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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Switzerland Open
June 19 - 23, 2002

(32, Q14) Dmitri Kouvitchka/Sergey Sayfulin, Russia

Dmitri Kouvitchka
Russia

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 8, 1968 (57 yrs old)

Home Town:

Voroshilovgrad

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

89 kg (196 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

7th (FIVB Enoshima 1990)

Career Winnings:

US$17,125.00

Sergey Sayfulin
Russia

Photo: Raymond Wardenær

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 27, 1968 (57 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kemerovo

Height:

197 cm (6'6")

Weight:

100 kg (220 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$52,750.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	57	Money
FIVB	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	2	1	2	1	4	US$22,150.00

Previous Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2001	Sergey Sayfulin - 37th	Dmitri Kouvitchka - 37th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/12-16/2002	Germany Open	Q14	57th	4	US$0.00
FIVB	9/12-16/2001	Spain Open	30, Q14	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/8-12/2001	Belgium Open	28, Q18	25th	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/25-29/2001	Portugal Open	Q11	41st	14	US$0.00
FIVB	7/17-22/2001	France Grand Slam	Q14	37th	28	US$0.00
FIVB	7/11-15/2001	Italy Open	Q14	57th	4	US$0.00
FIVB	7/4-8/2001	Norway Open	Q16	33rd	28	US$0.00
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2001	Germany Open	Q13	57th	4	US$0.00
FIVB	6/20-24/2001	Swiss Open	Q16	37th	22	US$0.00

Switzerland Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/19/2002	Qualifier 1	Federico Addiechi / Andres Soriano, Argentina (Q51)	Won 19-21, 21-16, 15-5	0:53
Thu, 6/20/2002	Qualifier 2	Ahren Cadieux / James Mackay, Canada (Q19)	Won 21-17, 21-14	0:46
Thu, 6/20/2002	Qualifier 3	Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (Q3)	Won 18-21, 21-19, 18-16	1:06
Fri, 6/21/2002	Pool A	John Child / Mark Heese, Canada (16)	Lost 12-21, 15-21	0:34
Fri, 6/21/2002	Pool A	Dain Blanton / Carl Henkel, United States (17)	Lost 21-5, 21-0 Retired	0:05
Sat, 6/22/2002	Pool A	Tande Ramos / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (1)	Lost By Forfeit

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$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$6,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	2	0	$16,150.00
Total	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	2	0	$22,150.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Dmitri Kouvitchka												Sergey Sayfulin
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,500.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$3,000.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	$7,200.00
28	0	0	0	0	2	2	7	3	0	$14,125.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	64	0	0	0	0	0	7	18	17	0	$43,650.00
											Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$400.00
33	0	0	0	0	2	2	9	3	0	$17,125.00	Total	78	0	0	0	0	0	8	20	22	0	$52,750.00

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
2001	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	7	$5,000.00	15	17	46.9 %
2002	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$1,650.00	3	4	42.9 %
Total	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	8	$6,650.00	18	21	46.2 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Dmitri Kouvitchka													Sergey Sayfulin
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,750.00	1990	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,100.00	1992	FIVB
8	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6	$1,500.00	1995	FIVB
8	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0	0	$7,750.00	1996	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0	0	$7,750.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$700.00	1997	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	$5,100.00
											1997	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$400.00
											1998	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	3	$4,450.00
											1999	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	2	1	$13,000.00
											2000	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	6	0	$10,000.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	7	$2,500.00	2001	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	7	$2,500.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$825.00	2002	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$825.00
33	0	0	0	0	2	2	9	3	17	$17,125.00	Total	Total	57	0	0	0	0	0	6	20	17	14	$44,025.00

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	12	66.7%	1	5.6%	5	27.8%	13-5	72.2%	4	22.2%	3	16.7%	11	61.1%	4-14	22.2%	12-11	52.2%	5-8	38.5%	1	2	18-21	46.2%
2001-2002	12	66.7%	1	5.6%	5	27.8%	13-5	72.2%	4	22.2%	3	16.7%	11	61.1%	4-14	22.2%	12-11	52.2%	5-8	38.5%	1	2	18-21	46.2%
Against the Field	6	60.0%	1	10.0%	3	30.0%	7-3	70.0%	3	18.8%	3	18.8%	10	62.5%	3-13	18.8%	12-14	46.2%	8-12	40.0%	1	2	11-15	42.3%

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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	15	12	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	19
Total	0	0	17	14	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	21

