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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Keihan/SMFG Japan Open
May 20 - 25, 2008

(2) Nicole Branagh/Elaine Youngs, United States

Nicole Branagh
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 31, 1979 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Orinda, CA

Height:

188 cm (6'2")

Weight:

79 kg (174 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$392,075.00

Elaine Youngs
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 14, 1970 (55 yrs old)

Home Town:

Orange, CA

Height:

183 cm (6'0")

Weight:

65 kg (143 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

100

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$685,022.50

Awards

Most Improved Player 2008

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	25	1	3	5	3	8	0	4	1	0	0	US$366,100.00

Previous Osaka Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1998	Did not play	Nancy Reno - 7th
1999	Did not play	Liz Masakayan - 5th
2000	Did not play	Liz Masakayan - 7th
2001	Did not play	Barbra Fontana - 3rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/13-18/2008	Seoul Open	2	3rd	480	US$14,000.00
FIVB	3/25-30/2008	Adelaide Australia Open	4	4th	420	US$10,500.00
FIVB	10/31-11/4/2007	Phuket Open	4	2nd	540	US$22,000.00
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

Osaka Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/22/2008	Winner 1	Hiromi Suzuki / Satoko Urata, Japan (31, Q14)	Won 21-9, 21-11	0:32
Thu, 5/22/2008	Winner 2	Bibiana Candelas / Mayra Garcia, Mexico (18)	Won 21-17, 21-16	0:30
Fri, 5/23/2008	Winner 3	Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (7)	Lost 18-21, 21-13, 10-15	0:56
Fri, 5/23/2008	Contender 4	Helke Claasen / Antje Roder, Germany (13)	Lost 21-18, 14-21, 9-15	0:53

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$36,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	11	0	2	2	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	$180,400.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	11	1	1	3	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$149,700.00
Total	25	1	3	5	3	8	0	4	1	0	0	0	$366,100.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Nicole Branagh												Elaine Youngs
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	$25,000.00	World Championships	7	0	0	1	1	5	0	0	0	0	$59,000.00
39	0	2	3	1	7	11	6	3	0	$186,100.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	26	2	4	4	3	5	7	1	0	0	$218,250.00
37	3	2	4	6	4	13	1	3	0	$179,525.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	64	10	6	11	10	16	8	2	1	0	$394,982.50
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,450.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star
											Goodwill Games	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$9,750.00
82	3	4	7	7	15	24	9	6	0	$392,075.00	Total	100	12	10	18	14	27	15	3	1	0	$681,982.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2006	FIVB	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$26,500.00	10	7	58.8 %
2007	FIVB	8	0	1	2	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	$114,400.00	37	10	78.7 %
2008	FIVB	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$30,000.00	12	7	63.2 %
Total	FIVB	14	0	1	3	2	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	$170,900.00	59	24	71.1 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Nicole Branagh													Elaine Youngs
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1997	FIVB	4	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	$13,050.00
											1998	FIVB	8	0	0	1	0	4	2	1	0	0	$27,025.00
											1999	FIVB	7	0	1	2	1	2	0	0	1	0	$44,000.00
											2000	FIVB	11	3	0	0	0	4	3	1	0	0	$59,500.00
											2001	FIVB	10	2	2	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	$88,750.00
											2002	FIVB	8	4	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	$73,507.50
											2003	FIVB	7	0	1	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	$44,000.00
											2004	FIVB	8	2	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	$66,250.00
											2005	FIVB	7	0	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	$56,700.00
8	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	3	$21,450.00	2006	FIVB	8	0	0	0	3	2	2	1	0	0	$39,400.00
8	0	1	2	0	3	2	0	0	0	$57,200.00	2007	FIVB	8	0	1	2	0	3	2	0	0	0	$57,200.00
3	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	$15,000.00	2008	FIVB	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	$15,000.00
19	0	1	3	2	5	4	0	1	3	$93,650.00	Total	Total	89	11	8	16	13	23	14	3	1	0	$584,382.50

