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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Otera Open Kristiansand
August 25 - 30, 2008

(19) Emilia Nystrom/Erika Nystrom, Finland

Emilia Nystrom
Finland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 13, 1983 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

Jyvaskyla

Resides:

Muurame

Height:

177 cm (5'10")

Weight:

64 kg (141 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

158

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Le Lavandou 2003)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$234,100.00

Erika Nystrom
Finland

/ Cyprus

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 13, 1983 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

Jyväskylä

Resides:

CYPRUS

Height:

179 cm (5'10")

Weight:

65 kg (143 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

169

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Le Lavandou 2003)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (Budapest 2021)

Career Winnings:

US$234,098.23

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	57	Money
FIVB	150	0	0	0	0	3	1	19	5	48	31	30	2	9	2	US$453,750.00
FIVB Age Group WC	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$6,850.00
Overall	157	1	1	1	0	5	1	21	5	48	31	30	2	9	2	US$460,600.00

Previous Kristiansand Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2007	Erika Nystrom - 13th	Emilia Nystrom - 13th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/28-8/2/2008	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	25	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/21-26/2008	Gstaad Grand Slam	25	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	7/14-20/2008	Marseille Open	26	25	60	US$1,800.00
FIVB	6/23-28/2008	Stavanger Grand Slam	Q6	41	24	US$0.00
FIVB	6/16-22/2008	Paris Grand Slam	30, Q5	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/9-14/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	30, Q5	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/2-7/2008	Stare Jablonki Open	25	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	5/26-31/2008	Barcelona Open	27	25	60	US$1,800.00
FIVB	5/20-25/2008	Osaka Open	22	25	60	US$1,800.00
FIVB	5/13-18/2008	Seoul Open	23	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	4/29-5/4/2008	China Shanghai Open	23	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	3/25-30/2008	Adelaide Australia Open	20	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	10/31-11/4/2007	Phuket Open	17	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/25-29/2007	Brazil Open	25	9	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/28-9/1/2007	St. Petersburg Open	16	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/14-18/2007	Aland Open	9	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2007	Kristiansand Open	20	13	150	US$3,800.00
FIVB	8/1-4/2007	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	25, Q4	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2007	Gstaad World Championships	29	37	40	US$3,400.00
FIVB	7/17-21/2007	Marseille Open	12	13	180	US$4,500.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2007	Berlin Grand Slam	Q2	41	24	US$0.00
FIVB	7/3-8/2007	Montréal Open	16	9	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	6/26-30/2007	Stavanger Grand Slam	Q2	33	40	US$0.00
FIVB	6/19-24/2007	Paris Grand Slam	28	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/12-16/2007	Espinho Open	23	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/5-10/2007	Warsaw Open	21	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/30-6/3/2007	Seoul Open	25	9	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2007	Singapore Open	22	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/2-6/2007	Shanghai Open	14	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	10/25-29/2006	Mexico Open	12	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/30-9/3/2006	Warsaw Open	10	17	120	US$3,000.00

Kristiansand Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/27/2008	Winner 1	Eva Hamzaoui / Virginie Sarpaux, France (14)	Won 21-13, 21-12	0:39
Wed, 8/27/2008	Winner 2	Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (3)	Lost 12-21, 15-21	0:37
Thu, 8/28/2008	Contender 2	Sara Montagnolli / Kerstin Pichler, Austria (20)	Won 21-18, 21-17	0:39
Thu, 8/28/2008	Contender 3	Becchara Palmer / Alice Rohkamper, Australia (28)	Won 21-15, 21-19	0:38
Fri, 8/29/2008	Contender 4	Galina Boyko / Anna Markova, Russia (25, Q4)	Won By Forfeit
Fri, 8/29/2008	Contender 5	Rtvelo Martins / Saka Santanna, Georgia (4)	Lost 17-21, 21-23	0:39

