Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1 to 1 energy Grand Slam 2010
July 5 - 10, 2010
(17, Q5) Anastasia Barsuk/Ekaterina Birlova, Russia
 
Anastasia Vasina Barsuk
Russia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 18, 1987 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Moscow
Resides: Moscow
Height: 187 cm (6'2")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 74
Career Best: 5th (4 times)
Career Winnings: US$103,515.55
Ekaterina Khomyakova Birlova
Russia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 11, 1987 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Bryansk
Resides: Kaluwskaya oblast, Obninsk city
Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 107
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$252,284.25
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB1200001120422 US$56,100.00
Previous Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Galina Boyko - 9th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/28-7/3/2010 Stavanger Grand Slam 25, Q8 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/8-13/2010 Moscow Grand Slam 10 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 5/25-30/2010 Seoul Open 21 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/17-22/2010 Rome Grand Slam Q10 33 40 US$0.00
FIVB 5/4-9/2010 Shanghai Open Q6 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 11/3-8/2009 Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT 23, Q3 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 10/27-11/1/2009 Sanya Open 26 7 300 US$7,600.00
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/6/2010 Qualifier 1 Melody Benhamou / Deborah Giaoui, France (Q28) Won 21-12, 21-10 0:29
Tue, 7/6/2010 Qualifier 2 Anna Hu / Jieqiong Jin, China (Q21) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:49
Wed, 7/7/2010 Pool A Lenka Hajeckova / Hana Skalnikova, Czech Republic (16) Lost 21-18, 24-26, 9-15 0:53
Wed, 7/7/2010 Pool A Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (1) Lost 10-21, 12-21 0:30
Thu, 7/8/2010 Pool A Tanja Goricanec / Muriel Graessli, Switzerland (32) Won 14-21, 22-20, 15-7 0:50
Fri, 7/9/2010 Winner 1 Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (13) Lost 21-19, 19-21, 11-15 0:53
Head to Head Results
Barsuk/Birlova trail the series against the field 13-14
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
7/7/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool A Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Barsuk/Birlova 17, Q5 21-10, 21-12 0:30
Trail the series against # 7 Akers/Turner, United States 0-1
11/6/09FIVBPhuket Thailand Open powered by PTT Winner 3 Akers/Turner 2 Barsuk/Birlova 23, Q3 16-21, 21-19, 15-4 0:52
Series tied with # 8 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-1
6/30/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool H Barsuk/Birlova 25, Q8 Salgado/Salgado 8 21-13, 21-17 0:35
6/10/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Salgado/Salgado 7 Barsuk/Birlova 10 21-18, 21-12 0:36
Trail the series against # 9 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 0-1
10/31/09FIVBSanya Open Contender 5 Kuhn/Zumkehr 11 Barsuk/Birlova 26 21-16, 21-16 0:35
Trail the series against # 10 Forrer/Schmocker, Switzerland 0-1
5/17/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Forrer/Schmocker 27, Q7 Barsuk/Birlova Q10 21-15, 17-21, 15-13 0:52
Trail the series against # 11 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-2
6/11/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 Barsuk/Birlova 10 21-16, 21-11 0:39
11/6/09FIVBPhuket Thailand Open powered by PTT Contender 4 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 6 Barsuk/Birlova 23, Q3 21-12, 21-9 0:31
Trail the series against # 12 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
5/27/10FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 12 Barsuk/Birlova 21 21-15, 21-15 0:33
Series tied with # 13 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-1
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 13 Barsuk/Birlova 17, Q5 19-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:53
10/29/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Barsuk/Birlova 26 Holtwick/Semmler 7 19-21, 21-17, 17-15 1:09
Series tied with # 14 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 1-1
11/5/09FIVBPhuket Thailand Open powered by PTT Winner 2 Barsuk/Birlova 23, Q3 Cicolari/Menegatti 7 9-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:54
10/30/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 3 Cicolari/Menegatti 15, Q8 Barsuk/Birlova 26 21-14, 21-12 0:34
Trail the series against # 15 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-1
7/2/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Keizer/Van Iersel 14 Barsuk/Birlova 25, Q8 16-21, 23-21, 15-8 0:50
Trail the series against # 16 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 0-1
7/7/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool A Hajeckova/Skalnikova 16 Barsuk/Birlova 17, Q5 18-21, 26-24, 15-9 0:53
Lead the series against # 18, Q3 Fendrick/Ivy Swift, United States 1-0
10/30/09FIVBSanya Open Contender 4 Barsuk/Birlova 26 Fendrick/Ivy Swift 21 23-21, 15-21, 15-11 0:57
Series tied with # 20 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-1
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool H Nystrom/Nystrom 24 Barsuk/Birlova 25, Q8 21-14, 18-21, 15-11 0:46
6/9/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Barsuk/Birlova 10 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 27-25, 21-15 0:43
Lead the series against # 26, Q7 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-0
6/29/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Barsuk/Birlova 25, Q8 Baquerizo/Fernandez Q9 19-21, 21-15, 15-9  
Lead the series against # 29 Bawden/Palmer, Australia 1-0
7/2/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Barsuk/Birlova 25, Q8 Bawden/Palmer 23 21-15, 21-18 0:43
Lead the series against # 32 Goricanec/Graessli, Switzerland 1-0
7/8/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool A Barsuk/Birlova 17, Q5 Goricanec/Graessli 32 14-21, 22-20, 15-7 0:50
Lead the series against Banck/Gunther, Germany 1-0
6/10/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Barsuk/Birlova 10 Banck/Gunther 26 25-23, 22-20 0:44
Trail the series against # Q9 Dampney/Mullin, England 0-1
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 3 Dampney/Mullin 27, Q11 Barsuk/Birlova Q6 15-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:46
Lead the series against # Q17 Fabjan/Fabjan, Slovenia 1-0
11/4/09FIVBPhuket Thailand Open powered by PTT Qualifier 3 Barsuk/Birlova 23, Q3 Fabjan/Fabjan Q19 23-21, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # Q21 Hu/Jin, China 1-0
7/6/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Barsuk/Birlova 17, Q5 Hu/Jin Q21 21-18, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # Q24 Nishibori/Urata, Japan 1-0
6/29/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Barsuk/Birlova 25, Q8 Nishibori/Urata Q25 21-18, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # Q28 Benhamou/Giaoui, France 1-0
7/6/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Barsuk/Birlova 17, Q5 Benhamou/Giaoui Q28 21-12, 21-10 0:29