Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 World Championships
September 10 - 13, 1997
(26) Dmitry Karasev/Maxim Pospelov, 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
Maxim Pospelov
Russia
Photo not available
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 21, 1968 (56 yrs old)
Height: 195 cm (6'5")
Weight: 93 kg (205 lb)
Seasons: 3
Tournaments: 30
Career Best: 5th (FIVB Marbella 1996)
Career Winnings: US$29,950.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB22000011221321 US$56,900.00
Previous Los Angeles Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/29-31/1997 Turkey Open 16 25th 30 US$1,400.00
FIVB 8/15-17/1997 Belgium Open 15 17th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/8-10/1997 Portugal Open 18 17th 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 8/1-3/1997 Austria Open 17 17th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/25-27/1997 French Open 19 9th 105 US$3,100.00
FIVB 7/18-20/1997 Italian Open 19 17th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/4-6/1997 German Open 16 17th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 2/20-23/1997 Brazil Open 19 17th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 12/13-15/1996 South Africa Open 8 17th 60 US$1,500.00
FIVB 10/24-27/1996 Brazil Open 11 17th 60 US$1,500.00
FIVB 10/18-20/1996 Puerto Rico Open 9 17th 60 US$1,500.00
FIVB 10/4-6/1996 Indonesia Open 9 13th 90 US$2,000.00
Los Angeles World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/11/1997 Mike Dodd / Rob Heidger, United States (7) Lost 11-12, 7-12 1:05
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Sergey Sayfulin - 25th Did not play
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Pavel Zaitsev - 9th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/10-13/1997 Los Angeles World Championships 26 17th 90 US$3,400.00
Head to Head Results
Karasev/Pospelov trail the series against the field 0-1 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 7 Dodd/Heidger, United States 0-1
9/11/97FIVBLos Angeles World Championships Dodd/Heidger 7 Karasev/Pospelov 26 12-11, 12-7 1:05