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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
June 1 - 5, 2016

(13) 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 Biel Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/24-29/2016	Moscow Grand Slam	8	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	5/10-14/2016	Antalya Open	13	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/3-8/2016	Sochi Open	8	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	4/20-24/2016	Fuzhou Open	17	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	4/13-17/2016	Xiamen Open	13	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	3/15-20/2016	Vitória Open	18	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	3/8-13/2016	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	24	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	2/23-28/2016	Maceió Open	20	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	10/20-24/2015	Antalya Open	5	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/23-27/2015	Xiamen Open	4	5th	300	US$3,375.00
FIVB	9/8-13/2015	Sochi Open	1	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/25-29/2015	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	16	17th	240	US$7,000.00
CEV	7/28-8/1/2015	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	9	2nd	450	€ 15,000.00
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

CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/1/2016	Pool D	Alexandra Jupiter / Laura Longuet, France (20)	Won 19-21, 21-12, 15-8	0:38
Wed, 6/1/2016	Pool D	Nicole Eiholzer / Dunja Gerson, Switzerland (29)	Won 17-21, 21-13, 15-12	0:39
Thu, 6/2/2016	Pool D	Monika Brzostek / Kinga Wojtasik, Poland (4)	Won By Forfeit
Fri, 6/3/2016	Winner 2	Karin Lundqvist / Anne Lie Rininsland, Sweden (18)	Won 21-15, 21-13	0:30
Sat, 6/4/2016	Winner 3	Chantal Laboureur / Julia Sude, Germany (12)	Won 21-19, 18-21, 15-10	0:50
Sat, 6/4/2016	Semi-Finals	Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst, Germany (1)	Lost 15-21, 16-21	0:33
Sun, 6/5/2016	Bronze Medal	Karla Borger / Britta Buthe, Germany (3)	Lost 20-22, 17-21	0:39

Head to Head Results
Birlova/Ukolova lead the series against the field 42-31 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 8 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 2-4
6/4/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	1	Birlova/Ukolova	13	21-15, 21-16	0:33
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 # 3 Borger/Buthe, Germany 3-5
6/5/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Bronze Medal	Borger/Buthe	3	Birlova/Ukolova	13	22-20, 21-17	0:39
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
Lead the series against # 4 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 6-1
6/2/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool D	Birlova/Ukolova	13	Brzostek/Wojtasik	4	By Forfeit
5/13/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 1	Birlova/Ukolova	13	Brzostek/Wojtasik	3	21-18, 21-15	0:32
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 # 5 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-3
5/12/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool D	Forrer/Verge-Depre	4	Birlova/Ukolova	13	21-15, 21-17	0:33
4/23/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Forrer/Verge-Depre	4	Birlova/Ukolova	17	21-17, 21-17	0:35
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
Trail the series against # 6 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 0-1
4/15/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool D	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	4	Birlova/Ukolova	13	21-18, 21-14	0:35
Trail the series against # 7 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 0-1
3/18/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 1	Mader/Zumkehr	13	Birlova/Ukolova	18	21-18, 25-23	0:39
Trail the series against # 8 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
Lead the series against # 9 Lahti/Lehtonen, Finland 3-1
5/25/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Birlova/Ukolova	8	Lahti/Lehtonen	25, Q5	21-14, 21-19	0:36
2/26/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Winner 1	Birlova/Ukolova	20	Lahti/Lehtonen	24	21-13, 21-19	0:43
9/11/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Winner 2	Lahti/Lehtonen	6	Birlova/Ukolova	1	16-21, 21-15, 15-13	1:00
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool E	Birlova/Ukolova	21	Lahti/Lehtonen	28, Q10	21-18, 21-18	0:39
Series tied with # 10 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 4-4
5/5/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool H	Birlova/Ukolova	8	Holtwick/Semmler	9	21-13, 21-18	0:32
8/28/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	13	Birlova/Ukolova	16	15-21, 21-11, 15-11	0:44
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 # 12 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 4-1
6/4/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 3	Birlova/Ukolova	13	Laboureur/Sude	12	21-19, 18-21, 15-10	0:50
4/21/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool A	Laboureur/Sude	16	Birlova/Ukolova	17	21-19, 17-21, 15-12	0:47
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
Series tied with # 14 Hansel/Schwaiger, Austria 3-3
5/6/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Winner 1	Hansel/Schwaiger	15, Q1	Birlova/Ukolova	8	21-18, 21-17	0:43
4/14/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool D	Birlova/Ukolova	13	Hansel/Schwaiger	29, Q6	21-16, 21-16	0:31
2/25/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Pool D	Birlova/Ukolova	20	Hansel/Schwaiger	29, Q9	21-11, 23-25, 15-13	0:49
9/26/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 2	Birlova/Ukolova	4	Hansel/Schwaiger	16	24-22, 19-21, 16-14	0:58
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
Trail the series against # 15 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 # 16 Hermannova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-0
9/25/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool D	Birlova/Ukolova	4	Hermannova/Slukova	13	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 17 Arvaniti/Karagkouni, Greece 0-2
5/13/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karagkouni	21	Birlova/Ukolova	13	21-17, 22-20	0:38
5/4/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool H	Arvaniti/Karagkouni	24, Q2	Birlova/Ukolova	8	17-21, 22-20, 15-13	0:51
Lead the series against # 18 Lundqvist/Rininsland, Sweden 1-0
6/3/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 2	Birlova/Ukolova	13	Lundqvist/Rininsland	18	21-15, 21-13	0:30
Lead the series against # 20 Jupiter/Longuet, France 2-0
6/1/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool D	Birlova/Ukolova	13	Jupiter/Longuet	20	19-21, 21-12, 15-8	0:38
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 # 23 Braakman/Sinnema, Netherlands 1-0
5/4/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool H	Birlova/Ukolova	8	Braakman/Sinnema	25, Q3	21-13, 21-16	0:30
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
Lead the series against # 29 Eiholzer/Gerson, Switzerland 1-0
6/1/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool D	Birlova/Ukolova	13	Eiholzer/Gerson	29	17-21, 21-13, 15-12	0:39
Lead the series against # 30 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 3-0
3/17/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Pool B	Birlova/Ukolova	18	Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer	31	23-21, 21-15	0:36
9/24/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool D	Birlova/Ukolova	4	Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer	20	21-17, 21-14	0:34
5/15/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Winner 1	Birlova/Ukolova	9	Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer	20	21-19, 21-15	0:38
Lead the series against # 32 Dumbauskaite/Paulikiene, Lithuania 3-0
9/10/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool A	Birlova/Ukolova	1	Dumbauskaite/Paulikiene	16	21-16, 21-16	0:42
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