Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 ConocoPhillips Open
July 2 - 6, 2003
(24, Q4) 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 Stavanger Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999 Sergey Ermishin - 17th Dmitry Karasev - 41st
2000 Sergey Ermishin - 17th Dmitry Karasev - 25th
2001 Sergey Ermishin - 9th Dmitri Kouvitchka - 33rd
2002 Sergey Sayfulin - 9th Mikhail Kouchnerev - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/25-29/2003 Germany Grand Slam Q5 41st 18 US$0.00
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
Norway Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/2/2003 Qualifier 2 Mikko Esko / Toni Tuominen, Finland (Q29) Won 18-21, 23-21, 15-12 0:36
Thu, 7/3/2003 Qualifier 3 Djordje Ljubicic / Michael Slean, Canada (Q13) Won 23-21, 21-17 0:50
Fri, 7/4/2003 Pool H Nikolas Berger / Clemens Doppler, Austria (8) Lost 19-21, 11-21 0:42
Fri, 7/4/2003 Pool H Antonio Cotrino / John Garcia-Thompson, Spain (25, Q3) Lost 13-21, 21-19, 13-15 0:53
Sat, 7/5/2003 Pool H Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (9) Lost 17-21, 13-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 10-10 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 6 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 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 # 8 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-2
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool H Berger/Doppler 8 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 24, Q4 21-19, 21-11 0:42
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool K Berger/Doppler 10 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 34 21-14, 15-21, 15-11 1:11
Trail the series against # 9 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Pool H Hoidalen/Kjemperud 9 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 24, Q4 21-17, 21-13 0:37
Lead the series against # 11 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 1-0
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool F Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 27 Alvarez/Rossell 6, Q3 29-27, 21-19 0:55
Trail the series against # 14 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 # 16 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
Series tied with # 18 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
Lead the series against # 22 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 # 25, Q3 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson, Spain 0-1
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool H Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 25, Q3 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 24, Q4 21-13, 19-21, 15-13 0:53
Trail the series against # Q11 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
Series tied with # Q13 Ljubicic/Slean, Canada 1-1
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 24, Q4 Ljubicic/Slean Q13 23-21, 21-17 0:50
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool F Ljubicic/Slean 27, Q8 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 22 21-16, 22-20 0:52
Trail the series against # Q16 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 # Q18 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
Lead the series against # Q29 Esko/Tuominen, Finland 1-0
7/2/03FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 2 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 24, Q4 Esko/Tuominen Q29 18-21, 23-21, 15-12 0:36
Lead the series against # Q30 Xu/Xu, China 1-0
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin Q3 Xu/Xu Q35 21-14, 21-19 0:45
Lead the series against # Q52 Dvorsky/Litva, Slovakia 1-0
6/4/03FIVBHellas Open Qualifier 1 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin Q5 Dvorsky/Litva Q60 21-19, 21-18 0:41