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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 VIP Open
June 8 - 12, 2005

(24) 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 Zagreb Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/21-26/2004	Brazil Open	12	7	180	US$7,000.00
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

Croatia Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/9/2005	Winner 1	Berislav Bobus / Tomislav Steinocher, Croatia (9)	Won 21-7, 21-16	0:27
Thu, 6/9/2005	Winner 2	Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (8)	Lost 24-22, 17-21, 13-15	0:59
Fri, 6/10/2005	Contender 2	Toni Ivkovic / Pero Krizanovic, Croatia (10)	Won 21-14, 21-19	0:34
Fri, 6/10/2005	Contender 3	Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (16)	Won 21-18, 21-19	0:41
Fri, 6/10/2005	Contender 4	Christoph Dieckmann / Andreas Scheuerpflug, Germany (3)	Lost 15-21, 17-21	0:38

Head to Head Results
Arkaev/Barsuk trail the series against the field 11-13

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 # 3 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-3
6/10/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 4	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	3	Arkaev/Barsuk	24	21-15, 21-17	0:38
7/29/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	11	Arkaev/Barsuk	22	21-18, 19-21, 15-13	0:53
9/5/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool F	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	11	Arkaev/Barsuk	27, Q10	21-19, 21-19	0:40
Trail the series against # 8 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-3
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	8	Arkaev/Barsuk	24	22-24, 21-17, 15-13	0:59
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
Lead the series against # 9 Bobus/Steinocher, Croatia 1-0
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 1	Arkaev/Barsuk	24	Bobus/Steinocher	9	21-7, 21-16	0:27
Lead the series against # 10 Ivkovic/Krizanovic, Croatia 1-0
6/10/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 2	Arkaev/Barsuk	24	Ivkovic/Krizanovic	10	21-14, 21-19	0:34
Lead the series against # 14 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-0
7/30/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 2	Arkaev/Barsuk	22	Schacht/Slack	12	19-21, 25-23, 15-12	1:00
Lead the series against # 16 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
6/10/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 3	Arkaev/Barsuk	24	Herrera/Mesa	16	21-18, 21-19	0:41
Lead the series against # 18 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
Trail the series against # 19 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 0-2
7/9/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Gartmayer/Nowotny	21	Arkaev/Barsuk	12, Q4	21-16, 21-17	0:30
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gartmayer/Nowotny	16	Arkaev/Barsuk	17, Q9	21-19, 17-21, 15-12	0:44
Series tied with # 22 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 # 23 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 # Q9 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
Trail the series against # Q23 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-1
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool D	Brenha/Maia	20	Arkaev/Barsuk	29, Q21	21-18, 21-17	0:41