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US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Mazury 2013
July 1 - 6, 2013

(7) Ekaterina Birlova/Evgenia Ukolova, Russia

Ekaterina Khomyakova Birlova
Russia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 11, 1987 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bryansk

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

64 kg (141 lb)

Seasons:

13

Tournaments:

106

Career Wins:

2

Career Winnings:

US$252,284.25

Evgenia Ukolova
Russia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 17, 1989 (35 yrs old)

Home Town:

Moscow

Height:

182 cm (6'0")

Weight:

66 kg (145 lb)

Seasons:

15

Tournaments:

133

Career Wins:

2

Career Winnings:

US$308,596.75

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	70	2	1	2	2	6	0	20	1	20	9	4	3	US$387,665.50

Previous Stare Jablonki Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2008	Did not play	Maria Prokopeva - 41st
2010	Anastasia Barsuk - 5th	Maria Prokopeva - 33rd
2011	Evgenia Ukolova - 25th	Ekaterina Birlova - 25th
2012	Evgenia Ukolova - 4th	Ekaterina Birlova - 4th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/18-23/2013	Rome Grand Slam	4	17th	320	US$3,700.00
FIVB	6/11-16/2013	The Hague Grand Slam	5	9th	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	5/22-25/2013	Corrientes Grand Slam	4	25th	240	US$2,750.00
FIVB	10/23-28/2012	Bangsaen Open	3	2nd	540	US$21,000.00
FIVB	8/28-9/2/2012	Åland Open	7	3rd	480	US$15,000.00
FIVB	8/13-18/2012	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	24	4th	560	US$18,400.00
FIVB	7/28-8/8/2012	London 2012 Olympic Games	18	9th	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/16-22/2012	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	28, Q3	1st	800	US$43,500.00
FIVB	7/11-15/2012	Berlin Grand Slam	28, Q2	17th	160	US$5,100.00

Stare Jablonki World Championships Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Mon, 7/1/2013

Pool G

Heather Bansley / Sarah Pavan, Canada (42)

Lost 21-18, 14-21, 10-15

0:46

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Ekaterina Birlova	Total	18	9	1	0.444	1	8	3	3
	1	9	6	0	0.667	1	4	2	0
	2	5	3	0	0.600	0	3	1	2
	3	4	0	1	-0.250	0	1	0	1
Evgenia Ukolova	Total	45	27	4	0.511	0	8	2	5
	1	16	10	1	0.563	0	5	1	0
	2	16	7	2	0.313	0	2	1	3
	3	13	10	1	0.692	0	1	0	2

Tue, 7/2/2013

Pool G

Mariafe Artacho / Jessyka Ngauamo, Australia (31)

Won 21-11, 19-21, 15-7

0:43

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Ekaterina Birlova	Total	18	11	3	0.444	4	1	0	2
	1	5	3	1	0.400	3	1	0	0
	2	6	3	1	0.333	0	0	0	2
	3	7	5	1	0.571	1	0	0	0
Evgenia Ukolova	Total	32	25	2	0.719	2	2	5	2
	1	13	11	0	0.846	0	1	1	2
	2	10	8	2	0.600	1	0	3	0
	3	9	6	0	0.667	1	1	1	0

Wed, 7/3/2013

Pool G

Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (18)

Lost 14-21, 20-22

0:37

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Ekaterina Birlova	Total	15	7	1	0.400	0	2	1	1
	1	10	3	1	0.200	0	1	0	0
	2	5	4	0	0.800	0	1	1	1
Evgenia Ukolova	Total	27	14	4	0.370	0	2	1	2
	1	14	6	2	0.286	0	2	1	0
	2	13	8	2	0.462	0	0	0	2

Thu, 7/4/2013

Winner 1

Madelein Meppelink / Sophie van Gestel, Netherlands (4)

Won 23-25, 21-17, 15-11

0:52

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Ekaterina Birlova	Total	31	22	2	0.645	3	9	1	3
	1	11	9	0	0.818	1	2	0	2
	2	9	7	1	0.667	1	5	1	1
	3	11	6	1	0.455	1	2	0	0
Evgenia Ukolova	Total	44	19	7	0.273	2	13	1	5
	1	17	9	2	0.412	0	2	0	3
	2	19	7	2	0.263	1	8	0	2
	3	8	3	3	0.000	1	3	1	0

Fri, 7/5/2013

Winner 2

Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst, Germany (19)

