Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Swiss Open
June 20 - 24, 2001
(18) Sergey Ermishin/Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia
 
Sergey Ermishin
Russia
Photo: Raymond Wardenær
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 4, 1970 (54 yrs old)
Home Town: Saratov
Height: 208 cm (6'10")
Weight: 102 kg (224 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 44
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB Tenerife 2000)
Career Winnings: US$76,900.00
Mikhail Kouchnerev
Russia
Photo: Raymond Wardenær
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 27, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Moscow
Height: 192 cm (6'4")
Weight: 82 kg (180 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 91
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB Tenerife 2000)
Career Winnings: US$106,800.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725333757Money
FIVB3500114282104111 US$150,000.00
Previous Gstaad Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Spain Open 17 9th 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 9/16-26/2000 Sydney XXVII Olympic Games 14 9th 0 US$0.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2000 Austria Open 17 25th 34 US$1,500.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2000 Portugal Open 6 17th 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/19-23/2000 France Open 7 5th 204 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2000 Italy Open 8 13th 102 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2000 Norway Open 9 17th 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2000 U.S. Grand Slam 15 13th 180 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2000 Spain Open 13 3rd 272 US$14,000.00
Swiss Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/22/2001 Winner 1 Javier Bosma / Antonio Cotrino , Spain (15, Q4) Lost 15-21, 17-21 0:47
Fri, 6/22/2001 Contender 1 David Klemperer / Niklas Rademacher, Germany (31, Q51) Won 21-17, 21-12 0:31
Fri, 6/22/2001 Contender 2 Bjorn Berg / Simon Dahl, Sweden (16) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:38
Sat, 6/23/2001 Contender 3 Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (9) Won 23-21, 14-21, 15-12 0:53
Sat, 6/23/2001 Contender 4 Dain Blanton / Eric Fonoimoana, United States (6) Won 21-19, 16-21, 15-8 0:51
Sat, 6/23/2001 Contender 5 Martin Laciga / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (2) Lost 18-21, 14-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Ermishin/Kouchnerev lead the series against the field 7-5 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 2 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 5 Laciga/Laciga 2 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 18 21-18, 21-14 0:38
Series tied with # 6 Blanton/Fonoimoana, United States 1-1
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 4 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 18 Blanton/Fonoimoana 6 21-19, 16-21, 15-8 0:51
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 4 Blanton/Fonoimoana 5 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 17 19-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:53
Trail the series against # 8 Child/Heese, Canada 0-1
9/22/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 2 Child/Heese 6 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 14 15-6 0:40
Series tied with # 9 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-1
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 3 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 18 Heuscher/Kobel 9 23-21, 14-21, 15-12 0:53
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 16 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 17 21-16, 21-17 0:32
Series tied with # 15, Q4 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 1-1
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Bosma/Cotrino 15, Q4 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 18 21-15, 21-17 0:47
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 3 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 17 Bosma/Cotrino 10 21-19, 19-21, 15-12 0:56
Lead the series against # 16 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 1-0
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 2 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 18 Berg/Dahl 16 21-18, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # 19 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 1-0
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 17 Holden/Leinemann 15 14-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:53
Lead the series against # 31, Q51 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 1-0
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 1 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 18 Klemperer/Rademacher 31, Q51 21-17, 21-12 0:31
Lead the series against # Q31 Milian Carvajal/Ramirez Bernal, Cuba 1-0
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 1 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 17 Milian Carvajal/Ramirez Bernal 32, Q54 21-17, 21-19 0:37