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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Spain Open
September 12 - 16, 2001

(5) 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:

Tournaments:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB Tenerife 2000)

Career Winnings:

US$106,800.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	57	Money
FIVB	35	0	0	1	1	4	2	8	2	10	4	1	1	1	US$150,000.00

Previous Mallorca Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/29-9/4/2001	Goodwill Games	7	7th	0	US$8,000.00
FIVB	8/8-12/2001	Belgium Open	11	9th	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB	8/1-5/2001	Klagenfurt World Championships	14	9th	200	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/25-29/2001	Portugal Open	16	5th	216	US$9,000.00
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

Spain Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 9/14/2001	Winner 1	David Klemperer / Niklas Rademacher, Germany (28, Q11)	Won 21-16, 22-20	0:39
Fri, 9/14/2001	Winner 2	Jefferson Bellaguarda / Paulao Moreira, Brazil (12, Q1)	Won 21-14, 21-14	0:42
Sat, 9/15/2001	Winner 3	Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (4)	Won 24-22, 21-19	0:46
Sat, 9/15/2001	Winner 4	Tande Ramos / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (1)	Lost 17-21, 15-21	0:37
Sat, 9/15/2001	Contender 6	Bjorn Berg / Simon Dahl, Sweden (16)	Won 21-16, 21-18	0:33
Sun, 9/16/2001	Semi-Finals	Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (2)	Lost 13-21, 19-21	0:45
Sun, 9/16/2001	Bronze Medal	Roberto Lopes / Franco Neto, Brazil (8, Q2)	Lost 17-21, 24-26	0:48

Head to Head Results
Ermishin/Kouchnerev lead the series against the field 20-13 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 0-2
9/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 4	Ramos/Rego	1	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	5	21-17, 21-15	0:37
8/11/01	FIVB	Belgium Open	Contender 4	Ramos/Rego	1	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	11	21-19, 21-19	0:45
Trail the series against # 2 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-2
9/16/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Semi-Finals	Baracetti/Conde	2	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	5	21-13, 21-19	0:45
8/11/01	FIVB	Belgium Open	Winner 3	Baracetti/Conde	3	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	11	21-17, 21-16	0:42
7/28/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 5	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	16	Baracetti/Conde	3	21-19, 21-23, 25-23	1:23
Trail the series against # 3 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-3
8/4/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga	3	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	14	21-19, 21-14	0:34
6/29/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga	2	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	15	15-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:47
6/23/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 5	Laciga/Laciga	2	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	18	21-18, 21-14	0:38
Lead the series against # 4 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 2-0
9/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 3	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	5	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	4	24-22, 21-19	0:46
7/21/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 5	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	18	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	7	24-22, 21-11	0:46
Lead the series against # 7 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 2-1
7/28/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 6	Holden/Leinemann	19	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	16	21-15, 21-19	0:40
6/29/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 1	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	15	Holden/Leinemann	18	22-20, 17-21, 15-13	1:10
6/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 2	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	17	Holden/Leinemann	15	14-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:53
Trail the series against # 8, Q2 Lopes/Neto, Brazil 0-1
9/16/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Bronze Medal	Lopes/Neto	8, Q2	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	5	21-17, 26-24	0:48
Series tied with # 9 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 1-1
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 1	Bosma/Cotrino	15, Q4	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	18	21-15, 21-17	0:47
6/16/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 3	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	17	Bosma/Cotrino	10	21-19, 19-21, 15-12	0:56
Lead the series against # 11 Berger/Stamm, Austria 1-0
9/4/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Contender 6	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	7	Berger/Stamm	9	23-25, 21-19, 15-13	0:54
Lead the series against # 12, Q1 Bellaguarda/Moreira, Brazil 1-0
9/14/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	5	Bellaguarda/Moreira	12, Q1	21-14, 21-14	0:42
Lead the series against # 13 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 1-0
7/21/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 3	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	18	Dieckmann/Reckermann	26, Q6	21-16, 21-14	0:45
Lead the series against # 14 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 3-1
8/3/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Winner 1	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	14	Heuscher/Kobel	13	18-21, 21-11, 15-11	0:54
7/21/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 4	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	18	Heuscher/Kobel	11	24-22, 21-18	0:37
6/23/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 3	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	18	Heuscher/Kobel	9	23-21, 14-21, 15-12	0:53
6/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	16	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	17	21-16, 21-17	0:32
Trail the series against # 15 Novosel/Slack, Australia 1-2
8/30/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Winner 1	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	7	Novosel/Slack	10	16-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:45
7/19/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Novosel/Slack	15	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	18	21-14, 15-21, 20-18	0:58
7/13/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Novosel/Slack	16, Q2	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	17	17-21, 21-18, 24-22	0:59
Lead the series against # 16 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 2-0
9/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 6	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	5	Berg/Dahl	16	21-16, 21-18	0:33
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 2	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	18	Berg/Dahl	16	21-18, 21-16	0:38
Lead the series against # 20, Q4 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 1-0
7/6/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 2	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	20	Shiratori/Watanabe	30, Q21	21-14, 21-13	0:29
Lead the series against # 24, Q8 De Jesus/Gil, Puerto Rico 1-0
7/19/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 1	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	18	De Jesus/Gil	31, Q12	21-14, 21-13	0:34
Lead the series against # 27, Q10 Goranson/Goranson, Norway 1-0
7/6/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 1	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	20	Goranson/Goranson	29	21-12, 16-21, 15-5	0:38
Lead the series against # 28, Q11 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 2-0
9/14/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	5	Klemperer/Rademacher	28, Q11	21-16, 22-20	0:39
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 1	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	18	Klemperer/Rademacher	31, Q51	21-17, 21-12	0:31