Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Seoul Open
May 13 - 18, 2008
(23) Emilia Nystrom/Erika Nystrom, Finland
 
Emilia Nystrom
Finland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 13, 1983 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Jyvaskyla
Height: 177 cm (5'10")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 158
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Le Lavandou 2003)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$234,100.00
Erika Nystrom
Finland / Cyprus
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 13, 1983 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Jyväskylä
Height: 179 cm (5'10")
Weight: 65 kg (143 lb)
Seasons: 19
Tournaments: 169
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Le Lavandou 2003)
Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (Budapest 2021)
Career Winnings: US$234,098.23
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533374157Money
FIVB150000031195483130292 US$453,750.00
FIVB Age Group WC300001020000000 US$0.00
FIVB C&S411101000000000 US$6,850.00
Overall157111051215483130292 US$460,600.00
Previous Seoul Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Erika Nystrom - 9th Emilia Nystrom - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open 23 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 20 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 10/31-11/4/2007 Phuket Open 17 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/25-29/2007 Brazil Open 25 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/28-9/1/2007 St. Petersburg Open 16 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/14-18/2007 Aland Open 9 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2007 Kristiansand Open 20 13th 150 US$3,800.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 25, Q4 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 29 37th 40 US$3,400.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2007 Marseille Open 12 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2007 Berlin Grand Slam Q2 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open 16 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/26-30/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam Q2 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/19-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 28 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2007 Espinho Open 23 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Warsaw Open 21 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/30-6/3/2007 Seoul Open 25 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Singapore Open 22 17th 120 US$3,000.00
Seoul Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/15/2008 Winner 1 Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (10) Lost 12-21, 12-21 0:30
Thu, 5/15/2008 Contender 1 Ester Alcon / Olga Matveeva, Spain (26, Q11) Won 18-21, 23-21, 15-8 0:52
Fri, 5/16/2008 Contender 2 Bibiana Candelas / Mayra Garcia, Mexico (24, Q16) Lost 21-16, 17-21, 17-19 0:50
Head to Head Results
Nystrom/Nystrom trail the series against the field 32-52 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 19 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-3
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 16 21-13, 21-15 0:32
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool A Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 17 21-10, 21-14 0:31
5/12/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 26, Q3 21-17, 21-12 0:40
Trail the series against # 2 Branagh/Youngs, United States 0-1
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 4 Branagh/Youngs 5 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 21-15, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # 3 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 4 Tian/Wang 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 18 21-11, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 4 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
11/18/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 20 21-17, 21-17 0:33
Trail the series against # 5 Xue/Zhang, China 0-4
6/1/07FIVBSeoul Open Contender 4 Xue/Zhang 4 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 21-17, 21-14 0:37
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 5 Nystrom/Nystrom 21, Q3 26-24, 21-17 0:46
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 5 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 21-16, 21-18 0:36
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool A Xue/Zhang 16 Nystrom/Nystrom 17 21-18, 21-12 0:33
Trail the series against # 8 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 0-2
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool E Cook/Hinchley 5 Nystrom/Nystrom 29 19-21, 21-15, 16-14 0:56
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 4 Cook/Hinchley 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 16 21-12, 21-12 0:29
Trail the series against # 10 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-2
5/15/08FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 10 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 21-12, 21-12 0:30
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Arvaniti/Karadassiou 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 25, Q4 21-17, 15-21, 15-10 0:52
6/1/07FIVBSeoul Open Contender 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 23 21-19, 21-17 0:43
Series tied with # 11 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 3-3
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 29-27, 21-15 0:46
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 9 21-15, 21-17 0:36
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool E Nystrom/Nystrom 28 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 22-20, 21-17 0:37
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 21, Q3 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 21-16, 19-21, 15-12 0:54
5/11/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 26, Q3 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 23 21-19, 21-17 0:40
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 20 Nystrom/Nystrom 29, Q4 21-16, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 12 Wang/Zuo, China 0-1
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Wang/Zuo 10 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 21-16, 21-15 0:36
Trail the series against # 13 Scott/Turner, United States 0-1
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 2 Scott/Turner 14 Nystrom/Nystrom 20 21-11, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # 14 Claasen/Roder, Germany 3-1
8/8/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 20 Claasen/Roder 13 21-17, 21-14 0:34
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 4 Claasen/Roder 23 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 21-13, 21-14 0:33
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 Claasen/Roder 26, Q7 17-21, 25-23, 16-14 1:01
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 13 Claasen/Roder 29, Q7 21-17, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # 15 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-3
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 21 Nystrom/Nystrom 25, Q4 21-13, 21-18 0:39
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 12 Nystrom/Nystrom 21 21-19, 21-19 0:39
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 13, Q2 Nystrom/Nystrom 20 21-14, 18-21, 15-13 0:50
Trail the series against # 17 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-3
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 14 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 21-19, 21-15 0:39
