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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$404,500 FIVB World Championships presented by Swatch
October 7 - 12, 2003

(30) Lina Yanchulova/Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria

Lina Yanchulova
Bulgaria

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 12, 1975 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sofia-Bulgaria

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

65 kg (143 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (Maoming 2002)

Career Winnings:

US$159,617.50

Petia Yanchulova
Bulgaria

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 3, 1978 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sofia

Height:

178 cm (5'10")

Weight:

65 kg (143 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

106

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (Maoming 2002)

Career Winnings:

US$160,342.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	11	13	17	25	33	37	41	57	Money
FIVB	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	24	1	10	23	19	8	1	1	1	US$303,835.00
FIVB C&S	6	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$15,400.00
Overall	96	3	0	1	1	1	2	24	1	10	23	19	8	1	1	1	US$319,235.00

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	25, Q6	25th	60	US$3,500.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Italy Open	25, Q3	9th	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/30-8/2/2003	Austria Grand Slam	Q5	33rd	32	US$0.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2003	France Grand Slam	Q2	33rd	32	US$0.00
FIVB	7/1-5/2003	Norway Open	25	17th	60	US$2,500.00
FIVB	6/24-28/2003	Germany Grand Slam	20, Q1	25th	60	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/17-21/2003	Switzerland Open	23	17th	60	US$2,500.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2003	Hellas Open	22	9th	120	US$4,000.00

Rio de Janeiro World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 10/7/2003	Pool F	Holly McPeak / Elaine Youngs, United States (6)	Lost 14-21, 25-23, 7-15	0:51
Wed, 10/8/2003	Pool F	Annika Granstrom / Angelica Ljungquist, Sweden (43)	Lost 21-15, 18-21, 13-15	0:49
Wed, 10/8/2003	Pool F	Alexandra Fonseca / Tatiana Minello, Brazil (19)	Won 21-16, 21-18	0:40
Thu, 10/9/2003	Winner 1	Angela Clarke / Kylie Gerlic, Australia (22)	Won 21-19, 23-21	0:44
Fri, 10/10/2003	Winner 2	Simone Kuhn / Nicole Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland (8)	Lost 12-21, 16-21	0:35

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	World Championships	Los Angeles	Stefka Anguelova - 41st	Did not play
1999	World Championships	Marseille	Petia Yanchulova - 25th	Lina Yanchulova - 25th
2001	World Championships	Klagenfurt	Petia Yanchulova - 17th	Lina Yanchulova - 17th
2003	World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	Petia Yanchulova - 9th	Lina Yanchulova - 9th
2005	World Championships	Berlin	Petia Yanchulova - 33rd	Lina Yanchulova - 33rd

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/19-24/1999	Marseille World Championships	32	25th	60	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/1-4/2001	Klagenfurt World Championships	27	17th	100	US$2,750.00
FIVB	10/7-12/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	30	9th	320	US$10,000.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2005	Berlin World Championships	14	33rd	50	US$3,750.00

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$)
Olympic Games	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	$19,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	6	4	0	$73,350.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	65	0	0	0	0	1	1	19	8	15	14	0	$206,985.00
Challenger	3	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$10,100.00
Satellite	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,300.00
Goodwill Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00
Total	96	3	0	1	1	1	2	25	10	23	19	0	$319,235.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Lina Yanchulova												Petia Yanchulova
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$9,750.00	World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$9,750.00
18	0	0	0	0	0	5	6	4	0	$36,675.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	22	0	0	0	0	0	5	6	4	0	$36,675.00
65	0	0	0	0	2	27	15	14	0	$103,492.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	69	0	0	0	0	2	27	15	14	0	$103,492.50
3	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$5,050.00	Challenger	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$5,050.00
3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$2,650.00	Satellite	5	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	$3,375.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,000.00	Goodwill Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,000.00
97	3	0	1	1	3	35	23	19	0	$159,617.50	Total	106	3	0	1	2	4	35	23	19	0	$160,342.50

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
1999	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	$5,000.00	3	2	60.0 %
2000	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	5	2	$27,000.00	1	2	33.3 %
2001	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	5	1	0	$45,750.00	18	24	42.9 %
2002	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	4	2	0	$37,235.00	17	24	41.5 %
2003	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	2	2	$30,000.00	17	18	48.6 %
Total	FIVB	49	0	0	0	0	1	0	15	3	12	12	6	$144,985.00	56	70	44.4 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Lina Yanchulova													Petia Yanchulova
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	0	1	$0.00	1997	FIVB
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	1998	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	$2,500.00	1999	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	$2,500.00
13	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	5	2	$13,500.00	2000	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	5	2	$13,500.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00	2000	FIVB C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00
12	0	0	0	0	0	6	5	1	0	$22,875.00	2001	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	6	5	1	0	$22,875.00
11	0	0	0	0	1	4	4	2	0	$18,617.50	2002	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	1	4	4	2	0	$18,617.50
9	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	2	$15,000.00	2003	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	2	$15,000.00
54	1	0	0	0	1	18	12	12	10	$74,492.50	Total	Total	53	1	0	0	0	1	18	12	12	9	$74,492.50

