Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$520,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
July 31 - August 3, 2003
(Q17) Mikhail Kouchnerev/Sergey Sayfulin, Russia
 
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: 11
Tournaments: 91
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB Tenerife 2000)
Career Winnings: US$106,800.00
Sergey Sayfulin
Russia
Photo: Raymond Wardenær
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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Sergey Sayfulin - 17th Mikhail Kouchnerev - 17th
1998 Dmitry Karasev - 17th Rushan Dayanov - 25th
1999 Sergey Ermishin - 33rd Dmitry Karasev - 13th
2000 Sergey Ermishin - 25th Dmitry Karasev - 13th
2001 Sergey Ermishin - 9th Did not play
2002 Sergey Sayfulin - 25th Mikhail Kouchnerev - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/23-27/2003 Portugal Open Q7 33 18 US$0.00
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
Austria Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/31/2003 Qualifier 2 Roman Arkaev / Dmitri Barsuk, Russia (Q16) Won 21-19, 21-18 1:02
Thu, 7/31/2003 Qualifier 3 Paul Schroffenegger / Thomas Schroffenegger, Austria (31, Q32) Lost 32-34, 19-21 0:55
Head to Head Results
Kouchnerev/Sayfulin trail the series against the field 8-15
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 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
Trail the series against # 7 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Pool H Hoidalen/Kjemperud 9 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 24, Q4 21-17, 21-13 0:37
Series tied with # 8 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-1
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool F Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 22 Heuscher/Kobel 6 21-19, 17-21, 15-11 1:03
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 13 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 30 21-13, 21-14 0:35
Trail the series against # 9 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 # 10 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
Series tied with # 15 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 # 18 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Schacht/Slack 21 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 27 21-19, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # 21 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 1-0
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool M Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 36 Karasev/Zaitsev 37 15-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:59
Trail the series against # 31, Q32 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger, Austria 0-1
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger 31, Q32 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin Q17 34-32, 21-19 0:55
Trail the series against # Q9 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
Trail the series against # Q13 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
Lead the series against # Q16 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-0
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin Q17 Arkaev/Barsuk Q16 21-19, 21-18 1:02
Trail the series against # Q18 Rodriguez/Rodriguez Herrera, Spain 0-1
9/5/02FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 3 Rodriguez/Rodriguez Herrera 20, Q14 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin Q3 21-14, 23-21 0:44
Series tied with # Q19 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 # Q21 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 # Q27 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 # Q29 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