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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Otera Open Kristiansand
August 25 - 30, 2008

(25, Q4) Galina Boyko/Anna Markova, Russia

Galina Boyko
Russia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 29, 1985 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

Anapa

Height:

177 cm (5'10")

Weight:

67 kg (147 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (3 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

9th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$20,150.00

Anna Markova
Russia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 13, 1990 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Volgograd

Height:

178 cm (5'10")

Weight:

71 kg (156 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (2 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

9th (Kristiansand 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$4,500.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	US$9,000.00

Previous Kristiansand Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/30-7/5/2008	Moscow Grand Slam	32, Q26	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	8/28-9/1/2007	St. Petersburg Open	Q25	41st	18	US$0.00

Kristiansand Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 8/26/2008	Qualifier 2	Ragnhild Aas / Siri Bjorkesett, Norway (Q13)	Won 21-12, 21-12	0:30
Wed, 8/27/2008	Winner 1	Marleen Van Iersel / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (8)	Won 19-21, 21-19, 15-8	0:50
Wed, 8/27/2008	Winner 2	Susan Blundell / Anna Harrison, New Zealand (24, Q3)	Won 21-19, 18-21, 15-13	0:58
Thu, 8/28/2008	Winner 3	Maria Antonelli / Vanilda Leao, Brazil (1)	Lost 13-21, 17-21	0:33
Fri, 8/29/2008	Contender 4	Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (19)	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$3,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$5,500.00
Total	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$9,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Galina Boyko												Anna Markova
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$8,300.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,750.00
12	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2	0	$11,850.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,750.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
18	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	4	0	$20,150.00	Total	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	$4,500.00

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
2007	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	0	2	0.0 %
2008	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$9,000.00	5	5	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	$9,000.00	5	7	41.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Galina Boyko													Anna Markova
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	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	2004	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00	2005	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2005	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,500.00	2006	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2007	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$4,500.00	2008	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$4,500.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	2	$7,000.00	Total	Total	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	$4,500.00

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	2	40.0%	3	60.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	1	12.5%	0	0.0%	7	87.5%	1-7	12.5%	2-7	22.2%	4-0	100.0%	0	1	6-8	42.9%
2007-2008	2	40.0%	3	60.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	1	12.5%	0	0.0%	7	87.5%	1-7	12.5%	2-7	22.2%	4-0	100.0%	0	1	6-8	42.9%
Against the Field	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	1	20.0%	0	0.0%	4	80.0%	1-4	20.0%	2-6	25.0%	4-0	100.0%	0	1	3-4	42.9%

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	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5
Total	0	0	4	3	0	3	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	8

Head to Head Results
Boyko/Markova trail the series against the field 3-4 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Antonelli/Leao, Brazil 0-3
8/28/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 3	Antonelli/Leao	1	Boyko/Markova	25, Q4	21-13, 21-17	0:33
7/3/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool A	Antonelli/Leao	17, Q5	Boyko/Markova	32, Q26	21-12, 21-11	0:31
6/6/07	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Qualifier 1	Antonelli/Leao	Q33	Boyko/Markova	Q32	21-15, 21-16	0:39
Lead the series against # 8 Van Iersel/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
8/27/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Boyko/Markova	25, Q4	Van Iersel/Wesselink	8	19-21, 21-19, 15-8	0:50
Trail the series against # 19 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 0-1
8/29/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 4	Nystrom/Nystrom	19	Boyko/Markova	25, Q4	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 24, Q3 Blundell/Harrison, New Zealand 1-0
8/27/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 2	Boyko/Markova	25, Q4	Blundell/Harrison	24, Q3	21-19, 18-21, 15-13	0:58
Lead the series against # Q13 Aas/Bjorkesett, Norway 1-0
8/26/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Qualifier 2	Boyko/Markova	25, Q4	Aas/Bjorkesett	Q13	21-12, 21-12	0:30