Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Easy Living Italian Open
June 7 - 11, 2006
(16) 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 Roseto degli Abruzzi Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Croatia Open 21 7th 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2006 China Open 20 17th 120 US$3,000.00
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
Italian Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/8/2006 Winner 1 Nikolas Berger / Robert Nowotny, Austria (17) Lost 13-21, 21-16, 13-15 0:52
Fri, 6/9/2006 Contender 1 Daniel Krug / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (32, Q20) Lost 21-19, 20-22, 10-15 0:51
Head to Head Results
Arkaev/Barsuk trail the series against the field 13-16 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 11 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 1-2
6/2/06FIVBCroatia Open Contender 4 Arkaev/Barsuk 21 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 21-18, 14-21, 15-13 0:51
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 # 5 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 # 7 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-0
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Winner 2 Arkaev/Barsuk 21 Heuscher/Kobel 5 21-16, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # 8 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 # 11 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 # 12 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-1
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool D Brenha/Maia 20 Arkaev/Barsuk 29, Q21 21-18, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 13 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Arkaev/Barsuk 21 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 14-21, 30-28, 15-12 0:57
Trail the series against # 14 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 Berger/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
6/8/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Berger/Nowotny 17 Arkaev/Barsuk 16 21-13, 16-21, 15-13 0:52
Trail the series against # 32, Q20 Krug/Urbatzka, Germany 0-1
6/9/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 1 Krug/Urbatzka 32, Q20 Arkaev/Barsuk 16 19-21, 22-20, 15-10 0:51
Lead the series against # Q2 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 # 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 # 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
Trail the series against # Q9 Michalopoulos/Xenakis, Greece 0-1
9/2/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 3 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 9 Arkaev/Barsuk 18 21-18, 15-21, 20-18 1:04
Lead the series against # Q11 Ces/Dugrip, France 1-0
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Arkaev/Barsuk 19 Ces/Dugrip 30, Q13 21-15, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against # Q13 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
9/2/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 2 Arkaev/Barsuk 18 Pedrosa/Rosas 17 21-14, 30-28 0:45
Lead the series against # Q23 Ivkovic/Krizanovic, Croatia 1-0
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 2 Arkaev/Barsuk 24 Ivkovic/Krizanovic 10 21-14, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # Q26 Byron/Suan, Australia 1-0
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Arkaev/Barsuk 20 Byron/Suan 29, Q17 21-18, 21-18 0:38