SWATCH-FIVB World Tour 2005. Турнир Мировой Серии ПО ПЛЯЖНОМУ ВОЛЕЙБОЛУ. ST.PETERSBURG OPEN

5-10 июля 2005 Пляж Петропавловской крепости

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Tournament schedule

Date	Time	Men	Women
July 4 Monday	from 2 p.m.		Country Quota
July 5 Tuesday	10 a.m.-9 p.m.	Country Quota	Qualification
July 6 Wednesday	8 a.m.-9 p.m.	Qualification	Main Draw
July 7 Thursday	9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.	Main Draw	Main Draw
July 8 Friday	9 a.m.-4 p.m. 2 p.m. 3 p.m.	Main Draw	Main Draw 1 Semifinal 2 Semifinal
July 9 Saturday	9 a.m.-7 p.m. 2 p.m. 3 p.m. 5 p.m. 6 p.m.	Main Draw 1 Semifinal 2 Semifinal	Consulation match Final
July 10 Sunday	2 p.m.-4 p.m. 2 p.m. 3 p.m.	Cosulation match Final

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07.07.05
Russians Arkaev/Barsouk left the court with the Cubans

The Russian pair Roman Arkaev/Dmitri Barsouk that upset the Austrian duet Nowotny/Gartmayer in the first-round Main Draw of SWATCH-FIVB World Tour 2005 faced the Cuban tandem Francisco Alvarezj/Bernar Ramirez.

The very beginning was fairly encouraging for the Russian spectators: in the first set Roman Arkaev/Dmitri Barsouk were leading, but finally came off second-best 20-22. During the second set the Cubans were more active and took over the game. Nevertheless, the Russians managed to overhaul and even take over the set, but soon a few precise attacks from the opposite court proved the perfect mastery of players from the Island of Freedom. And in the end the Cuban duet posted the set 21-18.

After the game Dmitri Barsouk admitted that he made a number of disappointing mistakes.

The Russian pair will stay in the tournament in the Loosers bracket. They still have chances to win but posting more matches than Winners.