Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$450,000 France Grand Slam
July 17 - 22, 2001
(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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1996 Maxim Pospelov - 33rd Did not play
1997 Maxim Pospelov - 9th Did not play
1998 Mikhail Kouchnerev - 17th Did not play
1999 Sergey Sayfulin - 25th Did not play
2000 Sergey Sayfulin - 25th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/11-15/2001 Italy Open 21, Q7 17th 72 US$3,000.00
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
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/17/2001 Qualifier 1 Richard Rademaker / Roland Rademaker, Netherlands (Q58) Won 21-15, 21-18 0:35
Tue, 7/17/2001 Qualifier 2 Martin Engvik / Ragnar Wisloff, Norway (Q39) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:34
Tue, 7/17/2001 Qualifier 3 Jose Pedrosa / Jose Teixeira, Portugal (Q10) Lost 18-21, 21-18, 16-18 0:55
Tue, 7/17/2001 Michal Palinek / Stanislav Pochop, Czech Republic (27, Q11) Lost 22-20, 16-21, 11-15 1:15
Wed, 7/18/2001 Qualifier 5 Bartosz Bachorski / Janusz Bulkowski, Poland (Q15) Won 21-16, 21-14 0:35
Wed, 7/18/2001 Qualifier 6 Rob Heidger / Chip McCaw, United States (Q4) Lost 17-21, 21-19, 16-18 1:06
Head to Head Results
Karasev/Zaitsev trail the series against the field 9-11 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 11 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 5 de Melo/Ferreira, Brazil 0-1
6/30/01FIVBGermany Open Contender 4 Ferreira/de Melo 8 Karasev/Zaitsev 29 21-19, 21-19 0:38
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 # 8 Blanton/Fonoimoana, United States 0-1
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Winner 1 Blanton/Fonoimoana 4 Karasev/Zaitsev 29 21-16, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # 9 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 # 15 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 # 16 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 # 19, Q9 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
Trail the series against # 20, Q1 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
Trail the series against # 22, Q2 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 # 24 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 # 27, Q11 Palinek/Pochop, Czech Republic 0-1
7/17/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Palinek/Pochop 27, Q11 Karasev/Zaitsev Q7 20-22, 21-16, 15-11 1:15
Lead the series against # 28, Q13 Ljubicic/Slean, Canada 1-0
7/12/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 6 Karasev/Zaitsev 21, Q7 Ljubicic/Slean Q15 26-24, 21-15 0:49
Trail the series against # Q4 Heidger/McCaw, United States 0-1
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 6 Heidger/McCaw Q4 Karasev/Zaitsev Q7 21-17, 19-21, 18-16 1:06
Trail the series against # Q10 Pedrosa/Teixeira, Portugal 0-1
7/17/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Pedrosa/Teixeira Q10 Karasev/Zaitsev Q7 21-18, 18-21, 18-16 0:55
Lead the series against # Q15 Bachorski/Bulkowski, Poland 1-0
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 5 Karasev/Zaitsev Q7 Bachorski/Bulkowski Q15 21-16, 21-14 0:35
Lead the series against # Q17 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 # Q19 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 # Q28 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 # Q39 Engvik/Wisloff, Norway 1-0
7/17/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Karasev/Zaitsev Q7 Engvik/Wisloff Q39 21-18, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # Q58 Rademaker/Rademaker, Netherlands 1-0
7/17/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Karasev/Zaitsev Q7 Rademaker/Rademaker Q58 21-15, 21-18 0:35