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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT
November 2 - 7, 2010

(6) Angie Akers/Tyra Turner, United States

Angie Akers
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 30, 1976 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Ft. Wayne, IN

Height:

183 cm (6'0")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$166,650.00

Tyra Harper Turner
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 21, 1976 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Fort Myers Beach, FL

Height:

185 cm (6'1")

Weight:

77 kg (169 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (5 times)

Career Winnings:

US$231,450.00

Awards

Top Rookie 2009

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	24	0	2	2	2	6	2	4	2	1	3	US$240,300.00

Previous Phuket Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2007	Did not play	Rachel Scott - 5th
2008	Did not play	Nicole Branagh - 2nd
2009	Tyra Turner - 2nd	Angie Akers - 2nd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/26-31/2010	Sanya Open	7	7th	300	US$7,600.00
FIVB	8/24-29/2010	The Hague Open	13	3rd	480	US$15,000.00
FIVB	8/16-21/2010	Aland Open	16, Q2	13th	180	US$4,250.00
FIVB	8/9-14/2010	Kristiansand Open	13	9th	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/2-7/2010	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	19, Q2	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/26-31/2010	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	7	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/5-10/2010	Gstaad Grand Slam	7	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/3/2010	Stavanger Grand Slam	5	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/8-13/2010	Moscow Grand Slam	4	5th	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	5/25-30/2010	Seoul Open	4	2nd	540	US$21,000.00
FIVB	5/17-22/2010	Rome Grand Slam	4	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	5/4-9/2010	Shanghai Open	4	5th	360	US$9,100.00
FIVB	11/3-8/2009	Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT	2	2nd	540	US$21,000.00

Phuket Thailand Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 11/4/2010	Winner 1	Roos Van der Hoeven / Jantine van der Vlist, Netherlands (27, Q5)	Lost 15-21, 17-21	0:38
Thu, 11/4/2010	Contender 1	Erika Fabjan / Simona Fabjan, Slovenia (22)	Won 21-18, 21-19	0:42
Fri, 11/5/2010	Contender 2	Vasiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (12)	Won 15-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:50
Fri, 11/5/2010	Contender 3	Nicole Branagh / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (4)	Lost 12-21, 14-21	0:31

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$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$18,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	10	0	0	0	0	4	0	3	0	1	2	0	$87,100.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	13	0	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	0	1	0	$135,200.00
Total	24	0	2	2	2	6	2	4	2	1	3	0	$240,300.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Angie Akers												Tyra Turner
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$12,500.00	World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$14,500.00
26	0	0	0	0	5	5	3	4	0	$66,750.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	23	0	1	1	0	5	6	4	2	0	$95,200.00
23	0	2	2	2	4	8	0	3	0	$87,400.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	28	0	4	3	2	5	9	2	1	0	$121,750.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Challenger
52	0	2	2	2	10	13	5	7	0	$166,650.00	Total	53	0	5	4	2	11	16	6	3	0	$231,450.00

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
2009	FIVB	11	0	1	1	2	4	1	0	0	1	1	0	$128,900.00	38	19	66.7 %
2010	FIVB	13	0	1	1	0	2	1	4	2	0	2	0	$111,400.00	38	25	60.3 %
Total	FIVB	24	0	2	2	2	6	2	4	2	1	3	0	$240,300.00	76	44	63.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Angie Akers													Tyra Turner
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2003	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2004	FIVB
											2005	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$3,000.00
											2006	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	2	$8,700.00
											2007	FIVB	7	0	0	1	0	1	3	1	0	1	$31,550.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2007	FIVB C&S
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2008	FIVB	12	0	3	1	0	2	5	0	0	1	$65,500.00
11	0	1	1	2	5	0	1	1	0	$64,450.00	2009	FIVB	11	0	1	1	2	5	0	1	1	0	$64,450.00
13	0	1	1	0	3	6	0	2	0	$55,700.00	2010	FIVB	13	0	1	1	0	3	6	0	2	0	$55,700.00
29	0	2	2	2	8	6	2	3	4	$120,150.00	Total	Total	51	0	5	4	2	11	16	5	3	5	$228,900.00

