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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 Nestea European Championship
August 23 - 25, 2007

(13) Inna Shmat/Natalia Stepanova, Russia

Inna Shmat
Russia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 5, 1985 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Novosibirsk

Resides:

Novosibirsk

Height:

177 cm (5'10")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

13th (4 times)

Career Winnings:

US$6,552.35

Natalia Stepanova
Russia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 29, 1987 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

St. Petersburg

Resides:

Belgorod

Height:

185 cm (6'1")

Weight:

73 kg (161 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (2 times)

Career CEV Best:

13th (5 times)

Career Winnings:

US$9,719.45

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	33	41	Money
CEV	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	0	US$8,402.18
FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	4	US$4,000.00
Overall	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	2	5	4	US$12,402.18

Previous Valencia Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/14-18/2007	Aland Open	Q15	33	30	US$0.00
CEV	8/9-12/2007	Dutch Masters	8	13	180	€ 1,300.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2007	Kristiansand Open	Q14	33	26	US$0.00
FIVB	7/17-21/2007	Marseille Open	Q19	33	30	US$0.00
CEV	7/5-8/2007	Swiss Masters	14	13	180	€ 1,300.00
CEV	6/14-17/2007	German Masters	14	13	180	€ 1,300.00
FIVB	6/12-16/2007	Espinho Open	Q22	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/5-10/2007	Warsaw Open	29, Q25	25	60	US$2,000.00
CEV	5/31-6/3/2007	Russian Masters	14	13	180	€ 1,300.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2007	Singapore Open	Q25	41	18	US$0.00
CEV	5/17-20/2007	Austrian Masters		21	60	€ 0.00
FIVB	5/2-6/2007	Shanghai Open	Q23	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	11/1-5/2006	Thailand Open	Q16	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	9/26-30/2006	Vitória Open	Q17	33	30	US$0.00
FIVB	8/30-9/3/2006	Warsaw Open	Q20	33	30	US$0.00

European Championship Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/23/2007	Winner 1	Celine Gemise Fareau / Mathilde Giordano, France (20)	Lost 16-21, 13-21	0:31
Thu, 8/23/2007	Contender 1	Rebekka Kadijk / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (3)	Lost 16-21, 14-21	0:30

Head to Head Results
Shmat/Stepanova trail the series against the field 1-13

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-1
7/6/07	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Shmat/Stepanova	14	21-18, 21-12	0:34
6/6/07	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Qualifier 2	Shmat/Stepanova	29, Q25	Holtwick/Semmler	Q8	25-23, 15-21, 15-13	0:48
Trail the series against # 3 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-2
8/23/07	CEV	European Championship	Contender 1	Kadijk/Mooren	3	Shmat/Stepanova	13	21-16, 21-14	0:30
6/15/07	CEV	German Masters	Winner 1	Kadijk/Mooren	3	Shmat/Stepanova	14	20-22, 24-22, 15-9	0:55
Trail the series against # 5 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 0-1
6/7/07	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Contender 1	Moiseeva/Uryadova	13	Shmat/Stepanova	29, Q25	21-16, 28-26	0:44
Trail the series against # 10 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
5/17/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Qualifier 3	Glesnes/Maaseide		Shmat/Stepanova		22-20, 21-10	0:34
Trail the series against # 11 Erni/Graessli, Switzerland 0-1
5/2/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Qualifier 1	Erni/Graessli	Q10	Shmat/Stepanova	Q23	18-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:58
Trail the series against # 12 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 0-1
8/10/07	CEV	Dutch Masters	Winner 1	Prokopeva/Ukolova	9	Shmat/Stepanova	8	21-17, 21-16	0:30
Trail the series against # 18 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 0-1
6/1/07	CEV	Russian Masters	Contender 1	Gschweidl/Hansel	11	Shmat/Stepanova	14	21-19, 22-20	0:46
Trail the series against # 20 Gemise Fareau/Giordano, France 0-1
8/23/07	CEV	European Championship	Winner 1	Gemise Fareau/Giordano	20	Shmat/Stepanova	13	21-16, 21-13	0:31
Trail the series against # 21 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 0-2
8/14/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Qualifier 2	Jursone/Minusa	21, Q2	Shmat/Stepanova	Q15	21-19, 21-16	0:37
7/6/07	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 1	Jursone/Minusa	11	Shmat/Stepanova	14	21-16, 19-21, 15-10	0:53
Trail the series against # 24 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 0-2
6/15/07	CEV	German Masters	Contender 1	Baburina/Osheyko	6	Shmat/Stepanova	14	21-9, 21-14	0:30
6/1/07	CEV	Russian Masters	Winner 1	Baburina/Osheyko	3	Shmat/Stepanova	14	21-18, 21-16	0:36