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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
July 28 - August 1, 2015

(9) 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:

Tournaments:

125

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$289,077.52

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:

Tournaments:

171

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

2nd (Klagenfurt 2015)

Career Winnings:

US$360,493.54

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
CEV	8	0	1	0	1	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	US$42,359.95
FIVB	70	2	1	2	2	6	0	20	1	20	9	4	3	US$387,665.50
Overall	78	2	2	2	3	8	0	22	1	22	9	4	3	US$430,025.45

Previous Klagenfurt Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB 2009	Did not play	Maria Prokopeva - 41st
FIVB 2010	Anastasia Barsuk - 25th	Maria Prokopeva - 9th
FIVB 2011	Evgenia Ukolova - 33rd	Ekaterina Birlova - 33rd
FIVB 2012	Evgenia Ukolova - 1st	Ekaterina Birlova - 1st
2013	Evgenia Ukolova - 5th	Ekaterina Birlova - 5th
FIVB 2014	Did not play	Maria Prokopeva - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/21-26/2015	Yokohama Grand Slam	19	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/6-11/2015	Gstaad Major Series	20	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/26-7/4/2015	Netherlands World Championships	34	9th	500	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/8-13/2015	Stavanger Major Series	22, Q2	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/1-6/2015	Porec Major Series	21	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	5/25-31/2015	Moscow Grand Slam	8	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	5/11-17/2015	Lucerne Open	9	5th	300	US$3,375.00

2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 7/28/2015	Pool H	Yulia Abalakina / Ksenia Dabizha, Russia (24)	Won 21-13, 21-18	0:31
Wed, 7/29/2015	Pool H	Laura Giombini / Giulia Toti, Italy (25)	Lost 22-20, 14-21, 9-15	0:43
Thu, 7/30/2015	Pool H	Barbara Hansel / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (8)	Lost 14-21, 18-21	0:34
Thu, 7/30/2015	Winner 1	Ieva Dumbauskaite / Monika Paulikiene, Lithuania (23)	Won 21-16, 21-16	0:29
Fri, 7/31/2015	Winner 2	Alexandra Jupiter / Laura Longuet, France (18)	Won 21-16, 21-16	0:31
Fri, 7/31/2015	Winner 3	Chantal Laboureur / Julia Sude, Germany (7)	Won 33-31, 21-16	0:44
Sat, 8/1/2015	Semi-Finals	Monika Brzostek / Kinga Wojtasik, Poland (11)	Won 21-17, 21-13	0:33
Sat, 8/1/2015	Gold Medal	Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst, Germany (4)	Lost 18-21, 18-21	0:36