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	38	63.3%	19	31.7%	3	5.0%	57-3	95.0%	16	29.1%	4	7.3%	35	63.6%	16-39	29.1%	38-35	52.1%	35-7	83.3%	3	2	76-44	63.3%
2009-2010	38	63.3%	19	31.7%	3	5.0%	57-3	95.0%	16	29.1%	4	7.3%	35	63.6%	16-39	29.1%	38-35	52.1%	35-7	83.3%	3	2	76-44	63.3%
Against the Field	13	54.2%	9	37.5%	2	8.3%	22-2	91.7%	8	26.7%	2	6.7%	20	66.7%	8-22	26.7%	26-36	41.9%	34-8	81.0%	1	1	31-23	57.4%

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
World Championships	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	1	0	20	7	0	0	6	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	15
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	29	11	2	4	2	2	0	2	45	27
Total	0	0	2	1	22	8	0	0	37	20	2	4	2	2	0	2	76	44

Head to Head Results
Akers/Turner lead the series against the field 31-23 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 5 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Xue/Zhang, China 0-2
8/28/10	FIVB	The Hague Open	Semi-Finals	Xue/Zhang	3	Akers/Turner	13	21-15, 21-18	0:34
6/12/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Xue/Zhang	8	Akers/Turner	4	21-17, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 2 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 4-2
10/29/10	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	Akers/Turner	7	21-18, 18-21, 15-11	0:52
8/4/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool C	Akers/Turner	19, Q2	Ludwig/Niedrig	3	21-18, 19-21, 15-10	0:51
7/9/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Akers/Turner	7	21-15, 21-17	0:42
10/31/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 6	Akers/Turner	3	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	21-14, 13-21, 19-17	0:51
7/3/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Winner 2	Akers/Turner	6	Ludwig/Niedrig	10	17-21, 23-21, 15-11	1:01
5/21/09	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Akers/Turner	26	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	21-19, 14-21, 15-10	0:48
Lead the series against # 3 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-1
7/29/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool G	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	10	Akers/Turner	7	By Forfeit
5/29/10	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 6	Akers/Turner	4	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	12	19-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:52
7/16/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Akers/Turner	6	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	11	21-17, 21-19	0:38
Trail the series against # 4 Branagh/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
11/5/10	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open	Contender 3	Branagh/Walsh Jennings	4	Akers/Turner	6	21-12, 21-14	0:31
Lead the series against # 5 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 2-0
5/20/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 1	Akers/Turner	4	Kolocova/Slukova	23	21-17, 21-14	0:30
10/29/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 2	Akers/Turner	3	Kolocova/Slukova	14	23-21, 21-19	0:39
Trail the series against # 7 Kessy/Ross, United States 1-9
10/30/10	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 5	Kessy/Ross	6	Akers/Turner	7	21-10, 21-12	0:37
8/26/10	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 2	Akers/Turner	13	Kessy/Ross	4	21-19, 19-21, 15-13	0:58
8/12/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	5	Akers/Turner	13	21-19, 21-19	0:43
11/8/09	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT	Gold Medal	Kessy/Ross	1	Akers/Turner	2	21-12, 21-17	0:37
11/1/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	1	Akers/Turner	3	22-20, 19-21, 15-11	1:00
9/13/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Bronze Medal	Kessy/Ross	3	Akers/Turner	6	21-13, 21-19	0:43
9/11/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	3	Akers/Turner	6	21-17, 30-28	0:57
8/21/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 5	Kessy/Ross	2	Akers/Turner	6	21-17, 21-17	0:39
7/24/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	3	Akers/Turner	11	21-17, 21-19	0:42
7/3/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	1	Akers/Turner	6	17-21, 21-12, 15-9	0:51
Lead the series against # 8 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 3-0
10/28/10	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 2	Akers/Turner	7	Salgado/Salgado	10	21-16, 21-18	0:33
9/12/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 6	Akers/Turner	6	Salgado/Salgado	12	21-19, 28-26	0:54
