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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Banco do Brasil Open
September 21 - 26, 2004

(12) Roman Arkaev/Dmitri Barsuk, Russia

Roman Arkaev
Russia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 25, 1973 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Simferopol

Resides:

Sydney

Height:

195 cm (6'5")

Weight:

93 kg (205 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

7th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$84,665.00

Dmitri Barsuk
Russia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 20, 1980 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

Krasnodar

Resides:

Armavir

Height:

193 cm (6'3")

Weight:

86 kg (189 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

139

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$367,822.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	38	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	6	10	6	5	4	US$137,800.00

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2003	Dmitri Barsuk - 17th	Roman Arkaev - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/28-8/1/2004	Austria Grand Slam	22	13	162	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/21-25/2004	Mazury Open	16	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/14-18/2004	France Grand Slam	Q5	33	30	US$0.00
FIVB	7/7-11/2004	Spain Open	12, Q4	25	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/30-7/4/2004	Norway Open	18, Q6	9	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB	6/23-27/2004	Germany Grand Slam	17, Q9	17	120	US$5,000.00
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Portugal Open	25, Q9	7	180	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Q12	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	3/23-28/2004	South Africa Open	Q7	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	3/16-21/2004	Brazil Open	Q6	41	12	US$0.00
FIVB	10/14-19/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	29	17	160	US$5,000.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Spain Open	27, Q10	9	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/31-8/3/2003	Austria Grand Slam	Q16	41	16	US$0.00
FIVB	7/23-27/2003	Portugal Open	Q13	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	7/16-20/2003	France Grand Slam	Q19	33	32	US$0.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2003	Germany Grand Slam	Q20	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2003	Switzerland Open	27, Q16	25	30	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/4-8/2003	Hellas Open	29, Q21	17	60	US$2,500.00

Brazil Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/23/2004	Winner 1	Jochem De Gruijter / Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands (21)	Won 21-16, 21-14	0:34
Thu, 9/23/2004	Winner 2	Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (5)	Lost 16-21, 19-21	0:38
Thu, 9/23/2004	Contender 2	Espen Goranson / Vegard Hoidalen, Norway (22)	Won 21-17, 21-10	0:34
Fri, 9/24/2004	Contender 3	Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (13)	Won 32-30, 21-19	0:51
Fri, 9/24/2004	Contender 4	Franco Neto / Tande Ramos, Brazil (2)	Won 18-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:54
Fri, 9/24/2004	Contender 5	Markus Egger / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (6)	Lost 14-21, 24-26	0:44

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 10-10

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-2
7/23/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Contender 2	Rego/Santos	2	Arkaev/Barsuk	16	21-18, 20-22, 15-12	0:53
6/5/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 3	Rego/Santos	1	Arkaev/Barsuk	25, Q9	21-14, 21-18	0:33
Lead the series against # 2 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 1-0
9/24/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 4	Arkaev/Barsuk	12	Neto/Ramos	2	18-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:54
Trail the series against # 5 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-2
9/23/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	5	Arkaev/Barsuk	12	21-16, 21-19	0:38
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool F	Dieckmann/Reckermann	22	Arkaev/Barsuk	27, Q16	21-15, 14-21, 15-10	0:48
Trail the series against # 6 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 0-3
9/24/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 5	Egger/Heyer	6	Arkaev/Barsuk	12	21-14, 26-24	0:44
7/9/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 1	Egger/Heyer	5	Arkaev/Barsuk	12, Q4	21-19, 23-21	0:43
10/14/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool E	Egger/Heyer	5	Arkaev/Barsuk	29	21-11, 25-23	0:42
Trail the series against # 9, Q2 Magalhaes/Silva, Brazil 0-1
7/23/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Winner 1	Magalhaes/Silva	17, Q1	Arkaev/Barsuk	16	21-18, 33-31	0:59
Lead the series against # 13 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-1
9/24/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 3	Arkaev/Barsuk	12	Kais/Vesik	13	32-30, 21-19	0:51
6/25/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 2	Kais/Vesik	18	Arkaev/Barsuk	17, Q9	21-13, 19-21, 15-11	0:48
6/4/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Arkaev/Barsuk	25, Q9	Kais/Vesik	24, Q1	21-17, 30-28	0:41
Series tied with # 19 Brink/Schneider, Germany 1-1
7/30/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 1	Arkaev/Barsuk	22	Brink/Schneider	27, Q8	22-20, 21-13	0:45
7/24/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Brink/Schneider	18, Q4	Arkaev/Barsuk	Q13	28-26, 22-20	0:54
Lead the series against # 21 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 2-0
9/23/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Arkaev/Barsuk	12	De Gruijter/Ronnes	21	21-16, 21-14	0:34
5/27/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Qualifier 2	Arkaev/Barsuk	Q12	De Gruijter/Ronnes	Q21	21-19, 21-15	0:33
Lead the series against # 22 Goranson/Hoidalen, Norway 1-0
9/23/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Arkaev/Barsuk	12	Goranson/Hoidalen	22	21-17, 21-10	0:34
Lead the series against # 24, Q4 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
6/3/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Arkaev/Barsuk	25, Q9	Lochhead/Pitman	Q25	21-11, 21-16	0:37
Lead the series against # 28 Asahi/Nishimura, Japan 1-0
10/15/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool E	Arkaev/Barsuk	29	Asahi/Nishimura	44	21-18, 21-18	0:40
Lead the series against # 30, Q8 Polte/Schoen, Germany 1-0
6/25/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 1	Arkaev/Barsuk	17, Q9	Polte/Schoen	32, Q30	22-20, 21-15	0:39