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US$1,000,000 SWATCH FIVB World Championship presented by ConocoPhillips
June 25 - July 4, 2009

(4) 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:

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 (55 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

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 Stavanger Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2002	Did not play	Holly McPeak - 1st
2003	Did not play	Holly McPeak - 4th
2004	Did not play	Holly McPeak - 1st
2007	Elaine Youngs - 9th	Nicole Branagh - 9th
2008	Elaine Youngs - 5th	Nicole Branagh - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/20-25/2009	Brasilia Open	2	4th	420	US$11,200.00
FIVB	8/9-21/2008	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	5	5th	0	US$0.00
FIVB	6/30-7/5/2008	Moscow Grand Slam	1	2nd	720	US$29,500.00

Stavanger World Championships Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sat, 6/27/2009

Pool D

Zara Dampney / Shauna Mullin, England (45)

Won 21-14, 21-13

0:37

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	27	20	2	0.667	0	6	4	2
	1	14	10	0	0.714	0	5	1	0
	2	13	10	2	0.615	0	1	3	2
Elaine Youngs	Total	13	8	1	0.538	1	4	1	1
	1	8	6	0	0.750	0	2	0	0
	2	5	2	1	0.200	1	2	1	1

Mon, 6/29/2009

Pool D

Marie-Andree Lessard / Annie Martin, Canada (28)

Won 21-18, 17-21, 18-16

1:06

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	42	23	2	0.500	0	12	1	4
	1	11	6	0	0.545	0	4	0	2
	2	12	6	1	0.417	0	2	1	1
	3	19	11	1	0.526	0	6	0	1
Elaine Youngs	Total	20	12	3	0.450	3	5	0	3
	1	9	8	1	0.778	1	1	0	2
	2	6	3	1	0.333	1	2	0	1
	3	5	1	1	0.000	1	2	0	0

Wed, 7/1/2009

Pool D

Geeske Banck / Anja Gunther, Germany (21)

Won 21-12, 21-17

0:38

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	21	15	2	0.619	0	7	1	3
	1	10	9	1	0.800	0	3	0	2
	2	11	6	1	0.455	0	4	1	1
Elaine Youngs	Total	14	9	2	0.500	1	4	0	3
	1	6	3	1	0.333	0	3	0	1
	2	8	6	1	0.625	1	1	0	2

Thu, 7/2/2009

Winner 1

Danielle Remmers / Michelle Stiekema, Netherlands (26)

Won 21-18, 21-10

0:37

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	20	11	4	0.350	2	5	2	4
	1	12	5	3	0.167	0	3	1	3
	2	8	6	1	0.625	2	2	1	1
Elaine Youngs	Total	17	13	2	0.647	0	2	2	3
	1	9	7	1	0.667	0	0	0	1
	2	8	6	1	0.625	0	2	2	2

Fri, 7/3/2009

Winner 2

Rtvelo Martins / Saka Santanna, Georgia (33)

Won 21-12, 21-14

0:35

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	21	17	2	0.714	0	11	1	4
	1	6	5	0	0.833	0	4	1	1
	2	15	12	2	0.667	0	7	0	3
Elaine Youngs	Total	17	12	0	0.706	1	5	2	0
	1	10	9	0	0.900	0	2	1	0
	2	7	3	0	0.429	1	3	1	0

Fri, 7/3/2009

Winner 3

Shelda Bede / Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil (5)

Lost 21-17, 20-22, 12-15

1:03

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	Total	43	24	3	0.488	1	18	0	4
	1	14	7	1	0.429	1	4	0	2
	2	16	10	2	0.500	0	7	0	2
	3	13	7	0	0.538	0	7	0	0
Elaine Youngs	Total	29	18	5	0.448	0	4	0	2
	1	11	8	1	0.636	0	3	0	0
	2	12	7	3	0.333	0	1	0	1
	3	6	3	1	0.333	0	0	0	1

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nicole Branagh	174	110	15	0.546	3	59	9	21
Elaine Youngs	110	72	13	0.536	6	24	5	12
Total	284	182	28	0.542	9	83	14	33
Opponents	290	141	39	0.352	7	58	11	38

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	World Championships	Los Angeles	Did not play	Liz Masakayan - 5th
1999	World Championships	Marseille	Did not play	Liz Masakayan - 3rd
2001	World Championships	Klagenfurt	Did not play	Barbra Fontana - 4th
2003	World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	Did not play	Holly McPeak - 5th
2005	World Championships	Berlin	Did not play	Rachel Scott - 7th
2007	World Championships	Gstaad	Elaine Youngs - 5th	Nicole Branagh - 5th
2009	World Championships	Stavanger	Elaine Youngs - 5th	Nicole Branagh - 5th
2011	World Championships	Rome	Angie Akers - 17th	Did not play
2017	World Championships	Vienna	Emily Capers - 17th	Did not play

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/24-28/2007	Gstaad World Championships	9	5th	600	US$18,000.00
FIVB	6/25-7/4/2009	Stavanger World Championships	4	5th	600	US$18,000.00

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	9	1	1	2	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	$136,900.00	44	14	75.9 %
2009	FIVB	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$29,200.00	9	3	75.0 %
Total	FIVB	22	1	2	4	3	8	0	3	1	0	0	0	$307,000.00	100	34	74.6 %

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
12	2	2	3	1	3	1	0	0	0	$99,200.00	2008	FIVB	9	1	1	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	$68,450.00
2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$14,600.00	2009	FIVB	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$14,600.00
30	2	3	5	3	9	4	0	1	3	$192,450.00	Total	Total	97	12	9	17	14	27	14	3	1	0	$652,432.50

