Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$500,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
August 1 - 5, 2001
(22) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Maxim Pospelov - 17th Did not play
1998 Mikhail Kouchnerev - 17th Did not play
1999 Sergey Sayfulin - 13th Did not play
2000 Sergey Sayfulin - 13th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/17-22/2001 France Grand Slam Q7 33rd 36 US$0.00
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
Klagenfurt World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/1/2001 Pool K Espen Goranson / Kjell Goranson, Norway (43) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:41
Thu, 8/2/2001 Pool K Dain Blanton / Eric Fonoimoana, United States (11) Won 21-18, 23-21 0:42
Fri, 8/3/2001 Winner 1 Agustin Correa / Fabio Diez, Spain (41) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:34
Sat, 8/4/2001 Winner 2 Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (6) Lost 14-21, 21-18, 16-18 1:04
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997World ChampionshipsLos Angeles Maxim Pospelov - 17th Did not play
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Sergey Sayfulin - 25th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/1-5/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 22 9th 200 US$6,000.00
Head to Head Results
Karasev/Zaitsev trail the series against the field 8-11 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 10 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 6 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
8/4/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 2 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 6 Karasev/Zaitsev 22 21-14, 18-21, 18-16 1:04
Trail the series against # 7 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
Lead the series against # 9 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
6/20/01FIVBSwiss Open Qualifier 3 Karasev/Zaitsev Q13 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger Q20 21-13, 21-15 0:36
Series tied with # 11 Blanton/Fonoimoana, United States 1-1
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool K Karasev/Zaitsev 22 Blanton/Fonoimoana 11 21-18, 23-21 0:42
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Winner 1 Blanton/Fonoimoana 4 Karasev/Zaitsev 29 21-16, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # 16 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
Lead the series against # 17 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 # 18 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 # 21 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 # 23 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 # 24 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 # 26 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 # 35 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 # 36 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 # 37 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 # 41 Correa/Diez, Spain 1-0
8/3/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 1 Karasev/Zaitsev 22 Correa/Diez 41 21-19, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 43 Goranson/Goranson, Norway 1-0
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool K Karasev/Zaitsev 22 Goranson/Goranson 43 21-18, 21-17 0:41
Trail the series against # 44 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
Trail the series against # 47 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