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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Gstaad Grand Slam
July 9 - 13, 2014

(Q20) Ruslan Bykanov/Nikita Liamin, Russia

Ruslan Bykanov
Russia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 20, 1992 (33 yrs old)

Home Town:

St. Petersburg

Height:

194 cm (6'4")

Weight:

83 kg (183 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$33,903.05

Nikita Liamin
Russia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 14, 1985 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

Gorkiy

Height:

203 cm (6'8")

Weight:

91 kg (200 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$149,937.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	US$0.00

Previous Gstaad Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

Gstaad Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/9/2014	Qualifier 1	Jan Hadrava / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (Q13)	Won 21-12, 21-18	0:34
Wed, 7/9/2014	Qualifier 2	Alexander Huber / Robin Seidl, Austria (27, Q4)	Lost 16-21, 18-21	0:33

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Ruslan Bykanov												Nikita Liamin
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											World Championships	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$23,000.00
											World Tour Finals	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$10,500.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	$8,725.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	17	0	0	0	0	1	4	4	4	0	$44,000.00
17	0	0	0	1	1	3	2	4	0	$14,437.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	31	0	1	1	1	5	7	11	3	0	$56,887.50
14	2	0	1	1	3	3	1	0	0	$10,600.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$15,550.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U23 World Championships
2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
45	2	1	1	3	7	6	5	6	0	$33,762.50	Total	57	2	2	2	1	7	14	16	7	0	$149,937.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2014	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Ruslan Bykanov													Nikita Liamin
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2009	FIVB Age Group WC
2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2010	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2011	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2012	FIVB
4	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	$7,225.00	2013	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2013	FIVB Age Group WC
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	$2,600.00	2014	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
13	0	1	0	1	3	2	2	2	2	$9,825.00	Total	Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	2-3	40.0%
2013-2014	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	2-3	40.0%
Against the Field	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	4-4	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	2-3	40.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
Total	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 1-1 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 27, Q4 Huber/Seidl, Austria 0-1
7/9/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Huber/Seidl	27, Q4	Bykanov/Liamin	Q20	21-16, 21-18	0:33
Lead the series against # Q13 Hadrava/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
7/9/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Bykanov/Liamin	Q20	Hadrava/Kubala	Q13	21-12, 21-18	0:34