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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Smart Grand Slam
July 10 - 15, 2007

(Q29) 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 Berlin Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/3-8/2007	Montréal Open	Q13	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2007	Stavanger Grand Slam	Q26	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2007	Espinho Open	Q23	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	6/5-10/2007	Zagreb Open	Q30	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2007	Italian Open	Q24	57th	6	US$0.00
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

Berlin Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/11/2007	Qualifier 1	Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (25, Q4)	Lost 13-21, 16-21	0:40

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	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	$0.00	4	8	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	$0.00	4	8	33.3 %

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
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	$0.00	2007	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	$0.00
19	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	16	$737.50	Total	Total	28	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	25	$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	1	20.0%	2	40.0%	2	40.0%	3-2	60.0%	0	0.0%	2	22.2%	7	77.8%	0-9	0.0%	2-14	12.5%	4-8	33.3%	0	0	3-11	21.4%

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 1-3 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 25, Q4 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 0-2
7/11/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Horrem/Maaseide	25, Q4	Rovkin/Saulko	Q29	21-13, 21-16	0:40
6/6/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Qualifier 2	Horrem/Maaseide	Q3	Rovkin/Saulko	Q30	21-16, 23-21	0:39
Trail the series against # 26, Q14 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
Lead the series against # Q8 Li/Zhou, China 1-0
6/13/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Qualifier 2	Rovkin/Saulko	Q23	Li/Zhou	Q10	21-14, 21-17	0:44