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	80	77.7%	16	15.5%	7	6.8%	96-7	93.2%	17	36.2%	7	14.9%	23	48.9%	17-30	36.2%	80-23	77.7%	33-14	70.2%	0	0	113-37	75.3%
2007-2008	55	75.3%	13	17.8%	5	6.8%	68-5	93.2%	13	40.6%	5	15.6%	14	43.8%	13-19	40.6%	55-14	79.7%	26-10	72.2%	0	0	81-24	77.1%
Against the Field	42	73.7%	10	17.5%	5	8.8%	52-5	91.2%	10	34.5%	5	17.2%	14	48.3%	10-19	34.5%	84-28	75.0%	40-20	66.7%	0	0	62-24	72.1%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
World Championships	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	2
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	29	1	0	0	14	7	2	2	2	0	0	2	47	12
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	9	2	6	3	3	1	1	52	22
Total	0	0	0	0	38	1	0	0	44	19	4	8	5	3	1	3	113	37

Head to Head Results
Branagh/Youngs lead the series against the field 33-17 (Lead 18 Series, Trail 6 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 1-3
5/18/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Bronze Medal	Branagh/Youngs	2	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	21-19, 13-21, 15-7	0:49
3/29/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Semi-Finals	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Branagh/Youngs	4	21-17, 21-14	0:43
8/31/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Semi-Finals	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Branagh/Youngs	3	21-12, 21-14	0:34
9/29/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Semi-Finals	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Branagh/Youngs	11	21-18, 21-19	0:47
Trail the series against # 3 Xue/Zhang, China 0-3
5/17/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Semi-Finals	Xue/Zhang	5	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-15, 21-15	0:36
7/27/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 3	Xue/Zhang	4	Branagh/Youngs	9	17-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:59
11/4/06	FIVB	Thailand Open	Contender 6	Xue/Zhang	3	Branagh/Youngs	8	25-23, 21-19	0:53
Trail the series against # 4 Bede/Connelly, Brazil 0-2
5/16/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 4	Bede/Connelly	6	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-18, 15-21, 17-15	0:59
3/30/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Bronze Medal	Bede/Connelly	11	Branagh/Youngs	4	21-19, 21-13	0:39
Lead the series against # 5 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 2-1
3/28/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 3	Antunes/Ribeiro	5	Branagh/Youngs	4	22-20, 21-14	0:39
9/28/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 6	Branagh/Youngs	5	Antunes/Ribeiro	3	21-12, 21-17	0:36
8/30/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	3	Antunes/Ribeiro	2	21-15, 21-18	0:39
Series tied with # 6 Tian/Wang, China 1-1
11/3/07	FIVB	Phuket Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	4	Tian/Wang	2	21-17, 21-17	0:46
6/23/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 3	Tian/Wang	3	Branagh/Youngs	8	21-12, 29-31, 17-15	1:10
Trail the series against # 7 Kessy/Ross, United States 2-3
5/23/08	FIVB	Osaka Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	7	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-18, 13-21, 15-10	0:56
5/16/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kessy/Ross	7	21-10, 21-17	0:35
9/27/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	4	Branagh/Youngs	5	21-13, 21-13	0:45
7/25/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool I	Branagh/Youngs	9	Kessy/Ross	16	15-21, 22-20, 16-14	0:59
6/29/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	29, Q21	Branagh/Youngs	11	22-20, 21-18	0:49
Lead the series against # 9 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 1-0
5/15/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 1	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	31, Q3	21-18, 18-21, 15-11	0:58
Lead the series against # 10 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 1-0
9/27/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 1	Branagh/Youngs	11	Koizumi/Tanaka	22	21-17, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against # 11 Scott/Turner, United States 3-1
5/17/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 6	Branagh/Youngs	2	Scott/Turner	13	21-16, 21-17	0:39
11/3/07	FIVB	Phuket Open	Contender 6	Branagh/Youngs	4	Scott/Turner	13, Q1	21-12, 21-13	0:42
11/1/07	FIVB	Phuket Open	Winner 2	Scott/Turner	13, Q1	Branagh/Youngs	4	15-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:57
