Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 World Series 13
July 14 - 18, 2004
(Q18) 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
2002 Sergey Sayfulin - 25th Mikhail Kouchnerev - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/30-7/4/2004 Norway Open Q19 33rd 18 US$0.00
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
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/14/2004 Qualifier 1 Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (Q15) Lost 14-21, 15-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Kouchnerev/Sayfulin trail the series against the field 6-12 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 3 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 # 5 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 # 6 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
Trail the series against # 16 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
Lead the series against # 19 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 # 20 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 # 22, Q7 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 # 23, Q2 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 # Q5 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 # Q9 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 # Q15 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-1
7/14/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Lochhead/Pitman Q15 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin Q18 21-14, 21-15 0:39