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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Sanya Open Presented by Olympic Bay
October 26 - 31, 2009

(11) 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 Sanya Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2008	Katsuhiro Shiratori - 9th	Kentaro Asahi - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/4-9/2009	Stare Jablonki Open	Q9	33	30	US$0.00
FIVB	7/28-8/2/2009	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	19, Q19	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	7/21-26/2009	Marseille Grand Slam	18	33	60	US$1,800.00
FIVB	7/14-19/2009	Moscow Grand Slam	14	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	4/29-5/3/2009	Shanghai Open	15	9	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	11/11-15/2008	Sanya Open	13	9	240	US$5,500.00
FIVB	8/9-22/2008	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	19	9	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2008	Marseille Open	18	13	180	US$3,900.00
FIVB	7/1-6/2008	Moscow Grand Slam	26, Q8	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/24-29/2008	Stavanger Grand Slam	26, Q9	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/17-22/2008	Paris Grand Slam	Q9	33	40	US$0.00
FIVB	6/10-15/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	Q10	33	40	US$0.00
FIVB	6/3-8/2008	Stare Jablonki Open	23, Q2	25	60	US$1,800.00
FIVB	5/27-6/1/2008	Barcelona Open	18	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	5/20-25/2008	Zagreb Open	Q4	33	30	US$0.00
FIVB	5/13-18/2008	Italian Open	Q6	33	30	US$0.00
FIVB	4/28-5/3/2008	China Shanghai Open	17	25	60	US$1,800.00
FIVB	3/25-30/2008	Adelaide Australia Open	25, Q3	13	180	US$3,900.00

Sanya Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 10/28/2009	Winner 1	Gianluca Casadei / Andrea Tomatis, Italy (22, Q8)	Won 21-18, 21-17	0:41
Wed, 10/28/2009	Winner 2	Peng Gao / Jian Li, China (27)	Lost 13-21, 15-21	0:38
Thu, 10/29/2009	Contender 2	Brad Keenan / Nick Lucena, United States (12)	Lost 18-21, 19-21	0:38

Head to Head Results
Asahi/Shiratori trail the series against the field 4-11

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-3
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 1	Nummerdor/Schuil	8	Asahi/Shiratori	25, Q3	21-16, 21-11	0:35
6/15/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Contender 2	Nummerdor/Schuil	8	Asahi/Shiratori	23, Q8	21-18, 21-15	0:34
10/26/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Contender 2	Nummerdor/Schuil	11	Asahi/Shiratori	28, Q8	22-20, 21-13	0:46
Trail the series against # 3 Ces/Ces, France 0-1
7/11/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Ces/Ces	31, Q10	Asahi/Shiratori	Q7	21-16, 13-21, 15-10	0:54
Lead the series against # 7 Lario/Mesa, Spain 1-0
7/29/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Asahi/Shiratori	19, Q19	Lario/Mesa	Q3	23-21, 25-23	0:53
Trail the series against # 9 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 # 12 Keenan/Lucena, United States 0-1
10/29/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 2	Keenan/Lucena	12	Asahi/Shiratori	11	21-18, 21-19	0:38
Trail the series against # 19 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-3
6/11/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Lochhead/Pitman	22, Q7	Asahi/Shiratori	Q10	21-19, 21-17	0:40
9/6/07	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 1	Lochhead/Pitman	20, Q2	Asahi/Shiratori	13	18-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:48
7/26/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool P	Lochhead/Pitman	46	Asahi/Shiratori	27	17-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:53
Lead the series against # 21, Q3 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
5/1/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Asahi/Shiratori	15	Hernandez/Villafane	16	19-21, 21-17, 15-7	0:52
Lead the series against # 22, Q8 Casadei/Tomatis, Italy 1-0
10/28/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Asahi/Shiratori	11	Casadei/Tomatis	22, Q8	21-18, 21-17	0:41
Trail the series against # 25 Hupfer/Schroffenegger, Austria 0-1
8/5/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Qualifier 3	Hupfer/Schroffenegger	23, Q8	Asahi/Shiratori	Q9	21-16, 13-21, 15-10	1:01
Trail the series against # 27 Gao/Li, China 0-1
10/28/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 2	Gao/Li	27	Asahi/Shiratori	11	21-13, 21-15	0:38
Lead the series against # 28, Q5 Boehm/McHugh, Australia 1-0
5/1/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 1	Asahi/Shiratori	15	Boehm/McHugh	31, Q12	21-15, 17-21, 15-8	0:48