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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Moscow 2008 Grand Slam
June 30 - July 5, 2008

(31) Victoriya Rastykus/Natalia Stepanova, Russia

Victoriya Rastykus
Russia

/ Azerbaijan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 9, 1986 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Belgorod

Height:

187 cm (6'2")

Weight:

78 kg (172 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

25th (FIVB Moscow 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$1,750.00

Natalia Stepanova
Russia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 29, 1987 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

St. Petersburg

Height:

185 cm (6'1")

Weight:

73 kg (161 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB U21 World Championships Myslowice 2006)

Career FIVB WT Best:

25th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$3,750.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$3,500.00

Previous Moscow Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Moscow Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/2/2008	Pool B	Jia Tian / Jie Wang, China (2)	Lost 12-21, 18-21	0:34
Wed, 7/2/2008	Pool B	Rieke Brink-Abeler / Hella Jurich, Germany (15)	Lost 16-21, 13-21	0:33
Thu, 7/3/2008	Pool B	Milagros Crespo / Imara Esteves Ribalta, Cuba (18)	Lost 15-21, 11-21	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	1	0	$3,500.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$3,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Victoriya Rastykus												Natalia Stepanova
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	0	0	0	1	0	$1,750.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,750.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$2,000.00
											U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,750.00	Total	19	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	$3,750.00

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	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$3,500.00	0	3	0.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$3,500.00	0	3	0.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Victoriya Rastykus													Natalia Stepanova
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2004	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2006	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00
											2006	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2007	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	$2,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,750.00	2008	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,750.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,750.00	Total	Total	18	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	13	$3,750.00

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	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	0-3	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-3	0.0%
2007-2008	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	0-3	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-3	0.0%
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	0-6	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-3	0.0%

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	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Total	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3

Head to Head Results
Rastykus/Stepanova trail the series against the field 0-3 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
7/2/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Tian/Wang	2	Rastykus/Stepanova	31	21-12, 21-18	0:34
Trail the series against # 15 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 0-1
7/2/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	15	Rastykus/Stepanova	31	21-16, 21-13	0:33
Trail the series against # 18 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 0-1
7/3/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	18	Rastykus/Stepanova	31	21-15, 21-11	0:33