Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
August 29 - September 2, 2007
(Q7) 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 St. Petersburg Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Sergey Sinkevich - 41st Alexey Sidorenko - 57th
2006 Did not play Alexey Sidorenko - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/15-19/2007 Aland Open 20, Q10 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2007 Kristiansand Open Q12 33rd 26 US$0.00
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
St. Petersburg Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/29/2007 Qualifier 2 Sam Boehm / Cedric Legrand, Australia (Q26) Won 21-15, 21-19 0:39
Wed, 8/29/2007 Qualifier 3 Alexey Sidorenko / Pavel Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan (28, Q10) Lost 22-20, 13-21, 12-15 0:56
Head to Head Results
Rovkin/Saulko trail the series against the field 5-12 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 9 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 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 # 10 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
Trail the series against # 12 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-1
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 13 Rovkin/Saulko 20, Q10 21-11, 19-21, 25-23 1:04
Trail the series against # 13 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 # 14 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 # 15 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
Trail the series against # 16 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
8/17/07FIVBAland Open Contender 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 14 Rovkin/Saulko 20, Q10 21-13, 21-12 0:37
Trail the series against # 20 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 0-2
8/8/07FIVBKristiansand Open Qualifier 2 Dugrip/Gagliano 22, Q5 Rovkin/Saulko Q12 21-17, 18-21, 15-7 0:53
8/1/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Dugrip/Gagliano Q11 Rovkin/Saulko Q22 21-17, 21-11 0:40
Lead the series against # 27 Arkaev/Kuzmichev, Russia 1-0
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Qualifier 3 Rovkin/Saulko 20, Q10 Arkaev/Kuzmichev Q7 24-26, 23-21, 15-9 1:00
Trail the series against # 28, Q10 Sidorenko/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 0-1
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 3 Sidorenko/Zabuslayev 28, Q10 Rovkin/Saulko Q7 20-22, 21-13, 15-12 0:56
Lead the series against # Q2 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
Lead the series against # Q3 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
Lead the series against # Q19 Mowrey/Tuyay, Philippines 1-0
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Qualifier 2 Rovkin/Saulko 20, Q10 Mowrey/Tuyay Q23 21-15, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # Q26 Boehm/Legrand, Australia 1-0
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 2 Rovkin/Saulko Q7 Boehm/Legrand Q26 21-15, 21-19 0:39