Head to Head Results
Birlova/Ukolova lead the series against the field 31-24 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Borger/Buthe, Germany 3-4
6/30/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool J	Borger/Buthe	10	Birlova/Ukolova	34	21-14, 21-19	0:42
6/12/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	13	Birlova/Ukolova	22, Q2	21-19, 21-10	0:33
5/16/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Winner 3	Borger/Buthe	4	Birlova/Ukolova	9	21-19, 21-15	0:37
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
5/30/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool H	Birlova/Ukolova	25	Borger/Buthe	9	21-17, 21-13	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 # 4 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 2-3
8/1/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Gold Medal	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Birlova/Ukolova	9	21-18, 21-18	0:36
7/1/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 1	Birlova/Ukolova	34	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	11	21-16, 21-16	0:36
6/3/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool E	Birlova/Ukolova	21	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	21-16, 21-17	0:35
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
Trail the series against # 5 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-2
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Baquerizo/Fernandez	9	Birlova/Ukolova	8	21-14, 21-12	0:31
8/10/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Birlova/Ukolova	14	Baquerizo/Fernandez	9	24-22, 16-21, 15-7	0:51
9/1/12	FIVB	Åland Open	Semi-Finals	Baquerizo/Fernandez	8	Birlova/Ukolova	7	21-19, 21-18	0:36
Series tied with # 6 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 3-3
7/8/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool D	Birlova/Ukolova	20	Holtwick/Semmler	13	21-13, 11-21, 15-12	0:41
7/2/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	4	Birlova/Ukolova	34	21-18, 24-22	0:40
6/10/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool F	Birlova/Ukolova	22, Q2	Holtwick/Semmler	6	21-19, 22-20	0:36
8/10/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 3	Holtwick/Semmler	1	Birlova/Ukolova	14	29-27, 15-21, 15-9	0:53
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
Lead the series against # 7 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 3-0
7/31/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 3	Birlova/Ukolova	9	Laboureur/Sude	7	33-31, 21-16	0:44
5/15/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Winner 2	Birlova/Ukolova	9	Laboureur/Sude	6	17-21, 23-21, 15-10	0:46
7/24/13	FIVB	Anapa Open	Pool A	Birlova/Ukolova	1	Laboureur/Sude	17	21-18, 21-15	0:34
Trail the series against # 8 Hansel/Schwaiger, Austria 0-2
7/30/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool H	Hansel/Schwaiger	8	Birlova/Ukolova	9	21-14, 21-18	0:34
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool D	Hansel/Schwaiger	29, Q7	Birlova/Ukolova	20	20-22, 21-17, 15-13	0:48
Lead the series against # 11 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 4-1
8/1/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Birlova/Ukolova	9	Brzostek/Wojtasik	11	21-17, 21-13	0:33
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Birlova/Ukolova	8	Brzostek/Wojtasik	25, Q3	16-21, 22-20, 15-13	0:55
8/2/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 2	Birlova/Ukolova	6	Brzostek/Wojtasik	17	21-17, 19-21, 15-10	0:47
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 # 12 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 # 13 Goricanec/Huberli, Switzerland 2-1
6/12/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Winner 1	Birlova/Ukolova	22, Q2	Goricanec/Huberli	23	23-21, 21-16	0:40
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Birlova/Ukolova	8	Goricanec/Huberli	24	17-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:55
5/14/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Pool H	Goricanec/Huberli	8	Birlova/Ukolova	9	21-15, 24-22	0:42
Series tied with # 14 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-1
6/11/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool F	Birlova/Ukolova	22, Q2	Forrer/Verge-Depre	27, Q11	21-15, 19-21, 16-14	0:51
8/22/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool A	Forrer/Verge-Depre	17	Birlova/Ukolova	1	23-21, 21-12	0:41
Lead the series against # 16 Lahti/Lehtonen, Finland 1-0
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool E	Birlova/Ukolova	21	Lahti/Lehtonen	28, Q10	21-18, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 17 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 1-0
5/15/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Winner 1	Birlova/Ukolova	9	Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer	20	21-19, 21-15	0:38
Lead the series against # 18 Jupiter/Longuet, France 1-0
7/31/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 2	Birlova/Ukolova	9	Jupiter/Longuet	18	21-16, 21-16	0:31
Lead the series against # 19 Prokopeva/Syrtseva, Russia 1-0
6/28/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool J	Birlova/Ukolova	34	Prokopeva/Syrtseva	39	21-14, 21-18	0:33
Lead the series against # 23 Dumbauskaite/Paulikiene, Lithuania 2-0
7/30/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 1	Birlova/Ukolova	9	Dumbauskaite/Paulikiene	23	21-16, 21-16	0:29
7/30/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool F	Birlova/Ukolova	6	Dumbauskaite/Paulikiene	27	21-17, 21-18	0:32
Lead the series against # 24 Abalakina/Dabizha, Russia 2-0
7/28/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool H	Birlova/Ukolova	9	Abalakina/Dabizha	24	21-13, 21-18	0:31
5/13/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Pool H	Birlova/Ukolova	9	Abalakina/Dabizha	24, Q2	21-15, 21-18	0:34
Trail the series against # 25 Giombini/Toti, Italy 0-1
7/29/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool H	Giombini/Toti	25	Birlova/Ukolova	9	20-22, 21-14, 15-9	0:43
Lead the series against # 28 Lobato/Soria, Spain 1-0
5/13/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Pool H	Birlova/Ukolova	9	Lobato/Soria	25, Q3	21-19, 23-21	0:36
Trail the series against # 32 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-3
7/22/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool C	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	30, Q13	Birlova/Ukolova	19	22-20, 19-21, 15-11	0:59
10/26/12	FIVB	Bangsaen Open	Winner 3	Birlova/Ukolova	3	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	6	23-21, 13-21, 15-12	0:57
4/26/12	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	16	Birlova/Ukolova	17	13-21, 21-16, 16-14	0:56
4/18/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Contender 2	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	21	Birlova/Ukolova	22	21-17, 21-14	0:34