Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Paf Open
August 15 - 20, 2011
(12) Angie Akers/Nicole Branagh, United States
 
Angie Akers
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 30, 1976 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Ft. Wayne, IN
Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Weight: 75 kg (165 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 52
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$166,650.00
Nicole Branagh
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 31, 1979 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Orinda, CA
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Weight: 79 kg (174 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 82
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$392,075.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725CQMoney
FIVB1300002052202 US$76,900.00
Previous Åland Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Tyra Turner - 7th Did not play
2010 Tyra Turner - 13th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/1-6/2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 16, Q1 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/25-30/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 19, Q1 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/19-24/2011 Québec Open 6 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/11-16/2011 Moscow Grand Slam 17 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/4-9/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 6/27-7/2/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 11 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam 12, Q2 17th 160 US$5,100.00
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
Åland Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/17/2011 Winner 1 Ying Huang / Yuan Yue, China (21) Won 21-13, 21-13 0:34
Wed, 8/17/2011 Winner 2 Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (5) Lost 15-21, 14-21 0:35
Thu, 8/18/2011 Contender 2 Anastasia Barsuk / Anna Vozakova, Russia (22, Q5) Won 23-21, 21-17 0:43
Thu, 8/18/2011 Contender 3 Lenka Hajeckova / Hana Skalnikova, Czech Republic (19) Lost 19-21, 14-21 0:31
Head to Head Results
Akers/Branagh lead the series against the field 26-20 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 7 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 1-1
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool A Akers/Branagh 16, Q1 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 21-14, 20-22, 15-13 0:49
7/13/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool A Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Akers/Branagh 17 21-17, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 2 Xue/Zhang, China 0-2
7/29/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 3 Akers/Branagh 19, Q1 21-12, 21-15 0:30
7/27/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool C Xue/Zhang 3 Akers/Branagh 19, Q1 21-15, 21-12 0:34
Trail the series against # 3 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 0-2
7/15/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 5 Akers/Branagh 17 21-16, 19-21, 15-13 0:48
4/30/11FIVBSanya Open Contender 6 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Akers/Branagh 13 21-13, 21-16 0:36
Series tied with # 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-1
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool E Akers/Branagh 12, Q2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 5 21-19, 17-21, 15-13 0:49
4/29/11FIVBSanya Open Winner 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 5 Akers/Branagh 13 15-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:48
Trail the series against # 5 Kessy/Ross, United States 1-3
8/17/11FIVBÅland Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 5 Akers/Branagh 12 21-15, 21-14 0:35
7/22/11FIVBQuébec Open Contender 4 Kessy/Ross 1 Akers/Branagh 6 21-18, 21-15 0:41
4/30/11FIVBSanya Open Contender 5 Akers/Branagh 13 Kessy/Ross 6 31-29, 21-18 0:57
4/20/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 4 Kessy/Ross 8 Akers/Branagh 12 21-15, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 6 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 0-2
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 1 Cicolari/Menegatti 14 Akers/Branagh 12, Q2 21-18, 20-22, 15-13 0:55
5/6/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 3 Cicolari/Menegatti 18 Akers/Branagh 8 21-19, 21-16 0:38
Trail the series against # 7 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 0-1
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool E Baquerizo/Fernandez 21 Akers/Branagh 12, Q2 12-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:44
Lead the series against # 8 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-0
4/19/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Akers/Branagh 12 Salgado/Salgado 5 21-19, 21-23, 15-11 0:57
Lead the series against # 9 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
4/29/11FIVBSanya Open Contender 4 Akers/Branagh 13 Nystrom/Nystrom 18 21-14, 28-26 0:43
Series tied with # 11 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-1
7/29/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Akers/Branagh 19, Q1 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 21-19, 21-15 0:36
4/20/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Akers/Branagh 12 24-22, 31-29 0:54
Lead the series against # 15 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
8/3/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool A Akers/Branagh 16, Q1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 17 21-17, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 17, Q1 Fendrick/Niles, United States 1-0
7/28/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 1 Akers/Branagh 19, Q1 Fendrick/Niles 17 21-19, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 18, Q10 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 0-1
7/22/11FIVBQuébec Open Winner 3 Cook/Hinchley 14 Akers/Branagh 6 16-21, 21-10, 15-13 0:58
Trail the series against # 19 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-2
8/18/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 3 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 19 Akers/Branagh 12 21-19, 21-14 0:31
7/27/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool C Akers/Branagh 19, Q1 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 14 21-18, 18-21, 15-11 0:44
6/16/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 1 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 22 Akers/Branagh 11 24-22, 19-21, 15-13 0:56
Lead the series against # 21 Huang/Yue, China 1-0
8/17/11FIVBÅland Open Winner 1 Akers/Branagh 12 Huang/Yue 21 21-13, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # 22, Q5 Barsuk/Vozakova, Russia 1-0
8/18/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 2 Akers/Branagh 12 Barsuk/Vozakova 22, Q5 23-21, 21-17 0:43
Lead the series against # 23 Gielen/Mouha, Belgium 1-0
6/15/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool K Akers/Branagh 11 Gielen/Mouha 38 22-24, 21-15, 15-13 0:54
Lead the series against # 25 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 3-1
6/13/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool K Akers/Branagh 11 Gioria/Momoli 14 21-15, 21-17 0:39
5/19/11FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 2 Akers/Branagh 7 Gioria/Momoli 24, Q6 21-19, 21-18 0:39
5/5/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Gioria/Momoli 25 Akers/Branagh 8 21-12, 21-19 0:34
4/19/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Akers/Branagh 12 Gioria/Momoli 21, Q4 21-14, 21-19 0:39
Series tied with Fitzgerald/Hochevar, United States 2-2
8/1/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Country Quota Akers/Branagh 16, Q1 Fitzgerald/Hochevar 21-16, 21-12 0:34
7/25/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Country Quota Akers/Branagh 19, Q1 Fitzgerald/Hochevar 22-20, 21-12 0:34
7/4/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Country Quota Fitzgerald/Hochevar Q18 Akers/Branagh 21-19, 15-21, 16-14 0:49
6/27/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Country Quota Fitzgerald/Hochevar Q21 Akers/Branagh 21-19, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # Q2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
7/21/11FIVBQuébec Open Winner 2 Akers/Branagh 6 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 11 16-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:45
Lead the series against # Q6 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 1-0
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool E Akers/Branagh 12, Q2 Candelas/Garcia 28, Q7 21-16, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # Q7 Lavalle/Maestrini, Brazil 2-1
7/28/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool C Akers/Branagh 19, Q1 Lavalle/Maestrini 30 21-17, 15-21, 16-14 0:52
5/19/11FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Lavalle/Maestrini 26 Akers/Branagh 7 21-13, 21-17 0:39
4/28/11FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Akers/Branagh 13 Lavalle/Maestrini 20, Q9 16-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:48
Lead the series against # Q8 Dampney/Mullin, England 1-0
6/7/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Akers/Branagh 12, Q2 Dampney/Mullin Q15 21-18, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # Q12 Boulton/Johns, England 1-0
7/26/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Akers/Branagh 19, Q1 Boulton/Johns Q16 21-14, 24-22 0:39
Lead the series against # Q13 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 2-0
8/2/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Akers/Branagh 16, Q1 Jursone/Minusa Q17 21-19, 21-23, 15-11 0:54
6/14/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool K Akers/Branagh 11 Jursone/Minusa 35 21-16, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # Q24 Papageorgiou/Roubanis, Greece 1-0
7/21/11FIVBQuébec Open Winner 1 Akers/Branagh 6 Papageorgiou/Roubanis 27, Q5 21-11, 21-12 0:34