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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Sanya Open Presented by Olympic Bay
October 27 - November 1, 2009

(27) Susan Blundell/Anna Harrison, New Zealand

Susan Blundell
New Zealand

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 18, 1982 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kawakawa

Height:

185 cm (6'1")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (FIVB The Hague 2009)

Career Winnings:

US$23,225.00

Anna Scarlett Harrison
New Zealand

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 15, 1983 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Karamea

Height:

187 cm (6'2")

Weight:

69 kg (152 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (FIVB The Hague 2009)

Career Winnings:

US$23,325.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	8	6	5	2	US$46,450.00

Previous Sanya Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2008	Anna Harrison - 17th	Susan Blundell - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/24-29/2009	The Hague Open	28, Q3	9th	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/17-22/2009	Aland Open	30, Q7	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/10-15/2009	Kristiansand Open	30, Q4	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/3-8/2009	Stare Jablonki Open	Q4	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	7/27-8/1/2009	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	29, Q13	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/20-26/2009	Marseille Grand Slam	39, Q6	33rd	60	US$1,800.00
FIVB	7/13-18/2009	Moscow Grand Slam	Q11	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	7/6-11/2009	Gstaad Grand Slam	Q13	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB	5/27-31/2009	Seoul Open	29, Q8	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/19-24/2009	Japan Open	31, Q7	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	4/28-5/2/2009	Shanghai Open	19	17th	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	11/12-16/2008	Sanya Open	21	17th	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	11/5-9/2008	Phuket Thailand Open	21	17th	120	US$2,500.00

Sanya Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 10/29/2009	Winner 1	Geeske Banck / Anja Gunther, Germany (6)	Won 15-21, 21-18, 17-15	1:02
Thu, 10/29/2009	Winner 2	Simone Kuhn / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (11)	Lost 21-17, 12-21, 11-15	0:50
Fri, 10/30/2009	Contender 2	Tereza Petrova / Hana Skalnikova, Czech Republic (12)	Won 21-18, 21-17	0:37
Fri, 10/30/2009	Contender 3	Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (14)	Lost 18-21, 26-24, 12-15	1:02

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$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$5,300.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	7	0	$41,150.00
Total	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	8	0	$46,450.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Susan Blundell												Anna Harrison
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,650.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,650.00
35	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	7	0	$20,575.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	24	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	7	0	$20,575.00
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$100.00
41	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	8	0	$23,225.00	Total	31	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	8	0	$23,325.00

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
2008	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	7	$12,500.00	10	17	37.0 %
2009	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	5	4	$26,350.00	18	21	46.2 %
Total	FIVB	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	7	11	$38,850.00	28	38	42.4 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Susan Blundell													Anna Harrison
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00	2002	FIVB
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00	2003	FIVB
12	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	7	$6,250.00	2008	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	7	$6,250.00
12	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	4	$13,175.00	2009	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	4	$13,175.00
36	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	7	23	$19,425.00	Total	Total	24	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	7	11	$19,425.00

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	15	53.6%	8	28.6%	5	17.9%	23-5	82.1%	9	18.0%	12	24.0%	29	58.0%	9-41	18.0%	15-29	34.1%	17-17	50.0%	0	0	32-46	41.0%
2008-2009	13	52.0%	8	32.0%	4	16.0%	21-4	84.0%	8	18.2%	10	22.7%	26	59.1%	8-36	18.2%	13-26	33.3%	16-14	53.3%	0	0	29-40	42.0%
Against the Field	4	40.0%	4	40.0%	2	20.0%	8-2	80.0%	4	28.6%	4	28.6%	6	42.9%	4-10	28.6%	8-12	40.0%	16-12	57.1%	0	0	12-12	50.0%

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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	6
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	15	10	0	0	0	0	5	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	40
Total	0	0	19	13	1	2	0	0	5	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	46

Head to Head Results
Blundell/Harrison lead the series against the field 11-8 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 6 Banck/Gunther, Germany 1-0
10/29/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Blundell/Harrison	27	Banck/Gunther	6	15-21, 21-18, 17-15	1:02
Trail the series against # 7 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-1
4/30/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Blundell/Harrison	19	21-18, 21-12	0:40
Trail the series against # 8 Lessard/Martin, Canada 0-1
7/7/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Lessard/Martin	26, Q4	Blundell/Harrison	Q13	21-15, 21-17	0:40
Series tied with # 11 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-1
10/29/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 2	Kuhn/Zumkehr	11	Blundell/Harrison	27	17-21, 21-12, 15-11	0:50
8/27/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 3	Blundell/Harrison	28, Q3	Kuhn/Zumkehr	19	21-18, 9-21, 19-17	0:51
Lead the series against # 12 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 2-1
10/30/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 2	Blundell/Harrison	27	Petrova/Skalnikova	12	21-18, 21-17	0:37
7/28/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Blundell/Harrison	29, Q13	Petrova/Skalnikova	Q4	23-21, 19-21, 16-14	1:01
9/4/08	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 1	Petrova/Skalnikova	18	Blundell/Harrison	15, Q6	21-16, 21-15	0:39
Lead the series against # 13 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 1-0
7/29/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool D	Blundell/Harrison	29, Q13	Mouha/Van Breedam	13	17-21, 21-19, 16-14	0:54
Trail the series against # 14 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 0-1
10/30/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 3	Kolocova/Slukova	14	Blundell/Harrison	27	21-18, 24-26, 15-12	1:02
Trail the series against # 16 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 0-2
8/19/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 1	Gioria/Momoli	14	Blundell/Harrison	30, Q7	21-14, 21-13	0:34
11/13/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Gioria/Momoli	12	Blundell/Harrison	21	10-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:41
Lead the series against # 18 Dampney/Mullin, England 1-0
5/20/09	FIVB	Japan Open	Qualifier 2	Blundell/Harrison	31, Q7	Dampney/Mullin	Q10	23-21, 26-28, 15-12	0:58
Trail the series against # 19 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 0-1
5/27/09	FIVB	Seoul Open	Qualifier 2	Prokopeva/Ukolova	30, Q9	Blundell/Harrison	29, Q8	23-21, 23-25, 15-12	0:58
Lead the series against # 24 Suzuki/Tanaka, Japan 1-0
7/28/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Blundell/Harrison	29, Q13	Suzuki/Tanaka	Q20	19-21, 23-21, 15-13	0:56
Lead the series against # 28, Q3 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-0
8/27/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Blundell/Harrison	24, Q3	Baburina/Osheyko	9	16-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:48
Lead the series against # 30, Q10 Herrera/Reyes, Mexico 1-0
11/13/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 1	Blundell/Harrison	21	Herrera/Reyes	28, Q4	21-19, 21-15	0:32
Lead the series against # Q19 Van der Hoeven/van der Vlist, Netherlands 2-0
8/25/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Qualifier 2	Blundell/Harrison	28, Q3	Van der Hoeven/van der Vlist	Q19	21-10, 18-21, 15-7	0:41
8/18/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Qualifier 1	Blundell/Harrison	30, Q7	Van der Hoeven/van der Vlist	Q26	21-19, 21-13	0:34