29, Q12 Koshkarev/Prokopiev Q21 21-18, 23-25, 15-10 0:58
Lead the series against # Q23 Miramontes/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Asahi/Shiratori 28, Q9 Miramontes/Virgen Q24 21-17, 21-12 0:34
Lead the series against # Q26 Kapa/Richardson, Australia 1-0
7/11/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Asahi/Shiratori Q7 Kapa/Richardson Q26 21-16, 21-14 0:37