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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
August 29 - September 2, 2007

(27) Roman Arkaev/Alexander Kuzmichev, Russia

Roman Arkaev
Russia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 25, 1973 (52 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

Alexander Kuzmichev
Russia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 20, 1982 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Ivanovo

Height:

206 cm (6'9")

Weight:

96 kg (211 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

17th (3 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

17th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$8,000.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	2	US$13,500.00

Previous St. Petersburg Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Dmitri Barsuk - 13th	Did not play
2006	Dmitri Barsuk - 9th	Dmitry Vasilevsky - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/15-19/2007	Aland Open	Q7	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	8/8-12/2007	Kristiansand Open	Q10	33rd	26	US$0.00
FIVB	8/1-5/2007	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	29, Q23	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/24-29/2007	Gstaad World Championships	47	17th	200	US$7,000.00

St. Petersburg Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/30/2007	Winner 1	Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (6)	Lost 12-21, 13-21	0:32
Thu, 8/30/2007	Contender 1	Kentaro Asahi / Katsuhiro Shiratori, Japan (11)	Won 13-21, 21-17, 18-16	0:57
Fri, 8/31/2007	Contender 2	Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (12)	Lost 16-21, 13-21	0:36

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$7,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$3,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,000.00
Total	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$13,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Roman Arkaev												Alexander Kuzmichev
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$12,750.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,500.00
16	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	3	0	$23,700.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,750.00
42	0	0	0	0	3	8	6	9	0	$47,500.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$2,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$715.00	Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00
64	0	0	0	0	3	12	14	12	0	$84,665.00	Total	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	$8,000.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2007	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	$13,500.00	7	9	43.8 %
Total	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	$13,500.00	7	9	43.8 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Roman Arkaev													Alexander Kuzmichev
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$275.00	2001	FIVB C&S
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00	2002	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$440.00	2002	FIVB C&S
8	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	4	$6,750.00	2003	FIVB
11	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	4	$17,750.00	2004	FIVB
12	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	3	0	$27,250.00	2005	FIVB
9	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	2	1	$19,150.00	2006	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$1,000.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	$7,750.00	2007	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	$6,750.00
											2007	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00
54	0	0	0	0	3	12	13	10	17	$79,365.00	Total	Total	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	6	$8,000.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	5	83.3%	0	0.0%	1	16.7%	5-1	83.3%	2	16.7%	0	0.0%	10	83.3%	2-10	16.7%	5-10	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	0	0	7-11	38.9%
2006-2007	5	83.3%	0	0.0%	1	16.7%	5-1	83.3%	2	18.2%	0	0.0%	9	81.8%	2-9	18.2%	5-9	35.7%	2-1	66.7%	0	0	7-10	41.2%
Against the Field	3	75.0%	0	0.0%	1	25.0%	3-1	75.0%	2	22.2%	0	0.0%	7	77.8%	2-7	22.2%	6-14	30.0%	4-2	66.7%	0	0	5-8	38.5%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
World Championships	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6
Total	0	0	4	4	2	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	11

Head to Head Results
Arkaev/Kuzmichev trail the series against the field 5-8 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 8 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool D	Araujo/Magalhaes	4	Arkaev/Kuzmichev	29, Q23	21-13, 21-12	0:36
Trail the series against # 6 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
8/30/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 1	Nummerdor/Schuil	6	Arkaev/Kuzmichev	27	21-12, 21-13	0:32
Trail the series against # 7 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-1
7/24/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool O	Cunha/Neto	2	Arkaev/Kuzmichev	47	21-18, 21-15	0:41
Trail the series against # 10 Gosch/Horst, Austria 0-1
7/27/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 1	Gosch/Horst	18	Arkaev/Kuzmichev	47	21-16, 23-21	0:40
Lead the series against # 11 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
8/30/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 1	Arkaev/Kuzmichev	27	Asahi/Shiratori	11	13-21, 21-17, 18-16	0:57
Trail the series against # 12 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-1
8/31/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 2	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	12	Arkaev/Kuzmichev	27	21-16, 21-13	0:36
Trail the series against # 13 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool D	Boersma/Ronnes	20, Q5	Arkaev/Kuzmichev	29, Q23	21-16, 21-19	0:33
Lead the series against # 16 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
7/25/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool O	Arkaev/Kuzmichev	47	De Gruijter/Ronnes	23	21-17, 21-19	0:43
Lead the series against # 17 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
8/1/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Arkaev/Kuzmichev	29, Q23	Laciga/Schnider	Q10	21-18, 21-16	0:38
Lead the series against # Q3 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
8/1/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Arkaev/Kuzmichev	29, Q23	Lochhead/Pitman	Q7	15-21, 24-22, 15-9	0:47
Trail the series against # Q5 Ces/Ces, France 0-1
8/8/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Qualifier 2	Ces/Ces	29, Q7	Arkaev/Kuzmichev	Q10	21-17, 21-19	0:38
Trail the series against # Q7 Rovkin/Saulko, Kazakhstan 0-1
8/15/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Qualifier 3	Rovkin/Saulko	20, Q10	Arkaev/Kuzmichev	Q7	24-26, 23-21, 15-9	1:00
Lead the series against # Q22 Abreu/Fernandes, Angola 1-0
8/15/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Qualifier 2	Arkaev/Kuzmichev	Q7	Abreu/Fernandes	Q26	21-14, 21-18	0:36