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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Phillips Norway Open
July 4 - 8, 2001

(20) Sergey Ermishin/Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia

Sergey Ermishin
Russia

Photo: Raymond Wardenær

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 4, 1970 (53 yrs old)

Home Town:

Saratov

Resides:

Moscow

Height:

208 cm (6'10")

Weight:

102 kg (224 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB Tenerife 2000)

Career Winnings:

US$76,900.00

Mikhail Kouchnerev
Russia

Photo: Raymond Wardenær

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 27, 1972 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Moscow

Resides:

Moscow

Height:

192 cm (6'4")

Weight:

82 kg (180 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB Tenerife 2000)

Career Winnings:

US$106,800.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	57	Money
FIVB	35	0	0	1	1	4	2	8	2	10	4	1	1	1	US$150,000.00

Previous Stavanger Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1999	Mikhail Kouchnerev - 17th	Sergey Ermishin - 17th
2000	Mikhail Kouchnerev - 17th	Sergey Ermishin - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2001	Germany Open	15	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/20-24/2001	Swiss Open	18	7	180	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2001	Spain Open	17	9	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB	9/16-26/2000	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	14	9	0	US$0.00
FIVB	8/2-6/2000	Austria Open	17	25	34	US$1,500.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2000	Portugal Open	6	17	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/19-23/2000	France Open	7	5	204	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2000	Italy Open	8	13	102	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2000	Norway Open	9	17	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2000	U.S. Grand Slam	15	13	180	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2000	Spain Open	13	3	272	US$14,000.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2000	Canada Open	20	9	136	US$4,000.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2000	Mexico Open	21	5	204	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/24-28/2000	Macau Open	14	25	34	US$1,500.00
FIVB	1/18-23/2000	Brazil Open	16	17	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	1/12-16/2000	Argentina Open	17	17	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	11/30-12/5/1999	Brazil Open	17	9	136	US$4,500.00
FIVB	8/17-22/1999	Spanish Open	19	17	68	US$2,500.00
FIVB	8/11-15/1999	Belgium Open	21	17	68	US$2,500.00
FIVB	8/4-8/1999	Portugal Open	27	9	136	US$4,500.00
FIVB	7/28-8/1/1999	Open of Austria	Q8	33	28	US$0.00
FIVB	7/20-25/1999	Marseille World Championships	30	17	120	US$4,500.00
FIVB	7/14-18/1999	Italian Open	Q11	57	4	US$0.00
FIVB	7/7-11/1999	Norway Open	27	17	68	US$2,500.00

Norway Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/6/2001	Winner 1	Dax Holdren / Todd Rogers, United States (13)	Lost 14-21, 16-21	0:36
Fri, 7/6/2001	Contender 1	Espen Goranson / Kjell Goranson, Norway (29)	Won 21-12, 16-21, 15-5	0:38
Fri, 7/6/2001	Contender 2	Katsuhiro Shiratori / Satoshi Watanabe, Japan (30, Q21)	Won 21-14, 21-13	0:29
Sat, 7/7/2001	Contender 3	Dain Blanton / Eric Fonoimoana, United States (6)	Won 16-21, 22-20, 25-23	1:06
Sat, 7/7/2001	Contender 4	Rogerio 'Para' Ferreira / Ze Marco de Melo, Brazil (8)	Lost 17-21, 21-19, 13-15	0:52

Head to Head Results
Ermishin/Kouchnerev lead the series against the field 8-7

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-2
6/29/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga	2	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	15	15-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:47
6/23/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 5	Laciga/Laciga	2	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	18	21-18, 21-14	0:38
Trail the series against # 4 Child/Heese, Canada 0-1
9/22/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Winner 1	Child/Heese	6	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	14	15-6	0:40
Lead the series against # 6 Blanton/Fonoimoana, United States 2-1
7/7/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 3	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	20	Blanton/Fonoimoana	6	16-21, 22-20, 25-23	1:06
6/23/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 4	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	18	Blanton/Fonoimoana	6	21-19, 16-21, 15-8	0:51
6/16/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 4	Blanton/Fonoimoana	5	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	17	19-21, 21-14, 15-11	0:53
Trail the series against # 8 de Melo/Ferreira, Brazil 0-1
7/7/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 4	Ferreira/de Melo	8	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	20	21-17, 19-21, 15-13	0:52
Trail the series against # 12 Henkel/Smith, United States 0-1
6/29/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Contender 2	Henkel/Smith	17	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	15	18-21, 21-19, 15-13	1:00
Trail the series against # 13 Holdren/Rogers, United States 0-1
7/6/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Holdren/Rogers	13	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	20	21-14, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # 18 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 2-0
6/29/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 1	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	15	Holden/Leinemann	18	22-20, 17-21, 15-13	1:10
6/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 2	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	17	Holden/Leinemann	15	14-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:53
Lead the series against # 22 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 1-0
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 2	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	18	Berg/Dahl	16	21-18, 21-16	0:38
Lead the series against # 29 Goranson/Goranson, Norway 1-0
7/6/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 1	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	20	Goranson/Goranson	29	21-12, 16-21, 15-5	0:38
Lead the series against # 30, Q21 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 1-0
7/6/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 2	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	20	Shiratori/Watanabe	30, Q21	21-14, 21-13	0:29
Lead the series against # Q24 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 1-0
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 1	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	18	Klemperer/Rademacher	31, Q51	21-17, 21-12	0:31