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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA
July 29 - August 3, 2008

(25, Q5) Alexandr Dyachenko/Oleksiy Kulinich, Kazakhstan

Alexandr Dyachenko
Kazakhstan

/ Ukraine

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 23, 1980 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sumi, Ukraine

Height:

195 cm (6'5")

Weight:

82 kg (180 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Bandar Anzali 2019)

Career Winnings:

US$154,597.50

Oleksiy Kulinich
Kazakhstan

/ Ukraine

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 18, 1980 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sumy

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

85 kg (187 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB C&S Kiev 2004)

Career FIVB WT Best:

7th (Dubai 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$28,560.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	29	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	4	4	7	6	3	US$52,600.00
FIVB C&S	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	US$4,520.00
Overall	33	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	3	5	5	7	6	3	US$57,120.00

Previous Klagenfurt Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/22-27/2008	Gstaad Grand Slam	18, Q4	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2008	Marseille Open	15, Q3	17th	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	7/1-6/2008	Moscow Grand Slam	Q15	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB	6/24-29/2008	Stavanger Grand Slam	Q17	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB	6/17-22/2008	Paris Grand Slam	Q24	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	6/10-15/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	Q24	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB	5/20-25/2008	Zagreb Open	Q18	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/13-18/2008	Italian Open	Q22	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/6-11/2008	Prague Open	Q19	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	9/26-30/2007	Brazil Open	17, Q10	17th	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/29-9/2/2007	St. Petersburg Open	32, Q34	13th	180	US$4,500.00

Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/30/2008	Qualifier 2	Florian Huth / Kjell Schneider, Germany (Q12)	Won 21-14, 16-21, 15-13	0:57
Thu, 7/31/2008	Pool H	Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (8)	Lost 14-21, 23-21, 13-15	1:00
Thu, 7/31/2008	Pool H	Clemens Doppler / Peter Gartmayer, Austria (9)	Won 21-17, 21-23, 15-11	1:00
Fri, 8/1/2008	Pool H	Jose Pedrosa / Pedro Rosas, Portugal (24, Q2)	Won By Forfeit
Sat, 8/2/2008	Winner 2	Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (19)	Lost 16-21, 19-21	0:56

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$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,800.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$11,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	21	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	4	3	0	$36,300.00
Challenger	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	$4,520.00
Total	33	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	3	5	5	0	$57,120.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Alexandr Dyachenko												Oleksiy Kulinich
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	0	1	0	0	$9,300.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,400.00
50	0	0	0	1	0	14	9	8	0	$107,950.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$5,750.00
37	0	0	0	0	2	7	8	4	0	$34,087.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	24	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	3	0	$18,150.00
4	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star
4	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	$2,260.00	Challenger	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	$2,260.00
99	1	1	1	1	4	21	20	13	0	$154,597.50	Total	36	0	0	1	0	2	4	5	5	0	$28,560.00

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
2002	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	1	2	33.3 %
2003	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2	2	50.0 %
2004	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$2,000.00	3	3	50.0 %
2004	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,400.00	5	2	71.4 %
2005	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	$3,000.00	5	6	45.5 %
2005	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$300.00	0	2	0.0 %
2007	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$7,500.00	7	4	63.6 %
2008	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	7	$14,000.00	13	14	48.1 %
Total	FIVB	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	2	14	$26,500.00	30	29	50.8 %
Total	FIVB C&S	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$3,200.00	6	6	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Alexandr Dyachenko													Oleksiy Kulinich
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	1	0	0	0	0	$660.00	2001	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$660.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00	2002	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2003	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$1,000.00	2004	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$1,000.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,200.00	2004	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,200.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	$1,500.00	2005	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	$1,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$150.00	2005	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$150.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$3,750.00	2007	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$3,750.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	7	$7,000.00	2008	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	7	$7,000.00
25	0	0	1	0	1	2	4	3	14	$15,510.00	Total	Total	25	0	0	1	0	1	2	4	3	14	$15,510.00

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	18	51.4%	11	31.4%	6	17.1%	29-6	82.9%	11	22.4%	10	20.4%	28	57.1%	11-38	22.4%	18-28	39.1%	22-16	57.9%	1	0	41-44	48.2%
2007-2008	14	51.9%	9	33.3%	4	14.8%	23-4	85.2%	5	18.5%	6	22.2%	16	59.3%	5-22	18.5%	14-16	46.7%	14-10	58.3%	1	0	29-26	52.7%
Against the Field	5	45.5%	4	36.4%	2	18.2%	9-2	81.8%	5	21.7%	3	13.0%	15	65.2%	5-18	21.7%	10-28	26.3%	18-10	64.3%	1	0	15-19	44.1%

