Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam
March 8 - 13, 2016
(31, Q21) Dmitri Barsuk/Nikita Liamin, Russia
 
Dmitri Barsuk
Russia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 20, 1980 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Krasnodar
Height: 193 cm (6'3")
Weight: 86 kg (189 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 137
Career Wins: 3
Career FIVB WT Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$367,822.50
Nikita Liamin
Russia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 14, 1985 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Gorkiy
Height: 203 cm (6'8")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 57
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$149,937.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB14001020303311 US$45,775.00
Previous Rio de Janeiro Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003 Roman Arkaev - 17th Did not play
2004 Roman Arkaev - 7th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 2/23-28/2016 Maceió Open 26, Q8 9th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 2/15-19/2016 Kish Island Open 26, Q6 9th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/21-25/2015 Antalya Open Q13 41st 30 US$0.00
Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 3/8/2016 Qualifier 1 Dries Koekelkoren / Tom van Walle, Belgium (Q12) Won 20-22, 21-15, 15-10 0:49
Tue, 3/8/2016 Qualifier 2 Ryan Doherty / John Mayer, United States (Q5) Won 22-20, 21-16 0:35
Wed, 3/9/2016 Pool B Reinder Nummerdor / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (2) Lost 23-25, 16-21 0:40
Thu, 3/10/2016 Pool B Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (15) Lost 17-21, 21-18, 9-15 0:48
Thu, 3/10/2016 Pool B Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (18) Lost 17-21, 17-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 11-11 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 8 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
9/24/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool A Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Barsuk/Liamin 32, Q10 21-16, 21-13 0:33
Trail the series against # 2 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
3/9/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool B Nummerdor/Varenhorst 2 Barsuk/Liamin 31, Q21 25-23, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # 9 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-0
8/22/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool A Barsuk/Liamin 32, Q20 Doppler/Horst 17 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 14 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 0-1
2/24/16FIVBMaceió Open Pool G Carambula/Ranghieri 7 Barsuk/Liamin 26, Q8 21-11, 19-21, 15-12 0:50
Trail the series against # 15 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-2
3/10/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool B Fijalek/Prudel 15 Barsuk/Liamin 31, Q21 21-17, 18-21, 15-9 0:48
8/21/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool A Fijalek/Prudel 1 Barsuk/Liamin 32, Q20 21-17, 21-16 0:34
Trail the series against # 18 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
3/10/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool B Rego/Santos 18 Barsuk/Liamin 31, Q21 21-17, 21-17 0:39
Series tied with # 19 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 1-1
2/24/16FIVBMaceió Open Pool G Binstock/Schachter 10 Barsuk/Liamin 26, Q8 21-19, 21-18 0:39
8/20/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Barsuk/Liamin 32, Q20 Binstock/Schachter Q4 27-25, 21-13 0:39
Series tied with # 23, Q1 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-1
2/16/16FIVBKish Island Open Pool G Kantor/Losiak 7 Barsuk/Liamin 26, Q6 21-12, 19-21, 18-16 0:44
9/25/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool A Barsuk/Liamin 32, Q10 Kantor/Losiak 16 21-16, 18-21, 15-8 0:45
Trail the series against # 24 Krou/Rowlandson, France 0-1
10/11/14FIVBXiamen Open Semi-Finals Krou/Rowlandson 5 Barsuk/Liamin 20 15-21, 21-17, 15-13 1:00
Trail the series against # 26, Q2 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin, Russia 0-1
2/18/16FIVBKish Island Open Winner 2 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin 11 Barsuk/Liamin 26, Q6 21-16, 21-17 0:30
Lead the series against # 28, Q9 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 1-0
2/16/16FIVBKish Island Open Pool G Barsuk/Liamin 26, Q6 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 10 21-18, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # Q5 Doherty/Mayer, United States 1-0
3/8/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Barsuk/Liamin 31, Q21 Doherty/Mayer Q5 22-20, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # Q11 Caminati/Rossi, Italy 1-0
2/26/16FIVBMaceió Open Winner 1 Barsuk/Liamin 26, Q8 Caminati/Rossi 22 21-16, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # Q12 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 1-0
3/8/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Barsuk/Liamin 31, Q21 Koekelkoren/van Walle Q12 20-22, 21-15, 15-10 0:49
Lead the series against # Q13 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 1-0
2/25/16FIVBMaceió Open Pool G Barsuk/Liamin 26, Q8 Gabathuler/Gerson 23 21-15, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # Q15 Azaad/Bianchi, Argentina 2-0
2/23/16FIVBMaceió Open Qualifier 2 Barsuk/Liamin 26, Q8 Azaad/Bianchi Q9 By Forfeit  
9/23/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Barsuk/Liamin 32, Q10 Azaad/Bianchi Q7 23-21, 21-12 0:40
Trail the series against # Q18 Barbosa/Carvalhaes, Brazil 0-1
2/26/16FIVBMaceió Open Winner 2 Barbosa/Carvalhaes 28, Q10 Barsuk/Liamin 26, Q8 25-23, 21-12 0:36
Lead the series against # Q24 Gregory/Sheaf, England 1-0
2/17/16FIVBKish Island Open Pool G Barsuk/Liamin 26, Q6 Gregory/Sheaf 23, Q3 21-16, 21-18 0:33