Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 VIP Open
May 20 - 25, 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 Zagreb Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Katsuhiro Shiratori - 41st Tatsuo Yamamoto - 25th
2006 Tatsuo Yamamoto - 33rd Katsuhiro Shiratori - 17th
2007 Yoshiumi Hasegawa - 57th Satoshi Watanabe - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open Q21 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/6-11/2008 Prague Open Q17 41 18 US$0.00
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
Zagreb Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/21/2008 Qualifier 1 Jovan Sajnberger / Milos Zumbera, Serbia (Q48) Won 13-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:54
Wed, 5/21/2008 Qualifier 2 Luizao Correa / Benjamin Insfran, Brazil (Q16) Lost 17-21, 19-21 0:44
Head to Head Results
Morikawa/Nishimura trail the series against the field 2-5
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 11 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 # 20 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 0-1
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Berg/Brinkborg 19 Morikawa/Nishimura 30, Q6 21-17, 21-12 0:45
Trail the series against # Q15 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
Trail the series against # Q16 Correa/Insfran, Brazil 0-1
5/21/08FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 2 Correa/Insfran Q16 Morikawa/Nishimura Q17 21-17, 21-19 0:44
Trail the series against # Q23 Gavira/Lario, Spain 0-1
3/26/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Qualifier 2 Gavira/Lario Q18 Morikawa/Nishimura Q15 18-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:56
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
Lead the series against # Q48 Sajnberger/Zumbera, Serbia 1-0
5/21/08FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 1 Morikawa/Nishimura Q17 Sajnberger/Zumbera Q48 13-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:54