Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Italy Open
July 11 - 15, 2001
(17) 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 Lignano Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Did not play Sergey Sayfulin - 17th
1998 Andrei Gorbenko - 41st Dmitry Karasev - 17th
1999 Mikhail Kouchnerev - 57th Sergey Ermishin - 57th
2000 Mikhail Kouchnerev - 13th Sergey Ermishin - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/4-8/2001 Norway Open 20 9th 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2001 Germany Open 15 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2001 Swiss Open 18 7th 180 US$7,000.00
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
Italy Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/13/2001 Winner 1 Jarrod Novosel / Joshua Slack, Australia (16, Q2) Lost 21-17, 18-21, 22-24 0:59
Fri, 7/13/2001 Contender 1 Andy Witt / Larry Witt, United States (32, Q48) Lost 21-18, 15-21, 13-15 0:59
Head to Head Results
Ermishin/Kouchnerev trail the series against the field 8-9 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 6 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-2
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Winner 2 Laciga/Laciga 2 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 15 15-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:47
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 5 Laciga/Laciga 2 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 18 21-18, 21-14 0:38
Trail the series against # 3 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 # 8 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
Trail the series against # 11 Henkel/Smith, United States 0-1
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Contender 2 Henkel/Smith 17 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 15 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:00
Trail the series against # 15, Q4 Holdren/Rogers, United States 0-1
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Holdren/Rogers 13 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 20 21-14, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 16, Q2 Novosel/Slack, Australia 0-1
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Novosel/Slack 16, Q2 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 17 17-21, 21-18, 24-22 0:59
Series tied with # 20, Q6 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 # 22 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 # 23 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 2-0
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Winner 1 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 15 Holden/Leinemann 18 22-20, 17-21, 15-13 1:10
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 17 Holden/Leinemann 15 14-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:53
Trail the series against # 32, Q48 Witt/Witt, United States 0-1
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 1 Witt/Witt 32, Q48 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 17 18-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:59
Lead the series against # Q20 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 1-0
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 2 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 20 Shiratori/Watanabe 30, Q21 21-14, 21-13 0:29
Lead the series against # Q21 Goranson/Goranson, Norway 1-0
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 1 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 20 Goranson/Goranson 29 21-12, 16-21, 15-5 0:38
Lead the series against # Q30 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 1-0
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 1 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 18 Klemperer/Rademacher 31, Q51 21-17, 21-12 0:31