Head to Head Results
Nystrom/Nystrom trail the series against the field 18-23

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Antonelli/Leao, Brazil 0-1
6/5/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 2	Antonelli/Leao	23, Q19	Nystrom/Nystrom	25	21-11, 21-17	0:39
Trail the series against # 2 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-3
6/18/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool C	Salgado/Salgado	14, Q1	Nystrom/Nystrom	30, Q5	21-16, 21-18	0:41
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 1	Salgado/Salgado	13, Q2	Nystrom/Nystrom	20	23-21, 22-20	0:45
7/18/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 2	Salgado/Salgado	5	Nystrom/Nystrom	12	21-10, 21-11	0:32
Trail the series against # 3 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-4
8/27/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 2	Hakedal/Torlen	3	Nystrom/Nystrom	19	21-12, 21-15	0:37
10/26/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Winner 2	Hakedal/Torlen	5	Nystrom/Nystrom	12	21-13, 21-16	0:34
6/1/06	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 1	Hakedal/Torlen	14	Nystrom/Nystrom	19	21-15, 32-30	0:50
6/29/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 1	Hakedal/Torlen	9	Nystrom/Nystrom	25	21-11, 21-15	0:34
Trail the series against # 4 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 0-1
8/29/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 5	Martins/Santanna	4	Nystrom/Nystrom	19	21-17, 23-21	0:39
Trail the series against # 5 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-3
7/30/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	9	Nystrom/Nystrom	25	17-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:54
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool E	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	21	Nystrom/Nystrom	28	16-21, 21-16, 16-14	0:55
7/20/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 2	Nystrom/Nystrom	12	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	11	By Forfeit
7/12/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	31, Q15	Nystrom/Nystrom	Q2	14-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:43
Trail the series against # 6 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-2
9/27/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 3	Nystrom/Nystrom	25	Glesnes/Maaseide	17	21-16, 22-24, 15-11	0:55
8/31/06	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Winner 1	Glesnes/Maaseide	23	Nystrom/Nystrom	10	21-15, 21-15	0:30
5/20/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Qualifier 3	Glesnes/Maaseide	28, Q5	Nystrom/Nystrom	Q21	21-16, 25-27, 15-4	0:54
Trail the series against # 7 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 0-2
7/24/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Campisi/Lozano	18	Nystrom/Nystrom	25	21-18, 21-23, 15-13	0:58
10/14/05	FIVB C&S	Argentina Satellite	Contender 4	Campisi/Lozano	4	Nystrom/Nystrom	3	21-16, 21-19	0:36
Trail the series against # 8 Van Iersel/Wesselink, Netherlands 0-1
7/31/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Van Iersel/Wesselink	24, Q3	Nystrom/Nystrom	25	21-15, 24-22	0:43
Lead the series against # 9 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 4-3
7/16/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 1	Baburina/Osheyko	23, Q4	Nystrom/Nystrom	26	21-12, 21-16	0:38
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Contender 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	20	Baburina/Osheyko	29, Q19	21-18, 21-17	0:41
11/1/07	FIVB	Phuket Open	Contender 1	Baburina/Osheyko	32, Q15	Nystrom/Nystrom	17	22-20, 14-21, 16-14	0:50
6/20/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Nystrom/Nystrom	20, Q6	Baburina/Osheyko	Q22	21-10, 21-17	0:35
11/18/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool D	Nystrom/Nystrom	20	Baburina/Osheyko	29, Q5	20-22, 21-19, 15-12	0:55
8/24/03	FIVB C&S	France Satellite	Gold Medal	Nystrom/Nystrom	1	Baburina/Osheyko	9	21-19, 21-11	0:44
8/22/03	FIVB C&S	France Satellite	Pool A	Baburina/Osheyko	9	Nystrom/Nystrom	1	21-16, 21-13	0:28
Trail the series against # 10 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-2
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Jursone/Minusa	24, Q7	Nystrom/Nystrom	25, Q4	21-17, 16-21, 15-9	0:49
8/19/06	FIVB C&S	Turku Satellite	Semi-Finals	Jursone/Minusa	3	Nystrom/Nystrom	1	21-19, 26-24	0:45
6/29/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool A	Nystrom/Nystrom	17	Jursone/Minusa	32, Q25	21-19, 21-19	0:35
Lead the series against # 11 de Vries/Keizer, Netherlands 1-0
5/1/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Contender 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	23	Keizer/de Vries	26, Q15	21-19, 21-16	0:39
Series tied with # 13 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-1
6/14/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Contender 2	Petrova/Skalnikova	25	Nystrom/Nystrom	23	21-8, 15-21, 15-9	0:39
7/13/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	18	Petrova/Skalnikova	31, Q8	21-18, 23-21	0:40
Lead the series against # 14 Hamzaoui/Sarpaux, France 1-0
8/27/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	19	Hamzaoui/Sarpaux	14	21-13, 21-12	0:39
Lead the series against # 15 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 1-0
7/24/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Nystrom/Nystrom	25	Ljungquist/Lundqvist	24, Q3	21-19, 21-16	0:49
Lead the series against # 17 Graessli/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-0
7/23/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Nystrom/Nystrom	25	Graessli/Zumkehr	9, Q7	21-10, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # 18 Alcon/Matveeva, Spain 1-0
5/15/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	23	Alcon/Matveeva	26, Q11	18-21, 23-21, 15-8	0:52
Lead the series against # 20 Montagnolli/Pichler, Austria 2-0
8/28/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 2	Nystrom/Nystrom	19	Montagnolli/Pichler	20	21-18, 21-17	0:39
6/1/06	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	19	Montagnolli/Pichler	30, Q7	21-19, 22-20	0:37
Lead the series against # 23 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 1-0
9/3/04	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 2	Nystrom/Nystrom	12	Gschweidl/Hansel	27, Q3	8-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:40
Lead the series against # 25, Q4 Boyko/Markova, Russia 1-0
8/29/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 4	Nystrom/Nystrom	19	Boyko/Markova	25, Q4	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 28 Palmer/Rohkamper, Australia 1-0
8/28/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 3	Nystrom/Nystrom	19	Palmer/Rohkamper	28	21-15, 21-19	0:38