Lost 19-21, 16-21

0:38

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Ekaterina Birlova	Total	12	8	3	0.417	0	2	3	2
	1	4	4	0	1.000	0	1	1	0
	2	8	4	3	0.125	0	1	2	2
Evgenia Ukolova	Total	39	14	6	0.205	1	2	1	2
	1	21	8	3	0.238	0	2	1	2
	2	18	6	3	0.167	1	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Ekaterina Birlova	94	57	10	0.500	8	22	8	11
Evgenia Ukolova	187	99	23	0.406	5	27	10	16
Total	281	156	33	0.438	13	49	18	27
Opponents	264	150	29	0.458	11	61	16	23

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2009	World Championships	Stavanger	Did not play	Maria Prokopeva - 37th
2011	World Championships	Rome	Evgenia Ukolova - 17th	Ekaterina Birlova - 17th
2015	World Championships	The Hague	Evgenia Ukolova - 9th	Ekaterina Birlova - 9th
2017	World Championships	Vienna	Nadezda Makroguzova - 33rd	Did not play
2019	World Championships	Hamburg	Evgenia Ukolova - 17th	Ekaterina Birlova - 17th

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/13-19/2011	Rome World Championships	34	17th	200	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/1-6/2013	Stare Jablonki World Championships	7	9th	500	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/26-7/4/2015	Netherlands World Championships	34	9th	500	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/6/2019	World Championships Hamburg	33	17th	640	US$7,000.00

