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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 1to1 Energy Open
June 16 - 20, 2004

(30, Q21) 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:

Tournaments:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$52,750.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	7	7	8	US$27,650.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	US$800.00
Overall	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	7	7	8	US$28,450.00

Previous Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2001	Sergey Ermishin - 7th	Dmitri Kouvitchka - 37th
2002	Dmitri Barsuk - 25th	Dmitri Kouvitchka - 25th
2003	Sergey Sayfulin - 33rd	Mikhail Kouchnerev - 33rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Portugal Open	Q20	41	12	US$0.00
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Q18	41	12	US$0.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	China Open	Q13	41	12	US$0.00
FIVB	7/31-8/3/2003	Austria Grand Slam	Q17	33	32	US$0.00
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

Switzerland Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/16/2004	Qualifier 2	Kjell Goranson / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (Q12)	Won 21-18, 25-27, 15-9	1:06
Thu, 6/17/2004	Qualifier 3	Antonio Cotrino / John Garcia-Thompson, Spain (Q5)	Won 21-19, 17-21, 15-10	1:12
Fri, 6/18/2004	Winner 1	Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (3)	Lost By Forfeit
Fri, 6/18/2004	Contender 1	Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (19)	Lost By Forfeit

Head to Head Results
Kouchnerev/Sayfulin trail the series against the field 7-16

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 2 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-1
7/12/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool F	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	22	Heuscher/Kobel	6	21-19, 17-21, 15-11	1:03
7/6/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	13	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	30	21-13, 21-14	0:35
Trail the series against # 3 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-2
6/18/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	30, Q21	By Forfeit
7/17/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool M	Dieckmann/Reckermann	12	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	36	21-19, 20-22, 15-11	0:53
Series tied with # 8 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1-1
7/26/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool F	Egger/Heyer	22	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	27	17-21, 21-15, 15-7	0:55
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool C	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	30	Egger/Heyer	19, Q2	21-17, 22-20	0:55
Lead the series against # 11 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-0
7/6/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool C	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	30	Baracetti/Conde	3	22-20, 21-19	0:49
Trail the series against # 12 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
7/27/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Schacht/Slack	21	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	27	21-19, 21-16	0:40
Lead the series against # 15 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 1-0
7/27/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool F	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	27	Alvarez/Rossell	6, Q3	29-27, 21-19	0:55
Trail the series against # 17 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
6/19/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Gartmayer/Nowotny	29, Q14	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	Q3	21-23, 21-15, 17-15	0:58
Trail the series against # 19 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-2
6/18/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 1	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	19	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	30, Q21	By Forfeit
7/5/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool H	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	9	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	24, Q4	21-17, 21-13	0:37
Trail the series against # 25 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-2
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool H	Berger/Doppler	8	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	24, Q4	21-19, 21-11	0:42
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool K	Berger/Doppler	10	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	34	21-14, 15-21, 15-11	1:11
Trail the series against # 28 Gscheidle/Vesti, Switzerland 0-2
7/24/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Gscheidle/Vesti	28, Q10	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	Q7	25-23, 25-27, 15-10	1:11
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool K	Gscheidle/Vesti	15	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	34	15-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:58
Trail the series against # 31, Q25 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
6/25/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	De Gruijter/Ronnes	Q28	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	Q5	21-18, 21-19	0:39
Series tied with # Q5 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-1
6/17/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	30, Q21	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	Q5	21-19, 17-21, 15-10	1:12
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool H	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q3	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	24, Q4	21-13, 19-21, 15-13	0:53
Series tied with # Q11 Asahi/Nishimura, Japan 1-1
5/27/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Qualifier 2	Asahi/Nishimura	30, Q15	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	Q18	21-10, 21-19	0:35
9/5/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 2	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	Q3	Asahi/Nishimura	Q35	21-18, 21-16	0:49
Lead the series against # Q12 Goranson/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
6/16/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	30, Q21	Goranson/Skarlund	Q12	21-18, 25-27, 15-9	1:06
Trail the series against # Q13 Fenili/Galli, Italy 0-1
6/3/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Fenili/Galli	Q13	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	Q20	21-16, 21-18	0:44