Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Vodafone Grand Slam
June 25 - 29, 2003
(Q5) Mikhail Kouchnerev/Sergey Sayfulin, Russia
 
Mikhail Kouchnerev
Russia
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
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 Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1996 Dmitry Areshkin - 41st Dmitri Kouvitchka - 17th
1997 Sergey Sayfulin - 33rd Mikhail Kouchnerev - 33rd
1998 Dmitry Karasev - 33rd Rushan Dayanov - 25th
1999 Sergey Ermishin - 25th Dmitry Karasev - 17th
2001 Sergey Ermishin - 17th Dmitri Kouvitchka - 57th
2002 Dmitri Barsuk - 25th Dmitri Kouvitchka - 57th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open Q3 33rd 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open Q5 41st 10 US$0.00
FIVB 9/4-8/2002 Spain Open Q3 33rd 18 US$0.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2002 Spain Open Q2 41st 10 US$0.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2002 Austria Grand Slam 34 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2002 Portugal Open 27 9th 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2002 France Grand Slam 36 25th 40 US$2,000.00
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
Germany Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/25/2003 Qualifier 2 Jochem De Gruijter / Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands (Q28) Lost 18-21, 19-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Kouchnerev/Sayfulin trail the series against the field 8-11 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 8 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 5 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool K Berger/Doppler 10 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 34 21-14, 15-21, 15-11 1:11
Lead the series against # 6 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 # 7 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
Trail the series against # 10 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
Lead the series against # 12 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 1-0
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool F Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 27 Alvarez/Rossell 6, Q3 29-27, 21-19 0:55
Series tied with # 13 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1-1
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool F Egger/Heyer 22 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 27 17-21, 21-15, 15-7 0:55
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool C Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 30 Egger/Heyer 19, Q2 21-17, 22-20 0:55
Trail the series against # 16 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Schacht/Slack 21 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 27 21-19, 21-16 0:40
Series tied with # 17 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
Lead the series against # 25, Q3 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
Lead the series against # 31 Asahi/Nishimura, Japan 1-0
9/5/02FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 2 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin Q3 Asahi/Nishimura Q35 21-18, 21-16 0:49
Trail the series against # Q15 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Gartmayer/Nowotny 29, Q14 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin Q3 21-23, 21-15, 17-15 0:58
Trail the series against # Q16 Ljubicic/Slean, Canada 0-1
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool F Ljubicic/Slean 27, Q8 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 22 21-16, 22-20 0:52
Trail the series against # Q19 Rodriguez/Rodriguez Herrera, Spain 0-1
9/5/02FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 3 Rodriguez/Rodriguez Herrera 20, Q14 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin Q3 21-14, 23-21 0:44
Lead the series against # Q24 Cadieux/Mackay, Canada 1-0
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool K Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 34 Cadieux/Mackay 39 19-21, 21-14, 15-12 0:56
Trail the series against # Q28 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes Q28 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin Q5 21-18, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # Q40 Xu/Xu, China 1-0
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin Q3 Xu/Xu Q35 21-14, 21-19 0:45