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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Sanya Open
October 26 - 31, 2010

(22) Ekaterina Birlova/Irina Chaika, 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

Irina Chaika
Russia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 13, 1991 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Krasnodar

Height:

181 cm (5'11")

Weight:

62 kg (136 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB U18/19 World Championships Alanya 2009)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (Anapa 2013)

Career Winnings:

US$9,775.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	US$4,800.00

Previous Sanya Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2009	Anastasia Barsuk - 7th	Did not play

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Sanya Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 10/28/2010	Winner 1	Vasiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (11)	Lost 24-26, 9-21	0:40
Thu, 10/28/2010	Contender 1	Lucy Boulton / Denise Johns, England (27, Q3)	Lost 14-21, 19-21	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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$4,800.00
Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$4,800.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Ekaterina Birlova												Irina Chaika
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	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$4,125.00
45	1	1	1	0	4	12	14	4	0	$82,050.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	$5,650.00
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
											U23 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											U21 World Championships	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
106	2	1	3	2	8	27	31	14	0	$252,050.00	Total	16	0	1	2	0	3	2	1	3	0	$9,775.00

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
2010	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00	0	2	0.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00	0	2	0.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Ekaterina Birlova													Irina Chaika
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2007	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2008	FIVB
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00	2008	FIVB C&S
											2008	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	$9,450.00	2009	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2009	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
12	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	3	3	$22,250.00	2010	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00
											2010	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
20	0	0	1	0	2	2	4	4	7	$33,200.00	Total	Total	8	0	1	2	0	1	1	0	2	1	$1,000.00

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	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	25.0%	3	75.0%	0-4	0.0%	1-3	25.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	1-4	20.0%
2009-2010	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	25.0%	3	75.0%	0-4	0.0%	1-3	25.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	1-4	20.0%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	25.0%	3	75.0%	0-4	0.0%	2-6	25.0%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	1-4	20.0%

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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4

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

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 11 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-1
10/28/10	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	11	Birlova/Chaika	22	26-24, 21-9	0:40
Trail the series against # 27, Q3 Boulton/Johns, England 0-1
10/28/10	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 1	Boulton/Johns	27, Q3	Birlova/Chaika	22	21-14, 21-19	0:33