Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Otera Open Kristiansand
August 25 - 30, 2008
(18) Ester Alcon/Olga Matveeva, Spain
 
Ester Alcon
Spain
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 26, 1970 (54 yrs old)
Home Town: Sabaden
Height: 173 cm (5'8")
Weight: 68 kg (150 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 60
Career Best: 5th (FIVB C&S San Sebastiàn 2007)
Career FIVB WT Best: 9th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$44,192.50
Olga Matveeva
Spain / Russia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 20, 1975 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: St. Petersburg, Russia
Height: 175 cm (5'9")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 34
Career Best: 4th (FIVB C&S Porto San Giorgio 1999)
Career FIVB WT Best: 9th (Marseille 2008)
Career Winnings: US$23,575.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725333741Money
FIVB230000001145615 US$39,700.00
FIVB C&S10000100000000 US$650.00
Overall240000101145615 US$40,350.00
Previous Kristiansand Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/28-8/2/2008 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Q2 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/21-26/2008 Gstaad Grand Slam 21, Q2 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/14-20/2008 Marseille Open 22, Q2 9th 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 6/30-7/5/2008 Moscow Grand Slam Q13 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/23-28/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam Q18 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/16-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam Q18 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam Q16 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2008 Stare Jablonki Open Q12 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2008 Barcelona Open 9 25th 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Seoul Open 26, Q11 25th 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open Q12 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 24 25th 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 10/31-11/4/2007 Phuket Open Q6 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 8/28-9/1/2007 St. Petersburg Open 21, Q10 17th 120 US$3,000.00
Kristiansand Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/27/2008 Winner 1 Angelica Ljungquist / Karin Lundqvist, Sweden (15) Won 24-26, 22-20, 15-6 1:03
Wed, 8/27/2008 Winner 2 Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (2) Lost 22-20, 13-21, 11-15 0:48
Thu, 8/28/2008 Contender 2 Jana Goliasova / Eva Weissova, Czech Republic (32, Q23) Won By Forfeit  
Thu, 8/28/2008 Contender 3 Marleen Van Iersel / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (8) Lost 17-21, 15-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Alcon/Matveeva trail the series against the field 6-16 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 9 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Antonelli/Leao, Brazil 0-2
7/18/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 4 Antonelli/Leao 2 Alcon/Matveeva 22, Q2 21-19, 21-18 0:39
6/10/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Antonelli/Leao 26, Q17 Alcon/Matveeva Q16 19-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:58
Trail the series against # 2 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-2
8/27/08FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Salgado/Salgado 2 Alcon/Matveeva 18 20-22, 21-13, 15-11 0:48
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Salgado/Salgado 5 Alcon/Matveeva 21, Q2 22-20, 21-18 0:35
Trail the series against # 4 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-3
7/16/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Alcon/Matveeva 22, Q2 Martins/Santanna 11 21-18, 22-24, 15-11 0:52
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 1 Martins/Santanna 25, Q3 Alcon/Matveeva 9 21-18, 21-23, 15-10 0:53
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Qualifier 3 Martins/Santanna 28, Q5 Alcon/Matveeva Q12 22-24, 21-19, 15-11 0:49
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Martins/Santanna 22, Q3 Alcon/Matveeva 21, Q10 21-16, 21-13 0:32
Trail the series against # 6 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
6/17/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Glesnes/Maaseide 25, Q2 Alcon/Matveeva Q18 21-16, 21-11 0:31
Series tied with # 7 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 1-1
6/12/07FIVBEspinho Open Qualifier 2 Alcon/Matveeva 29, Q25 Campisi/Lozano Q8 21-19, 21-17 0:40
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 1 Campisi/Lozano 30, Q8 Alcon/Matveeva Q25 16-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:53
Trail the series against # 8 Van Iersel/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-2
8/28/08FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 3 Van Iersel/Wesselink 8 Alcon/Matveeva 18 21-17, 21-15 0:37
7/17/07FIVBMarseille Open Qualifier 2 Alcon/Matveeva Q15 Van Iersel/Wesselink Q18 21-14, 18-21, 15-10 0:48
6/30/07FIVB C&SSan Sebastiàn Satellite Winner 3 Van Iersel/Wesselink 3 Alcon/Matveeva 2 21-16, 21-15 0:40
Trail the series against # 9 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 0-1
6/3/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Qualifier 2 Baburina/Osheyko 30, Q21 Alcon/Matveeva Q12 21-19, 21-12 0:33
Trail the series against # 11 de Vries/Keizer, Netherlands 0-1
10/31/07FIVBPhuket Open Qualifier 2 Keizer/de Vries 30, Q11 Alcon/Matveeva Q6 21-18, 21-16 0:40
Trail the series against # 13 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 0-2
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Petrova/Skalnikova 28, Q6 Alcon/Matveeva 21, Q2 21-14, 21-19 0:33
7/1/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Petrova/Skalnikova Q20 Alcon/Matveeva Q13 21-19, 21-13 0:36
Lead the series against # 15 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 1-0
8/27/08FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Alcon/Matveeva 18 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 15 24-26, 22-20, 15-6 1:03
Trail the series against # 19 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 0-1
5/15/08FIVBSeoul Open Contender 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 Alcon/Matveeva 26, Q11 18-21, 23-21, 15-8 0:52
Lead the series against # 23 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 1-0
6/6/07FIVBWarsaw Open Qualifier 3 Alcon/Matveeva 32, Q36 Gschweidl/Hansel Q20 18-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:53
Lead the series against # 32, Q23 Goliasova/Weissova, Czech Republic 1-0
8/28/08FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Alcon/Matveeva 18 Goliasova/Weissova 32, Q23 By Forfeit