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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Portugal Open
July 13 - 17, 2005

(14) Roman Arkaev/Dmitri Barsuk, Russia

Roman Arkaev
Russia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 25, 1973 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Simferopol

Height:

195 cm (6'5")

Weight:

93 kg (205 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

7th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$84,665.00

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:

137

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$367,822.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	38	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	6	10	6	5	4	US$137,800.00

Previous Espinho Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2003	Dmitri Barsuk - 33rd	Roman Arkaev - 33rd
2004	Dmitri Barsuk - 7th	Roman Arkaev - 7th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/6-10/2005	St. Petersburg Open	9	13th	120	US$4,500.00
FIVB	6/22-26/2005	Berlin World Championships	14	9th	400	US$13,500.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2005	Switzerland Open	14	17th	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Croatia Open	24	9th	160	US$6,000.00
FIVB	9/21-26/2004	Brazil Open	12	7th	180	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/28-8/1/2004	Austria Grand Slam	22	13th	162	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/21-25/2004	Mazury Open	16	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/14-18/2004	France Grand Slam	Q5	33rd	30	US$0.00

Portugal Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/14/2005	Winner 1	Jake Gibb / Stein Metzger, United States (19)	Lost 19-21, 13-21	0:33
Thu, 7/14/2005	Contender 1	Benjamin Insfran / Harley Marques, Brazil (3)	Lost 19-21, 14-21	0:46

Head to Head Results
Arkaev/Barsuk trail the series against the field 9-17 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 10 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-2
7/23/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Contender 2	Rego/Santos	2	Arkaev/Barsuk	16	21-18, 20-22, 15-12	0:53
6/5/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 3	Rego/Santos	1	Arkaev/Barsuk	25, Q9	21-14, 21-18	0:33
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-2
6/25/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 5	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Arkaev/Barsuk	14	21-14, 21-18	0:42
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Araujo/Magalhaes	3, Q1	Arkaev/Barsuk	14	21-17, 21-17	0:38
Trail the series against # 3 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-1
7/14/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 1	Insfran/Marques	3	Arkaev/Barsuk	14	21-19, 21-14	0:46
Trail the series against # 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-3
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	8	Arkaev/Barsuk	24	22-24, 21-17, 15-13	0:59
9/23/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	5	Arkaev/Barsuk	12	21-16, 21-19	0:38
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool F	Dieckmann/Reckermann	22	Arkaev/Barsuk	27, Q16	21-15, 14-21, 15-10	0:48
Trail the series against # 5 Rogers/Scott, United States 0-1
7/30/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 3	Rogers/Scott	13	Arkaev/Barsuk	22	21-13, 21-19	0:35
Series tied with # 7 Brink/Schneider, Germany 1-1
7/30/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 1	Arkaev/Barsuk	22	Brink/Schneider	27, Q8	22-20, 21-13	0:45
7/24/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Brink/Schneider	18, Q4	Arkaev/Barsuk	Q13	28-26, 22-20	0:54
Trail the series against # 8 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal, Cuba 0-1
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 2	Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal	8	Arkaev/Barsuk	9	22-20, 21-18	0:45
Trail the series against # 10 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-1
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool D	Brenha/Maia	20	Arkaev/Barsuk	29, Q21	21-18, 21-17	0:41
Lead the series against # 12 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-1
9/24/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 3	Arkaev/Barsuk	12	Kais/Vesik	13	32-30, 21-19	0:51
6/25/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 2	Kais/Vesik	18	Arkaev/Barsuk	17, Q9	21-13, 19-21, 15-11	0:48
6/4/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Arkaev/Barsuk	25, Q9	Kais/Vesik	24, Q1	21-17, 30-28	0:41
Trail the series against # 19 Gibb/Metzger, United States 0-1
7/14/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Gibb/Metzger	19	Arkaev/Barsuk	14	21-19, 21-13	0:33
Trail the series against # 27 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-2
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 1	Arkaev/Barsuk	9	Gartmayer/Nowotny	24	22-20, 21-18	0:48
7/9/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Gartmayer/Nowotny	21	Arkaev/Barsuk	12, Q4	21-16, 21-17	0:30
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gartmayer/Nowotny	16	Arkaev/Barsuk	17, Q9	21-19, 17-21, 15-12	0:44
Lead the series against # 29, Q8 Asahi/Watanabe, Japan 1-0
7/8/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 2	Arkaev/Barsuk	9	Asahi/Watanabe	26, Q4	22-20, 13-21, 15-10	0:58
Lead the series against Neto/Ramos, Brazil 2-0
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 3	Arkaev/Barsuk	14	Neto/Ramos	3	26-24, 26-24	1:01
9/24/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 4	Arkaev/Barsuk	12	Neto/Ramos	2	18-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:54
Trail the series against # Q1 Boersma/Kogel, Netherlands 0-1
7/8/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 3	Boersma/Kogel	16	Arkaev/Barsuk	9	21-16, 15-21, 15-13	0:48
Lead the series against # Q6 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
6/3/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Arkaev/Barsuk	25, Q9	Lochhead/Pitman	Q25	21-11, 21-16	0:37
Lead the series against # Q7 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 2	Arkaev/Barsuk	14	Gosch/Strauss	46	31-29, 24-22	1:01