Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
July 19 - 23, 2006
(31, Q20) 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 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Pavel Zaitsev - 25th Dmitry Karasev - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/7-11/2006 Italian Open Q39 57 6 US$0.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Croatia Open Q35 57 6 US$0.00
FIVB 7/6-10/2005 St. Petersburg Open 30, Q19 25 40 US$2,000.00
St. Petersburg Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/19/2006 Country Quota Alexander Razin / Oleg Uharev, Russia Won 21-8, 21-13 0:35
Wed, 7/19/2006 Qualifier 2 Pavel Kolar / Martin Tichy, Czech Republic (Q13) Won 21-9, 21-18 0:39
Wed, 7/19/2006 Qualifier 3 Koichi Nishimura / Katsuhiro Shiratori, Japan (Q4) Won 21-16, 21-15 0:46
Thu, 7/20/2006 Winner 1 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (2) Lost 18-21, 11-21 0:44
Thu, 7/20/2006 Contender 1 Mark Heese / Rich VanHuizen, Canada (18) Lost 15-21, 21-19, 12-15 1:08
Head to Head Results
Karasev/Zaitsev trail the series against the field 5-7
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 # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Karasev/Zaitsev 31, Q20 21-18, 21-11 0:44
Trail the series against # 5, Q1 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 # 8 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool C Baracetti/Conde 3 Karasev/Zaitsev 14 21-15, 21-15 0:36
Series tied with # 12 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-1
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool D Karasev/Zaitsev 29 Schacht/Slack 20, Q2 15-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:51
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool D Schacht/Slack 29 Karasev/Zaitsev 20 19-21, 28-26, 15-7 1:01
Trail the series against # 18 Heese/VanHuizen, Canada 0-1
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 1 Heese/VanHuizen 18 Karasev/Zaitsev 31, Q20 21-15, 19-21, 15-12 1:08
Lead the series against Razin/Uharev, Russia 1-0
7/19/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Country Quota Karasev/Zaitsev 31, Q20 Razin/Uharev 21-8, 21-13 0:35
Lead the series against # Q4 Nishimura/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
7/19/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 3 Karasev/Zaitsev 31, Q20 Nishimura/Shiratori Q4 21-16, 21-15 0:46
Trail the series against # Q11 Byron/Suan, Australia 0-1
6/7/06FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 2 Byron/Suan Q26 Karasev/Zaitsev Q39 21-18, 18-21, 18-16 1:06
Lead the series against # Q13 Kolar/Tichy, Czech Republic 1-0
7/19/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 2 Karasev/Zaitsev 31, Q20 Kolar/Tichy Q13 21-9, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # Q30 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