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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$500,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
August 1 - 4, 2001

(14) Dianne DeNecochea/Liz Masakayan, United States

Dianne Shoemaker DeNecochea
United States

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 16, 1967 (58 yrs old)

Home Town:

Brooklyn, MI

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$72,785.00

Liz Masakayan
United States

Photo: Stan Liu

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 31, 1964 (60 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Monica, CA

Height:

173 cm (5'8")

Weight:

65 kg (143 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$254,140.00

Awards

Tour Champion 1993 (with Karolyn Kirby)

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	6	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	US$45,000.00

Previous Klagenfurt Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/24-28/2001	Portugal Open	16, Q1	7th	180	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/16-22/2001	France Grand Slam	16	9th	180	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/19-23/2001	Swiss Open	17	13th	108	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2001	Italy Open	19	7th	180	US$7,000.00

Klagenfurt World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/1/2001	Pool N	Krisztina Nagy / Katalin Schlegl, Hungary (46)	Won 21-15, 21-9	0:31
Wed, 8/1/2001	Pool N	Angela Clarke / Kylie Gerlic, Australia (19)	Won 21-14, 21-15	0:36
Thu, 8/2/2001	Winner 1	Marika Teknedzjanova / Tereza Tobiasova, Czech Republic (17)	Won 21-11, 21-17	0:29
Fri, 8/3/2001	Winner 2	Tatiana Minello / Sandra Pires, Brazil (3)	Lost 21-18, 15-21, 10-15	0:57

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	World Championships	Los Angeles	Did not play	Elaine Youngs - 5th
1999	World Championships	Marseille	Did not play	Elaine Youngs - 3rd
2001	World Championships	Klagenfurt	Liz Masakayan - 9th	Dianne DeNecochea - 9th
2003	World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	Nancy Reynolds - 9th	Did not play

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/1-4/2001	Klagenfurt World Championships	14	9th	200	US$6,000.00

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$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$6,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$7,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	$32,000.00
Total	6	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	$45,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Dianne DeNecochea												Liz Masakayan
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	2	0	0	0	$8,000.00	World Championships	3	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$21,000.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	$23,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	$15,500.00
16	0	0	2	0	5	4	2	1	0	$41,285.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	46	5	4	5	4	17	7	3	1	0	$187,100.00
											Goodwill Games	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$11,000.00
25	0	0	2	0	5	13	2	1	0	$72,785.00	Total	55	6	4	6	4	20	11	3	1	0	$234,600.00

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
2001	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	$31,000.00	21	10	67.7 %
Total	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	$31,000.00	21	10	67.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Dianne DeNecochea													Liz Masakayan
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1993	FIVB	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00
											1994	FIVB	5	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$22,250.00
											1995	FIVB	5	0	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	$10,875.00
											1996	FIVB	5	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	$24,000.00
											1997	FIVB	4	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	$13,050.00
											1998	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	5	3	0	0	0	$26,425.00
											1999	FIVB	7	0	1	2	1	2	0	0	1	0	$44,000.00
											2000	FIVB	12	3	0	0	0	5	3	1	0	0	$62,500.00
6	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	1	0	$16,500.00	2001	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	0	$17,000.00
6	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	1	0	$16,500.00	Total	Total	54	6	4	5	4	20	11	3	1	0	$227,600.00

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	20	69.0%	3	10.3%	6	20.7%	23-6	79.3%	3	37.5%	3	37.5%	2	25.0%	3-5	37.5%	20-2	90.9%	6-9	40.0%	0	0	26-11	70.3%
2000-2001	20	69.0%	3	10.3%	6	20.7%	23-6	79.3%	3	37.5%	3	37.5%	2	25.0%	3-5	37.5%	20-2	90.9%	6-9	40.0%	0	0	26-11	70.3%
Against the Field	14	60.9%	3	13.0%	6	26.1%	17-6	73.9%	3	37.5%	3	37.5%	2	25.0%	3-5	37.5%	28-4	87.5%	12-18	40.0%	0	0	20-11	64.5%

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
World Championships	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	7	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	20	8
Total	0	0	5	1	2	0	0	0	9	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	26	11

