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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Crown Seoul Open
May 25 - 30, 2010

(21) Anastasia Barsuk/Ekaterina Birlova, Russia

Anastasia Vasina Barsuk
Russia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 18, 1987 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

Moscow

Height:

187 cm (6'2")

Weight:

64 kg (141 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (4 times)

Career Winnings:

US$103,515.55

Ekaterina Khomyakova Birlova
Russia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 11, 1987 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bryansk

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

64 kg (141 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

106

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$252,284.25

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	4	2	2	US$56,100.00

Previous Seoul Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2008	Svetlana Popova - 41st	Did not play
2009	Galina Boyko - 33rd	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/17-22/2010	Rome Grand Slam	Q10	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB	5/4-9/2010	Shanghai Open	Q6	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	11/3-8/2009	Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT	23, Q3	9th	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	10/27-11/1/2009	Sanya Open	26	7th	300	US$7,600.00

Seoul Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/27/2010	Winner 1	Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (12)	Lost 15-21, 15-21	0:33
Thu, 5/27/2010	Contender 1	Lisa Fitzgerald / Brooke Niles, United States (5, Q9)	Lost 11-21, 13-21	0:29

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	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	$34,900.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	$21,200.00
Total	12	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	4	2	0	$56,100.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Anastasia Barsuk												Ekaterina Birlova
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	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,500.00	World Championships	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	$20,400.00
											World Tour Finals	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00
30	0	0	0	0	1	8	5	3	0	$57,100.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	44	1	0	0	1	2	10	12	9	0	$139,450.00
36	0	0	0	0	2	7	11	6	0	$39,775.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	45	1	1	1	0	4	12	14	4	0	$82,050.00
4	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	$3,000.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	8	0	0	1	1	1	2	3	0	0	$6,650.00
											Challenger	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00
72	0	0	0	0	5	16	18	10	0	$103,375.00	Total	106	2	1	3	2	8	27	31	14	0	$252,050.00

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
2009	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$13,600.00	7	4	63.6 %
2010	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$2,000.00	2	4	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	$15,600.00	9	8	52.9 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Anastasia Barsuk													Ekaterina Birlova
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00	2008	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
											2008	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00
11	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	1	2	$19,950.00	2009	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	$9,450.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$1,000.00	2010	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$1,000.00
20	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	2	10	$20,950.00	Total	Total	12	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	2	7	$11,950.00

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	13	56.5%	3	13.0%	7	30.4%	16-7	69.6%	9	36.0%	5	20.0%	11	44.0%	9-16	36.0%	13-11	54.2%	12-12	50.0%	0	0	25-23	52.1%
2009-2010	13	56.5%	3	13.0%	7	30.4%	16-7	69.6%	9	36.0%	5	20.0%	11	44.0%	9-16	36.0%	13-11	54.2%	12-12	50.0%	0	0	25-23	52.1%
Against the Field	8	61.5%	1	7.7%	4	30.8%	9-4	69.2%	3	18.8%	4	25.0%	9	56.3%	3-13	18.8%	16-18	47.1%	8-16	33.3%	0	0	12-17	41.4%

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	5	1	8	7	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	12
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	11
Total	0	0	8	2	8	7	0	0	6	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	23

Head to Head Results
Barsuk/Birlova trail the series against the field 4-6 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Akers/Turner, United States 0-1
11/6/09	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT	Winner 3	Akers/Turner	2	Barsuk/Birlova	23, Q3	16-21, 21-19, 15-4	0:52
Trail the series against # 5, Q9 Fitzgerald/Niles, United States 0-1
5/27/10	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 1	Fitzgerald/Niles	5, Q9	Barsuk/Birlova	21	21-11, 21-13	0:29
Trail the series against # 12 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
5/27/10	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	12	Barsuk/Birlova	21	21-15, 21-15	0:33
Trail the series against # 13 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-1
11/6/09	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT	Contender 4	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	6	Barsuk/Birlova	23, Q3	21-12, 21-9	0:31
Trail the series against # 14 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 0-1
10/31/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 5	Kuhn/Zumkehr	11	Barsuk/Birlova	26	21-16, 21-16	0:35
Lead the series against # 16 Fendrick/Ivy Swift, United States 1-0
10/30/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 4	Barsuk/Birlova	26	Fendrick/Ivy Swift	21	23-21, 15-21, 15-11	0:57
Lead the series against # 19 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-0
10/29/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Barsuk/Birlova	26	Holtwick/Semmler	7	19-21, 21-17, 17-15	1:09
Lead the series against # 31, Q14 Fabjan/Fabjan, Slovenia 1-0
11/4/09	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT	Qualifier 3	Barsuk/Birlova	23, Q3	Fabjan/Fabjan	Q19	23-21, 21-16	0:39
Trail the series against # Q4 Dampney/Mullin, England 0-1
5/5/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Qualifier 3	Dampney/Mullin	27, Q11	Barsuk/Birlova	Q6	15-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:46
Lead the series against # Q24 Iatika/Pata, Vanuatu 1-0
11/4/09	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT	Qualifier 2	Barsuk/Birlova	23, Q3	Iatika/Pata	Q30	17-21, 21-6, 15-10	0:42