Head to Head Results
Kouvitchka/Sayfulin trail the series against the field 11-15 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 13 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 0-1
6/22/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool A	Ramos/Rego	1	Kouvitchka/Sayfulin	32, Q14	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 4 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
9/14/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	3	Kouvitchka/Sayfulin	30, Q14	21-17, 18-21, 15-10	0:49
Trail the series against # 6 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
9/14/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	13	Kouvitchka/Sayfulin	30, Q14	15-21, 21-17, 15-7	0:58
Trail the series against # 9 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
8/10/01	FIVB	Belgium Open	Winner 1	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	5	Kouvitchka/Sayfulin	28, Q18	20-22, 21-15, 15-10	0:58
Trail the series against # 16 Child/Heese, Canada 0-2
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool A	Child/Heese	16	Kouvitchka/Sayfulin	32, Q14	21-12, 21-15	0:34
8/10/01	FIVB	Belgium Open	Contender 1	Child/Heese	12	Kouvitchka/Sayfulin	28, Q18	21-11, 21-15	0:38
Trail the series against # 17 Blanton/Henkel, United States 0-1
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool A	Blanton/Henkel	17	Kouvitchka/Sayfulin	32, Q14	21-5, 21-0 Retired	0:05
Lead the series against # 18, Q1 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 1-0
8/8/01	FIVB	Belgium Open	Qualifier 3	Kouvitchka/Sayfulin	28, Q18	Bosma/Cotrino	21, Q2	21-17, 21-17	0:32
Trail the series against # 21, Q9 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 0-1
7/5/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 10	Shiratori/Watanabe	30, Q21	Kouvitchka/Sayfulin	Q16	21-19, 21-16	0:34
Trail the series against # 23 Canet/Hamel, France 0-1
7/25/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Canet/Hamel	29, Q6	Kouvitchka/Sayfulin	Q11	21-13, 21-16	0:37
Lead the series against # 30 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
9/14/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 1	Kouvitchka/Sayfulin	30, Q14	Egger/Heyer	19	21-14, 18-21, 15-11	1:00
Trail the series against Delaney/Gravelle, Canada 0-1
8/9/01	FIVB	Belgium Open	Qualifier 4	Delaney/Gravelle	25, Q23	Kouvitchka/Sayfulin	28, Q18	21-16, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against Koch/Messmer, Switzerland 1-0
6/20/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Qualifier 3	Kouvitchka/Sayfulin	Q16	Koch/Messmer	Q48	21-14, 21-19	0:37
Lead the series against Schoeb/Schoeb, Switzerland 1-0
7/17/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Kouvitchka/Sayfulin	Q14	Schoeb/Schoeb	Q51	21-16, 21-13	0:37
Lead the series against # Q3 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Kouvitchka/Sayfulin	32, Q14	Horrem/Maaseide	Q3	18-21, 21-19, 18-16	1:06
Series tied with # Q5 Pedrosa/Teixeira, Portugal 1-1
9/13/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 4	Kouvitchka/Sayfulin	30, Q14	Pedrosa/Teixeira	25, Q6	21-13, 21-19	0:42
6/21/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Qualifier 6	Pedrosa/Teixeira	Q9	Kouvitchka/Sayfulin	Q16	21-18, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # Q10 Ljubicic/Slean, Canada 1-0
9/12/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 3	Kouvitchka/Sayfulin	30, Q14	Ljubicic/Slean	Q3	By Forfeit	0:32
Trail the series against # Q13 Goranson/Goranson, Norway 0-1
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 8	Goranson/Goranson	Q12	Kouvitchka/Sayfulin	Q11	21-17, 21-23, 15-12	0:56
Trail the series against # Q17 Milian Carvajal/Ramirez Bernal, Cuba 0-1
6/13/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 1	Milian Carvajal/Ramirez Bernal	32, Q54	Kouvitchka/Sayfulin	Q11	23-21, 21-14	0:39
Trail the series against # Q18 Grinbergs/Krumins, Latvia 0-1
7/5/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 4	Grinbergs/Krumins	31, Q25	Kouvitchka/Sayfulin	Q16	17-21, 21-16, 15-13	1:03
Lead the series against # Q19 Cadieux/Mackay, Canada 1-0
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Kouvitchka/Sayfulin	32, Q14	Cadieux/Mackay	Q19	21-17, 21-14	0:46
Lead the series against # Q20 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger, Austria 2-0
7/17/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Kouvitchka/Sayfulin	Q14	Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger	Q19	21-18, 21-14	0:34
7/4/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 2	Kouvitchka/Sayfulin	Q16	Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger	Q17	18-21, 22-20, 15-13	1:04
Trail the series against # Q38 Razo/Rodriguez Ibarra, Mexico 0-1
6/12/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Qualifier 1	Razo/Rodriguez Ibarra	Q51	Kouvitchka/Sayfulin	Q14	21-17, 13-21, 15-13	0:53
Lead the series against # Q51 Addiechi/Soriano, Argentina 1-0
6/19/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 1	Kouvitchka/Sayfulin	32, Q14	Addiechi/Soriano	Q51	19-21, 21-16, 15-5	0:53