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 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Novosibirsk
Height: 177 cm (5'10")
Weight: 68 kg (150 lb)
Seasons: 2
Tournaments: 19
Career Best: 13th (4 times)
Career Winnings: US$6,552.35
Natalia Stepanova
Russia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 29, 1987 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: St. Petersburg
Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Weight: 73 kg (161 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 30
Career Best: 5th (2 times)
Career CEV Best: 13th (5 times)
Career Winnings: US$9,719.45
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131721253341Money
CEV60000000411000 US$8,402.18
FIVB110000000000254 US$4,000.00
Overall170000000411254 US$12,402.18
Previous Valencia Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
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
Head to Head Results
Shmat/Stepanova trail the series against the field 1-13 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 9 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-1
7/6/07CEVSwiss Masters Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 3 Shmat/Stepanova 14 21-18, 21-12 0:34
6/6/07FIVBWarsaw 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
8/23/07CEVEuropean Championship Contender 1 Kadijk/Mooren 3 Shmat/Stepanova 13 21-16, 21-14 0:30
6/15/07CEVGerman 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
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw 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
5/17/07CEVAustrian Masters Qualifier 3 Glesnes/Maaseide Shmat/Stepanova 22-20, 21-10 0:34
Trail the series against # 11 Erni/Graessli, Switzerland 0-1
5/2/07FIVBShanghai 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
8/10/07CEVDutch 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
6/1/07CEVRussian 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
8/23/07CEVEuropean 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
8/14/07FIVBAland Open Qualifier 2 Jursone/Minusa 21, Q2 Shmat/Stepanova Q15 21-19, 21-16 0:37
7/6/07CEVSwiss 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
6/15/07CEVGerman Masters Contender 1 Baburina/Osheyko 6 Shmat/Stepanova 14 21-9, 21-14 0:30
6/1/07CEVRussian Masters Winner 1 Baburina/Osheyko 3 Shmat/Stepanova 14 21-18, 21-16 0:36