Wednesday was a "special day" for Yaroslav Koshkarev as he celebrated his 23rd birthday with a pair of Beach Volleyball wins with his Russian partner Serguei Prokopiev on the Lake Jarun courts to advance to the Main Draw of the fourth annual VIP Open.
Koshkarev and Prokopiev, who was also born on the 21st of the month, but in August 1986, upset the ranking order at the SWATCH FIVB World Tour event Wednesday as seven of the top eight-seeded pairs in the 49-team qualifier at the US$175,000 VIP Open earned spots in Thursday's opening Main Draw rounds where Australian Olympian Andrew Schacht of Australia will celebrate his 35th birthday.
The fifth of 20 men's event on the 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour calendar, the VIP Open in the Croatian capital concludes Sunday when the "final four" teams compete for $72,000 in prize money. The winning tandem will split the $28,000 first-place rewar
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