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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Italian Open Presented by Abruzzo
May 23 - 27, 2007

(Q24) Denis Rovkin/Pavel Saulko, Kazakhstan

Denis Rovkin
Kazakhstan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 19, 1976 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Temirtau

Height:

182 cm (6'0")

Weight:

77 kg (169 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB C&S Vasto 2005)

Career FIVB WT Best:

17th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$4,737.50

Pavel Saulko
Kazakhstan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 5, 1982 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Almaty

Height:

200 cm (6'7")

Weight:

86 kg (189 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (FIVB C&S Kiev 2004)

Career FIVB WT Best:

17th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$4,675.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	7	1	US$8,000.00

Previous Roseto degli Abruzzi Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2006	Did not play	Alexey Sidorenko - 57th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/8-12/2007	Bahrain Open	Q28	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/1-5/2007	Shanghai Open	Q22	41st	18	US$0.00

Italian Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/23/2007	Qualifier 1	Paul Podstawka / Chris Simek, Canada (Q41)	Lost 17-21, 17-21	0:44

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$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$8,000.00
Total	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$8,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Denis Rovkin												Pavel Saulko
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	World Championships
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
18	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$4,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$4,000.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$337.50	Challenger	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$675.00
2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	$400.00	Satellite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
27	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	0	$4,737.50	Total	34	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0	$4,675.00

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	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	1	3	25.0 %
Total	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	1	3	25.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Denis Rovkin													Pavel Saulko
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	1999	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	1999	FIVB C&S
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2002	FIVB C&S
											2003	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
											2004	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2004	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$450.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00	2005	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00
2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$737.50	2005	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$225.00
											2006	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	2007	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
14	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	11	$737.50	Total	Total	23	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	20	$675.00

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	8	57.1%	4	28.6%	2	14.3%	12-2	85.7%	2	11.8%	2	11.8%	13	76.5%	2-15	11.8%	8-13	38.1%	6-4	60.0%	1	0	15-17	46.9%
2006-2007	8	57.1%	4	28.6%	2	14.3%	12-2	85.7%	2	11.8%	2	11.8%	13	76.5%	2-15	11.8%	8-13	38.1%	6-4	60.0%	1	0	15-17	46.9%
Against the Field	3	50.0%	2	33.3%	1	16.7%	5-1	83.3%	0	0.0%	1	8.3%	11	91.7%	0-12	0.0%	6-20	23.1%	4-4	50.0%	1	0	6-12	33.3%

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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	13	8	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	14
Total	0	0	13	11	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	17

Head to Head Results
Rovkin/Saulko trail the series against the field 0-3 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 23 Gosch/Horst, Austria 0-1
5/8/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Qualifier 2	Gosch/Horst	25, Q5	Rovkin/Saulko	Q28	21-13, 21-16	0:41
Trail the series against # 27, Q8 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
5/1/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Qualifier 2	Boersma/Ronnes	29, Q11	Rovkin/Saulko	Q22	21-16, 21-17	0:43
Trail the series against # Q41 Podstawka/Simek, Canada 0-1
5/23/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Qualifier 1	Podstawka/Simek	Q41	Rovkin/Saulko	Q24	21-17, 21-17	0:44