8/30/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	3	Scott/Turner	6	23-25, 21-18, 15-9	1:10
Lead the series against # 12 Wang/Zuo, China 1-0
11/3/07	FIVB	Phuket Open	Contender 5	Branagh/Youngs	4	Wang/Zuo	7	21-17, 21-15	0:39
Trail the series against # 13 Claasen/Roder, Germany 0-1
5/23/08	FIVB	Osaka Open	Contender 4	Claasen/Roder	13	Branagh/Youngs	2	18-21, 21-14, 15-9	0:53
Lead the series against # 14 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 3-1
5/15/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	2	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	15	23-21, 18-21, 20-18	1:02
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool E	Branagh/Youngs	5	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	21	22-20, 21-13	0:42
7/27/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	9	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	28	21-19, 21-15	0:37
10/27/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Contender 3	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	18	Branagh/Youngs	8	21-18, 15-21, 15-7	1:05
Lead the series against # 15 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 2-0
6/27/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool F	Branagh/Youngs	11	Moiseeva/Uryadova	22	22-24, 21-15, 15-9	0:47
6/20/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool H	Branagh/Youngs	8	Moiseeva/Uryadova	24	21-13, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # 18 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 1-0
5/22/08	FIVB	Osaka Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	2	Candelas/Garcia	18	21-17, 21-16	0:30
Lead the series against # 19 Faure/Sarpaux, France 2-0
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool H	Branagh/Youngs	8	Faure/Sarpaux	9	21-14, 21-13	0:42
10/27/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Contender 2	Branagh/Youngs	8	Faure/Sarpaux	26, Q4	21-16, 21-18	0:49
Lead the series against # 20 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 4-0
11/2/07	FIVB	Phuket Open	Contender 2	Branagh/Youngs	4	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	19	19-21, 21-14, 15-9	0:58
8/29/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	3	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	14	21-15, 21-12	0:35
7/26/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool I	Branagh/Youngs	9	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	33	21-12, 22-24, 15-13	1:02
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool H	Branagh/Youngs	8	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	25	21-14, 21-14	0:39
Lead the series against # 22 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
9/27/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 4	Branagh/Youngs	5	Nystrom/Nystrom	25	21-15, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against # 26, Q4 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-0
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool E	Branagh/Youngs	5	Gattelli/Perrotta	28, Q8	20-22, 21-11, 17-15	0:55
Lead the series against # 28, Q5 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-0
6/27/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool F	Branagh/Youngs	11	Petrova/Skalnikova	27, Q1	21-8, 18-21, 15-8	0:42
Trail the series against # 29, Q1 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Glesnes/Maaseide	17	Branagh/Youngs	5	21-18, 21-17	0:41
Lead the series against # 31, Q14 Suzuki/Urata, Japan 1-0
5/22/08	FIVB	Osaka Open	Winner 1	Branagh/Youngs	2	Suzuki/Urata	31, Q14	21-9, 21-11	0:32
Lead the series against Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 2-0
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	4	Salgado/Salgado	13, Q2	21-14, 21-17	0:40
6/22/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	8	Salgado/Salgado	14, Q8	15-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:54
Lead the series against # Q2 Cooke/Martin, Canada 1-0
7/24/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool I	Branagh/Youngs	9	Cooke/Martin	40	14-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:55
Lead the series against # Q12 Van Iersel/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
11/1/07	FIVB	Phuket Open	Winner 1	Branagh/Youngs	4	Van Iersel/Wesselink	29	21-18, 21-13	0:36
Lead the series against # Q13 Boulton/Johns, England 1-0
8/29/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 1	Branagh/Youngs	3	Boulton/Johns	30, Q8	21-19, 21-14	0:40