European Championship Tour
€ 90,000 European Championships
August 30 - September 1, 2002
(13) 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: 118
Career Best: 3rd (CEV C&S Alanya 2002)
Career CEV Best: 4th (Bilbao 2000)
Career Winnings: US$119,107.73
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: 10
Tournaments: 34
Career Best: 3rd (CEV C&S Alanya 2002)
Career CEV Best: 5th (Moscow 2007)
Career Winnings: US$35,542.22
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317252933374157Money
CEV3000000200010000 US$3,796.98
CEV C&S1001000000000000 US$1,558.15
FIVB27000000514803312 US$58,020.00
Overall31001000714813312 US$63,375.13
Previous Basel Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
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
CEV C&S 6/28-7/1/2002 CEV Alanya Challenger 3rd 24 € 1,575.00
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
European Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/30/2002 Winner 1 Pavlos Beligratis / Thanassis Michalopoulos, Greece (20) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:39
Fri, 8/30/2002 Winner 2 Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (4) Lost 14-21, 12-21 0:35
Fri, 8/30/2002 Contender 1 Mikhail Kouchnerev / Sergey Sayfulin, Russia (19) Won 18-21, 21-17, 18-16 1:05
Sat, 8/31/2002 Contender 2 Stephane Canet / Mathieu Hamel, France (12) Won 25-23, 21-17 0:51
Sat, 8/31/2002 Contender 3 Janis Grinbergs / Andris Krumins, Latvia (23) Lost 15-21, 17-21 0:35
Head to Head Results
Karasev/Zaitsev trail the series against the field 6-15 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 8 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 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 # 4 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-2
8/30/02CEVEuropean Championships Winner 2 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 4 Karasev/Zaitsev 13 21-14, 21-12 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 # 5 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 # 6 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 # 7 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 # 11 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
Series tied with # 12 Canet/Hamel, France 1-1
8/31/02CEVEuropean Championships Contender 2 Karasev/Zaitsev 13 Canet/Hamel 12 25-23, 21-17 0:51
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 # 16 Kogel/Mulder, Netherlands 0-1
8/8/02FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 3 Kogel/Mulder 25, Q13 Karasev/Zaitsev 28, Q4 22-20, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # 18 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
Series tied with # 19 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin, Russia 1-1
8/30/02CEVEuropean Championships Contender 1 Karasev/Zaitsev 13 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 19 18-21, 21-17, 18-16 1:05
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool M Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 36 Karasev/Zaitsev 37 15-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:59
Lead the series against # 20 Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 1-0
8/30/02CEVEuropean Championships Winner 1 Karasev/Zaitsev 13 Beligratis/Michalopoulos 20 21-17, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 21 Brizida/Pedrosa, Portugal 1-0
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool M Karasev/Zaitsev 36 Brizida/Pedrosa 37 21-14, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # 23 Grinbergs/Krumins, Latvia 0-1
8/31/02CEVEuropean Championships Contender 3 Grinbergs/Krumins 23 Karasev/Zaitsev 13 21-15, 21-17 0:35