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	65	57.5%	25	22.1%	23	20.4%	90-23	79.6%	21	15.0%	23	16.4%	96	68.6%	21-119	15.0%	65-96	40.4%	46-46	50.0%	0	0	115-146	44.1%
2002-2003	20	54.1%	10	27.0%	7	18.9%	30-7	81.1%	4	10.3%	7	17.9%	28	71.8%	4-35	10.3%	20-28	41.7%	14-14	50.0%	0	0	34-42	44.7%
Against the Field	23	51.1%	13	28.9%	9	20.0%	36-9	80.0%	9	12.3%	14	19.2%	50	68.5%	9-64	12.3%	46-94	32.9%	44-46	48.9%	0	0	45-73	38.1%

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
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4
World Championships	0	0	3	0	2	3	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	9
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	9	3	5	13	0	0	3	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	35
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	4	0	21	21	0	0	25	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	76	96
Challenger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	5	3
Satellite	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	2	1	0	1	2	0	13	3
Goodwill Games	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Total	0	0	16	3	30	38	0	0	37	60	2	2	1	1	2	0	133	152

Head to Head Results
Yanchulova/Yanchulova trail the series against the field 25-39 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 15 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-3
8/9/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool A	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	16	24-22, 21-16	0:42
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool A	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25	21-16, 21-16	0:34
8/1/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool F	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	6	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	27	22-20, 21-15	0:31
Trail the series against # 2 Connelly/Pires, Brazil 0-2
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool D	Connelly/Pires	4	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	20, Q1	21-12, 21-15	0:36
6/14/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 1	Connelly/Pires	5	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	22	21-15, 21-11	0:38
Trail the series against # 3 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-7
9/5/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Bede/Behar	2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	15	21-13, 21-11	0:33
8/16/02	FIVB	China Open	Pool C	Bede/Behar	3	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	21-16, 21-10	0:33
7/27/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 1	Bede/Behar	3	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	13	21-14, 21-17	0:42
7/11/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool B	Bede/Behar	2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	18	19-21, 22-20, 15-5	0:51
4/7/01	FIVB	Macau Open	Winner 3	Bede/Behar	3	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	6	21-14, 19-21, 15-12	0:49
9/16/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Winner 1	Bede/Behar	2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	23	15-3	0:25
7/21/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Bede/Behar	1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	32	15-4	0:30
Trail the series against # 4 Tian/Wang, China 2-3
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool H	Tian/Wang	8	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25	11-21, 21-14, 15-8	0:51
6/13/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool F	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	22	Tian/Wang	6	21-14, 11-21, 15-13	0:56
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Tian/Wang	15	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25	21-19, 21-13	0:41
8/25/01	FIVB	Hong Kong Open	Contender 3	Tian/Wang	14	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	11	21-18, 21-14	0:41
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	22	Tian/Wang	12	21-16, 21-16	0:34
Trail the series against # 6 McPeak/Youngs, United States 0-1
10/7/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool F	McPeak/Youngs	6	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	30	21-14, 23-25, 15-7	0:51
Trail the series against # 7 Davis/Johnson Jordan, United States 0-1
6/19/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool G	Davis/Johnson Jordan	26	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	23	21-16, 21-15	0:33
Lead the series against # 8 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 3-2
10/10/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	8	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	30	21-12, 21-16	0:35
6/13/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool F	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	22	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	11	21-13, 19-21, 15-8	0:53
8/10/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool A	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	17	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	16	29-27, 21-19	0:51
7/26/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool D	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	13	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	29	23-21, 21-18	0:47
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool F	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	19	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	30	21-18, 18-21, 15-12	0:51
Lead the series against # 9 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 3-0
6/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	13	Karadassiou/Sfyri	4	21-13, 15-21, 22-20	0:57
9/2/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Contender 3	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	12	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	29-27, 21-17	0:46
4/6/01	FIVB	Macau Open	Winner 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	6	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	23-21, 21-17	0:39
Trail the series against # 10 Lahme/Musch, Germany 0-2
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool H	Lahme/Musch	9	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25, Q6	21-17, 15-21, 16-14	0:55
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool A	Lahme/Musch	48	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25	22-20, 15-21, 15-11	0:51
Trail the series against # 11 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-2
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	6	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	22	21-15, 20-22, 15-12	0:56
