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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Keihan/SMFG Japan Open
May 19 - 24, 2009

(10) Miwa Asao/Takemi Nishibori, Japan

Miwa Asao
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 2, 1986 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Yokohama

Resides:

Tokyo

Height:

172 cm (5'8")

Weight:

56 kg (123 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

13th (FIVB C&S Seoul 2012)

Career FIVB WT Best:

17th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$14,925.00

Takemi "Take" Nishibori
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 20, 1981 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Hiratsuka

Resides:

kariya

Height:

171 cm (5'7")

Weight:

58 kg (128 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

164

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Manila 2018)

Career Winnings:

US$75,187.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	49	57	CQ	Money
FIVB	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	9	23	1	1	5	US$20,600.00

Previous Osaka Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Rii Seike - 25th	Did not play
2008	Takemi Nishibori - 25th	Miwa Asao - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/28-5/2/2009	Shanghai Open	26, Q1	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	11/5-9/2008	Phuket Thailand Open	24	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	6/30-7/5/2008	Moscow Grand Slam	Q19	41	24	US$0.00
FIVB	6/23-28/2008	Stavanger Grand Slam	Q25	41	24	US$0.00
FIVB	6/16-22/2008	Paris Grand Slam	Q23	41	24	US$0.00
FIVB	6/9-14/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	Q22	41	24	US$0.00
FIVB	6/2-7/2008	Stare Jablonki Open	Q20	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/26-31/2008	Barcelona Open	Q19	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/20-25/2008	Osaka Open	32	25	60	US$1,800.00
FIVB	5/13-18/2008	Seoul Open	Q20	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	4/29-5/4/2008	China Shanghai Open	Q21	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	3/25-30/2008	Adelaide Australia Open	Q17	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	10/31-11/4/2007	Phuket Open	31, Q13	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/25-29/2007	Brazil Open	Q16	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	8/28-9/1/2007	St. Petersburg Open	31, Q12	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/14-18/2007	Aland Open	Q12	33	30	US$0.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2007	Kristiansand Open	Q10	33	26	US$0.00
FIVB	8/1-4/2007	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Q26	41	24	US$0.00
FIVB	7/17-21/2007	Marseille Open	Q14	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2007	Berlin Grand Slam	Q26	41	24	US$0.00
FIVB	7/3-8/2007	Montréal Open	Q6	33	30	US$0.00
FIVB	6/26-30/2007	Stavanger Grand Slam	Q27	41	24	US$0.00
FIVB	6/19-24/2007	Paris Grand Slam	Q25	41	24	US$0.00
FIVB	6/12-16/2007	Espinho Open	31, Q23	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/5-10/2007	Warsaw Open		CQ	0	US$0.00
FIVB	5/30-6/3/2007	Seoul Open	Q20	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2007	Singapore Open	Q21	41	18	US$0.00

Japan Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/21/2009	Winner 1	Tereza Petrova / Hana Skalnikova, Czech Republic (23, Q2)	Lost 12-21, 14-21	0:36
Thu, 5/21/2009	Contender 1	Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (7)	Lost 17-21, 17-21	0:41

Head to Head Results
Asao/Nishibori trail the series against the field 2-10

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-2
5/22/08	FIVB	Osaka Open	Winner 1	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Asao/Nishibori	32	21-17, 21-15	0:41
6/13/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Winner 1	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Asao/Nishibori	31, Q23	21-17, 21-14	0:32
Trail the series against # 2 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
6/19/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Salgado/Salgado	14, Q8	Asao/Nishibori	Q25	21-11, 21-18	0:34
Trail the series against # 5 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 0-1
4/30/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Antonelli/Antunes	7	Asao/Nishibori	26, Q1	21-13, 21-13	0:34
Trail the series against # 6 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
6/13/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Contender 1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	15	Asao/Nishibori	31, Q23	21-14, 21-16	0:36
Trail the series against # 7 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-3
5/21/09	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Asao/Nishibori	10	21-17, 21-17	0:41
6/26/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	17, Q6	Asao/Nishibori	Q27	21-15, 21-12	0:33
9/27/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Qualifier 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	26, Q5	Asao/Nishibori	Q12	21-13, 21-14	0:33
Trail the series against # 23, Q2 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 0-1
5/21/09	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Petrova/Skalnikova	23, Q2	Asao/Nishibori	10	21-12, 21-14	0:36
Trail the series against # Q4 Barrera/Sarpaux, France 0-1
4/30/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 1	Barrera/Sarpaux	23	Asao/Nishibori	26, Q1	21-18, 15-21, 15-11	0:58
Lead the series against # Q10 Dampney/Mullin, England 2-0
8/28/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Qualifier 1	Asao/Nishibori	31, Q12	Dampney/Mullin	Q21	22-20, 22-20	0:43
8/7/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Qualifier 1	Asao/Nishibori	Q10	Dampney/Mullin	Q23	21-12, 20-22, 17-15	0:53