Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 France Grand Slam
July 17 - 21, 2002
(36) Mikhail Kouchnerev/Sergey Sayfulin, Russia
 
Mikhail Kouchnerev
Russia
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 27, 1972 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: Moscow
Height: 192 cm (6'4")
Weight: 82 kg (180 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 91
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB Tenerife 2000)
Career Winnings: US$106,800.00
Sergey Sayfulin
Russia
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 27, 1968 (57 yrs old)
Home Town: Kemerovo
Height: 197 cm (6'6")
Weight: 100 kg (220 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 78
Career Best: 9th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$52,750.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB27000000203778 US$27,650.00
FIVB C&S1000000010000 US$800.00
Overall28000000213778 US$28,450.00
Previous Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1996 Dmitry Areshkin - 25th Dmitri Kouvitchka - 17th
1997 Sergey Sayfulin - 33rd Mikhail Kouchnerev - 33rd
1998 Dmitry Karasev - 17th Rushan Dayanov - 17th
1999 Sergey Ermishin - 17th Dmitry Karasev - 25th
2000 Sergey Ermishin - 5th Dmitry Karasev - 25th
2001 Sergey Ermishin - 5th Dmitri Kouvitchka - 37th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/10-14/2002 Canada Open 22 25th 30 US$1,650.00
FIVB 7/3-7/2002 Norway Open 30 9th 120 US$3,900.00
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/17/2002 Pool M Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (12) Lost 19-21, 22-20, 11-15 0:53
Thu, 7/18/2002 Pool M Dmitry Karasev / Pavel Zaitsev, Russia (37) Won 15-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:59
Thu, 7/18/2002 Pool M Julien Prosser / Lee Zahner, Australia (13) Lost 13-21, 20-22 0:40
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam700000000030 $6,800.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open2000000020340 $20,850.00
Challenger100000001000 $800.00
Total2800000021370 $28,450.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Mikhail Kouchnerev Sergey Sayfulin
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000001000 $0.00 Olympic Games          
3000001100 $5,250.00 World Championships1000000010 $1,500.00
12000011150 $14,700.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam12000000240 $7,200.00
71001141115170 $81,475.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open6400000718170 $43,650.00
3000011100 $1,375.00 Challenger1000001000 $400.00
1000010000 $4,000.00 Goodwill Games          
91001171518220 $106,800.00 Total7800000820220 $52,750.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2002FIVB300000010020 $7,550.00 4640.0 %
TotalFIVB300000010020 $7,550.00 4640.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Mikhail Kouchnerev  Sergey Sayfulin
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
6000001122 $4,250.00 1996FIVB8000001700 $7,750.00
8000000323 $5,100.00 1997FIVB7000000322 $5,100.00
1000001000 $400.00 1997FIVB C&S1000001000 $400.00
10000001351 $8,700.00 1998FIVB9000000153 $4,450.00
12000002514 $12,750.00 1999FIVB11000002621 $13,000.00
13001024420 $25,000.00 2000FIVB10000002260 $10,000.00
11000144110 $37,250.00 2001FIVB9000000117 $2,500.00
5000001040 $5,425.00 2002FIVB5000001031 $4,600.00
660011614171710 $98,875.00 TotalTotal60000007201914 $47,800.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall11 52.4% 4 19.0% 6 28.6% 15-6 71.4% 3 13.0% 4 17.4% 16 69.6% 3-20 13.0% 11-16 40.7% 7-10 41.2% 02 18-28 39.1%
2001-20025 55.6% 1 11.1% 3 33.3% 6-3 66.7% 2 18.2% 2 18.2% 7 63.6% 2-9 18.2% 5-7 41.7% 3-5 37.5% 00 8-12 40.0%
Against the Field5 55.6% 1 11.1% 3 33.3% 6-3 66.7% 1 7.1% 3 21.4% 10 71.4% 1-13 7.1% 10-16 38.5% 4-12 25.0% 02 7-16 30.4%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam001424000000000038
Challenge/Four Star/Open001095700030000001520
Total00111371100030000001828
Head to Head Results
Kouchnerev/Sayfulin trail the series against the field 4-6 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 4 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 3 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-0
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Pool C Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 30 Baracetti/Conde 3 22-20, 21-19 0:49
Trail the series against # 12 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
7/17/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool M Dieckmann/Reckermann 12 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 36 21-19, 20-22, 15-11 0:53
Trail the series against # 13 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 0-1
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool M Prosser/Zahner 13 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 36 21-13, 22-20 0:40
Series tied with # 14 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-1
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool F Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 22 Heuscher/Kobel 6 21-19, 17-21, 15-11 1:03
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 13 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 30 21-13, 21-14 0:35
Trail the series against # 15 Child/Heese, Canada 0-2
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Pool F Child/Heese 11 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 22 21-15, 21-19 0:56
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool C Child/Heese 14 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 30 21-15, 27-25 0:50
Lead the series against # 28 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool C Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 30 Egger/Heyer 19, Q2 21-17, 22-20 0:55
Lead the series against # 37 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 1-0
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool M Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 36 Karasev/Zaitsev 37 15-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:59
Trail the series against # 46 Ljubicic/Slean, Canada 0-1
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool F Ljubicic/Slean 27, Q8 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 22 21-16, 22-20 0:52