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European Championship Tour
€ 50,000 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters
August 22 - 26, 2012

(6) 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:

Tournaments:

195

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

1 (Varna 2012)

Career Winnings:

US$280,803.81

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:

Tournaments:

207

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

1 (Varna 2012)

Career Winnings:

US$280,978.25

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	29	33	37	41	57	Money
CEV	31	1	1	4	0	1	1	6	5	6	1	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	US$80,403.23
CEV C&S	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$2,887.77
CEV Under Age	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB	150	0	0	0	0	3	1	19	5	48	0	0	31	0	30	2	9	2	US$453,750.00
FIVB Age Group WC	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$6,850.00
Overall	194	5	2	6	0	7	2	27	10	55	1	1	34	1	30	2	9	2	US$543,891.00

Previous Varna Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/13-18/2012	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Q2	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB	7/16-22/2012	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	26	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/11-15/2012	Berlin Grand Slam	22	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/12-17/2012	Grand Slam Rome	26, Q1	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/6-11/2012	Moscow Grand Slam	29, Q5	9th	320	US$8,000.00
CEV	5/30-6/3/2012	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	13	17th	160	€ 1,000.00
CEV	5/23-26/2012	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Baden Masters	10	3rd	480	€ 3,000.00
FIVB	5/7-12/2012	Beijing Grand Slam	29, Q7	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	4/30-5/5/2012	Shanghai Grand Slam	30, Q8	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	4/24-29/2012	Sanya Open	26, Q2	13th	180	US$4,250.00
FIVB	4/15-20/2012	Brasília Open	Q5	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	11/1-6/2011	Phuket Open	28, Q2	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/23-28/2011	The Hague Open	29	17th	120	US$2,800.00

2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/24/2012	Winner 1	Romana Kayser / Joana Mader, Switzerland (11, Q2)	Lost 12-21, 15-21	0:34
Fri, 8/24/2012	Contender 1	Janne Kongshavn / Ane Tveit Hjortland, Norway (14)	Won 21-17, 21-10	0:29
Sat, 8/25/2012	Contender 2	Isabelle Forrer / Anouk Verge-Depre, Switzerland (1)	Won 21-14, 19-21, 15-12	0:51
Sat, 8/25/2012	Contender 3	Tanja Goricanec / Muriel Graessli, Switzerland (7)	Won 17-21, 21-13, 15-13	0:51
Sat, 8/25/2012	Contender 4	Dominika Nestarcova / Natalia Pridalova, Slovakia (3)	Won 21-18, 15-21, 37-35	1:13
Sun, 8/26/2012	Semi-Finals	Merel Mooren / Jantine van der Vlist, Netherlands (13, Q4)	Won 21-18, 22-20	0:39
Sun, 8/26/2012	Gold Medal	Monika Brzostek / Kinga Wojtasik, Poland (9)	Won 21-15, 21-18	0:37

Head to Head Results
Nystrom/Nystrom lead the series against the field 12-8 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-0
8/25/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters	Contender 2	Nystrom/Nystrom	6	Forrer/Verge-Depre	1	21-14, 19-21, 15-12	0:51
Trail the series against # 2, Q1 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-6
7/20/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Baquerizo/Fernandez	17	Nystrom/Nystrom	26	22-20, 21-15	0:38
6/14/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool G	Baquerizo/Fernandez	23	Nystrom/Nystrom	26, Q1	21-18, 21-10	0:33
7/27/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool D	Baquerizo/Fernandez	13	Nystrom/Nystrom	29, Q3	21-16, 21-13	0:29
7/7/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Baquerizo/Fernandez	28	Nystrom/Nystrom	26, Q2	29-27, 19-21, 15-11	0:52
5/5/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	20	Baquerizo/Fernandez	13	21-17, 21-18	0:34
5/17/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Baquerizo/Fernandez	25, Q12	Nystrom/Nystrom	Q5	21-15, 21-18	0:41
7/7/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Baquerizo/Fernandez	31, Q21	Nystrom/Nystrom	Q5	21-16, 13-21, 15-12	0:50
Lead the series against # 3 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 3-1
8/25/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters	Contender 4	Nystrom/Nystrom	6	Nestarcova/Pridalova	3	21-18, 15-21, 37-35	1:13
6/1/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 1	Nestarcova/Pridalova	17	Nystrom/Nystrom	13	25-23, 15-21, 15-7	0:53
5/26/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Baden Masters	Bronze Medal	Nystrom/Nystrom	10	Nestarcova/Pridalova	12, Q2	21-19, 21-18	0:39
5/1/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	30, Q8	Nestarcova/Pridalova	Q25	21-14, 21-18	0:37
Lead the series against # 7 Goricanec/Graessli, Switzerland 2-0
8/25/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters	Contender 3	Nystrom/Nystrom	6	Goricanec/Graessli	7	17-21, 21-13, 15-13	0:51
7/6/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool G	Nystrom/Nystrom	26, Q2	Goricanec/Graessli	10	23-21, 21-17	0:38
Lead the series against # 8 Sinnema/Wesselink, Netherlands 2-0
6/12/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Qualifier 2	Nystrom/Nystrom	26, Q1	Sinnema/Wesselink	Q17	21-16, 16-21, 17-15	0:50
5/30/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool D	Nystrom/Nystrom	13	Sinnema/Wesselink	20	21-19, 21-12	0:34
Lead the series against # 9 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 1-0
8/26/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters	Gold Medal	Nystrom/Nystrom	6	Brzostek/Wojtasik	9	21-15, 21-18	0:37
Trail the series against # 11, Q2 Kayser/Mader, Switzerland 0-1
8/24/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters	Winner 1	Kayser/Mader	11, Q2	Nystrom/Nystrom	6	21-12, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # 13, Q4 Mooren/van der Vlist, Netherlands 1-0
8/26/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters	Semi-Finals	Nystrom/Nystrom	6	Mooren/van der Vlist	13, Q4	21-18, 22-20	0:39
Lead the series against # 14 Kongshavn/Tveit Hjortland, Norway 1-0
8/24/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters	Contender 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	6	Kongshavn/Tveit Hjortland	14	21-17, 21-10	0:29