Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Prague Open
May 6 - 11, 2008
(Q17) Taichi Morikawa/Koichi Nishimura, Japan
 
Taichi Morikawa
Japan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 25, 1975 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Kanagawa (Yokohama)
Resides: Yokohama-Shi
Height: 190 cm (6'4")
Weight: 76 kg (167 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 82
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB C&S Cagliari 1999)
Career FIVB WT Best: 25th (6 times)
Career Winnings: US$11,175.00
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
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB12000000000147 US$2,000.00
FIVB C&S1000001000000 US$1,600.00
Overall13000001000147 US$3,600.00
Previous Prague Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/28-5/3/2008 China Shanghai Open Q9 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open Q15 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2007 Brazil Open 30, Q6 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/5-9/2007 Stare Jablonki Open Q10 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 8/29-9/2/2007 St. Petersburg Open Q11 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 8/15-19/2007 Aland Open Q11 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2007 Kristiansand Open Q13 33 26 US$0.00
Prague Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/7/2008 Qualifier 1 Kjell Jonsson / Lawrence Montas, Sweden (Q48) Won 21-10, 21-19 0:39
Wed, 5/7/2008 Qualifier 2 Aldo Miramontes / Juan Virgen, Mexico (Q16) Lost 21-15, 15-21, 9-15 0:53
Head to Head Results
Morikawa/Nishimura trail the series against the field 2-4
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Morikawa/Nishimura 30, Q6 19-21, 21-10, 18-16 1:03
Trail the series against # Q11 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 0-1
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 3 Hoyer/Soderberg 25, Q6 Morikawa/Nishimura Q11 21-16, 21-16 0:45
Trail the series against # Q16 Miramontes/Virgen, Mexico 0-1
5/7/08FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 2 Miramontes/Virgen Q16 Morikawa/Nishimura Q17 15-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:53
Lead the series against # Q26 Abreu/Fernandes, Angola 1-0
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 2 Morikawa/Nishimura Q11 Abreu/Fernandes Q22 21-10, 21-18 0:32
Trail the series against # Q31 Kavalenka/Zharykau, Belarus 0-1
9/5/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Qualifier 2 Kavalenka/Zharykau Q23 Morikawa/Nishimura Q10 21-15, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against # Q48 Jonsson/Montas, Sweden 1-0
5/7/08FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 1 Morikawa/Nishimura Q17 Jonsson/Montas Q48 21-10, 21-19 0:39