Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Portugal Open
July 24 - 28, 2002
(Q4) 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 Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Rushan Dayanov - 39th Did not play
1996 Maxim Pospelov - 9th Did not play
1997 Maxim Pospelov - 17th Did not play
1998 Mikhail Kouchnerev - 25th Did not play
1999 Sergey Sayfulin - 17th Did not play
2000 Sergey Sayfulin - 25th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/17-21/2002 France Grand Slam 37 37th 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2002 Canada Open 29 9th 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 7/3-7/2002 Norway Open 29 25th 30 US$1,650.00
FIVB 6/19-23/2002 Switzerland Open 20 25th 30 US$1,650.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2002 Germany Open 14 25th 30 US$1,650.00
FIVB 9/12-16/2001 Spain Open 6 13th 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 22 9th 200 US$6,000.00
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/25/2002 Qualifier 2 Hayato Kirihara / Tatsuo Yamamoto, Japan (Q29) Won 21-16, 21-13 0:34
Thu, 7/25/2002 Qualifier 3 Espen Goranson / Kjell Goranson, Norway (30, Q13) Lost 13-21, 11-21 0:31
Head to Head Results
Karasev/Zaitsev trail the series against the field 8-22 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 16 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool C Baracetti/Conde 3 Karasev/Zaitsev 14 21-15, 21-15 0:36
Trail the series against # 3 Loiola/Santos, Brazil 0-2
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Loiola/Santos 3 Karasev/Zaitsev 29 24-22, 21-17 0:41
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Pool D Loiola/Santos 4 Karasev/Zaitsev 29 21-17, 21-15 0:33
Trail the series against # 7 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-2
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool M Dieckmann/Reckermann 12 Karasev/Zaitsev 37 22-20, 22-20 0:41
9/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 3 Dieckmann/Reckermann 13 Karasev/Zaitsev 6 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 8 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 0-1
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool M Prosser/Zahner 13 Karasev/Zaitsev 37 16-21, 21-12, 15-10 0:48
Trail the series against # 10 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-1
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool D Brenha/Maia 20 Karasev/Zaitsev 29 21-11, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # 11 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
Trail the series against # 12 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool D Laciga/Laciga 4 Karasev/Zaitsev 20 21-15, 21-11 0:39
Trail the series against # 13 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool D Heuscher/Kobel 13 Karasev/Zaitsev 29 15-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:42
Trail the series against # 14 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 # 15 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool D Berger/Doppler 13 Karasev/Zaitsev 29 21-18, 17-21, 18-16 0:57
Trail the series against # 16 Fonoimoana/Holdren, United States 0-1
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool D Fonoimoana/Holdren 13 Karasev/Zaitsev 20 21-13, 18-21, 15-8 0:51
Series tied with # 17 Lopes/Neto, Brazil 1-1
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Pool D Karasev/Zaitsev 29 Lopes/Neto 4 21-23, 21-19, 15-13 1:01
7/11/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 4 Lopes/Neto 24, Q10 Karasev/Zaitsev 21, Q7 31-29, 21-16 0:43
Lead the series against # 20 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
Series tied with # 21 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-1
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool D Karasev/Zaitsev 29 Schacht/Slack 20, Q2 15-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:51
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool D Schacht/Slack 29 Karasev/Zaitsev 20 19-21, 28-26, 15-7 1:01
Trail the series against # 27 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin, Russia 0-1
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 # 28, Q2 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 0-2
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Pool C Bosma/Cotrino 19 Karasev/Zaitsev 14 21-19, 16-21, 15-10 0:48
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Qualifier 4 Bosma/Cotrino 15, Q4 Karasev/Zaitsev Q13 21-18, 23-21 0:41
Trail the series against # 30, Q13 Goranson/Goranson, Norway 1-2
7/25/02FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Goranson/Goranson 30, Q13 Karasev/Zaitsev Q4 21-13, 21-11 0:31
9/14/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Goranson/Goranson 27, Q10 Karasev/Zaitsev 6 By Forfeit  
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool K Karasev/Zaitsev 22 Goranson/Goranson 43 21-18, 21-17 0:41
Trail the series against # 31 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
Trail the series against # Q8 Pimponi/Raffaelli, Italy 0-1
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool C Pimponi/Raffaelli 30, Q10 Karasev/Zaitsev 14 21-17, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # Q10 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 # Q14 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 # Q20 Ingeborgrud/Loberg, Norway 1-0
7/11/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 2 Karasev/Zaitsev 21, Q7 Ingeborgrud/Loberg Q58 21-19, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # Q29 Kirihara/Yamamoto, Japan 1-0
7/25/02FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Karasev/Zaitsev Q4 Kirihara/Yamamoto Q29 21-16, 21-13 0:34