Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Italy Open
July 11 - 15, 2001
(21, Q7) Dmitry Karasev/Pavel Zaitsev, Russia
 
Dmitry Karasev
Russia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 1, 1970 (54 yrs old)
Home Town: Krasnogorsk
Height: 197 cm (6'6")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 103
Career Best: 4th (FIVB C&S Lopar Island 2004)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (Marbella 1996)
Career Winnings: US$98,897.50
Pavel Zaitsev
Russia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 11, 1979 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Moscow
Height: 194 cm (6'4")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 29
Career Best: 5th (FIVB C&S Xylokastro 2000)
Career FIVB WT Best: 9th (5 times)
Career Winnings: US$29,760.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533374157Money
FIVB2700000051483312 US$58,020.00
Previous Lignano Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Rushan Dayanov - 46th Did not play
1996 Maxim Pospelov - 13th Did not play
1997 Maxim Pospelov - 17th Did not play
1998 Mikhail Kouchnerev - 17th Did not play
1999 Sergey Sayfulin - 17th Did not play
2000 Sergey Sayfulin - 25th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2001 Germany Open 29 9th 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2001 Swiss Open Q13 37th 22 US$0.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Spain Open Q9 37th 22 US$0.00
Italy Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/11/2001 Qualifier 2 Bjorn Ingeborgrud / Alexander Loberg, Norway (Q58) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:39
Wed, 7/11/2001 Qualifier 3 Kaarel Kais / Kristjan Kais, Estonia (Q26) Won 21-19, 19-21, 15-11 0:53
Wed, 7/11/2001 Qualifier 4 Roberto Lopes / Franco Neto, Brazil (24, Q10) Lost 29-31, 16-21 0:43
Thu, 7/12/2001 Qualifier 6 Djordje Ljubicic / Michael Slean, Canada (Q15) Won 26-24, 21-15 0:49
Thu, 7/12/2001 Qualifier 7 Dax Holdren / Todd Rogers, United States (15, Q4) Lost 15-21, 28-30 0:50
Thu, 7/12/2001 Marcel Gscheidle / Bernhard Vesti, Switzerland (Q19) Won 19-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:53
Fri, 7/13/2001 Winner 1 Oliver Oetke / Andreas Scheuerpflug, Germany (12) Lost 11-21, 24-22, 8-15 0:56
Fri, 7/13/2001 Contender 1 Fosco Cicola / Fabio Galli, Italy (28) Won 19-21, 23-21, 15-12 1:03
Fri, 7/13/2001 Contender 2 Jefferson Bellaguarda / Paulao Moreira, Brazil (6) Lost 16-21, 24-22, 12-15 1:01
Head to Head Results
Karasev/Zaitsev lead the series against the field 8-6 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 6 Bellaguarda/Moreira, Brazil 0-1
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 2 Bellaguarda/Moreira 6 Karasev/Zaitsev 21, Q7 21-16, 22-24, 15-12 1:01
Trail the series against # 12 Oetke/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-1
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Oetke/Scheuerpflug 12 Karasev/Zaitsev 21, Q7 21-11, 22-24, 15-8 0:56
Trail the series against # 15, Q4 Holdren/Rogers, United States 0-1
7/12/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 7 Holdren/Rogers 15, Q4 Karasev/Zaitsev 21, Q7 21-15, 30-28 0:50
Lead the series against # 16, Q2 Novosel/Slack, Australia 1-0
6/30/01FIVBGermany Open Contender 3 Karasev/Zaitsev 29 Novosel/Slack 11, Q3 21-17, 21-19 0:36
Trail the series against # 20, Q6 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 0-1
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Qualifier 4 Bosma/Cotrino 15, Q4 Karasev/Zaitsev Q13 21-18, 23-21 0:41
Lead the series against # 22 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 1-0
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Contender 1 Karasev/Zaitsev 29 Berg/Dahl 20 12-21, 21-18, 23-21 1:06
Trail the series against # 24, Q10 Lopes/Neto, Brazil 0-1
7/11/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 4 Lopes/Neto 24, Q10 Karasev/Zaitsev 21, Q7 31-29, 21-16 0:43
Lead the series against # 28 Cicola/Galli, Italy 1-0
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 1 Karasev/Zaitsev 21, Q7 Cicola/Galli 28 19-21, 23-21, 15-12 1:03
Trail the series against # Q8 Canet/Hamel, France 0-1
6/13/01FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 3 Canet/Hamel 28, Q8 Karasev/Zaitsev Q9 21-16, 17-21, 15-11 0:50
Lead the series against # Q15 Ljubicic/Slean, Canada 1-0
7/12/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 6 Karasev/Zaitsev 21, Q7 Ljubicic/Slean Q15 26-24, 21-15 0:49
Lead the series against # Q17 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
6/20/01FIVBSwiss Open Qualifier 3 Karasev/Zaitsev Q13 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger Q20 21-13, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # Q19 Gscheidle/Vesti, Switzerland 1-0
7/12/01FIVBItaly Open Karasev/Zaitsev 21, Q7 Gscheidle/Vesti Q19 19-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:53
Lead the series against # Q26 Kais/Kais, Estonia 1-0
7/11/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 3 Karasev/Zaitsev 21, Q7 Kais/Kais Q26 21-19, 19-21, 15-11 0:53
Lead the series against # Q58 Ingeborgrud/Loberg, Norway 1-0
7/11/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 2 Karasev/Zaitsev 21, Q7 Ingeborgrud/Loberg Q58 21-19, 21-18 0:39