Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Portugal Open
July 23 - 27, 2003
(Q7) Mikhail Kouchnerev/Sergey Sayfulin, Russia
 
Mikhail Kouchnerev
Russia
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: 11
Tournaments: 91
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB Tenerife 2000)
Career Winnings: US$106,800.00
Sergey Sayfulin
Russia
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 27, 1968 (55 yrs old)
Home Town: Kemerovo
Resides: St-Petersbourg
Height: 197 cm (6'6")
Weight: 100 kg (220 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 78
Career Best: 9th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$52,750.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB27000000203778 US$27,650.00
FIVB C&S1000000010000 US$800.00
Overall28000000213778 US$28,450.00
Previous Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1996 Dmitry Areshkin - 25th Dmitri Kouvitchka - 17th
1997 Sergey Sayfulin - 25th Mikhail Kouchnerev - 25th
1998 Dmitry Karasev - 25th Rushan Dayanov - 25th
1999 Sergey Ermishin - 9th Dmitry Karasev - 17th
2000 Sergey Ermishin - 17th Dmitry Karasev - 25th
2001 Sergey Ermishin - 5th Dmitri Kouvitchka - 41st
2002 Sergey Sayfulin - 9th Mikhail Kouchnerev - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/2-6/2003 Norway Open 24, Q4 25 30 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2003 Germany Grand Slam Q5 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open Q3 33 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open Q5 41 10 US$0.00
FIVB 9/4-8/2002 Spain Open Q3 33 18 US$0.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2002 Spain Open Q2 41 10 US$0.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2002 Austria Grand Slam 34 25 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2002 Portugal Open 27 9 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2002 France Grand Slam 36 25 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2002 Canada Open 22 25 30 US$1,650.00
FIVB 7/3-7/2002 Norway Open 30 9 120 US$3,900.00
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/24/2003 Qualifier 2 Timour Petreaev / Alexander Shapranovich, Israel (Q26) Won 21-19, 19-21, 15-12 0:57
Thu, 7/24/2003 Qualifier 3 Marcel Gscheidle / Bernhard Vesti, Switzerland (28, Q10) Lost 23-25, 27-25, 10-15 1:11
Head to Head Results
Kouchnerev/Sayfulin trail the series against the field 8-12
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 4 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-0
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Pool C Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 30 Baracetti/Conde 3 22-20, 21-19 0:49
Trail the series against # 6 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Pool H Hoidalen/Kjemperud 9 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 24, Q4 21-17, 21-13 0:37
Trail the series against # 7 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-2
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool H Berger/Doppler 8 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 24, Q4 21-19, 21-11 0:42
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool K Berger/Doppler 10 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 34 21-14, 15-21, 15-11 1:11
Trail the series against # 8 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
7/17/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool M Dieckmann/Reckermann 12 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 36 21-19, 20-22, 15-11 0:53
Lead the series against # 11 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 1-0
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool F Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 27 Alvarez/Rossell 6, Q3 29-27, 21-19 0:55
Series tied with # 13 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1-1
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool F Egger/Heyer 22 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 27 17-21, 21-15, 15-7 0:55
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool C Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 30 Egger/Heyer 19, Q2 21-17, 22-20 0:55
Trail the series against # 16 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Schacht/Slack 21 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 27 21-19, 21-16 0:40
Trail the series against # 27, Q9 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Gartmayer/Nowotny 29, Q14 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin Q3 21-23, 21-15, 17-15 0:58
Trail the series against # 28, Q10 Gscheidle/Vesti, Switzerland 0-2
7/24/03FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Gscheidle/Vesti 28, Q10 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin Q7 25-23, 25-27, 15-10 1:11
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool K Gscheidle/Vesti 15 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 34 15-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:58
Trail the series against # Q1 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson, Spain 0-1
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool H Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 25, Q3 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 24, Q4 21-13, 19-21, 15-13 0:53
Series tied with # Q15 Ljubicic/Slean, Canada 1-1
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 24, Q4 Ljubicic/Slean Q13 23-21, 21-17 0:50
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool F Ljubicic/Slean 27, Q8 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 22 21-16, 22-20 0:52
Trail the series against # Q17 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes Q28 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin Q5 21-18, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # Q21 Asahi/Nishimura, Japan 1-0
9/5/02FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 2 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin Q3 Asahi/Nishimura Q35 21-18, 21-16 0:49
Lead the series against # Q23 Xu/Xu, China 1-0
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin Q3 Xu/Xu Q35 21-14, 21-19 0:45
Lead the series against # Q25 Esko/Tuominen, Finland 1-0
7/2/03FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 2 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 24, Q4 Esko/Tuominen Q29 18-21, 23-21, 15-12 0:36
Lead the series against # Q26 Petreaev/Shapranovich, Israel 1-0
7/24/03FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin Q7 Petreaev/Shapranovich Q26 21-19, 19-21, 15-12 0:57