European Championship Tour
€ 90,000 European Championships
August 30 - September 1, 2002
(19) 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: 105
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB Tenerife 2000)
Career CEV Best: 5th (Rhodes 1998)
Career Winnings: US$119,392.39
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: 85
Career Best: 4th (CEV Bilbao 2000)
Career Winnings: US$62,552.24
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925293341Money
CEV500000010111100 US$4,060.45
FIVB2700000020307078 US$27,650.00
FIVB C&S100000001000000 US$800.00
Overall3300000031418178 US$32,510.45
Previous Basel Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
European Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/30/2002 Winner 1 Fabio Diez / John Garcia-Thompson, Spain (14) Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:51
Fri, 8/30/2002 Contender 1 Dmitry Karasev / Pavel Zaitsev, Russia (13) Lost 21-18, 17-21, 16-18 1:05
Head to Head Results
Kouchnerev/Sayfulin trail the series against the field 3-6 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 3 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 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
Trail the series against # 5 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
Series tied with # 6 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 # 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
Series tied with # 13 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 1-1
8/30/02CEVEuropean Championships Contender 1 Karasev/Zaitsev 13 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 19 18-21, 21-17, 18-16 1:05
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 # 14 Diez/Garcia-Thompson, Spain 0-1
8/30/02CEVEuropean Championships Winner 1 Diez/Garcia-Thompson 14 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 19 21-18, 21-17 0:51