5/22/09	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 3	Akers/Turner	26	Salgado/Salgado	2	13-21, 22-20, 15-10	0:48
Series tied with # 11 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 2-2
8/29/10	FIVB	The Hague Open	Bronze Medal	Akers/Turner	13	Keizer/Van Iersel	9	21-17, 21-23, 15-12	0:58
8/27/10	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 4	Keizer/Van Iersel	9	Akers/Turner	13	21-16, 21-14	0:33
8/19/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 2	Akers/Turner	6	Keizer/Van Iersel	11	21-16, 21-19	0:41
5/24/09	FIVB	Japan Open	Bronze Medal	Keizer/Van Iersel	13	Akers/Turner	26	21-19, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # 12 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 6-0
11/5/10	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open	Contender 2	Akers/Turner	6	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	12	15-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:50
8/4/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool C	Akers/Turner	19, Q2	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	14	21-19, 17-21, 19-17	0:55
6/12/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Akers/Turner	4	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	15	21-23, 22-20, 17-15	0:58
5/27/10	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 2	Akers/Turner	4	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	13	21-14, 21-15	0:42
7/31/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Akers/Turner	5	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	18	21-11, 21-17	0:37
5/22/09	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 4	Akers/Turner	26	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	14	21-17, 21-14	0:35
Lead the series against # 13 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 4-1
8/26/10	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 1	Akers/Turner	13	Baquerizo/Fernandez	20	21-16, 17-21, 15-5	0:53
7/28/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool G	Baquerizo/Fernandez	23, Q3	Akers/Turner	7	21-11, 21-16	0:30
7/7/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool G	Akers/Turner	7	Baquerizo/Fernandez	26, Q7	18-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:49
6/18/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Akers/Turner	16, Q2	Baquerizo/Fernandez	17	19-21, 21-14, 15-8	0:47
11/6/09	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT	Winner 4	Akers/Turner	2	Baquerizo/Fernandez	30, Q6	21-9, 19-21, 15-10	0:48
Series tied with # 14 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-1
10/29/10	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 4	Akers/Turner	7	Nystrom/Nystrom	12	21-15, 21-18	0:31
8/26/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	26, Q1	Akers/Turner	7	21-16, 21-15	0:33
Series tied with # 15 Meppelink/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-1
8/28/10	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 6	Akers/Turner	13	Meppelink/Wesselink	10	21-15, 13-21, 15-9	0:50
6/30/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool E	Meppelink/Wesselink	28, Q10	Akers/Turner	5	21-15, 21-15	0:38
Lead the series against # 17 Huang/Yue, China 1-0
6/9/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool D	Akers/Turner	4	Huang/Yue	29, Q7	17-21, 21-14, 15-9	0:44
Lead the series against # 18 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 2-1
7/7/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool G	Akers/Turner	7	Gioria/Momoli	23	By Forfeit
5/28/10	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 3	Akers/Turner	4	Gioria/Momoli	28, Q1	21-15, 21-14	0:33
7/9/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gioria/Momoli	19	Akers/Turner	6	21-16, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # 22 Fabjan/Fabjan, Slovenia 1-0
11/4/10	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open	Contender 1	Akers/Turner	6	Fabjan/Fabjan	22	21-18, 21-19	0:42
Trail the series against # 27, Q5 Van der Hoeven/van der Vlist, Netherlands 0-1
11/4/10	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open	Winner 1	Van der Hoeven/van der Vlist	27, Q5	Akers/Turner	6	21-15, 21-17	0:38
Trail the series against # Q6 Huttermann/Schumacher, Germany 0-1
8/17/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Qualifier 3	Huttermann/Schumacher	31, Q18	Akers/Turner	16, Q2	18-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:52
Lead the series against # Q7 Urban/Wojtasik, Poland 1-0
10/28/10	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Akers/Turner	7	Urban/Wojtasik	26	21-17, 21-17	0:34