Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Portugal Open
July 25 - 29, 2001
(16) 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 Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1996 Did not play Dmitry Areshkin - 25th
1997 Did not play Sergey Sayfulin - 25th
1998 Andrei Gorbenko - 49th Dmitry Karasev - 25th
1999 Mikhail Kouchnerev - 9th Sergey Ermishin - 9th
2000 Mikhail Kouchnerev - 17th Sergey Ermishin - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/17-22/2001 France Grand Slam 18 5th 270 US$12,000.00
FIVB 7/11-15/2001 Italy Open 17 25th 36 US$2,000.00
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
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/27/2001 Winner 1 Dax Holdren / Todd Rogers, United States (17, Q2) Lost 19-21, 19-21 0:41
Fri, 7/27/2001 Contender 1 Rui Oliveira / Hugo Ribeiro, Portugal (32) Won 21-12, 21-14 0:31
Fri, 7/27/2001 Contender 2 Julien Prosser / Lee Zahner, Australia (15) Won 14-21, 21-17, 19-17 0:55
Sat, 7/28/2001 Contender 3 Rogerio 'Para' Ferreira / Ze Marco de Melo, Brazil (7) Won 21-16, 25-23 0:47
Sat, 7/28/2001 Contender 4 John Child / Mark Heese, Canada (5) Won 21-18, 17-21, 15-12 0:53
Sat, 7/28/2001 Contender 5 Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (3) Won 21-19, 21-23, 25-23 1:23
Sat, 7/28/2001 Contender 6 Jody Holden / Conrad Leinemann, Canada (19) Lost 15-21, 19-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
Ermishin/Kouchnerev lead the series against the field 19-15 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 6 Series, 3 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
Lead the series against # 3 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-0
7/28/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 5 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 16 Baracetti/Conde 3 21-19, 21-23, 25-23 1:23
Trail the series against # 4 Metzger/Wong, United States 0-1
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 6 Metzger/Wong 4 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 18 By Forfeit  
Series tied with # 5 Child/Heese, Canada 1-1
7/28/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 4 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 16 Child/Heese 5 21-18, 17-21, 15-12 0:53
9/22/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 2 Child/Heese 6 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 14 15-6 0:40
Lead the series against # 6 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-0
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 5 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 18 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 7 24-22, 21-11 0:46
Series tied with # 7 de Melo/Ferreira, Brazil 1-1
7/28/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 3 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 16 Ferreira/de Melo 7 21-16, 25-23 0:47
7/7/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 4 Ferreira/de Melo 8 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 20 21-17, 19-21, 15-13 0:52
Lead the series against # 8 Blanton/Fonoimoana, United States 2-1
7/7/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 3 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 20 Blanton/Fonoimoana 6 16-21, 22-20, 25-23 1:06
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
Lead the series against # 11 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 2-1
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 4 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 18 Heuscher/Kobel 11 24-22, 21-18 0:37
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 # 14 Novosel/Slack, Australia 0-2
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Novosel/Slack 15 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 18 21-14, 15-21, 20-18 0:58
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Novosel/Slack 16, Q2 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 17 17-21, 21-18, 24-22 0:59
Lead the series against # 15 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 1-0
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 16 Prosser/Zahner 15 14-21, 21-17, 19-17 0:55
Trail the series against # 17, Q2 Holdren/Rogers, United States 0-2
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Holdren/Rogers 17, Q2 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 16 21-19, 21-19 0:41
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Holdren/Rogers 13 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 20 21-14, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 18 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
Lead the series against # 19 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 2-1
7/28/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 6 Holden/Leinemann 19 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 16 21-15, 21-19 0:40
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
Lead the series against # 20 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 # 21 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 1-0
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 3 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 18 Dieckmann/Reckermann 26, Q6 21-16, 21-14 0:45
Series tied with # 22 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 # 25, Q10 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 # 32 Oliveira/Ribeiro, Portugal 1-0
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 16 Oliveira/Ribeiro 32 21-12, 21-14 0:31
Lead the series against # Q9 De Jesus/Gil, Puerto Rico 1-0
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 18 De Jesus/Gil 31, Q12 21-14, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # Q12 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
Trail the series against # Q15 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 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 1-0
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 1 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 18 Klemperer/Rademacher 31, Q51 21-17, 21-12 0:31