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
World Championships	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	6	5	2	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	10
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	18	10	0	0	0	0	3	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	32
Challenger	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	6	6
Total	0	0	24	15	4	8	0	0	6	14	0	1	1	0	0	0	47	50

Head to Head Results
Dyachenko/Kulinich trail the series against the field 10-15 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 11 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-2
8/30/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 1	Rego/Santos	1	Dyachenko/Kulinich	32, Q34	21-15, 18-21, 15-13	0:49
7/23/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Winner 1	Rego/Santos	2	Dyachenko/Kulinich	31, Q23	21-18, 21-18	0:39
Trail the series against # 2 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
9/28/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Marques/Solberg	2	Dyachenko/Kulinich	17, Q10	21-15, 22-20	0:43
Trail the series against # 5 Insfran/Neto, Brazil 0-1
7/2/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Insfran/Neto	19, Q2	Dyachenko/Kulinich	Q15	21-19, 21-13
Trail the series against # 7 Metzger/Williams, United States 0-1
5/14/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Qualifier 2	Metzger/Williams	17, Q11	Dyachenko/Kulinich	Q22	21-15, 21-18	0:42
Trail the series against # 8 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-1
7/31/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Kjemperud/Skarlund	8	Dyachenko/Kulinich	25, Q5	21-14, 21-23, 15-13	1:00
Lead the series against # 9 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 1-0
7/31/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Dyachenko/Kulinich	25, Q5	Doppler/Gartmayer	9	21-17, 21-23, 15-11	1:00
Trail the series against # 10 Gosch/Horst, Austria 0-1
7/18/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 2	Gosch/Horst	17	Dyachenko/Kulinich	15, Q3	21-15, 21-12	0:46
Trail the series against # 11 Matysik/Uhmann, Germany 0-1
5/7/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Qualifier 2	Matysik/Uhmann	28, Q14	Dyachenko/Kulinich	Q19	21-14, 25-23	0:52
Series tied with # 13 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 1-1
8/29/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Qualifier 2	Dyachenko/Kulinich	32, Q34	Plavins/Samoilovs	Q2	17-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:51
7/20/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Qualifier 2	Plavins/Samoilovs	30, Q52	Dyachenko/Kulinich	Q20	21-15, 25-23	0:43
Lead the series against # 16, Q3 Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 1-0
9/27/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 1	Dyachenko/Kulinich	17, Q10	Maciel/Schmidt	32, Q14	21-18, 17-21, 15-8	0:56
Trail the series against # 17, Q1 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 0-1
8/31/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 3	Berg/Brinkborg	24	Dyachenko/Kulinich	32, Q34	19-21, 23-21, 16-14	1:07
Trail the series against # 19 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-2
8/2/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Lochhead/Pitman	19	Dyachenko/Kulinich	25, Q5	21-16, 21-19	0:56
8/31/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Qualifier 2	Lochhead/Pitman	20, Q2	Dyachenko/Kulinich	Q15	24-22, 21-18	0:49
Trail the series against # 21 Baracetti/Salema, Argentina 0-1
6/25/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Baracetti/Salema	24, Q1	Dyachenko/Kulinich	Q17	22-20, 21-18	0:44
Lead the series against # 22 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
8/31/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 2	Dyachenko/Kulinich	32, Q34	Horrem/Maaseide	15	21-15, 21-17	0:40
Lead the series against # 23, Q8 Babich/Mykhaylov, Ukraine 1-0
7/2/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Dyachenko/Kulinich	Q15	Babich/Mykhaylov	Q18	22-20, 25-23	0:53
Lead the series against # 24, Q2 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
8/1/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Dyachenko/Kulinich	25, Q5	Pedrosa/Rosas	24, Q2	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 29 Miramontes/Virgen, Mexico 2-1
6/25/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Dyachenko/Kulinich	Q17	Miramontes/Virgen	Q16	25-23, 21-19	0:44
5/21/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Qualifier 2	Miramontes/Virgen	Q15	Dyachenko/Kulinich	Q18	16-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:48
9/26/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Qualifier 2	Dyachenko/Kulinich	17, Q10	Miramontes/Virgen	Q7	21-16, 21-9	0:34
Trail the series against # Q6 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 0-1
7/25/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool B	Gabathuler/Wenger	31	Dyachenko/Kulinich	18, Q4	21-16, 15-21, 20-18	1:05
Lead the series against # Q12 Huth/Schneider, Germany 1-0
7/30/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Dyachenko/Kulinich	25, Q5	Huth/Schneider	Q12	21-14, 16-21, 15-13	0:57
Lead the series against # Q21 Sutter/Weingart, Switzerland 1-0
7/23/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Dyachenko/Kulinich	18, Q4	Sutter/Weingart	Q13	22-24, 21-9, 15-13	0:52