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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Italy Open
July 11 - 15, 2001

(17) 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 Lignano Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	Did not play	Sergey Sayfulin - 17th
1998	Andrei Gorbenko - 41st	Dmitry Karasev - 17th
1999	Mikhail Kouchnerev - 57th	Sergey Ermishin - 57th
2000	Mikhail Kouchnerev - 13th	Sergey Ermishin - 13th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/4-8/2001	Norway Open	20	9	144	US$5,500.00
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

Italy Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/13/2001	Winner 1	Jarrod Novosel / Joshua Slack, Australia (16, Q2)	Lost 21-17, 18-21, 22-24	0:59
Fri, 7/13/2001	Contender 1	Andy Witt / Larry Witt, United States (32, Q48)	Lost 21-18, 15-21, 13-15	0:59

Head to Head Results
Ermishin/Kouchnerev trail the series against the field 8-9

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 # 3 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
Series tied with # 8 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-1
6/23/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 3	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	18	Heuscher/Kobel	9	23-21, 14-21, 15-12	0:53
6/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	16	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	17	21-16, 21-17	0:32
Trail the series against # 11 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 # 15, Q4 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
Trail the series against # 16, Q2 Novosel/Slack, Australia 0-1
7/13/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Novosel/Slack	16, Q2	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	17	17-21, 21-18, 24-22	0:59
Series tied with # 20, Q6 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 1-1
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 1	Bosma/Cotrino	15, Q4	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	18	21-15, 21-17	0:47
6/16/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 3	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	17	Bosma/Cotrino	10	21-19, 19-21, 15-12	0:56
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 # 23 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
Trail the series against # 32, Q48 Witt/Witt, United States 0-1
7/13/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 1	Witt/Witt	32, Q48	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	17	18-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:59
Lead the series against # Q20 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 # Q21 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 # Q30 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