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European Championship Tour
€ 180,000 European Championships
August 24 - 26, 2000

(8) Lina Yanchulova/Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria

Lina Yanchulova
Bulgaria

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 12, 1975 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sofia-Bulgaria

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

65 kg (143 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

111

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

3rd (Valencia 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$181,094.31

Petia Yanchulova
Bulgaria

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 3, 1978 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sofia

Height:

178 cm (5'10")

Weight:

65 kg (143 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

121

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

3rd (Valencia 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$181,819.31

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	11	13	17	19	21	25	33	37	41	45	57	Money
CEV	13	0	0	1	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	US$31,751.11
CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$816.17
FIVB	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	24	1	10	23	0	0	19	8	1	1	0	1	US$303,835.00
FIVB C&S	6	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$15,400.00
Overall	110	3	0	2	2	2	5	27	1	10	23	2	1	20	8	1	1	1	1	US$351,802.29

Previous Bilbao Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/9-13/2000	China Open	15	9th	136	US$4,000.00
FIVB	8/2-6/2000	Japan Open	22	9th	136	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/25-29/2000	Portugal Open	26	25th	34	US$1,500.00
FIVB	7/18-22/2000	France Open	25	9th	136	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2000	Germany Open	28	25th	34	US$1,500.00
FIVB C&S	7/5-9/2000	Greece Challenger	2	1st	60	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/30-7/4/2000	U.S. Grand Slam	29	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2000	Swiss Open	29	25th	34	US$1,500.00
FIVB	6/13-18/2000	Canada Open	Q10	33rd	28	US$0.00
FIVB	6/7-11/2000	Italy Open	31	13th	102	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2000	Mexico Open	32	25th	34	US$1,500.00
FIVB	2/1-6/2000	Brazil Open	Q13	33rd	28	US$0.00

European Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/24/2000	Winner 1	Sabina Basagic / Christine Mellitzer, Austria (25)	Won 15-7	0:34
Thu, 8/24/2000	Winner 2	Solvi Byberg / Heidi Larsen, Norway (9)	Won 15-10	0:45
Fri, 8/25/2000	Winner 3	Laura Bruschini / Annamaria Solazzi, Italy (1)	Lost 9-15	0:55
Fri, 8/25/2000	Contender 4	Ines Pianka / Stephanie Pohl, Germany (6)	Won 16-14	0:40
Fri, 8/25/2000	Contender 5	Rebekka Kadijk / Debora Schoon Kadijk, Netherlands (5)	Lost 12-15	0:42

Head to Head Results
Yanchulova/Yanchulova lead the series against the field 4-2 (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 # 1 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 0-1
8/25/00	CEV	European Championships	Winner 3	Bruschini/Solazzi	1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	8	15-9	0:55
Trail the series against # 5 Kadijk/Schoon Kadijk, Netherlands 0-1
8/25/00	CEV	European Championships	Contender 5	Kadijk/Schoon Kadijk	5	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	8	15-12	0:42
Lead the series against # 6 Pianka/Pohl, Germany 2-0
8/25/00	CEV	European Championships	Contender 4	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	8	Pianka/Pohl	6	16-14	0:40
7/19/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Yanchulova/Yanchulova	32	Pianka/Pohl	Q5	15-9	0:35
Lead the series against # 9 Byberg/Larsen, Norway 1-0
8/24/00	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	8	Byberg/Larsen	9	15-10	0:45
Lead the series against # 25 Basagic/Mellitzer, Austria 1-0
8/24/00	CEV	European Championships	Winner 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	8	Basagic/Mellitzer	25	15-7	0:34