Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 France Grand Slam
July 17 - 21, 2002
(36) Mikhail Kouchnerev/Sergey Sayfulin, Russia
 
Mikhail Kouchnerev
Russia
Photo: Raymond Wardenær
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 27, 1972 (52 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
Photo: Raymond Wardenær
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 27, 1968 (56 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
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