9/18/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Contender 2	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	20	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	23	15-3	0:23
Trail the series against # 12 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-1
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool H	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	8	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25, Q6	18-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:52
Series tied with # 14 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-1
8/17/01	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	10	Pohl/Rau	7	22-20, 25-27, 17-15	1:20
7/6/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	19	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	26-24, 21-18	0:49
Trail the series against # 18 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 0-2
6/19/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool G	Kadijk/Leenstra	7	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	23	21-17, 21-19	0:34
9/19/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Pool D	Kadijk/Leenstra	4	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	13	22-20, 27-25	0:49
Lead the series against # 19 Fonseca/Minello, Brazil 1-0
10/8/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool F	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	30	Fonseca/Minello	19	21-16, 21-18	0:40
Lead the series against # 20 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 2-1
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool D	Garcia/Gaxiola	29, Q3	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	20, Q1	21-18, 21-17	0:35
6/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	13	Garcia/Gaxiola	20	21-16, 18-21, 15-11	0:48
8/24/01	FIVB	Hong Kong Open	Winner 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	11	Garcia/Gaxiola	22	22-20, 21-15	0:38
Series tied with # 21 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 1-1
9/20/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Pool D	Ahmann/Vollmer	20	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	13	21-17, 21-16	0:31
8/9/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool A	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	16	Ahmann/Vollmer	32, Q7	30-28, 13-21, 15-13	0:48
Lead the series against # 22 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 1-0
10/9/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Winner 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	30	Clarke/Gerlic	22	21-19, 23-21	0:44
Lead the series against # 23 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-0
7/4/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool G	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	23	Hakedal/Torlen	26	21-12, 19-21, 15-9	0:51
Lead the series against # 24 Wang/You, China 1-0
9/5/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool H	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25, Q3	Wang/You	8	21-19, 21-19	0:45
Trail the series against # 25 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-4
9/5/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool H	Gattelli/Perrotta	9	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25, Q3	22-20, 21-14	0:44
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool D	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	20, Q1	Gattelli/Perrotta	13	15-21, 22-20, 15-13	0:56
11/1/01	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Gattelli/Perrotta	8	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	10	21-15, 21-14	0:31
7/6/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 2	Gattelli/Perrotta	13	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	21-17, 24-22	0:42
6/21/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 1	Gattelli/Perrotta	20	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	13	23-21, 21-14	0:38
Trail the series against # 27 Arjona/Kadjo, France 0-1
9/6/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Arjona/Kadjo	26	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25, Q3	28-26, 17-21, 15-9	1:01
Trail the series against # 28 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 0-1
9/1/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Contender 2	Kusuhara/Tokuno	16	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	12	21-19, 22-24, 18-16	0:59
Lead the series against # 29 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool H	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25	Glesnes/Maaseide	9	21-16, 21-23, 15-12	0:56
Lead the series against # 31 Jobst/Stragliotto, Canada 1-0
6/24/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	20, Q1	Jobst/Stragliotto	Q16	21-11, 21-12	0:36
Trail the series against # 35 Dumont/Martin, Canada 0-1
7/30/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Dumont/Martin	30, Q21	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	Q5	21-17, 19-21, 15-12	0:51
Lead the series against # 37 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 2-1
9/6/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool H	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25, Q3	Bruschini/Solazzi	24	21-19, 21-18	0:37
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool E	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	21	Bruschini/Solazzi	12	21-17, 21-17	0:47
7/27/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 3	Bruschini/Solazzi	14	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	22	21-17, 21-19	0:44
Lead the series against # 38 Alcon/Pol, Spain 2-0
8/16/02	FIVB	China Open	Pool C	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	Alcon/Pol	30	21-16, 21-15	0:34
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool E	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	21	Alcon/Pol	28, Q28	21-14, 21-16	0:29
Lead the series against # 39 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
9/18/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25, Q6	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	Q11	21-18, 22-20	0:48
Trail the series against # 43 Granstrom/Ljungquist, Sweden 0-2
10/8/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool F	Granstrom/Ljungquist	43	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	30	15-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:49
7/15/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Granstrom/Ljungquist	30, Q15	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	Q2	21-16, 15-21, 16-14	0:53
Lead the series against # 45 Seike/Yamakawa, Japan 1-0
9/4/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Qualifier 3	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25, Q3	Seike/Yamakawa	Q14	19-21, 21-9, 15-11