Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$10,000 Vizag Open India presented by Leisure Sports
February 28 - March 3, 2019
(12, Q3) Masato Kurasaka/Kensuke Shoji, Japan
 
Masato Kurasaka
Japan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 7, 1990 (34 yrs old)
Home Town: Ishikawa
Resides: Tokyo
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 26
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Rubavu 2019)
Career Winnings: US$2,160.83
Kensuke Shoji
Japan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 13, 1990 (34 yrs old)
Home Town: Tottori
Resides: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Height: 182 cm (6'0")
Weight: 83 kg (183 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 35
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Rubavu 2019)
Career Winnings: US$3,760.83
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725313341Money
FIVB171001304201131 US$3,400.79
Previous Visakhapatnam Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results  Have not played together in the last year
Visakhapatnam One Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 2/28/2019 Qualifier 2 Chen-Wei Hsu / Shin-Shian Wu, Chinese Taipei (Q6) Won 21-16, 21-12 0:35
Fri, 3/1/2019 Pool D William Hoey / Jake MacNeil, Canada (5) Lost 13-21, 21-13, 11-15 0:42
Sat, 3/2/2019 Pool D C H R Raju / Naresh T, India (4) Won 21-18, 21-8 0:34
Sat, 3/2/2019 Winner 1 Bahman Salemi / Arash Vakili, Iran (1) Won 27-25, 21-19 0:59
Sat, 3/2/2019 Winner 2 Sergiy Grabovskyy / Cameron Wheelan, Canada (3) Lost 22-24, 21-23 0:38
Head to Head Results
Kurasaka/Shoji lead the series against the field 3-2
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Salemi/Vakili, Iran 1-0
3/2/19FIVBVisakhapatnam One Star Winner 1 Kurasaka/Shoji 12, Q3 Salemi/Vakili 1 27-25, 21-19 0:59
Trail the series against # 3 Grabovskyy/Wheelan, Canada 0-1
3/2/19FIVBVisakhapatnam One Star Winner 2 Grabovskyy/Wheelan 3 Kurasaka/Shoji 12, Q3 24-22, 23-21 0:38
Lead the series against # 4 Raju/T, India 1-0
3/2/19FIVBVisakhapatnam One Star Pool D Kurasaka/Shoji 12, Q3 Raju/T 4 21-18, 21-8 0:34
Trail the series against # 5 Hoey/MacNeil, Canada 0-1
3/1/19FIVBVisakhapatnam One Star Pool D Hoey/MacNeil 5 Kurasaka/Shoji 12, Q3 21-13, 13-21, 15-11 0:42
Lead the series against # Q6 Hsu/Wu, Chinese Taipei 1-0
2/28/19FIVBVisakhapatnam One Star Qualifier 2 Kurasaka/Shoji 12, Q3 Hsu/Wu Q6 21-16, 21-12 0:35