Head to Head Results
DeNecochea/Masakayan lead the series against the field 18-10 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 5 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-2
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Bede/Behar	1	DeNecochea/Masakayan	16, Q1	21-15, 21-10	0:32
7/18/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Bede/Behar	1	DeNecochea/Masakayan	16	18-21, 21-19, 15-8	0:57
Trail the series against # 3 Minello/Pires, Brazil 0-2
8/3/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Winner 2	Minello/Pires	3	DeNecochea/Masakayan	14	18-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:57
6/16/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 5	Minello/Pires	5	DeNecochea/Masakayan	19	21-18, 15-21, 15-12	0:58
Trail the series against # 4 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 0-1
6/21/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 2	Cook/Pottharst	1	DeNecochea/Masakayan	17	18-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:46
Trail the series against # 5 Arce/McPeak, United States 0-1
6/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 2	Arce/McPeak	3	DeNecochea/Masakayan	19	14-21, 21-13, 15-7	0:48
Trail the series against # 6 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-2
7/27/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 5	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	7	DeNecochea/Masakayan	16, Q1	21-18, 21-23, 15-9	0:55
7/21/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 4	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	6	DeNecochea/Masakayan	16	21-12, 18-21, 15-12	0:48
Lead the series against # 7 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-0
7/27/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 4	DeNecochea/Masakayan	16, Q1	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	6	21-16, 18-21, 15-13	0:59
Series tied with # 8 Oliveira/Silva, Brazil 1-1
7/19/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 3	DeNecochea/Masakayan	16	Oliveira/Silva	8	21-16, 21-19	0:37
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 3	Oliveira/Silva	7	DeNecochea/Masakayan	17	18-21, 21-15, 15-8	0:50
Lead the series against # 11 Chi/Xiong, China 3-0
7/27/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 3	DeNecochea/Masakayan	16, Q1	Chi/Xiong	8	21-18, 21-15	0:46
6/21/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 1	DeNecochea/Masakayan	17	Chi/Xiong	16	21-16, 21-18	0:36
6/16/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 3	DeNecochea/Masakayan	19	Chi/Xiong	6	21-18, 21-19	0:42
Lead the series against # 15 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 2-0
7/19/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	DeNecochea/Masakayan	16	Bruschini/Solazzi	15	21-10, 21-18	0:43
6/16/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 4	DeNecochea/Masakayan	19	Bruschini/Solazzi	9	27-25, 25-27, 17-15	1:11
Lead the series against # 17 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 2-0
8/2/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Winner 1	DeNecochea/Masakayan	14	Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova	17	21-11, 21-17	0:29
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	DeNecochea/Masakayan	16, Q1	Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova	15, Q5	21-15, 21-19	0:35
Lead the series against # 19 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 3-0
8/1/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool N	DeNecochea/Masakayan	14	Clarke/Gerlic	19	21-14, 21-15	0:36
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	DeNecochea/Masakayan	16, Q1	Clarke/Gerlic	17, Q4	21-17, 19-21, 15-10	0:59
7/18/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	DeNecochea/Masakayan	16	Clarke/Gerlic	17, Q7	21-12, 21-16	0:35
Series tied with # 21 Bragado-Corso/Wood, United States 1-1
7/25/01	FIVB	Portugal Open		DeNecochea/Masakayan	16, Q1	Bragado-Corso/Wood	Q2	22-20, 21-13	0:37
7/25/01	FIVB	Portugal Open		Bragado-Corso/Wood	Q2	DeNecochea/Masakayan	16, Q1	10-21, 21-18, 19-17	0:55
Lead the series against # 27 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-0
6/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	DeNecochea/Masakayan	19	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	18-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:52
Lead the series against # 28 Galindo/Huerta, Mexico 1-0
6/21/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 2	DeNecochea/Masakayan	17	Galindo/Huerta	15	31-33, 21-19, 15-9	1:08
Lead the series against # 30 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 1-0
6/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 2	DeNecochea/Masakayan	19	Kusuhara/Tokuno	20	21-18, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 45 Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
7/25/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 4	DeNecochea/Masakayan	16, Q1	Ikauniece/Minusa	27, Q9	21-11, 21-13	0:27
Lead the series against # 46 Nagy/Schlegl, Hungary 1-0
8/1/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool N	DeNecochea/Masakayan	14	Nagy/Schlegl	46	21-15, 21-9	0:31