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool D Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Nystrom/Nystrom 20 21-11, 21-15 0:37
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 9 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 21-14, 21-11 0:37
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 Nystrom/Nystrom 13 21-23, 21-15, 15-12 0:51
Series tied with # 18 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 2-2
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 16 Kuhn/Schwer 17 21-14, 21-11 0:35
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 16 Kuhn/Schwer 17 21-18, 24-22 0:45
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 11 Nystrom/Nystrom 22 12-21, 21-10, 15-10 0:47
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 21-16, 21-11 0:36
Trail the series against # 19 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 0-1
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Mouha/Van Breedam 26, Q6 Nystrom/Nystrom 9 21-13, 18-21, 15-11 0:53
Lead the series against # 20 Faure/Sarpaux, France 3-1
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 Faure/Sarpaux 23 16-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:52
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Faure/Sarpaux 15 Nystrom/Nystrom 16 21-17, 21-15 0:32
8/31/06FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 10 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q2 19-21, 21-17, 15-6 0:51
5/10/06FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 26, Q3 Faure/Sarpaux Q14 21-11, 17-21, 15-10 0:49
Trail the series against # 21 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-3
11/1/07FIVBPhuket Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 16 Nystrom/Nystrom 17 18-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:51
5/31/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 16-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:48
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 22 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 11 16-21, 21-18, 19-17 0:57
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool B Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 18 Nystrom/Nystrom 31 21-17, 21-19 0:35
Trail the series against # 22 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-2
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool E Schwaiger/Schwaiger 21 Nystrom/Nystrom 28 16-21, 21-16, 16-14 0:55
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 11 By Forfeit  
7/12/05FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 31, Q15 Nystrom/Nystrom Q2 14-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:43
Trail the series against # 24, Q16 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 0-1
5/16/08FIVBSeoul Open Contender 2 Candelas/Garcia 24, Q16 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 16-21, 21-17, 19-17 0:50
Lead the series against # 26, Q11 Alcon/Matveeva, Spain 1-0
5/15/08FIVBSeoul Open Contender 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 Alcon/Matveeva 26, Q11 18-21, 23-21, 15-8 0:52
Trail the series against # 27, Q10 Ilustre/Pascua, Philippines 0-1
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool E Ilustre/Pascua 44 Nystrom/Nystrom 29 21-19, 21-18 0:39
Series tied with # 28, Q9 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-1
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 2 Petrova/Skalnikova 25 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 21-8, 15-21, 15-9 0:39
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 18 Petrova/Skalnikova 31, Q8 21-18, 23-21 0:40
Lead the series against # 29, Q12 de Vries/Keizer, Netherlands 1-0
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 Keizer/de Vries 26, Q15 21-19, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # 31, Q3 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 1-0
9/3/04FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 21 12-21, 21-18, 18-16 0:56
Trail the series against # Q1 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-2
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Salgado/Salgado 13, Q2 Nystrom/Nystrom 20 23-21, 22-20 0:45
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Salgado/Salgado 5 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 21-10, 21-11 0:32
Trail the series against # Q2 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-3
5/25/07FIVBSingapore Open Contender 2 Kadijk/Mooren 21 Nystrom/Nystrom 22 21-12, 21-17 0:31
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 Kadijk/Mooren 21 12-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:51
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 2 Kadijk/Mooren 14 Nystrom/Nystrom 20, Q6 19-21, 21-12, 16-14 0:48
6/2/06FIVBGreece Open Contender 3 Kadijk/Mooren 11 Nystrom/Nystrom 19 21-16, 21-16 0:35
Series tied with # Q5 Cooke/Martin, Canada 2-2
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 3 Cooke/Martin 22 Nystrom/Nystrom 20 21-18, 21-17 0:36
8/1/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 25, Q4 Cooke/Martin Q13 18-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:58
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 16 Cooke/Martin 10 By Forfeit  
6/26/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Cooke/Martin 31, Q18 Nystrom/Nystrom Q2 13-21, 21-18, 17-15 0:52
Series tied with # Q6 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 1-1
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 2 Lessard/Maxwell 26, Q3 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 27-25, 21-8 0:41
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 18 Lessard/Maxwell 9 17-21, 21-12, 15-12 0:56
Lead the series against # Q7 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 2-1
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 9 Koizumi/Tanaka 24, Q5 21-16, 21-14 0:41
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 20 Koizumi/Tanaka 19 21-18, 23-21 0:50
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 2 Koizumi/Tanaka 21, Q5 Nystrom/Nystrom 22 21-19, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # Q8 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 5-4
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 Gattelli/Perrotta 21 21-18, 21-16 0:45
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 16 Gattelli/Perrotta 18 24-22, 21-17 0:43
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 Gattelli/Perrotta 24, Q3 21-18, 17-21, 20-18 1:01
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 2 Gattelli/Perrotta 22 Nystrom/Nystrom 21, Q3 22-20, 21-13 0:41
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 Gattelli/Perrotta 13 21-19, 21-16 0:40
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 18 Gattelli/Perrotta 17 21-15, 13-21, 15-10 0:47
9/22/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Gattelli/Perrotta 6 Nystrom/Nystrom 11 21-17, 21-12 0:29
7/15/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 4 Gattelli/Perrotta 12 Nystrom/Nystrom 23, Q9 21-12, 13-21, 15-6 0:47
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool B Gattelli/Perrotta 15 Nystrom/Nystrom 31 21-15, 21-13 0:30
Lead the series against # Q13 Giaoui/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 Giaoui/Hamzaoui 27 21-11, 15-21, 17-15 0:53
Trail the series against # Q15 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 0-1
10/14/05FIVB C&SArgentina Satellite Contender 4 Campisi/Lozano 4 Nystrom/Nystrom 3 21-16, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # Q26 Boileau/Mondor, Canada 1-0
5/10/06FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 26, Q3 Boileau/Mondor Q30 21-18, 21-12 0:39