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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Beijing Grand Slam
June 6 - 11, 2011

(12, Q2) Angie Akers/Nicole Branagh, 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

Nicole Branagh
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 31, 1979 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Orinda, CA

Height:

188 cm (6'2")

Weight:

79 kg (174 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$392,075.00

Awards

Top Rookie 2009

Awards

Most Improved Player 2008

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	CQ	Money
FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	2	2	0	2	US$76,900.00

Previous Beijing Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2008	Did not play	Elaine Youngs - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/17-22/2011	Myslowice Open	7	9th	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	5/3-8/2011	Shanghai Open	8	13th	180	US$4,250.00
FIVB	4/26-5/1/2011	Sanya Open	13	5th	360	US$9,100.00
FIVB	4/17-22/2011	Brasilia Open	12	9th	240	US$6,000.00

Beijing Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 6/7/2011	Qualifier 2	Zara Dampney / Shauna Mullin, England (Q15)	Won 21-18, 21-15	0:35
Wed, 6/8/2011	Pool E	Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez, Spain (21)	Lost 21-12, 15-21, 12-15	0:44
Wed, 6/8/2011	Pool E	Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (5)	Won 21-19, 17-21, 15-13	0:49
Thu, 6/9/2011	Pool E	Bibiana Candelas / Mayra Garcia, Mexico (28, Q7)	Won 21-16, 21-19	0:42
Fri, 6/10/2011	Winner 1	Greta Cicolari / Marta Menegatti, Italy (14)	Lost 18-21, 22-20, 13-15	0:55

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	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$7,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	$34,300.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	$35,600.00
Total	13	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	2	2	0	0	$76,900.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Angie Akers												Nicole Branagh
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$12,500.00	World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	$25,000.00
26	0	0	0	0	5	5	3	4	0	$66,750.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	39	0	2	3	1	7	11	6	3	0	$186,100.00
23	0	2	2	2	4	8	0	3	0	$87,400.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	37	3	2	4	6	4	13	1	3	0	$179,525.00
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,450.00
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	82	3	4	7	7	15	24	9	6	0	$392,075.00

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
2011	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	$30,450.00	14	10	58.3 %
Total	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	$30,450.00	14	10	58.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Angie Akers													Nicole Branagh
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
											2006	FIVB	8	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	3	$21,450.00
											2007	FIVB	8	0	1	2	0	3	2	0	0	0	$57,200.00
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	2	2	3	1	3	1	0	0	0	$99,200.00
11	0	1	1	2	5	0	1	1	0	$64,450.00	2009	FIVB	5	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	$44,150.00
13	0	1	1	0	3	6	0	2	0	$55,700.00	2010	FIVB	11	1	0	1	2	2	4	0	1	0	$67,325.00
5	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	$15,225.00	2011	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	$15,225.00
34	0	2	2	2	9	9	3	3	4	$135,375.00	Total	Total	49	3	4	7	5	12	12	1	2	3	$304,550.00

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	22	64.7%	8	23.5%	4	11.8%	30-4	88.2%	4	17.4%	5	21.7%	14	60.9%	4-19	17.4%	22-14	61.1%	12-9	57.1%	0	0	34-23	59.6%
2010-2011	22	64.7%	8	23.5%	4	11.8%	30-4	88.2%	4	17.4%	5	21.7%	14	60.9%	4-19	17.4%	22-14	61.1%	12-9	57.1%	0	0	34-23	59.6%
Against the Field	18	62.1%	8	27.6%	3	10.3%	26-3	89.7%	3	15.0%	4	20.0%	13	65.0%	3-17	15.0%	36-26	58.1%	22-14	61.1%	0	0	29-20	59.2%

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	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	2	3	0	8	4	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	10
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	12
Total	2	2	3	0	11	4	0	0	10	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	34	23

Head to Head Results
Akers/Branagh lead the series against the field 14-10 (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 # 2 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 0-1
4/30/11	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 6	Antonelli/Antunes	3	Akers/Branagh	13	21-13, 21-16	0:36
Series tied with # 3 Kessy/Ross, United States 1-1
4/30/11	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 5	Akers/Branagh	13	Kessy/Ross	6	31-29, 21-18	0:57
4/20/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 4	Kessy/Ross	8	Akers/Branagh	12	21-15, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # 4 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-1
5/19/11	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 4	Keizer/Van Iersel	6	Akers/Branagh	7	21-16, 21-18	0:34
Series tied with # 5 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-1
6/8/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool E	Akers/Branagh	12, Q2	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	5	21-19, 17-21, 15-13	0:49
4/29/11	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 3	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	5	Akers/Branagh	13	15-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:48
Trail the series against # 7 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-1
4/20/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	4	Akers/Branagh	12	24-22, 31-29	0:54
Lead the series against # 11, Q1 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-0
4/19/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 2	Akers/Branagh	12	Salgado/Salgado	5	21-19, 21-23, 15-11	0:57
Trail the series against # 14 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 0-2
6/10/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 1	Cicolari/Menegatti	14	Akers/Branagh	12, Q2	21-18, 20-22, 15-13	0:55
5/6/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 3	Cicolari/Menegatti	18	Akers/Branagh	8	21-19, 21-16	0:38
Lead the series against # 15 Lessard/Martin, Canada 1-0
5/19/11	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 3	Akers/Branagh	7	Lessard/Martin	18	21-18, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # 19 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-0
5/6/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Akers/Branagh	8	Kolocova/Slukova	10	11-21, 21-15, 21-19	0:51
Trail the series against # 21 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 0-1
6/8/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool E	Baquerizo/Fernandez	21	Akers/Branagh	12, Q2	12-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:44
Lead the series against # 25, Q8 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 2-1
5/19/11	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 2	Akers/Branagh	7	Gioria/Momoli	24, Q6	21-19, 21-18	0:39
5/5/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Gioria/Momoli	25	Akers/Branagh	8	21-12, 21-19	0:34
4/19/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 1	Akers/Branagh	12	Gioria/Momoli	21, Q4	21-14, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 28, Q7 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 1-0
6/9/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool E	Akers/Branagh	12, Q2	Candelas/Garcia	28, Q7	21-16, 21-19	0:42
Lead the series against # 32, Q5 Meppelink/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
5/5/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 1	Akers/Branagh	8	Meppelink/Wesselink	24	21-19, 21-17	0:34
Series tied with Lavalle/Maestrini, Brazil 1-1
5/19/11	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 1	Lavalle/Maestrini	26	Akers/Branagh	7	21-13, 21-17	0:39
4/28/11	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Akers/Branagh	13	Lavalle/Maestrini	20, Q9	16-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:48
Lead the series against # Q3 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
4/29/11	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 4	Akers/Branagh	13	Nystrom/Nystrom	18	21-14, 28-26	0:43
Lead the series against # Q15 Dampney/Mullin, England 1-0
6/7/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Akers/Branagh	12, Q2	Dampney/Mullin	Q15	21-18, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # Q16 Hinchley/Rohkamper, Australia 1-0
4/28/11	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 2	Akers/Branagh	13	Hinchley/Rohkamper	29, Q19	21-14, 23-21	0:36
Lead the series against # Q18 Marciniak/Urban, Poland 1-0
5/19/11	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 1	Akers/Branagh	7	Marciniak/Urban	10	26-24, 19-21, 15-11	0:56