Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 VIP Open
May 31 - June 4, 2006
(Q35) 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 Zagreb Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/6-10/2005 St. Petersburg Open 30, Q19 25th 40 US$2,000.00
Croatia Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/31/2006 Qualifier 1 Michal Biza / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (Q30) Lost 14-21, 16-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Karasev/Zaitsev trail the series against the field 3-7 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 6 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-1
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Insfran/Marques 3 Karasev/Zaitsev 30, Q19 17-21, 21-16, 15-10 1:09
Trail the series against # 5 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
Series tied with # 7 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 # 8 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 # 14 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-1
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool D Brenha/Maia 20 Karasev/Zaitsev 29 21-11, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # Q3 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 3 Karasev/Zaitsev 30, Q19 Gosch/Strauss Q3 21-13, 19-21, 15-12 0:58
Trail the series against # Q30 Biza/Kubala, Czech Republic 0-1
5/31/06FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 1 Biza/Kubala Q30 Karasev/Zaitsev Q35 21-14, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # Q44 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
6/20/01FIVBSwiss Open Qualifier 3 Karasev/Zaitsev Q13 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger Q20 21-13, 21-15 0:36