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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Myslowice Open
September 2 - 7, 2008

(Q14) Ekaterina Birlova/Daria Yarzutkina, Russia

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

Daria Yarzutkina
Russia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 10, 1988 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

Krasnodar

Height:

177 cm (5'10")

Weight:

72 kg (158 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB C&S Geroskipou 2008)

Career FIVB WT Best:

33rd (Myslowice 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$1,500.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$3,000.00
Overall	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	US$3,000.00

Previous Myslowice Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB C&S	7/31-8/2/2008	Geroskipou Challenger	3	3rd	64	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/30-7/5/2008	Moscow Grand Slam	Q24	41st	24	US$0.00

Myslowice Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 9/3/2008	Qualifier 1	Amanda Moppett / Joanna Niemczewska, Canada (Q19)	Won 24-22, 21-19	0:37
Wed, 9/3/2008	Qualifier 2	Sona Novakova / Tereza Tobiasova, Czech Republic (3, Q3)	Lost 17-21, 15-21	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Challenger	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00
Total	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Ekaterina Birlova												Daria Yarzutkina
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games
5	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	$20,400.00	World Championships
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00	World Tour Finals
44	1	0	0	1	2	10	12	9	0	$139,450.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
45	1	1	1	0	4	12	14	4	0	$82,050.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
8	0	0	1	1	1	2	3	0	0	$6,650.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00	Challenger	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00
											U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
106	2	1	3	2	8	27	31	14	0	$252,050.00	Total	14	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,500.00

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
2008	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	1	2	33.3 %
2008	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00	5	2	71.4 %
Total	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	1	2	33.3 %
Total	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00	5	2	71.4 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Ekaterina Birlova													Daria Yarzutkina
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2006	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
											2007	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00
											2007	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2008	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00	2008	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00
3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	$1,500.00	Total	Total	10	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	8	$1,500.00

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	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	1-2	33.3%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	1-3	25.0%
2007-2008	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	1-2	33.3%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	0-0		0	0	1-1	50.0%

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	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Challenger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	5	2
Total	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	6	5

Head to Head Results
Birlova/Yarzutkina trail the series against the field 1-2 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3, Q3 Novakova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 0-1
9/3/08	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Qualifier 2	Novakova/Tobiasova	3, Q3	Birlova/Yarzutkina	Q14	21-17, 21-15	0:29
Trail the series against # Q13 Malysheva/Shumeiko, Ukraine 0-1
7/31/08	FIVB C&S	Geroskipou Challenger	Winner 3	Malysheva/Shumeiko	6	Birlova/Yarzutkina	3	22-20, 19-21, 15-8	0:50
Lead the series against # Q19 Moppett/Niemczewska, Canada 1-0
9/3/08	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Qualifier 1	Birlova/Yarzutkina	Q14	Moppett/Niemczewska	Q19	24-22, 21-19	0:37