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European Championship Tour
€ 180,000 European Championships
August 25 - 27, 2000

(14) Dmitry Karasev/Sergey Sayfulin, 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:

Tournaments:

118

Career Best:

3rd (CEV C&S Alanya 2002)

Career CEV Best:

4th (Bilbao 2000)

Career Winnings:

US$119,107.73

Sergey Sayfulin
Russia

Photo: Raymond Wardenær

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 27, 1968 (55 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kemerovo

Resides:

St-Petersbourg

Height:

197 cm (6'6")

Weight:

100 kg (220 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (CEV Bilbao 2000)

Career Winnings:

US$62,552.24

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	Money
CEV	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$9,561.33
FIVB	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	8	8	2	US$46,000.00
Overall	24	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	3	8	8	2	US$55,561.33

Previous Bilbao Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/9-13/2000	Belgium Open	29	25	34	US$1,500.00
FIVB	8/2-6/2000	Austria Open	32	13	102	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2000	Portugal Open	29	25	34	US$1,500.00
FIVB	7/19-23/2000	France Open	25	25	34	US$1,500.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2000	Italy Open	26	25	34	US$1,500.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2000	Norway Open	25	25	34	US$1,500.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2000	Spain Open	18	25	34	US$1,500.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2000	Canada Open	22	17	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/24-28/2000	Macau Open	16	9	136	US$4,000.00
FIVB	1/18-23/2000	Brazil Open	22	17	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	11/30-12/5/1999	Brazil Open	22	17	68	US$2,500.00
CEV	8/27-29/1999	European Championships	13	5	120	€ 4,500.00
FIVB	8/17-22/1999	Spanish Open	21	17	68	US$2,500.00
FIVB	8/11-15/1999	Belgium Open	24	17	68	US$2,500.00
FIVB	8/4-8/1999	Portugal Open	21	17	68	US$2,500.00
FIVB	7/28-8/1/1999	Open of Austria	24	13	102	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/20-25/1999	Marseille World Championships	28	25	60	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/14-18/1999	Italian Open	28	17	68	US$2,500.00
FIVB	7/7-11/1999	Norway Open	Q5	41	14	US$0.00
FIVB	6/30-7/4/1999	German Open	28	17	68	US$2,500.00
FIVB	6/23-27/1999	Russian Open	9	13	102	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/16-20/1999	Toronto Open	31	25	34	US$2,000.00

European Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/25/2000	Winner 1	Markus Egger / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (19)	Lost 2-15	0:30
Fri, 8/25/2000	Contender 1	Richard Kogel / Bjorn Peynenburg, Netherlands (30)	Won 15-2	0:24
Fri, 8/25/2000	Contender 2	Milan Dzavoronok / Marek Pakosta, Czech Republic (20)	Won 15-9	0:33
Sat, 8/26/2000	Contender 3	Kjell Goranson / Iver Horrem, Norway (21)	Won 15-7	0:52
Sat, 8/26/2000	Contender 4	Janis Grinbergs / Andris Krumins, Latvia (23)	Won 15-7	0:33
Sat, 8/26/2000	Contender 5	Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (9)	Won 15-3	0:28
Sat, 8/26/2000	Contender 6	Martin Lebl / Michal Palinek, Czech Republic (5)	Won 15-10	0:45
Sun, 8/27/2000	Semi-Finals	Markus Egger / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (19)	Lost 6-15	0:28
Sun, 8/27/2000	Bronze Medal	Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (2)	Lost 2-15	0:32

Head to Head Results
Karasev/Sayfulin lead the series against the field 6-3

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
8/27/00	CEV	European Championships	Bronze Medal	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	2	Karasev/Sayfulin	14	15-2	0:32
Lead the series against # 5 Lebl/Palinek, Czech Republic 1-0
8/26/00	CEV	European Championships	Contender 6	Karasev/Sayfulin	14	Lebl/Palinek	5	15-10	0:45
Lead the series against # 9 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-0
8/26/00	CEV	European Championships	Contender 5	Karasev/Sayfulin	14	Heuscher/Kobel	9	15-3	0:28
Trail the series against # 19 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 0-2
8/27/00	CEV	European Championships	Semi-Finals	Egger/Heyer	19	Karasev/Sayfulin	14	15-6	0:28
8/25/00	CEV	European Championships	Winner 1	Egger/Heyer	19	Karasev/Sayfulin	14	15-2	0:30
Lead the series against # 20 Dzavoronok/Pakosta, Czech Republic 1-0
8/25/00	CEV	European Championships	Contender 2	Karasev/Sayfulin	14	Dzavoronok/Pakosta	20	15-9	0:33
Lead the series against # 21 Goranson/Horrem, Norway 1-0
8/26/00	CEV	European Championships	Contender 3	Karasev/Sayfulin	14	Goranson/Horrem	21	15-7	0:52
Lead the series against # 23 Grinbergs/Krumins, Latvia 1-0
8/26/00	CEV	European Championships	Contender 4	Karasev/Sayfulin	14	Grinbergs/Krumins	23	15-7	0:33
Lead the series against # 30 Kogel/Peynenburg, Netherlands 1-0
8/25/00	CEV	European Championships	Contender 1	Karasev/Sayfulin	14	Kogel/Peynenburg	30	15-2	0:24