Head to Head Results
Birlova/Ukolova trail the series against the field 23-28 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 12 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 1-1
8/15/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool H	Birlova/Ukolova	24	Brzostek/Wojtasik	9	21-16, 22-20	0:41
7/27/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool G	Brzostek/Wojtasik	10	Birlova/Ukolova	26, Q5	21-16, 21-19	0:34
Trail the series against # 2 Xue/Zhang, China 0-1
8/4/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Winner 1	Xue/Zhang	2	Birlova/Ukolova	18	21-12, 21-11	0:30
Lead the series against # 4 Meppelink/van Gestel, Netherlands 4-0
7/4/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 1	Birlova/Ukolova	7	Meppelink/van Gestel	4	23-25, 21-17, 15-11	0:52
7/22/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Birlova/Ukolova	28, Q3	Meppelink/van Gestel	13	21-13, 25-27, 15-10	0:54
4/27/12	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 2	Birlova/Ukolova	17	Meppelink/van Gestel	18, Q8	15-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:48
8/18/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Contender 2	Birlova/Ukolova	27, Q4	Meppelink/van Gestel	28, Q9	21-18, 21-8	0:31
Series tied with # 5 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-1
8/31/12	FIVB	Åland Open	Winner 3	Birlova/Ukolova	7	Holtwick/Semmler	2	21-18, 21-14	0:34
8/18/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Holtwick/Semmler	6	Birlova/Ukolova	24	23-25, 26-24, 15-13	0:59
Trail the series against # 8 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 1-5
8/18/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Cicolari/Menegatti	2	Birlova/Ukolova	24	16-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:53
7/29/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Pool F	Cicolari/Menegatti	7	Birlova/Ukolova	18	17-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:55
7/12/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool E	Cicolari/Menegatti	5	Birlova/Ukolova	28, Q2	21-18, 22-20	0:38
5/9/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool G	Cicolari/Menegatti	10	Birlova/Ukolova	26, Q5	22-20, 22-20	0:40
8/17/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Winner 1	Birlova/Ukolova	27, Q4	Cicolari/Menegatti	6	18-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:52
6/8/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool C	Cicolari/Menegatti	14	Birlova/Ukolova	30, Q6	21-17, 19-21, 15-9	0:44
Series tied with # 9 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-1
6/14/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 2	Keizer/Van Iersel	1	Birlova/Ukolova	5	21-14, 21-15	0:31
7/20/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 3	Birlova/Ukolova	28, Q3	Keizer/Van Iersel	3	18-21, 21-7, 15-11	0:41
Trail the series against # 10 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 0-1
9/1/12	FIVB	Åland Open	Semi-Finals	Baquerizo/Fernandez	8	Birlova/Ukolova	7	21-19, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against # 11 Antunes/Lima, Brazil 0-1
6/21/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 1	Antunes/Lima	5	Birlova/Ukolova	4	21-18, 21-14	0:37
Trail the series against # 14 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-2
8/26/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 2	Salgado/Salgado	6	Birlova/Ukolova	21	21-16, 21-19	0:36
8/18/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Contender 4	Salgado/Salgado	8	Birlova/Ukolova	27, Q4	21-15, 21-17	0:32
6/13/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool J	Birlova/Ukolova	34	Salgado/Salgado	10	21-16, 21-16	0:43
Lead the series against # 15 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 4-2
8/17/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 3	Birlova/Ukolova	24	Kolocova/Slukova	7	21-19, 14-21, 15-11	0:49
7/20/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Birlova/Ukolova	28, Q3	Kolocova/Slukova	6	12-21, 21-11, 15-9	0:43
6/8/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Kolocova/Slukova	7	Birlova/Ukolova	10	18-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:58
5/9/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool G	Birlova/Ukolova	26, Q5	Kolocova/Slukova	7	21-19, 21-18	0:36
5/2/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool G	Birlova/Ukolova	26, Q6	Kolocova/Slukova	10	21-15, 18-21, 15-9	0:49
6/9/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool C	Kolocova/Slukova	19	Birlova/Ukolova	30, Q6	21-17, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # 17 Borger/Buthe, Germany 2-1
5/24/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Pool D	Birlova/Ukolova	4	Borger/Buthe	13	By Forfeit
8/17/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 2	Birlova/Ukolova	24	Borger/Buthe	20	21-11, 21-19	0:33
5/3/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool G	Borger/Buthe	23	Birlova/Ukolova	26, Q6	19-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:55
Trail the series against # 18 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-3
7/3/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool G	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	18	Birlova/Ukolova	7	21-14, 22-20	0:37
6/20/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool D	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	13	Birlova/Ukolova	4	22-20, 21-18	0:38
6/8/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	23	Birlova/Ukolova	10	21-17, 21-19	0:37
Trail the series against # 19 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 0-2
7/5/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	19	Birlova/Ukolova	7	21-19, 21-16	0:38
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool E	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	Birlova/Ukolova	5	21-9, 21-16	0:30
Lead the series against # 21 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/17/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Birlova/Ukolova	28, Q3	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	Q14	21-16, 21-14	0:31
Trail the series against # 22 Fendrick/Hochevar, United States 0-1
5/23/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Pool D	Fendrick/Hochevar	20	Birlova/Ukolova	4	24-22, 19-21, 17-15	0:56
Trail the series against # 23 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 2-3
6/19/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool D	Nestarcova/Pridalova	20	Birlova/Ukolova	4	22-20, 19-21, 15-13	0:56
7/12/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool E	Birlova/Ukolova	28, Q2	Nestarcova/Pridalova	12, Q4	21-18, 14-21, 15-10	0:43
6/12/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Qualifier 2	Nestarcova/Pridalova	31, Q14	Birlova/Ukolova	Q3	21-12, 21-18	0:33
6/28/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Nestarcova/Pridalova	Q28	Birlova/Ukolova	Q5	21-17, 21-14	0:30
6/7/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Birlova/Ukolova	30, Q6	Nestarcova/Pridalova	Q27	21-15, 21-19	0:33
Lead the series against # 25 Bieneck/Grossner, Germany 1-0
8/16/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool H	Birlova/Ukolova	24	Bieneck/Grossner	25, Q14	21-16, 22-20	0:38
Lead the series against # 26 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
6/14/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 1	Birlova/Ukolova	5	Nystrom/Nystrom	19, Q4	22-20, 21-13	0:34
Trail the series against # 28 Fopma/Sweat, United States 0-1
6/12/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool E	Fopma/Sweat	21	Birlova/Ukolova	5	15-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:48
Lead the series against # 31 Artacho/Ngauamo, Australia 1-0
7/2/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool G	Birlova/Ukolova	7	Artacho/Ngauamo	31	21-11, 19-21, 15-7	0:43
Lead the series against # 34 Popova/Prokopeva, Russia 1-0
6/19/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool D	Birlova/Ukolova	4	Popova/Prokopeva	29, Q11	21-19, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against # 35 Boulton/Dampney, England 0-1
5/23/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Pool D	Boulton/Dampney	29, Q13	Birlova/Ukolova	4	11-21, 24-22, 15-9	0:53
Lead the series against # 38 Sinnema/Stiekema, Netherlands 1-0
6/12/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool E	Birlova/Ukolova	5	Sinnema/Stiekema	28, Q10	21-13, 23-21	0:36
Trail the series against # 42 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 0-1
7/1/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool G	Bansley/Pavan	42	Birlova/Ukolova	7	18-21, 21-14, 15-10	0:46