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CEV Challenger & Satellite
€ 7,500 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Umag
June 13 - 17, 2012

(15, Q1) Ruslan Bykanov/Pavel Karpukhin, Russia

Ruslan Bykanov
Russia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 20, 1992 (32 yrs old)

Home Town:

St. Petersburg

Height:

194 cm (6'4")

Weight:

83 kg (183 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career CEV C&S Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$42,938.00

Pavel Karpukhin
Russia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 3, 1978 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Zheleznodoroznyi

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

85 kg (187 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB C&S Vladivostok 2008)

Career CEV C&S Best:

3rd (Umag 2012)

Career Winnings:

US$8,832.87

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
CEV C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$947.85

Previous Umag Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Umag Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/14/2012	Qualifier 2	Tilo Backhaus / Dirk Westphal, Germany (Q16)	Won 21-19, 21-19	0:39
Fri, 6/15/2012	Winner 1	Rui Moreira / Pedro Rosas, Portugal (18, Q6)	Won 23-21, 21-15	0:41
Fri, 6/15/2012	Winner 2	Jan Dumek / Martin Tichy, Czech Republic (2)	Won 22-20, 18-21, 15-12	0:51
Sat, 6/16/2012	Winner 3	Thomas Kunert / Lorenz Petutschnig, Austria (7)	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:32
Sat, 6/16/2012	Winner 4	Murat Giginoglu / Hakan Gogtepe, Türkiye (11)	Won 21-15, 18-21, 17-15	0:48
Sun, 6/17/2012	Semi-Finals	Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (5)	Lost 19-21, 18-21	0:38
Sun, 6/17/2012	Bronze Medal	Philip Gabathuler / Mirco Gerson, Switzerland (1)	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:35

Head to Head Results
Bykanov/Karpukhin lead the series against the field 6-1 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 1-0
6/17/12	CEV C&S	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Umag	Bronze Medal	Bykanov/Karpukhin	15, Q1	Gabathuler/Gerson	1	21-19, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # 2 Dumek/Tichy, Czech Republic 1-0
6/15/12	CEV C&S	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Umag	Winner 2	Bykanov/Karpukhin	15, Q1	Dumek/Tichy	2	22-20, 18-21, 15-12	0:51
Trail the series against # 5 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 0-1
6/17/12	CEV C&S	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Umag	Semi-Finals	Kantor/Losiak	5	Bykanov/Karpukhin	15, Q1	21-19, 21-18	0:38
Lead the series against # 7 Kunert/Petutschnig, Austria 1-0
6/16/12	CEV C&S	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Umag	Winner 3	Bykanov/Karpukhin	15, Q1	Kunert/Petutschnig	7	21-19, 21-17	0:32
Lead the series against # 11 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 1-0
6/16/12	CEV C&S	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Umag	Winner 4	Bykanov/Karpukhin	15, Q1	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	11	21-15, 18-21, 17-15	0:48
Lead the series against # 18, Q6 Moreira/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
6/15/12	CEV C&S	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Umag	Winner 1	Bykanov/Karpukhin	15, Q1	Moreira/Rosas	18, Q6	23-21, 21-15	0:41
Lead the series against # Q16 Backhaus/Westphal, Germany 1-0
6/14/12	CEV C&S	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Umag	Qualifier 2	Bykanov/Karpukhin	15, Q1	Backhaus/Westphal	Q16	21-19, 21-19	0:39