Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Dubai Open
October 6 - 11, 2008
(13) Alexandr Dyachenko/Oleksiy Kulinich, Kazakhstan
 
Alexandr Dyachenko
Kazakhstan / Ukraine
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 23, 1980 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Sumi, Ukraine
Resides: Sumy
Height: 195 cm (6'5")
Weight: 82 kg (180 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 100
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Bandar Anzali 2019)
Career Winnings: US$154,597.50
Oleksiy Kulinich
Kazakhstan / Ukraine
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 18, 1980 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Sumy
Resides: Sumy
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 36
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB C&S Kiev 2004)
Career FIVB WT Best: 7th (Dubai 2008)
Career Winnings: US$28,560.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB290000011344763 US$52,600.00
FIVB C&S40010010011000 US$4,520.00
Overall330010021355763 US$57,120.00
Previous Dubai Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/2-7/2008 Mallorca Open 16 13 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 8/26-31/2008 Kristiansand Open 11 13 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 7/29-8/3/2008 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 25, Q5 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/22-27/2008 Gstaad Grand Slam 18, Q4 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2008 Marseille Open 15, Q3 17 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 7/1-6/2008 Moscow Grand Slam Q15 33 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/24-29/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam Q17 33 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/17-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam Q24 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/10-15/2008 Berlin Grand Slam Q24 33 40 US$0.00
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Zagreb Open Q18 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open Q22 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/6-11/2008 Prague Open Q19 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2007 Brazil Open 17, Q10 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/29-9/2/2007 St. Petersburg Open 32, Q34 13 180 US$4,500.00
Dubai Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 10/8/2008 Winner 1 Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (20) Lost 17-21, 19-21 0:54
Thu, 10/9/2008 Contender 1 Hamza Khalid / Marwan Mohammad, United Arab Emirates (29) Won 21-14, 21-13 0:35
Thu, 10/9/2008 Contender 2 Tarjei Skarlund / Martin Spinnangr, Norway (19) Won 18-21, 22-20, 15-12 0:51
Thu, 10/9/2008 Contender 3 Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (21, Q3) Won 21-14, 21-13 0:44
Thu, 10/9/2008 Contender 4 Adrian Gavira / Raul Mesa, Spain (8) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:39
Fri, 10/10/2008 Contender 5 Jonas Reckermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (4) Lost 20-22, 12-21 0:44
Head to Head Results
Dyachenko/Kulinich trail the series against the field 7-8
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
9/28/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Marques/Solberg 2 Dyachenko/Kulinich 17, Q10 21-15, 22-20 0:43
Trail the series against # 2 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Nummerdor/Schuil 2 Dyachenko/Kulinich 18, Q4 21-10, 21-12 0:30
Trail the series against # 4 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-1
10/10/08FIVBDubai Open Contender 5 Reckermann/Urbatzka 4 Dyachenko/Kulinich 13 22-20, 21-12 0:44
Trail the series against # 5 Ces/Ces, France 0-1
8/29/08FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 3 Ces/Ces 20 Dyachenko/Kulinich 11 22-20, 26-24 0:52
Lead the series against # 8 Gavira/Mesa, Spain 1-0
10/9/08FIVBDubai Open Contender 4 Dyachenko/Kulinich 13 Gavira/Mesa 8 21-16, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 12 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 0-1
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Gabathuler/Wenger 31 Dyachenko/Kulinich 18, Q4 21-16, 15-21, 20-18 1:05
Series tied with # 15 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-1
9/5/08FIVBMallorca Open Contender 3 Hoyer/Soderberg 23 Dyachenko/Kulinich 16 21-12, 21-18 0:41
8/28/08FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Dyachenko/Kulinich 11 Hoyer/Soderberg 22, Q2 19-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:56
Trail the series against # 16 Baracetti/Salema, Argentina 0-1
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Baracetti/Salema 24, Q1 Dyachenko/Kulinich Q17 22-20, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # 18 Babich/Mykhaylov, Ukraine 2-0
9/4/08FIVBMallorca Open Winner 1 Dyachenko/Kulinich 16 Babich/Mykhaylov 17 16-21, 21-10, 19-17 1:01
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Dyachenko/Kulinich Q15 Babich/Mykhaylov Q18 22-20, 25-23 0:53
Lead the series against # 19 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 1-0
10/9/08FIVBDubai Open Contender 2 Dyachenko/Kulinich 13 Skarlund/Spinnangr 19 18-21, 22-20, 15-12 0:51
Trail the series against # 20 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-1
10/8/08FIVBDubai Open Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 20 Dyachenko/Kulinich 13 21-17, 21-19 0:54
Lead the series against # 21, Q3 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
10/9/08FIVBDubai Open Contender 3 Dyachenko/Kulinich 13 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 21, Q3 21-14, 21-13 0:44
Lead the series against # 29 Khalid/Mohammad, United Arab Emirates 1-0
10/9/08FIVBDubai Open Contender 1 Dyachenko/Kulinich 13 Khalid/Mohammad 29 21-14, 21-13 0:35