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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Otera Open
August 8 - 12, 2007

(Q12) 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 Kristiansand Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/1-5/2007	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Q22	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	7/18-22/2007	Marseille Open	31, Q16	17th	120	US$3,000.00
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

Kristiansand Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/8/2007	Qualifier 1	Oliver Indra / Matthias Wachter, Liechtenstein (Q21)	Won 21-15, 21-12	0:34
Wed, 8/8/2007	Qualifier 2	Fabien Dugrip / Gregory Gagliano, France (22, Q5)	Lost 17-21, 21-18, 7-15	0:53

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	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10	$3,000.00	9	12	42.9 %
Total	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10	$3,000.00	9	12	42.9 %

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
11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10	$1,500.00	2007	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10	$1,500.00
22	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	18	$2,237.50	Total	Total	31	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	27	$2,175.00

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	4	57.1%	2	28.6%	1	14.3%	6-1	85.7%	1	8.3%	2	16.7%	9	75.0%	1-11	8.3%	8-16	33.3%	6-6	50.0%	1	0	8-11	42.1%

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 4-7 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
7/19/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Rovkin/Saulko	31, Q16	21-11, 21-17	0:34
Trail the series against # 10 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 # 13 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-1
7/20/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 2	Brenha/Maia	16	Rovkin/Saulko	31, Q16	22-20, 21-16	0:44
Lead the series against # 15 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
Trail the series against # 22, Q5 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 0-2
8/8/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Qualifier 2	Dugrip/Gagliano	22, Q5	Rovkin/Saulko	Q12	21-17, 18-21, 15-7	0:53
8/1/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Dugrip/Gagliano	Q11	Rovkin/Saulko	Q22	21-17, 21-11	0:40
Lead the series against # 26 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 1-0
7/19/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 1	Rovkin/Saulko	31, Q16	Plavins/Samoilovs	15	21-19, 15-21, 15-12	1:00
Trail the series against # 27 Alvarez/Munder, Cuba 0-1
6/13/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Qualifier 3	Alvarez/Munder	30, Q7	Rovkin/Saulko	Q23	21-11, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # Q2 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
7/18/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Qualifier 3	Rovkin/Saulko	31, Q16	Lochhead/Pitman	Q1	23-21, 14-21, 15-12	1:00
Lead the series against # Q21 Indra/Wachter, Liechtenstein 1-0
8/8/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Qualifier 1	Rovkin/Saulko	Q12	Indra/Wachter	Q21	21-15, 21-12	0:34