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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Easy Living Italian Open
June 7 - 11, 2006

(16) 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 Roseto degli Abruzzi Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2006	Croatia Open	21	7	300	US$8,000.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2006	China Open	20	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	10/19-23/2005	Brazil Open	19	13	120	US$4,500.00
FIVB	8/31-9/4/2005	Greece Open	18	13	120	US$4,500.00
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

Italian Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/8/2006	Winner 1	Nikolas Berger / Robert Nowotny, Austria (17)	Lost 13-21, 21-16, 13-15	0:52
Fri, 6/9/2006	Contender 1	Daniel Krug / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (32, Q20)	Lost 21-19, 20-22, 10-15	0:51

Head to Head Results
Arkaev/Barsuk trail the series against the field 13-16

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-3
7/21/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	2	Arkaev/Barsuk	15	21-11, 21-14	0:30
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
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-2
6/2/06	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 4	Arkaev/Barsuk	21	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	21-18, 14-21, 15-13	0:51
6/25/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 5	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Arkaev/Barsuk	14	21-14, 21-18	0:42
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Araujo/Magalhaes	3, Q1	Arkaev/Barsuk	14	21-17, 21-17	0:38
Trail the series against # 3 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-2
8/5/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 2	Insfran/Marques	6	Arkaev/Barsuk	21	21-18, 19-21, 15-12	0:57
7/14/05	FIVB	Portugal 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
7/29/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	Egger/Laciga	6	Arkaev/Barsuk	21	23-21, 21-17	0:46
Lead the series against # 5 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
Lead the series against # 7 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-0
6/1/06	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 2	Arkaev/Barsuk	21	Heuscher/Kobel	5	21-16, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against # 8 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Baracetti/Conde	13	Arkaev/Barsuk	20	22-20, 21-16	0:39
Trail the series against # 11 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-1
5/25/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 2	Doppler/Gartmayer	14	Arkaev/Barsuk	20	21-9, 21-19	0:34
Trail the series against # 12 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
Lead the series against # 13 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
6/1/06	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 1	Arkaev/Barsuk	21	Kjemperud/Skarlund	12	14-21, 30-28, 15-12	0:57
Trail the series against # 14 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 0-1
7/22/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Contender 2	Horrem/Pettersen	16	Arkaev/Barsuk	15	21-18, 22-20	0:44
Trail the series against # 17 Berger/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
6/8/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 1	Berger/Nowotny	17	Arkaev/Barsuk	16	21-13, 16-21, 15-13	0:52
Trail the series against # 32, Q20 Krug/Urbatzka, Germany 0-1
6/9/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 1	Krug/Urbatzka	32, Q20	Arkaev/Barsuk	16	19-21, 22-20, 15-10	0:51
Lead the series against # Q2 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 2	Arkaev/Barsuk	14	Gosch/Strauss	46	31-29, 24-22	1:01
Lead the series against # Q4 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 2-0
10/21/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Arkaev/Barsuk	19	Lochhead/Pitman	20, Q2	21-14, 21-16	0:34
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 # Q5 Asahi/Watanabe, Japan 1-0
7/8/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 2	Arkaev/Barsuk	9	Asahi/Watanabe	26, Q4	22-20, 13-21, 15-10	0:58
Trail the series against # Q9 Michalopoulos/Xenakis, Greece 0-1
9/2/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 3	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	9	Arkaev/Barsuk	18	21-18, 15-21, 20-18	1:04
Lead the series against # Q11 Ces/Dugrip, France 1-0
10/20/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 1	Arkaev/Barsuk	19	Ces/Dugrip	30, Q13	21-15, 21-15	0:33
Lead the series against # Q13 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
9/2/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 2	Arkaev/Barsuk	18	Pedrosa/Rosas	17	21-14, 30-28	0:45
Lead the series against # Q23 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 # Q26 Byron/Suan, Australia 1-0
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 1	Arkaev/Barsuk	20	Byron/Suan	29, Q17	21-18, 21-18	0:38