Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
July 6 - 10, 2005
(9) 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 St. Petersburg Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
FIVB 7/7-11/2004 Spain Open 12, Q4 25th 36 US$2,000.00
St. Petersburg Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/7/2005 Winner 1 Peter Gartmayer / Robert Nowotny, Austria (24) Won 22-20, 21-18 0:48
Thu, 7/7/2005 Winner 2 Francisco Alvarez / Oney Ramirez Bernal, Cuba (8) Lost 20-22, 18-21 0:45
Fri, 7/8/2005 Contender 2 Kentaro Asahi / Satoshi Watanabe, Japan (26, Q4) Won 22-20, 13-21, 15-10 0:58
Fri, 7/8/2005 Contender 3 Emiel Boersma / Richard Kogel, Netherlands (16) Lost 16-21, 21-15, 13-15 0:48
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 9-9 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-2
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 # 2 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
Lead the series against # 5 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
Series tied with # 6 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 # 8 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
Lead the series against # 13 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
Trail the series against # 16 Boersma/Kogel, Netherlands 0-1
7/8/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 Boersma/Kogel 16 Arkaev/Barsuk 9 21-16, 15-21, 15-13 0:48
Trail the series against # 24 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 # 25, Q2 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 # 26, Q4 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 # Q3 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Arkaev/Barsuk 14 Gosch/Strauss 46 31-29, 24-22 1:01