Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$540,000 World Series 13 Grand Slam
July 16 - 20, 2003
(Q5) 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
2001 Pavel Zaitsev - 33rd Dmitry Karasev - 33rd
2002 Pavel Zaitsev - 37th Dmitry Karasev - 37th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/2-6/2003 Norway Open 22 9th 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2003 Germany Grand Slam 25, Q3 17th 120 US$5,000.00
FIVB 9/4-8/2002 Spain Open 18 17th 60 US$2,520.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2002 Spain Open 28, Q4 9th 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2002 Austria Grand Slam 36 17th 80 US$3,000.00
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
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/16/2003 Qualifier 1 Kentaro Asahi / Koichi Nishimura, Japan (Q28) Won 21-19, 14-21, 15-13 0:49
Wed, 7/16/2003 Qualifier 2 Pedro Brazao / Paulo Emilio Silva, Brazil (26, Q12) Lost 29-31, 11-21 0:53
Head to Head Results
Karasev/Zaitsev trail the series against the field 10-22 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 14 Series, 3 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 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Rego/Santos 5 Karasev/Zaitsev 22 23-21, 21-12 0:38
Trail the series against # 4 Marques/Neto, Brazil 0-2
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool F Marques/Neto 6 Karasev/Zaitsev 22 21-13, 21-16 0:33
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool H Marques/Neto 8 Karasev/Zaitsev 25, Q3 19-21, 21-19, 15-11 1:01
Trail the series against # 5 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool D Laciga/Laciga 4 Karasev/Zaitsev 20 21-15, 21-11 0:39
Series tied with # 7 Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-1
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool E Karasev/Zaitsev 28, Q4 Berger/Doppler 12 21-16, 21-16 0:38
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool D Berger/Doppler 13 Karasev/Zaitsev 29 21-18, 17-21, 18-16 0:57
Trail the series against # 8 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-2
9/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool B Hoidalen/Kjemperud 15 Karasev/Zaitsev 18 21-17, 21-15 0:35
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 # 10 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 # 11 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 1-2
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Pool F Karasev/Zaitsev 22 Alvarez/Rossell 11 By Forfeit 0:10
8/10/02FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Alvarez/Rossell 6 Karasev/Zaitsev 28, Q4 18-21, 21-13, 15-9 0:53
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool M Alvarez/Rossell 12 Karasev/Zaitsev 36 21-18, 23-21 0:42
Trail the series against # 12 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 # 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
Lead the series against # 14 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 # 15 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-1
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool H Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 9 Karasev/Zaitsev 25, Q3 21-11, 22-24, 15-12 0:52
Series tied with # 17 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 # 20 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
Trail the series against # 24 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 # 26, Q12 Brazao/Silva, Brazil 0-1
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Brazao/Silva 26, Q12 Karasev/Zaitsev Q5 31-29, 21-11 0:53
Lead the series against # 32 Ces/Salvetti, France 1-0
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Karasev/Zaitsev 25, Q3 Ces/Salvetti Q35 21-17, 21-7 0:35
Lead the series against Hager/Kroger, Germany 1-0
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool F Karasev/Zaitsev 22 Hager/Kroger 27, Q5 21-19, 15-21, 15-13 0:53
Series tied with # Q4 Kogel/Mulder, Netherlands 1-1
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool H Karasev/Zaitsev 25, Q3 Kogel/Mulder 24, Q2 21-14, 21-17 0:37
8/8/02FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 3 Kogel/Mulder 25, Q13 Karasev/Zaitsev 28, Q4 22-20, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # Q9 Pimponi/Raffaelli, Italy 0-2
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool E Pimponi/Raffaelli 21 Karasev/Zaitsev 28, Q4 21-14, 13-21, 15-11 0:57
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool C Pimponi/Raffaelli 30, Q10 Karasev/Zaitsev 14 21-17, 21-19 0:34
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 # Q22 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 # Q28 Asahi/Nishimura, Japan 1-0
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Karasev/Zaitsev Q5 Asahi/Nishimura Q28 21-19, 14-21, 15-13 0:49