Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
July 6 - 10, 2005
(30, Q19) Dmitry Karasev/Pavel Zaitsev, Russia
 
Dmitry Karasev
Russia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 1, 1970 (54 yrs old)
Home Town: Krasnogorsk
Resides: Moscow
Height: 197 cm (6'6")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 103
Career Best: 4th (FIVB C&S Lopar Island 2004)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (Marbella 1996)
Career Winnings: US$98,897.50
Pavel Zaitsev
Russia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 11, 1979 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Moscow
Resides: Moscow
Height: 194 cm (6'4")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 29
Career Best: 5th (FIVB C&S Xylokastro 2000)
Career FIVB WT Best: 9th (5 times)
Career Winnings: US$29,760.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533374157Money
FIVB2700000051483312 US$58,020.00
Previous St. Petersburg Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Spain Open 25, Q4 25 30 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2003 Austria Grand Slam 21 25 52 US$2,750.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2003 France Grand Slam Q5 33 32 US$0.00
St. Petersburg Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/6/2005 Qualifier 1 Siarhei Karpau / Andrei Zharykau, Belarus (Q46) Won 21-11, 21-9 0:27
Wed, 7/6/2005 Qualifier 2 Simone Bendandi / Fosco Cicola, Italy (Q14) Won 21-14, 21-17 0:37
Wed, 7/6/2005 Qualifier 3 Florian Gosch / Bernhard Strauss, Austria (Q3) Won 21-13, 19-21, 15-12 0:58
Thu, 7/7/2005 Winner 1 Benjamin Insfran / Harley Marques, Brazil (3) Lost 21-17, 16-21, 10-15 1:09
Thu, 7/7/2005 Contender 1 Pedro Cunha / Luiz Dulinski, Brazil (19, Q6) Lost 18-21, 13-21 0:52
Head to Head Results
Karasev/Zaitsev trail the series against the field 4-5
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Rego/Santos 5 Karasev/Zaitsev 22 23-21, 21-12 0:38
Trail the series against # 3 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-1
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Insfran/Marques 3 Karasev/Zaitsev 30, Q19 17-21, 21-16, 15-10 1:09
Trail the series against # 4 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool D Heuscher/Kobel 13 Karasev/Zaitsev 29 15-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:42
Series tied with # 11 Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-1
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool E Karasev/Zaitsev 28, Q4 Berger/Doppler 12 21-16, 21-16 0:38
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool D Berger/Doppler 13 Karasev/Zaitsev 29 21-18, 17-21, 18-16 0:57
Trail the series against # 19, Q6 Cunha/Dulinski, Brazil 0-1
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 1 Cunha/Dulinski 19, Q6 Karasev/Zaitsev 30, Q19 21-18, 21-13 0:52
Lead the series against # Q3 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 3 Karasev/Zaitsev 30, Q19 Gosch/Strauss Q3 21-13, 19-21, 15-12 0:58
Lead the series against # Q14 Bendandi/Cicola, Italy 1-0
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 2 Karasev/Zaitsev 30, Q19 Bendandi/Cicola Q14 21-14, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # Q46 Karpau/Zharykau, Belarus 1-0
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 1 Karasev/Zaitsev 30, Q19 Karpau/Zharykau Q46 21-11, 21-9 0:27