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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
June 1 - 5, 2016

(32) 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:

Tournaments:

168

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

2nd (Baku 2015)

Career Winnings:

US$418,584.87

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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

4th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$165,173.19

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	CQ	Money
CEV	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$4,403.50
CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$0.00
FIVB	14	0	0	1	0	2	0	3	0	3	3	1	1	0	US$45,775.00
Overall	17	0	0	1	0	3	0	4	0	3	3	1	1	1	US$50,178.50

Previous Biel Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/24-29/2016	Moscow Grand Slam	30	25th	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	4/19-23/2016	Fuzhou Open	24, Q5	5th	300	US$3,375.00
FIVB	4/12-16/2016	Xiamen Open	26, Q5	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	3/15-20/2016	Vitória Open	32, Q13	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	3/8-13/2016	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	31, Q21	25th	160	US$4,000.00
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

CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/1/2016	Pool A	Reinder Nummerdor / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (1)	Won 18-21, 21-14, 15-8	0:39
Thu, 6/2/2016	Pool A	Jonathan Erdmann / Kay Matysik, Germany (16)	Lost 17-21, 17-21	0:34
Fri, 6/3/2016	Pool A	Alexander Huber / Robin Seidl, Austria (17)	Won 21-16, 21-17	0:32
Sat, 6/4/2016	Winner 2	Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (4)	Lost 19-21, 18-21	0:34

Head to Head Results
Barsuk/Liamin lead the series against the field 17-15 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 7 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-2
6/1/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool A	Barsuk/Liamin	32	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	1	18-21, 21-14, 15-8	0:39
3/9/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool B	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	2	Barsuk/Liamin	31, Q21	25-23, 21-16	0:40
9/12/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baku Masters	Pool B	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	2	Barsuk/Liamin	15, Q4	21-19, 19-21, 15-13	0:54
Trail the series against # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
3/18/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	Barsuk/Liamin	32, Q13	20-22, 21-19, 15-12	0:45
Lead the series against # 3 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-0
8/22/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool A	Barsuk/Liamin	32, Q20	Doppler/Horst	17	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 4 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-2
6/4/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Barsuk/Liamin	32	21-19, 21-18	0:34
4/22/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Barsuk/Liamin	24, Q5	5-2 Retired	0:03
Trail the series against # 5 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
4/13/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool G	Gavira/Herrera	7	Barsuk/Liamin	26, Q5	21-16, 21-12	0:28
Lead the series against # 6 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-0
4/20/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool H	Barsuk/Liamin	24, Q5	Lupo/Nicolai	9	25-23, 21-12	0:49
Lead the series against # 7 Caminati/Rossi, Italy 1-0
2/26/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Winner 1	Barsuk/Liamin	26, Q8	Caminati/Rossi	22	21-16, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against # 8 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 2-0
4/14/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool G	Barsuk/Liamin	26, Q5	Gabathuler/Gerson	23, Q1	21-18, 11-21, 15-11	0:43
2/25/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Pool G	Barsuk/Liamin	26, Q8	Gabathuler/Gerson	23	21-15, 21-14	0:37
Series tied with # 9 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-1
2/16/16	FIVB	Kish Island Open	Pool G	Kantor/Losiak	7	Barsuk/Liamin	26, Q6	21-12, 19-21, 18-16	0:44
9/25/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool A	Barsuk/Liamin	32, Q10	Kantor/Losiak	16	21-16, 18-21, 15-8	0:45
Trail the series against # 12 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-2
3/10/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool B	Fijalek/Prudel	15	Barsuk/Liamin	31, Q21	21-17, 18-21, 15-9	0:48
8/21/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool A	Fijalek/Prudel	1	Barsuk/Liamin	32, Q20	21-17, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # 13 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 1-0
3/17/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Pool A	Barsuk/Liamin	32, Q13	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	17	20-22, 21-19, 15-12	0:53
Lead the series against # 15 Krou/Rowlandson, France 2-1
4/22/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Barsuk/Liamin	24, Q5	Krou/Rowlandson	12	21-17, 21-18	0:34
3/17/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Pool A	Barsuk/Liamin	32, Q13	Krou/Rowlandson	16	21-18, 21-18	0:35
10/11/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Semi-Finals	Krou/Rowlandson	5	Barsuk/Liamin	20	15-21, 21-17, 15-13	1:00
Trail the series against # 16 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-2
6/2/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool A	Erdmann/Matysik	16	Barsuk/Liamin	32	21-17, 21-17	0:34
5/26/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Erdmann/Matysik	19	Barsuk/Liamin	30	24-22, 21-18	0:41
Lead the series against # 17 Huber/Seidl, Austria 2-0
6/3/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool A	Barsuk/Liamin	32	Huber/Seidl	17	21-16, 21-17	0:32
9/25/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool A	Barsuk/Liamin	32, Q10	Huber/Seidl	17	24-22, 21-19	0:42
Trail the series against # 19 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin, Russia 0-1
2/18/16	FIVB	Kish Island Open	Winner 2	Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin	11	Barsuk/Liamin	26, Q6	21-16, 21-17	0:30
Series tied with # 20 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 1-1
2/16/16	FIVB	Kish Island Open	Pool G	Barsuk/Liamin	26, Q6	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	10	21-18, 21-19	0:37
9/13/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baku Masters	Winner 2	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	12, Q1	Barsuk/Liamin	15, Q4	21-15, 21-15	0:33
Lead the series against # 21 Dressler/Kunert, Austria 1-0
10/10/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 1	Barsuk/Liamin	20	Dressler/Kunert	15	18-21, 21-18, 16-14	0:50
Lead the series against # 25 Kvamsdal/Sorum, Norway 1-0
4/21/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool H	Barsuk/Liamin	24, Q5	Kvamsdal/Sorum	25, Q8	21-12, 16-21, 15-10	0:36
Lead the series against # 30 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 1-0
3/8/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Barsuk/Liamin	31, Q21	Koekelkoren/van Walle	Q12	20-22, 21-15, 15-10	0:49
Series tied with # 31 Kotsilianos/Zoupani, Greece 1-1
10/10/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 3	Barsuk/Liamin	20	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	4	22-20, 22-24, 18-16	0:58
10/8/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool D	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	4	Barsuk/Liamin	20	32-34, 21-18, 15-9	1:00