Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 Beach Volleyball Paris-Ile de France Grand Slam
July 27 - 31, 2005
(21) 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: 10
Tournaments: 64
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: 18
Tournaments: 137
Career Wins: 3
Career FIVB WT Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$367,822.50
Team Career Summary 
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FIVB380000035610654 US$137,800.00
Previous Paris Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/20-24/2005 Poland Open 15 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/13-17/2005 Portugal Open 14 25th 40 US$2,000.00
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
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/28/2005 Winner 1 Eric Koreng / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (12) Lost 20-22, 19-21 0:47
Thu, 7/28/2005 Contender 1 Marvin Polte / Thorsten Schoen, Germany (28, Q2) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:35
Fri, 7/29/2005 Contender 2 Markus Egger / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (6) Lost 21-23, 17-21 0:46
Head to Head Results
Arkaev/Barsuk trail the series against the field 15-20 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 11 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-2
6/25/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 5 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Arkaev/Barsuk 14 21-14, 21-18 0:42
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 3, Q1 Arkaev/Barsuk 14 21-17, 21-17 0:38
Trail the series against # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-3
7/21/05FIVBPoland Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 2 Arkaev/Barsuk 15 21-11, 21-14 0:30
7/23/04FIVBMazury Open Contender 2 Rego/Santos 2 Arkaev/Barsuk 16 21-18, 20-22, 15-12 0:53
6/5/04FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 Arkaev/Barsuk 25, Q9 21-14, 21-18 0:33
Trail the series against # 3 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-1
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Insfran/Marques 3 Arkaev/Barsuk 14 21-19, 21-14 0:46
Series tied with # 4 Brink/Schneider, Germany 1-1
7/30/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 1 Arkaev/Barsuk 22 Brink/Schneider 27, Q8 22-20, 21-13 0:45
7/24/03FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Brink/Schneider 18, Q4 Arkaev/Barsuk Q13 28-26, 22-20 0:54
Trail the series against # 6 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Egger/Laciga 6 Arkaev/Barsuk 21 23-21, 21-17 0:46
Trail the series against # 8 Rogers/Scott, United States 0-1
7/30/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 3 Rogers/Scott 13 Arkaev/Barsuk 22 21-13, 21-19 0:35
Trail the series against # 11 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-3
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 4 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 3 Arkaev/Barsuk 24 21-15, 21-17 0:38
7/29/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 11 Arkaev/Barsuk 22 21-18, 19-21, 15-13 0:53
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool F Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 11 Arkaev/Barsuk 27, Q10 21-19, 21-19 0:40
Trail the series against # 12 Koreng/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Koreng/Reckermann 12 Arkaev/Barsuk 21 22-20, 21-19 0:47
Lead the series against # 13 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-1
9/24/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 3 Arkaev/Barsuk 12 Kais/Vesik 13 32-30, 21-19 0:51
6/25/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 18 Arkaev/Barsuk 17, Q9 21-13, 19-21, 15-11 0:48
6/4/04FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Arkaev/Barsuk 25, Q9 Kais/Vesik 24, Q1 21-17, 30-28 0:41
Trail the series against # 14 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal, Cuba 0-1
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 8 Arkaev/Barsuk 9 22-20, 21-18 0:45
Trail the series against # 15 Gibb/Metzger, United States 0-1
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Gibb/Metzger 19 Arkaev/Barsuk 14 21-19, 21-13 0:33
Trail the series against # 17 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 0-1
7/22/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 2 Horrem/Pettersen 16 Arkaev/Barsuk 15 21-18, 22-20 0:44
Lead the series against # 19 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 2-0
9/23/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Arkaev/Barsuk 12 De Gruijter/Ronnes 21 21-16, 21-14 0:34
5/27/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Qualifier 2 Arkaev/Barsuk Q12 De Gruijter/Ronnes Q21 21-19, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against # 20, Q3 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-0
7/30/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 2 Arkaev/Barsuk 22 Schacht/Slack 12 19-21, 25-23, 15-12 1:00
Lead the series against # 23 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 3 Arkaev/Barsuk 24 Herrera/Mesa 16 21-18, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against # 28, Q2 Polte/Schoen, Germany 2-1
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Arkaev/Barsuk 21 Polte/Schoen 28, Q2 21-14, 21-18 0:35
6/24/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 4 Polte/Schoen 43 Arkaev/Barsuk 14 12-21, 23-21, 15-11 0:58
6/25/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Contender 1 Arkaev/Barsuk 17, Q9 Polte/Schoen 32, Q30 22-20, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # Q1 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 2-0
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 3 Arkaev/Barsuk 14 Neto/Ramos 3 26-24, 26-24 1:01
9/24/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 4 Arkaev/Barsuk 12 Neto/Ramos 2 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:54
Trail the series against # Q6 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-2
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Arkaev/Barsuk 9 Gartmayer/Nowotny 24 22-20, 21-18 0:48
7/9/04FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Gartmayer/Nowotny 21 Arkaev/Barsuk 12, Q4 21-16, 21-17 0:30
6/24/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 1 Gartmayer/Nowotny 16 Arkaev/Barsuk 17, Q9 21-19, 17-21, 15-12 0:44
Lead the series against # Q9 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
6/3/04FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Arkaev/Barsuk 25, Q9 Lochhead/Pitman Q25 21-11, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # Q12 Asahi/Watanabe, Japan 1-0
7/8/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Arkaev/Barsuk 9 Asahi/Watanabe 26, Q4 22-20, 13-21, 15-10 0:58
Lead the series against # Q18 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Arkaev/Barsuk 14 Gosch/Strauss 46 31-29, 24-22 1:01