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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Austria Grand Slam
August 1 - 4, 2002

(36) 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:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB C&S Xylokastro 2000)

Career FIVB WT Best:

9th (5 times)

Career Winnings:

US$29,760.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	57	Money
FIVB	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	4	8	3	3	1	2	US$58,020.00

Previous Klagenfurt Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - 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
2001	Pavel Zaitsev - 9th	Dmitry Karasev - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/24-28/2002	Portugal Open	Q4	33rd	18	US$0.00
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

Austria Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/1/2002	Pool M	Francisco Alvarez / Juan Rossell, Cuba (12)	Lost 18-21, 21-23	0:42
Fri, 8/2/2002	Pool M	Nelson Brizida / Jose Pedrosa, Portugal (37)	Won 21-14, 21-15	0:34
Fri, 8/2/2002	Pool M	Julien Prosser / Lee Zahner, Australia (13)	Won 26-24, 19-21, 15-10	1:04
Sat, 8/3/2002	Winner 1	John Child / Mark Heese, Canada (5)	Lost 21-17, 16-21, 8-15	0:55

Head to Head Results
Karasev/Zaitsev trail the series against the field 10-23 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 16 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Loiola/Santos, Brazil 0-2
7/13/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 1	Loiola/Santos	3	Karasev/Zaitsev	29	24-22, 21-17	0:41
7/6/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool D	Loiola/Santos	4	Karasev/Zaitsev	29	21-17, 21-15	0:33
Trail the series against # 3 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
6/14/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool C	Baracetti/Conde	3	Karasev/Zaitsev	14	21-15, 21-15	0:36
Trail the series against # 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-2
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool M	Dieckmann/Reckermann	12	Karasev/Zaitsev	37	22-20, 22-20	0:41
9/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 3	Dieckmann/Reckermann	13	Karasev/Zaitsev	6	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 5 Child/Heese, Canada 0-1
8/3/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Child/Heese	5	Karasev/Zaitsev	36	17-21, 21-16, 15-8	0:55
Trail the series against # 7 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool D	Laciga/Laciga	4	Karasev/Zaitsev	20	21-15, 21-11	0:39
Trail the series against # 9 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool D	Heuscher/Kobel	13	Karasev/Zaitsev	29	15-21, 21-13, 15-11	0:42
Trail the series against # 10 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
7/12/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool D	Berger/Doppler	13	Karasev/Zaitsev	29	21-18, 17-21, 18-16	0:57
Trail the series against # 12 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 0-1
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool M	Alvarez/Rossell	12	Karasev/Zaitsev	36	21-18, 23-21	0:42
Series tied with # 13 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 1-1
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool M	Karasev/Zaitsev	36	Prosser/Zahner	13	26-24, 19-21, 15-10	1:04
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool M	Prosser/Zahner	13	Karasev/Zaitsev	37	16-21, 21-12, 15-10	0:48
Trail the series against # 14 Fonoimoana/Holdren, United States 0-1
6/22/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool D	Fonoimoana/Holdren	13	Karasev/Zaitsev	20	21-13, 18-21, 15-8	0:51
Lead the series against # 15 Gscheidle/Vesti, Switzerland 1-0
7/12/01	FIVB	Italy Open		Karasev/Zaitsev	21, Q7	Gscheidle/Vesti	Q19	19-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:53
Lead the series against # 16 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 1-0
6/29/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Contender 1	Karasev/Zaitsev	29	Berg/Dahl	20	12-21, 21-18, 23-21	1:06
Series tied with # 18 Lopes/Neto, Brazil 1-1
7/13/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool D	Karasev/Zaitsev	29	Lopes/Neto	4	21-23, 21-19, 15-13	1:01
7/11/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Qualifier 4	Lopes/Neto	24, Q10	Karasev/Zaitsev	21, Q7	31-29, 21-16	0:43
Trail the series against # 19 Pimponi/Raffaelli, Italy 0-1
6/14/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool C	Pimponi/Raffaelli	30, Q10	Karasev/Zaitsev	14	21-17, 21-19	0:34
Trail the series against # 20 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
8/4/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Winner 2	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	6	Karasev/Zaitsev	22	21-14, 18-21, 18-16	1:04
Trail the series against # 22 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-1
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool D	Brenha/Maia	20	Karasev/Zaitsev	29	21-11, 21-15	0:34
Series tied with # 24 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-1
7/12/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool D	Karasev/Zaitsev	29	Schacht/Slack	20, Q2	15-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:51
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool D	Schacht/Slack	29	Karasev/Zaitsev	20	19-21, 28-26, 15-7	1:01
Trail the series against # 26 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 0-2
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool C	Bosma/Cotrino	19	Karasev/Zaitsev	14	21-19, 16-21, 15-10	0:48
6/21/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Qualifier 4	Bosma/Cotrino	15, Q4	Karasev/Zaitsev	Q13	21-18, 23-21	0:41
Trail the series against # 27 Canet/Hamel, France 0-1
6/13/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 3	Canet/Hamel	28, Q8	Karasev/Zaitsev	Q9	21-16, 17-21, 15-11	0:50
Trail the series against # 34 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin, Russia 0-1
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool M	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	36	Karasev/Zaitsev	37	15-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:59
Lead the series against # 37 Brizida/Pedrosa, Portugal 1-0
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool M	Karasev/Zaitsev	36	Brizida/Pedrosa	37	21-14, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # 38 Ljubicic/Slean, Canada 1-0
7/12/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Qualifier 6	Karasev/Zaitsev	21, Q7	Ljubicic/Slean	Q15	26-24, 21-15	0:49
Trail the series against # 43 Goranson/Goranson, Norway 1-2
7/25/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Goranson/Goranson	30, Q13	Karasev/Zaitsev	Q4	21-13, 21-11	0:31
9/14/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Goranson/Goranson	27, Q10	Karasev/Zaitsev	6	By Forfeit
8/1/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool K	Karasev/Zaitsev	22	Goranson/Goranson	43	21-18, 21-17	0:41
Lead the series against # 44 Kais/Kais, Estonia 1-0
7/11/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Qualifier 3	Karasev/Zaitsev	21, Q7	Kais/Kais	Q26	21-19, 19-21, 15-11	0:53
Lead the series against # 46 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
6/20/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Qualifier 3	Karasev/Zaitsev	Q13	Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger	Q20	21-13, 21-15	0:36