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European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 Swiss Masters
May 22 - 25, 2008

(Q8) 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:

125

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$289,077.52

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 CEV Best:

17th (Lucerne 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$1,830.41

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	29	33	41	Money
CEV	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB	3	0	0	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	0	0	US$3,000.00
Overall	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	2	US$3,000.00

Previous Lucerne Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2007	Did not play	Alexandra Chigrinova - 29th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV	5/8-11/2008	Austrian Masters	Q20	21st	60	€ 0.00
CEV	4/17-20/2008	Spanish Masters	Q24	29th	30	€ 0.00

Swiss Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/22/2008	Qualifier 1	Laura Cavalluzzi / Silvia Fanella, Italy (Q25)	Won 21-17, 21-14	0:37
Thu, 5/22/2008	Qualifier 2	Zara Dampney / Shauna Mullin, England (Q9)	Won 21-14, 21-17	0:32
Thu, 5/22/2008	Qualifier 3	Kim Renkema / Margo Wiltens, Netherlands (13, Q1)	Lost 16-21, 14-21	0:33

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
12	0	1	0	1	3	3	4	0	0	$22,625.00	Confederation Championship
118	2	2	3	3	11	30	35	14	0	$274,675.00	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	CEV	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$0.00	3	3	50.0 %
Total	CEV	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$0.00	3	3	50.0 %

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
											2006	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$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
											2007	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00
											2007	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$0.00	2008	CEV	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$0.00	Total	Total	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	9	$0.00

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	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	1	20.0%	0	0.0%	4	80.0%	1-4	20.0%	2-4	33.3%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	3-4	42.9%
2007-2008	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	1	20.0%	0	0.0%	4	80.0%	1-4	20.0%	2-4	33.3%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	3-4	42.9%
Against the Field	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	3	75.0%	1-3	25.0%	4-6	40.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	3-3	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 lead the series against the field 3-2 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 11 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 0-1
5/9/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Qualifier 2	Prokopeva/Ukolova	Q4	Birlova/Yarzutkina	Q20	21-9, 21-16	0:29
Trail the series against # 13, Q1 Renkema/Wiltens, Netherlands 0-1
5/22/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Qualifier 3	Renkema/Wiltens	13, Q1	Birlova/Yarzutkina	Q8	21-16, 21-14	0:33
Lead the series against Pol/Ruiz, Spain 1-0
5/9/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Qualifier 1	Birlova/Yarzutkina	Q20	Pol/Ruiz	Q13	18-21, 21-18, 20-18	1:01
Lead the series against # Q9 Dampney/Mullin, England 1-0
5/22/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Qualifier 2	Birlova/Yarzutkina	Q8	Dampney/Mullin	Q9	21-14, 21-17	0:32
Lead the series against # Q25 Cavalluzzi/Fanella, Italy 1-0
5/22/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Qualifier 1	Birlova/Yarzutkina	Q8	Cavalluzzi/Fanella	Q25	21-17, 21-14	0:37