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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$40,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Rubavu
July 14 - 18, 2021

(19, Q4) Liam Kopp/Alexander Russell, Canada

Liam Kopp
Canada

Photo: NORCECA

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 30, 1995 (30 yrs old)

Home Town:

St. Catharines

Height:

188 cm (6'2")

Weight:

73 kg (161 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$1,470.28

Alexander William Russell
Canada

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 25, 1993 (32 yrs old)

Home Town:

Vancouver, BC

Height:

210 cm (6'11")

Weight:

100 kg (220 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Coolangatta 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$2,917.13

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	Money
FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	1	0	1	US$1,551.90

Previous Rubavu Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/12-15/2020	Langkawi One Star	13, Q8	5th	120	US$300.00
FIVB	1/14-17/2020	Cook Islands One Star	6	5th	120	US$300.00

Rubavu 2 Star Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/14/2021	Qualifier 2	Kevin Cuzmiciov / Ofri Masuri, Israel (22, Q9)	Won 21-15, 21-18	0:41
Thu, 7/15/2021	Pool F	Jan Pokersnik / Nejc Zemljak, Slovenia (6)	Lost 21-19, 20-22, 8-15	0:54
Thu, 7/15/2021	Pool F	Lukas Pfretzschner / Robin Sowa, Germany (7)	Won 19-21, 21-16, 20-18	1:02

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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	$1,500.00
Total	6	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	$1,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Liam Kopp												Alexander Russell
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$0.00
20	0	0	0	0	2	3	10	0	0	$900.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	15	1	2	0	1	5	4	2	0	0	$2,800.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
26	0	0	0	0	2	3	11	1	0	$1,400.00	Total	27	1	2	0	1	5	4	6	2	0	$2,800.00

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
2020	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$600.00	6	3	66.7 %
2021	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$600.00	2	1	66.7 %
Total	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,200.00	8	4	66.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Liam Kopp													Alexander Russell
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	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	2012	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2015	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$150.00	2017	FIVB
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	3	$0.00	2018	FIVB
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00	2019	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$300.00	2020	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$300.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$300.00	2021	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$300.00
18	0	0	0	0	2	1	6	1	8	$750.00	Total	Total	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	$600.00

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	5	45.5%	1	9.1%	5	45.5%	6-5	54.5%	3	42.9%	1	14.3%	3	42.9%	3-4	42.9%	5-3	62.5%	4-6	40.0%	0	0	9-9	50.0%
2020-2021	5	45.5%	1	9.1%	5	45.5%	6-5	54.5%	3	42.9%	1	14.3%	3	42.9%	3-4	42.9%	5-3	62.5%	4-6	40.0%	0	0	9-9	50.0%
Against the Field	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	4-2	66.7%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	3-2	60.0%

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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	3	0	5	5	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	8
Total	0	0	3	1	5	5	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	9

Head to Head Results
Kopp/Russell lead the series against the field 3-2 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 6 Pokersnik/Zemljak, Slovenia 0-1
7/15/21	FIVB	Rubavu 2 Star	Pool F	Pokersnik/Zemljak	6	Kopp/Russell	19, Q4	19-21, 22-20, 15-8	0:54
Lead the series against # 7 Pfretzschner/Sowa, Germany 1-0
7/15/21	FIVB	Rubavu 2 Star	Pool F	Kopp/Russell	19, Q4	Pfretzschner/Sowa	7	19-21, 21-16, 20-18	1:02
Trail the series against # 11 Brozyniak/Janiak, Poland 0-1
3/14/20	FIVB	Langkawi One Star	Winner 2	Brozyniak/Janiak	6	Kopp/Russell	13, Q8	21-15, 21-11	0:31
Lead the series against # 22, Q9 Cuzmiciov/Masuri, Israel 1-0
7/14/21	FIVB	Rubavu 2 Star	Qualifier 2	Kopp/Russell	19, Q4	Cuzmiciov/Masuri	22, Q9	21-15, 21-18	0:41
Lead the series against # Q8 Kjemperud/Opsahl, Norway 1-0
1/16/20	FIVB	Cook Islands One Star	Winner 1	Kopp/Russell	6	Kjemperud/Opsahl	8	21-15, 21-18	0:33