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%
2008-2009	48	76.2%	12	19.0%	3	4.8%	60-3	95.2%	6	26.1%	4	17.4%	13	56.5%	6-17	26.1%	48-13	78.7%	18-7	72.0%	0	0	66-20	76.7%
Against the Field	38	80.9%	7	14.9%	2	4.3%	45-2	95.7%	5	26.3%	3	15.8%	11	57.9%	5-14	26.3%	76-22	77.6%	24-10	70.6%	0	0	50-16	75.8%

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 39-13 (Lead 18 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 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
Trail the series against # 3 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 2-4
4/24/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Semi-Finals	Felisberta/Maestrini	5	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-16, 18-21, 15-12	0:55
5/30/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	2	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	22-20, 14-21, 15-13	1:02
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 # 5 Bede/Connelly, Brazil 1-3
7/3/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Winner 3	Bede/Connelly	5	Branagh/Youngs	4	17-21, 22-20, 15-12	1:03
5/30/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 6	Branagh/Youngs	2	Bede/Connelly	3	27-25, 21-19	0:56
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 # 8 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 4-0
6/26/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool B	Branagh/Youngs	2	Salgado/Salgado	15	21-19, 21-15	0:41
5/29/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 4	Branagh/Youngs	2	Salgado/Salgado	12, Q1	21-19, 21-16	0:44
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 # 9 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-0
9/29/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Contender 6	Branagh/Youngs	11	Hakedal/Torlen	6	21-19, 21-12	0:44
9/27/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	11	Hakedal/Torlen	6	21-13, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against # 10 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 4-1
4/25/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Bronze Medal	Ludwig/Niedrig	11	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-18, 32-30	0:55
4/23/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	2	Ludwig/Niedrig	11	21-19, 21-17	0:39
5/30/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 5	Branagh/Youngs	2	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	21-15, 16-21, 15-13	0:57
3/29/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Contender 6	Branagh/Youngs	4	Ludwig/Niedrig	10	21-14, 21-17	0:42
7/27/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 1	Branagh/Youngs	9	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	21-17, 21-19	0:40
Lead the series against # 12 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
6/25/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool B	Branagh/Youngs	2	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	18	21-13, 27-25	0:45
Lead the series against # 16 Pohl/Rau, Germany 3-1
8/11/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool E	Branagh/Youngs	5	Pohl/Rau	8	21-17, 21-16	0:46
6/12/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Pohl/Rau	14	Branagh/Youngs	3	21-18, 21-16	0:49
3/29/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Contender 5	Branagh/Youngs	4	Pohl/Rau	8	21-14, 18-21, 15-13	0:59
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool H	Branagh/Youngs	8	Pohl/Rau	9	21-19, 21-18	0:40
Lead the series against # 17 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 1-0
6/18/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool D	Branagh/Youngs	4	Mouha/Van Breedam	20, Q6	21-14, 21-16	0:42
Lead the series against # 20 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
4/22/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	2	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	15	21-18, 21-11	0:39
Lead the series against # 21 Banck/Gunther, Germany 2-0
7/1/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Pool D	Branagh/Youngs	4	Banck/Gunther	21	21-12, 21-17	0:38
11/2/07	FIVB	Phuket Open	Contender 4	Branagh/Youngs	4	Banck/Gunther	26	21-17, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against # 22 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
Series tied with # 24 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-1
11/2/07	FIVB	Phuket Open	Contender 3	Branagh/Youngs	4	Jursone/Minusa	21	21-17, 21-14	0:36
10/26/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Winner 2	Jursone/Minusa	24, Q9	Branagh/Youngs	8	18-21, 21-14, 15-11	0:50
Lead the series against # 26 Remmers/Stiekema, Netherlands 1-0
7/2/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Winner 1	Branagh/Youngs	4	Remmers/Stiekema	26	21-18, 21-10	0:37
Lead the series against # 27 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-0
4/23/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kuhn/Zumkehr	23	16-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:55
Lead the series against # 28 Lessard/Martin, Canada 1-0
6/29/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Pool D	Branagh/Youngs	4	Lessard/Martin	28	21-18, 17-21, 18-16	1:06
Lead the series against # 33 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 3-0
7/3/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	4	Martins/Santanna	33	21-12, 21-14	0:35
6/20/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	4	Martins/Santanna	23, Q7	21-17, 21-15	0:36
5/29/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 3	Branagh/Youngs	2	Martins/Santanna	25, Q3	21-14, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 34 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 3-0
6/13/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	3	Candelas/Garcia	18	21-13, 30-28	0:49
5/29/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 2	Branagh/Youngs	2	Candelas/Garcia	17, Q11	22-20, 21-13	0:35
5/22/08	FIVB	Osaka Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	2	Candelas/Garcia	18	21-17, 21-16	0:30
Lead the series against # 37 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-0
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 1	Branagh/Youngs	4	Baburina/Osheyko	29, Q19	21-11, 21-16	0:32
Lead the series against # 39 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-0
6/11/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Branagh/Youngs	3	Nystrom/Nystrom	30, Q5	17-21, 21-16, 15-6	0:54
9/27/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 4	Branagh/Youngs	5	Nystrom/Nystrom	25	21-15, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against # 44 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
Lead the series against # 45 Dampney/Mullin, England 1-0
6/27/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Pool D	Branagh/Youngs	4	Dampney/Mullin	45	21-14, 21-13	0:37