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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 ConocoPhillips Grand Slam Stavanger 2010
June 28 - July 3, 2010

(25, Q8) 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 Stavanger Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/8-13/2010	Moscow Grand Slam	10	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	5/25-30/2010	Seoul Open	21	25th	60	US$2,000.00
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

Stavanger Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 6/29/2010	Qualifier 1	Takemi Nishibori / Satoko Urata, Japan (Q25)	Won 21-18, 21-19	0:39
Tue, 6/29/2010	Qualifier 2	Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez, Spain (Q9)	Won 19-21, 21-15, 15-9
Wed, 6/30/2010	Pool H	Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (8)	Won 21-13, 21-17	0:35
Wed, 6/30/2010	Pool H	Janne Kongshavn / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (9)	Won 21-17, 21-14	0:40
Thu, 7/1/2010	Pool H	Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (24)	Lost 14-21, 21-18, 11-15	0:46
Fri, 7/2/2010	Winner 1	Louise Bawden / Becchara Palmer, Australia (23)	Won 21-15, 21-18	0:43
Fri, 7/2/2010	Winner 2	Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (14)	Lost 21-16, 21-23, 8-15	0:50

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	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	$15,100.00	9	8	52.9 %
Total	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	2	$28,700.00	16	12	57.1 %

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
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	$7,550.00	2010	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	$7,550.00
22	0	0	0	0	1	3	6	2	10	$27,500.00	Total	Total	14	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	2	7	$18,500.00

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	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	9	56.3%	1	6.3%	6	37.5%	10-6	62.5%	6	30.0%	5	25.0%	9	45.0%	6-14	30.0%	18-18	50.0%	14-22	38.9%	0	0	16-20	44.4%

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
Series tied against the field 11-11 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 7 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 5 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
Series tied with # 8 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-1
6/30/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool H	Barsuk/Birlova	25, Q8	Salgado/Salgado	8	21-13, 21-17	0:35
6/10/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Salgado/Salgado	7	Barsuk/Birlova	10	21-18, 21-12	0:36
Lead the series against # 9 Kongshavn/Torlen, Norway 1-0
6/30/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool H	Barsuk/Birlova	25, Q8	Kongshavn/Torlen	9	21-17, 21-14	0:40
Trail the series against # 11 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
Series tied with # 12 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 1-1
11/5/09	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT	Winner 2	Barsuk/Birlova	23, Q3	Cicolari/Menegatti	7	9-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:54
10/30/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 3	Cicolari/Menegatti	15, Q8	Barsuk/Birlova	26	21-14, 21-12	0:34
Trail the series against # 13 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-2
6/11/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	15	Barsuk/Birlova	10	21-16, 21-11	0:39
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 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-1
7/2/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Keizer/Van Iersel	14	Barsuk/Birlova	25, Q8	16-21, 23-21, 15-8	0:50
Lead the series against # 16, Q4 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 # 17 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
Trail the series against # 18 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 # 23 Bawden/Palmer, Australia 1-0
7/2/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Barsuk/Birlova	25, Q8	Bawden/Palmer	23	21-15, 21-18	0:43
Series tied with # 24 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-1
7/1/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool H	Nystrom/Nystrom	24	Barsuk/Birlova	25, Q8	21-14, 18-21, 15-11	0:46
6/9/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Barsuk/Birlova	10	Nystrom/Nystrom	23	27-25, 21-15	0:43
Lead the series against Banck/Gunther, Germany 1-0
6/10/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Barsuk/Birlova	10	Banck/Gunther	26	25-23, 22-20	0:44
Trail the series against # Q6 Forrer/Schmocker, Switzerland 0-1
5/17/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Forrer/Schmocker	27, Q7	Barsuk/Birlova	Q10	21-15, 17-21, 15-13	0:52
Lead the series against # Q9 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-0
6/29/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Barsuk/Birlova	25, Q8	Baquerizo/Fernandez	Q9	19-21, 21-15, 15-9
Trail the series against # Q12 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 # Q20 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
Lead the series against # Q25 Nishibori/Urata, Japan 1-0
6/29/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Barsuk/Birlova	25, Q8	Nishibori/Urata	Q25	21-18, 21-19	0:39