Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 ConocoPhillips Open
June 30 - July 4, 2004
(Q19) 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 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
2003 Sergey Sayfulin - 25th Mikhail Kouchnerev - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/23-27/2004 Germany Grand Slam Q23 41st 20 US$0.00
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
Norway Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/30/2004 Qualifier 2 Mario Silva / Miguel Xisto, Angola (Q14) Won 21-12, 21-19 0:43
Thu, 7/1/2004 Qualifier 3 Luizao Correa / Harley Marques, Brazil (17, Q3) Lost 17-21, 12-21 0:42
Head to Head Results
Kouchnerev/Sayfulin trail the series against the field 7-11 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 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
Series tied with # 4 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 # 6 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Schacht/Slack 21 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 27 21-19, 21-16 0:40
Trail the series against # 9 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 # 17, Q3 Correa/Marques, Brazil 0-1
7/1/04FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Correa/Marques 17, Q3 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin Q19 21-17, 21-12 0:42
Lead the series against # 18, Q6 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 # 19 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 # 20 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 # 21 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 # 25 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 # 28, Q7 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 # Q12 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 # Q14 Silva/Xisto, Angola 1-0
6/30/04FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 2 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin Q19 Silva/Xisto Q14 21-12, 21-19 0:43
Trail the series against # Q24 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