Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Athens INFOTE Open
August 31 - September 4, 2005
(18) 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: 10
Tournaments: 64
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: 18
Tournaments: 139
Career Wins: 3
Career FIVB WT Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$367,822.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB380000035610654 US$137,800.00
Previous Athens Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/3-7/2005 Austria Grand Slam 21 17 112 US$4,750.00
FIVB 7/27-31/2005 France Grand Slam 21 17 112 US$4,750.00
FIVB 7/20-24/2005 Poland Open 15 17 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/13-17/2005 Portugal Open 14 25 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/6-10/2005 St. Petersburg Open 9 13 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 14 9 400 US$13,500.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open 14 17 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Croatia Open 24 9 160 US$6,000.00
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
Greece Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/1/2005 Winner 1 Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (15) Lost 18-21, 23-25 0:42
Thu, 9/1/2005 Contender 1 Stanislav Bakumovski / Sebastian Dollinger, Germany (31, Q22) Won 21-17, 15-21, 15-10 0:46
Fri, 9/2/2005 Contender 2 Jose Pedrosa / Pedro Rosas, Portugal (17) Won 21-14, 30-28 0:45
Fri, 9/2/2005 Contender 3 Thanassis Michalopoulos / Emmanouil Xenakis, Greece (9) Lost 18-21, 21-15, 18-20 1:04
Head to Head Results
Arkaev/Barsuk trail the series against the field 10-15
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-2
6/25/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 5 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Arkaev/Barsuk 14 21-14, 21-18 0:42
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 3, Q1 Arkaev/Barsuk 14 21-17, 21-17 0:38
Trail the series against # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-3
7/21/05FIVBPoland Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 2 Arkaev/Barsuk 15 21-11, 21-14 0:30
7/23/04FIVBMazury Open Contender 2 Rego/Santos 2 Arkaev/Barsuk 16 21-18, 20-22, 15-12 0:53
6/5/04FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 Arkaev/Barsuk 25, Q9 21-14, 21-18 0:33
Trail the series against # 3 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-2
8/5/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 2 Insfran/Marques 6 Arkaev/Barsuk 21 21-18, 19-21, 15-12 0:57
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Insfran/Marques 3 Arkaev/Barsuk 14 21-19, 21-14 0:46
Trail the series against # 4 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Egger/Laciga 6 Arkaev/Barsuk 21 23-21, 21-17 0:46
Trail the series against # 5 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal, Cuba 0-1
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 8 Arkaev/Barsuk 9 22-20, 21-18 0:45
Lead the series against # 7 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-0
7/30/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 2 Arkaev/Barsuk 22 Schacht/Slack 12 19-21, 25-23, 15-12 1:00
Trail the series against # 9 Michalopoulos/Xenakis, Greece 0-1
9/2/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 3 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 9 Arkaev/Barsuk 18 21-18, 15-21, 20-18 1:04
Trail the series against # 13 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 0-1
7/22/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 2 Horrem/Pettersen 16 Arkaev/Barsuk 15 21-18, 22-20 0:44
Lead the series against # 14 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 2-0
9/23/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Arkaev/Barsuk 12 De Gruijter/Ronnes 21 21-16, 21-14 0:34
5/27/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Qualifier 2 Arkaev/Barsuk Q12 De Gruijter/Ronnes Q21 21-19, 21-15 0:33
Series tied with # 15 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-1
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 15 Arkaev/Barsuk 18 21-18, 25-23 0:42
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 3 Arkaev/Barsuk 24 Herrera/Mesa 16 21-18, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # 16 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-1
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool D Brenha/Maia 20 Arkaev/Barsuk 29, Q21 21-18, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 17 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
9/2/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 2 Arkaev/Barsuk 18 Pedrosa/Rosas 17 21-14, 30-28 0:45
Lead the series against # 20, Q2 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
6/3/04FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Arkaev/Barsuk 25, Q9 Lochhead/Pitman Q25 21-11, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # 24, Q4 Asahi/Watanabe, Japan 1-0
7/8/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Arkaev/Barsuk 9 Asahi/Watanabe 26, Q4 22-20, 13-21, 15-10 0:58
Trail the series against # 26 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-2
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Arkaev/Barsuk 9 Gartmayer/Nowotny 24 22-20, 21-18 0:48
7/9/04FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Gartmayer/Nowotny 21 Arkaev/Barsuk 12, Q4 21-16, 21-17 0:30
6/24/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 1 Gartmayer/Nowotny 16 Arkaev/Barsuk 17, Q9 21-19, 17-21, 15-12 0:44
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Arkaev/Barsuk 14 Gosch/Strauss 46 31-29, 24-22 1:01
Lead the series against # 31, Q22 Bakumovski/Dollinger, Germany 1-0
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 1 Arkaev/Barsuk 18 Bakumovski/Dollinger 31, Q22 21-17, 15-21, 15-10 0:46