Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 World Series 13
July 18 - 22, 2007
(31, Q16) Denis Rovkin/Pavel Saulko, Kazakhstan
 
Denis Rovkin
Kazakhstan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 19, 1976 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Temirtau
Height: 182 cm (6'0")
Weight: 77 kg (169 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 27
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 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Almaty
Height: 200 cm (6'7")
Weight: 86 kg (189 lb)
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 34
Career Best: 9th (FIVB C&S Kiev 2004)
Career FIVB WT Best: 17th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$4,675.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB140000000021371 US$8,000.00
Previous Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999 Andrey Ryukhov - 57th Did not play
2006 Did not play Alexey Sidorenko - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/10-15/2007 Berlin Grand Slam Q29 41st 24 US$0.00
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
Marseille Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/18/2007 Qualifier 1 Vincent Lacombe / Renaud Ventresque, France (Q49) Won 21-18, 21-15 0:38
Wed, 7/18/2007 Qualifier 2 Robert Kufa / Pavel Rotrekl, Czech Republic (Q48) Won 21-18, 15-21, 17-15 0:53
Wed, 7/18/2007 Qualifier 3 Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (Q1) Won 23-21, 14-21, 15-12 1:00
Thu, 7/19/2007 Winner 1 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (2) Lost 11-21, 17-21 0:34
Thu, 7/19/2007 Contender 1 Martins Plavins / Aleksandrs Samoilovs, Latvia (15) Won 21-19, 15-21, 15-12 1:00
Fri, 7/20/2007 Contender 2 Joao Brenha / Miguel Maia, Portugal (16) Lost 20-22, 16-21 0:44
Head to Head Results
Rovkin/Saulko trail the series against the field 6-8 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Rovkin/Saulko 31, Q16 21-11, 21-17 0:34
Trail the series against # 11 Gosch/Horst, Austria 0-2
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Gosch/Horst 24, Q7 Rovkin/Saulko Q26 21-15, 21-13 0:34
5/8/07FIVBBahrain Open Qualifier 2 Gosch/Horst 25, Q5 Rovkin/Saulko Q28 21-13, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # 15 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 1-0
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Rovkin/Saulko 31, Q16 Plavins/Samoilovs 15 21-19, 15-21, 15-12 1:00
Trail the series against # 16 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-1
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Brenha/Maia 16 Rovkin/Saulko 31, Q16 22-20, 21-16 0:44
Trail the series against # 20 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
5/1/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 2 Boersma/Ronnes 29, Q11 Rovkin/Saulko Q22 21-16, 21-17 0:43
Trail the series against # 22 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 0-2
7/11/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Horrem/Maaseide 25, Q4 Rovkin/Saulko Q29 21-13, 21-16 0:40
6/6/07FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 2 Horrem/Maaseide Q3 Rovkin/Saulko Q30 21-16, 23-21 0:39
Lead the series against # 23, Q2 Li/Zhou, China 1-0
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Qualifier 2 Rovkin/Saulko Q23 Li/Zhou Q10 21-14, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # Q1 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Qualifier 3 Rovkin/Saulko 31, Q16 Lochhead/Pitman Q1 23-21, 14-21, 15-12 1:00
Trail the series against # Q24 Castro/Mussa, Venezuela 0-1
7/4/07FIVBMontréal Open Qualifier 1 Castro/Mussa Q20 Rovkin/Saulko Q13 21-14, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # Q26 Muller/Nausch, Austria 1-0
6/6/07FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 1 Rovkin/Saulko Q30 Muller/Nausch Q35 23-21, 24-22 0:39
Lead the series against # Q48 Kufa/Rotrekl, Czech Republic 1-0
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Qualifier 2 Rovkin/Saulko 31, Q16 Kufa/Rotrekl Q48 21-18, 15-21, 17-15 0:53
Lead the series against # Q49 Lacombe/Ventresque, France 1-0
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Qualifier 1 Rovkin/Saulko 31, Q16 Lacombe/Ventresque Q49 21-18, 21-15 0:38