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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 Nestea European Championship
August 23 - 25, 2007

(13) Inna Shmat/Natalia Stepanova, Russia

Inna Shmat
Russia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 5, 1985 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

Novosibirsk

Height:

177 cm (5'10")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

13th (4 times)

Career Winnings:

US$6,552.35

Natalia Stepanova
Russia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 29, 1987 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

St. Petersburg

Height:

185 cm (6'1")

Weight:

73 kg (161 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (2 times)

Career CEV Best:

13th (5 times)

Career Winnings:

US$9,719.45

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	33	41	Money
CEV	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	0	US$8,402.18
FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	4	US$4,000.00
Overall	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	2	5	4	US$12,402.18

Previous Valencia Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/14-18/2007	Aland Open	Q15	33rd	30	US$0.00
CEV	8/9-12/2007	Dutch Masters	8	13th	180	€ 1,300.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2007	Kristiansand Open	Q14	33rd	26	US$0.00
FIVB	7/17-21/2007	Marseille Open	Q19	33rd	30	US$0.00
CEV	7/5-8/2007	Swiss Masters	14	13th	180	€ 1,300.00
CEV	6/14-17/2007	German Masters	14	13th	180	€ 1,300.00
FIVB	6/12-16/2007	Espinho Open	Q22	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/5-10/2007	Warsaw Open	29, Q25	25th	60	US$2,000.00
CEV	5/31-6/3/2007	Russian Masters	14	13th	180	€ 1,300.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2007	Singapore Open	Q25	41st	18	US$0.00
CEV	5/17-20/2007	Austrian Masters		21st	60	€ 0.00
FIVB	5/2-6/2007	Shanghai Open	Q23	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	11/1-5/2006	Thailand Open	Q16	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	9/26-30/2006	Vitória Open	Q17	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	8/30-9/3/2006	Warsaw Open	Q20	33rd	30	US$0.00

European Championship Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/23/2007	Winner 1	Celine Gemise Fareau / Mathilde Giordano, France (20)	Lost 16-21, 13-21	0:31
Thu, 8/23/2007	Contender 1	Rebekka Kadijk / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (3)	Lost 16-21, 14-21	0:30

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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$4,000.00
Confederation Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00
Total	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	$5,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Inna Shmat												Natalia Stepanova
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,750.00
12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$2,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$2,000.00
											U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	Confederation Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00
13	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	$2,500.00	Total	20	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	3	0	$4,250.00

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
2006	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	2	3	40.0 %
2007	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	$2,000.00	6	8	42.9 %
2007	CEV	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	$6,200.00	11	12	47.8 %
Total	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	$2,000.00	8	11	42.1 %
Total	CEV	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	$6,200.00	11	12	47.8 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Inna Shmat													Natalia Stepanova
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2004	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2004	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00	2006	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00
											2006	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2006	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$650.00
											2006	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	$1,000.00	2007	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	$1,000.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	$3,100.00	2007	CEV	6	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	$3,100.00
18	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	11	$4,100.00	Total	Total	24	0	0	0	0	1	5	5	1	12	$4,750.00

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	9	81.8%	1	9.1%	1	9.1%	10-1	90.9%	1	8.3%	1	8.3%	10	83.3%	1-11	8.3%	9-10	47.4%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	11-12	47.8%
2006-2007	9	81.8%	1	9.1%	1	9.1%	10-1	90.9%	1	8.3%	1	8.3%	10	83.3%	1-11	8.3%	9-10	47.4%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	11-12	47.8%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	11.1%	8	88.9%	0-9	0.0%	0-16	0.0%	0-4	0.0%	0	0	0-10	0.0%

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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	8	9	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	13
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Total	0	0	8	9	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	15

Head to Head Results
Shmat/Stepanova trail the series against the field 1-13 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 9 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-1
7/6/07	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Shmat/Stepanova	14	21-18, 21-12	0:34
6/6/07	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Qualifier 2	Shmat/Stepanova	29, Q25	Holtwick/Semmler	Q8	25-23, 15-21, 15-13	0:48
Trail the series against # 3 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-2
8/23/07	CEV	European Championship	Contender 1	Kadijk/Mooren	3	Shmat/Stepanova	13	21-16, 21-14	0:30
6/15/07	CEV	German Masters	Winner 1	Kadijk/Mooren	3	Shmat/Stepanova	14	20-22, 24-22, 15-9	0:55
Trail the series against # 5 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 0-1
6/7/07	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Contender 1	Moiseeva/Uryadova	13	Shmat/Stepanova	29, Q25	21-16, 28-26	0:44
Trail the series against # 10 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
5/17/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Qualifier 3	Glesnes/Maaseide		Shmat/Stepanova		22-20, 21-10	0:34
Trail the series against # 11 Erni/Graessli, Switzerland 0-1
5/2/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Qualifier 1	Erni/Graessli	Q10	Shmat/Stepanova	Q23	18-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:58
Trail the series against # 12 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 0-1
8/10/07	CEV	Dutch Masters	Winner 1	Prokopeva/Ukolova	9	Shmat/Stepanova	8	21-17, 21-16	0:30
Trail the series against # 18 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 0-1
6/1/07	CEV	Russian Masters	Contender 1	Gschweidl/Hansel	11	Shmat/Stepanova	14	21-19, 22-20	0:46
Trail the series against # 20 Gemise Fareau/Giordano, France 0-1
8/23/07	CEV	European Championship	Winner 1	Gemise Fareau/Giordano	20	Shmat/Stepanova	13	21-16, 21-13	0:31
Trail the series against # 21 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 0-2
8/14/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Qualifier 2	Jursone/Minusa	21, Q2	Shmat/Stepanova	Q15	21-19, 21-16	0:37
7/6/07	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 1	Jursone/Minusa	11	Shmat/Stepanova	14	21-16, 19-21, 15-10	0:53
Trail the series against # 24 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 0-2
6/15/07	CEV	German Masters	Contender 1	Baburina/Osheyko	6	Shmat/Stepanova	14	21-9, 21-14	0:30
6/1/07	CEV	Russian Masters	Winner 1	Baburina/Osheyko	3	Shmat/Stepanova	14	21-18, 21-16	0:36