FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$30,000 Orco Challenger
May 25 - 28, 2006
(17, Q8) Pavel Karpukhin/Mikhail Tarakanov, Russia
 
Pavel Karpukhin
Russia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 3, 1978 (46 yrs old)
Home Town: Zheleznodoroznyi
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 32
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB C&S Vladivostok 2008)
Career Winnings: US$6,402.50
Mikhail Tarakanov
Russia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 19, 1978 (46 yrs old)
Home Town: St. Petersburg
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 7
Career Best: 9th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$2,015.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172529Money
FIVB C&S200000001001 US$700.00
Previous Brno Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results  1st Tournament
Czech Republic Challenger Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/24/2006 Qualifier 1 Janis Freidenfelds / Andris Laizans, Latvia (Q25) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:43
Thu, 5/25/2006 Qualifier 2 Yury Bogatov / Stanislav Eremin, Russia (Q24) Won 24-26, 21-19, 15-13 0:58
Fri, 5/26/2006 Winner 1 Radoslav Dvorsky / Michal Litva, Slovakia (16, Q7) Won 21-18, 21-15 0:39
Fri, 5/26/2006 Winner 2 Thanassis Michalopoulos / Emmanouil Xenakis, Greece (1) Lost 14-21, 21-23 0:41
Fri, 5/26/2006 Contender 1 Karl Jaani / Martin Ruul, Estonia (18) Won 21-8, 21-14 0:29
Sat, 5/27/2006 Contender 2 Pavel Kolar / Martin Tichy, Czech Republic (10) Lost 13-21, 14-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
Karpukhin/Tarakanov lead the series against the field 4-2 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Michalopoulos/Xenakis, Greece 0-1
5/26/06FIVB C&SCzech Republic Challenger Winner 2 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 1 Karpukhin/Tarakanov 17, Q8 21-14, 23-21 0:41
Trail the series against # 10 Kolar/Tichy, Czech Republic 0-1
5/27/06FIVB C&SCzech Republic Challenger Contender 2 Kolar/Tichy 10 Karpukhin/Tarakanov 17, Q8 21-13, 21-14 0:40
Lead the series against # 16, Q7 Dvorsky/Litva, Slovakia 1-0
5/26/06FIVB C&SCzech Republic Challenger Winner 1 Karpukhin/Tarakanov 17, Q8 Dvorsky/Litva 16, Q7 21-18, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # 18 Jaani/Ruul, Estonia 1-0
5/26/06FIVB C&SCzech Republic Challenger Contender 1 Karpukhin/Tarakanov 17, Q8 Jaani/Ruul 18 21-8, 21-14 0:29
Lead the series against # Q24 Bogatov/Eremin, Russia 1-0
5/25/06FIVB C&SCzech Republic Challenger Qualifier 2 Karpukhin/Tarakanov 17, Q8 Bogatov/Eremin Q24 24-26, 21-19, 15-13 0:58
Lead the series against # Q25 Freidenfelds/Laizans, Latvia 1-0
5/24/06FIVB C&SCzech Republic Challenger Qualifier 1 Karpukhin/Tarakanov 17, Q8 Freidenfelds/Laizans Q25 21-15, 21-15 0:43