Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 China Open
May 23 - 27, 2006
(20) 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 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB380000035610654 US$137,800.00
Previous Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Anton Kulikovsky - 25th Dmitry Karasev - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/19-23/2005 Brazil Open 19 13th 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/31-9/4/2005 Greece Open 18 13th 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/3-7/2005 Austria Grand Slam 21 17th 112 US$4,750.00
FIVB 7/27-31/2005 France Grand Slam 21 17th 112 US$4,750.00
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
China Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/24/2006 Winner 1 Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (13) Lost 20-22, 16-21 0:39
Wed, 5/24/2006 Contender 1 John Byron / Martin Suan, Australia (29, Q17) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:38
Thu, 5/25/2006 Contender 2 Clemens Doppler / Peter Gartmayer, Austria (14) Lost 9-21, 19-21 0:34
Head to Head Results
Arkaev/Barsuk trail the series against the field 9-14 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 8 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 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
Trail the series against # 3 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-2
8/5/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 2 Insfran/Marques 6 Arkaev/Barsuk 21 21-18, 19-21, 15-12 0:57
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Insfran/Marques 3 Arkaev/Barsuk 14 21-19, 21-14 0:46
Trail the series against # 4 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Egger/Laciga 6 Arkaev/Barsuk 21 23-21, 21-17 0:46
Lead the series against # 8 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
Lead the series against # 11 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
Trail the series against # 13 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 13 Arkaev/Barsuk 20 22-20, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 14 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-1
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Doppler/Gartmayer 14 Arkaev/Barsuk 20 21-9, 21-19 0:34
Trail the series against # 16 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 0-1
7/22/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 2 Horrem/Pettersen 16 Arkaev/Barsuk 15 21-18, 22-20 0:44
Trail the series against # 17 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-2
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 14 Arkaev/Barsuk 19 21-14, 21-12 0:29
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 15 Arkaev/Barsuk 18 21-18, 25-23 0:42
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 3 Arkaev/Barsuk 24 Herrera/Mesa 16 21-18, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against # 18, Q4 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 2-0
10/21/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Arkaev/Barsuk 19 Lochhead/Pitman 20, Q2 21-14, 21-16 0:34
6/3/04FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Arkaev/Barsuk 25, Q9 Lochhead/Pitman Q25 21-11, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # 19, Q5 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 # 22, Q6 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Arkaev/Barsuk 14 Gosch/Strauss 46 31-29, 24-22 1:01
Lead the series against # 29, Q17 Byron/Suan, Australia 1-0
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Arkaev/Barsuk 20 Byron/Suan 29, Q17 21-18, 21-18 0:38