Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Otera Open Kristiansand
August 26 - 31, 2008
(11) Alexandr Dyachenko/Oleksiy Kulinich, Kazakhstan
 
Alexandr Dyachenko
Kazakhstan / Ukraine
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 23, 1980 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Sumi, Ukraine
Height: 195 cm (6'5")
Weight: 82 kg (180 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 99
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 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Sumy
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 36
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB C&S Kiev 2004)
Career FIVB WT Best: 7th (Dubai 2008)
Career Winnings: US$28,560.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB290000011344763 US$52,600.00
FIVB C&S40010010011000 US$4,520.00
Overall330010021355763 US$57,120.00
Previous Kristiansand Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/29-8/3/2008 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 25, Q5 9th 320 US$8,000.00
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
Kristiansand Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/28/2008 Winner 1 Anders Lund Hoyer / Bo Soderberg, Denmark (22, Q2) Won 19-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:56
Thu, 8/28/2008 Winner 2 Joao Maciel / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (6) Lost 33-35, 14-21 0:59
Fri, 8/29/2008 Contender 2 Adrian Gavira / Inocencio Lario, Spain (21) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:41
Fri, 8/29/2008 Contender 3 Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (20) Lost 20-22, 24-26 0:52
Head to Head Results
Dyachenko/Kulinich trail the series against the field 6-12 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 10 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
9/28/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Marques/Solberg 2 Dyachenko/Kulinich 17, Q10 21-15, 22-20 0:43
Trail the series against # 3 Insfran/Neto, Brazil 0-1
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Insfran/Neto 19, Q2 Dyachenko/Kulinich Q15 21-19, 21-13  
Trail the series against # 4 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
7/23/04FIVBMazury Open Contender 1 Kais/Vesik 18 Dyachenko/Kulinich 31, Q23 21-17, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 5 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-1
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Kjemperud/Skarlund 8 Dyachenko/Kulinich 25, Q5 21-14, 21-23, 15-13 1:00
Series tied with # 6 Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 1-1
8/28/08FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Maciel/Schmidt 6 Dyachenko/Kulinich 11 35-33, 21-14 0:59
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Dyachenko/Kulinich 17, Q10 Maciel/Schmidt 32, Q14 21-18, 17-21, 15-8 0:56
Lead the series against # 8 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 1-0
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Dyachenko/Kulinich 25, Q5 Doppler/Gartmayer 9 21-17, 21-23, 15-11 1:00
Lead the series against # 9 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
8/31/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Dyachenko/Kulinich 32, Q34 Horrem/Maaseide 15 21-15, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 10 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-2
8/2/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Lochhead/Pitman 19 Dyachenko/Kulinich 25, Q5 21-16, 21-19 0:56
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Qualifier 2 Lochhead/Pitman 20, Q2 Dyachenko/Kulinich Q15 24-22, 21-18 0:49
Trail the series against # 13 Gosch/Horst, Austria 0-1
7/18/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Gosch/Horst 17 Dyachenko/Kulinich 15, Q3 21-15, 21-12 0:46
Trail the series against # 14 Baracetti/Salema, Argentina 0-1
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Baracetti/Salema 24, Q1 Dyachenko/Kulinich Q17 22-20, 21-18 0:44
Trail the series against # 16 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 0-1
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Gabathuler/Wenger 31 Dyachenko/Kulinich 18, Q4 21-16, 15-21, 20-18 1:05
Trail the series against # 20 Ces/Ces, France 0-1
8/29/08FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 3 Ces/Ces 20 Dyachenko/Kulinich 11 22-20, 26-24 0:52
Lead the series against # 21 Gavira/Lario, Spain 1-0
8/29/08FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Dyachenko/Kulinich 11 Gavira/Lario 21 21-18, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against # 22, Q2 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
8/28/08FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Dyachenko/Kulinich 11 Hoyer/Soderberg 22, Q2 19-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:56
Lead the series against # 26 Hordvik/Ingeborgrud, Norway 1-0
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Dyachenko/Kulinich 15, Q3 Hordvik/Ingeborgrud 31, Q9 21-16, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # Q1 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 0-1
8/31/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 Berg/Brinkborg 24 Dyachenko/Kulinich 32, Q34 19-21, 23-21, 16-14 1:07