Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
July 19 - 23, 2006
(9) 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 St. Petersburg Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Dmitri Barsuk - 13th Roman Arkaev - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/5-9/2006 France Open 23 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2006 Norway Grand Slam 19 17 160 US$4,900.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam 24 25 80 US$3,400.00
FIVB 6/7-11/2006 Italian Open 16 25 60 US$2,000.00
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
St. Petersburg Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/20/2006 Winner 1 Kentaro Asahi / Satoshi Watanabe, Japan (24, Q5) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:44
Thu, 7/20/2006 Winner 2 Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (8) Lost 14-21, 21-16, 24-26 1:18
Fri, 7/21/2006 Contender 2 Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (7) Won 21-16, 21-13 0:32
Fri, 7/21/2006 Contender 3 Eugenio Amore / Riccardo Fenili, Italy (16) Won 21-14, 21-16 0:45
Fri, 7/21/2006 Contender 4 Jochem De Gruijter / Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands (27) Lost 21-12, 13-21, 8-15 0:49
Head to Head Results
Arkaev/Barsuk trail the series against the field 16-18
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-4
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 3 Rego/Santos 1 Arkaev/Barsuk 23 21-10, 21-16 0:36
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 # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-2
6/2/06FIVBCroatia Open Contender 4 Arkaev/Barsuk 21 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 21-18, 14-21, 15-13 0:51
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 # 3 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool C Brink/Dieckmann 3 Arkaev/Barsuk 19 21-13, 21-15 0:38
Trail the series against # 5, Q1 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
Lead the series against # 7 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 3-1
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Arkaev/Barsuk 9 Kais/Vesik 7 21-16, 21-13 0:32
9/24/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 3 Arkaev/Barsuk 12 Kais/Vesik 13 32-30, 21-19 0:51
6/25/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 18 Arkaev/Barsuk 17, Q9 21-13, 19-21, 15-11 0:48
6/4/04FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Arkaev/Barsuk 25, Q9 Kais/Vesik 24, Q1 21-17, 30-28 0:41
Trail the series against # 8 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-2
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Baracetti/Conde 8 Arkaev/Barsuk 9 21-14, 16-21, 26-24 1:18
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 13 Arkaev/Barsuk 20 22-20, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # 11 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Arkaev/Barsuk 21 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 14-21, 30-28, 15-12 0:57
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 13 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 0-1
7/22/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 2 Horrem/Pettersen 16 Arkaev/Barsuk 15 21-18, 22-20 0:44
Trail the series against # 14 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
7/1/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Wu/Xu 18 Arkaev/Barsuk 19 19-21, 21-17, 20-18 1:02
Lead the series against # 16 Amore/Fenili, Italy 1-0
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 Arkaev/Barsuk 9 Amore/Fenili 16 21-14, 21-16 0:45
Trail the series against # 19 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
Lead the series against # 22, Q2 Ces/Dugrip, France 1-0
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Arkaev/Barsuk 19 Ces/Dugrip 30, Q13 21-15, 21-15 0:33
Trail the series against # 23 Berg/Svensson, Sweden 0-1
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool C Berg/Svensson 30, Q10 Arkaev/Barsuk 19 22-20, 15-21, 17-15 1:01
Lead the series against # 24, Q5 Asahi/Watanabe, Japan 2-0
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Arkaev/Barsuk 9 Asahi/Watanabe 24, Q5 21-19, 21-19 0:44
7/8/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Arkaev/Barsuk 9 Asahi/Watanabe 26, Q4 22-20, 13-21, 15-10 0:58
Lead the series against # 26, Q3 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 2-0
10/21/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Arkaev/Barsuk 19 Lochhead/Pitman 20, Q2 21-14, 21-16 0:34
6/3/04FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Arkaev/Barsuk 25, Q9 Lochhead/Pitman Q25 21-11, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # 27 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 3-1
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 4 De Gruijter/Ronnes 27 Arkaev/Barsuk 9 12-21, 21-13, 15-8 0:49
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 2 Arkaev/Barsuk 23 De Gruijter/Ronnes 24, Q1 21-14, 21-18 0:41
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
Trail the series against # Q4 Nishimura/Shiratori, Japan 0-1
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 2 Nishimura/Shiratori 26, Q7 Arkaev/Barsuk 23 21-14, 18-21, 15-11 0:54
Lead the series against # Q11 Byron/Suan, Australia 1-0
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Arkaev/Barsuk 20 Byron/Suan 29, Q17 21-18, 21-18 0:38