Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Smart Grand Slam
June 23 - 27, 2004
(Q23) 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 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
2003 Sergey Sayfulin - 41st Mikhail Kouchnerev - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/16-20/2004 Switzerland Open 30, Q21 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/2-6/2004 Portugal Open Q20 41st 12 US$0.00
FIVB 5/26-30/2004 Serbia and Montenegro Open Q18 41st 12 US$0.00
FIVB 5/19-23/2004 China Open Q13 41st 12 US$0.00
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2003 Austria Grand Slam Q17 33rd 32 US$0.00
FIVB 7/23-27/2003 Portugal Open Q7 33rd 18 US$0.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2003 Norway Open 24, Q4 25th 30 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2003 Germany Grand Slam Q5 41st 18 US$0.00
Germany Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/23/2004 Qualifier 1 Max Backer / Emiel Boersma, Netherlands (Q10) Lost 19-21, 12-21 0:34
Head to Head Results
Kouchnerev/Sayfulin trail the series against the field 8-19 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 10 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 2 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 # 3 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-2
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Dieckmann/Reckermann 3 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 30, Q21 By Forfeit  
7/17/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool M Dieckmann/Reckermann 12 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 36 21-19, 20-22, 15-11 0:53
Series tied with # 8 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 # 11 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Schacht/Slack 21 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 27 21-19, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # 14 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 # 16 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
Lead the series against # 17, Q9 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-0
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin Q17 Arkaev/Barsuk Q16 21-19, 21-18 1:02
Trail the series against # 20 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-2
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 1 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 19 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 30, Q21 By Forfeit  
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Pool H Hoidalen/Kjemperud 9 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 24, Q4 21-17, 21-13 0:37
Trail the series against # 21, Q1 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
Lead the series against # 26 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 # 27 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
Series tied with # Q8 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-1
6/17/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 30, Q21 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson Q5 21-19, 17-21, 15-10 1:12
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 # Q10 Backer/Boersma, Netherlands 0-1
6/23/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Backer/Boersma Q10 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin Q23 21-19, 21-12 0:34
Series tied with # Q15 Asahi/Nishimura, Japan 1-1
5/27/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Qualifier 2 Asahi/Nishimura 30, Q15 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin Q18 21-10, 21-19 0:35
9/5/02FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 2 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin Q3 Asahi/Nishimura Q35 21-18, 21-16 0:49
Lead the series against # Q16 Goranson/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
6/16/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 30, Q21 Goranson/Skarlund Q12 21-18, 25-27, 15-9 1:06
Trail the series against # Q17 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger, Austria 0-1
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger 31, Q32 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin Q17 34-32, 21-19 0:55
Trail the series against # Q22 Gscheidle/Vesti, Switzerland 0-2
7/24/03FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Gscheidle/Vesti 28, Q10 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin Q7 25-23, 25-27, 15-10 1:11
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool K Gscheidle/Vesti 15 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 34 15-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:58
Trail the series against # Q26 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