Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Phuket Thailand Open powered by ptt
October 31 - November 4, 2007
(4) Nicole Branagh/Elaine Youngs, United States
 
Nicole Branagh
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 31, 1979 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Orinda, CA
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Weight: 79 kg (174 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 82
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$392,075.00
Elaine Youngs
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 14, 1970 (54 yrs old)
Home Town: Orange, CA
Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Weight: 65 kg (143 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 100
Career Wins: 12
Career Winnings: US$685,022.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB251353804100 US$366,100.00
Previous Phuket Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Elaine Youngs - 5th Nicole Branagh - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/25-29/2007 Brazil Open 5 3rd 480 US$16,000.00
FIVB 8/28-9/1/2007 St. Petersburg Open 3 3rd 480 US$16,000.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 5 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 9 5th 600 US$18,000.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 8 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/26-30/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 11 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/19-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 8 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 11/1-5/2006 Thailand Open 8 5th 360 US$10,000.00
Phuket Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 11/1/2007 Winner 1 Marleen Van Iersel / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (29) Won 21-18, 21-13 0:36
Thu, 11/1/2007 Winner 2 Rachel Scott / Tyra Turner, United States (13, Q1) Lost 21-15, 18-21, 12-15 0:57
Fri, 11/2/2007 Contender 2 Efthalia Koutroumanidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (19) Won 19-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:58
Fri, 11/2/2007 Contender 3 Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (21) Won 21-17, 21-14 0:36
Fri, 11/2/2007 Contender 4 Geeske Banck / Anja Gunther, Germany (26) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:37
Sat, 11/3/2007 Contender 5 Lu Wang / Man Zuo, China (7) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:39
Sat, 11/3/2007 Contender 6 Rachel Scott / Tyra Turner, United States (13, Q1) Won 21-12, 21-13 0:42
Sat, 11/3/2007 Semi-Finals Jia Tian / Jie Wang, China (2) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:46
Sun, 11/4/2007 Gold Medal Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (1) Lost 18-21, 21-16, 13-15 0:58
Head to Head Results
Branagh/Youngs lead the series against the field 27-13 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 3 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-5
11/4/07FIVBPhuket Open Gold Medal May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Branagh/Youngs 4 21-18, 16-21, 15-13 0:58
9/28/07FIVBBrazil Open Semi-Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Branagh/Youngs 5 21-16, 21-15 0:40
11/3/06FIVBThailand Open Winner 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Branagh/Youngs 8 22-20, 21-15 0:58
9/30/06FIVBVitória Open Bronze Medal May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Branagh/Youngs 11 21-17, 21-15 0:41
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Branagh/Youngs 11 21-18, 21-18 0:38
Series tied with # 2 Tian/Wang, China 1-1
11/3/07FIVBPhuket Open Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 4 Tian/Wang 2 21-17, 21-17 0:46
6/23/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 3 Tian/Wang 3 Branagh/Youngs 8 21-12, 29-31, 17-15 1:10
Trail the series against # 3 Xue/Zhang, China 0-2
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 4 Branagh/Youngs 9 17-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:59
11/4/06FIVBThailand Open Contender 6 Xue/Zhang 3 Branagh/Youngs 8 25-23, 21-19 0:53
Lead the series against # 5 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 2-0
9/28/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 6 Branagh/Youngs 5 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 21-12, 21-17 0:36
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 4 Branagh/Youngs 3 Antunes/Ribeiro 2 21-15, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 6 Kessy/Ross, United States 1-2
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 4 Branagh/Youngs 5 21-13, 21-13 0:45
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool I Branagh/Youngs 9 Kessy/Ross 16 15-21, 22-20, 16-14 0:59
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 Branagh/Youngs 11 22-20, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # 7 Wang/Zuo, China 1-0
11/3/07FIVBPhuket Open Contender 5 Branagh/Youngs 4 Wang/Zuo 7 21-17, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # 11 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-0
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 8 Salgado/Salgado 14, Q8 15-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:54
Lead the series against # 12 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 2-1
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool E Branagh/Youngs 5 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 21 22-20, 21-13 0:42
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 9 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 28 21-19, 21-15 0:37
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 3 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 18 Branagh/Youngs 8 21-18, 15-21, 15-7 1:05
Lead the series against # 13, Q1 Scott/Turner, United States 2-1
11/3/07FIVBPhuket Open Contender 6 Branagh/Youngs 4 Scott/Turner 13, Q1 21-12, 21-13 0:42
11/1/07FIVBPhuket Open Winner 2 Scott/Turner 13, Q1 Branagh/Youngs 4 15-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:57
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 3 Branagh/Youngs 3 Scott/Turner 6 23-25, 21-18, 15-9 1:10
Lead the series against # 14 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 1-0
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool E Branagh/Youngs 5 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 21-19, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 15 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 2-0
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 5 Kuhn/Schwer 12 21-14, 15-21, 15-9 0:49
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Branagh/Youngs 8 Kuhn/Schwer 24 21-16, 21-7 0:36
Lead the series against # 17 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 4 Branagh/Youngs 5 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 21-15, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 19 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 4-0
11/2/07FIVBPhuket Open Contender 2 Branagh/Youngs 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 19-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:58
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 21-15, 21-12 0:35
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool I Branagh/Youngs 9 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 33 21-12, 22-24, 15-13 1:02
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Branagh/Youngs 8 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 25 21-14, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 20 Faure/Sarpaux, France 2-0
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H Branagh/Youngs 8 Faure/Sarpaux 9 21-14, 21-13 0:42
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 2 Branagh/Youngs 8 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q4 21-16, 21-18 0:49
Series tied with # 21 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-1
11/2/07FIVBPhuket Open Contender 3 Branagh/Youngs 4 Jursone/Minusa 21 21-17, 21-14 0:36
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 2 Jursone/Minusa 24, Q9 Branagh/Youngs 8 18-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:50
Lead the series against # 22 Cooke/Martin, Canada 1-0
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool I Branagh/Youngs 9 Cooke/Martin 40 14-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:55
Lead the series against # 26 Banck/Gunther, Germany 1-0
11/2/07FIVBPhuket Open Contender 4 Branagh/Youngs 4 Banck/Gunther 26 21-17, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 29 Van Iersel/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
11/1/07FIVBPhuket Open Winner 1 Branagh/Youngs 4 Van Iersel/Wesselink 29 21-18, 21-13 0:36
Lead the series against # Q2 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 1-0
9/27/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 1 Branagh/Youngs 11 Koizumi/Tanaka 22 21-17, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # Q4 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-0
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool E Branagh/Youngs 5 Gattelli/Perrotta 28, Q8 20-22, 21-11, 17-15 0:55
Lead the series against # Q8 Boulton/Johns, England 1-0
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Branagh/Youngs 3 Boulton/Johns 30, Q8 21-19, 21-14 0:40