Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Portugal Open
July 13 - 17, 2005
(Q16) Simone Bendandi/Fosco Cicola, Italy
 
Simone Bendandi
Italy
Photo: Paolo Amari
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 7, 1976 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Ravenna
Seasons: 3
Tournaments: 20
Career Best: 5th (5 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 25th (Marseille 1999)
Career Winnings: US$4,850.00
Fosco Cicola
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 2, 1974 (50 yrs old)
Home Town: Roma
Height: 192 cm (6'4")
Weight: 89 kg (196 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 52
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB C&S Cattolica 2004)
Career FIVB WT Best: 17th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$18,550.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533374157Money
FIVB1400000000015143 US$3,000.00
FIVB C&S600005010000000 US$6,700.00
Overall2000005010015143 US$9,700.00
Previous Espinho Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB C&S 7/7-10/2005 Italy Challenger 6 5th 36 US$1,500.00
FIVB 7/6-10/2005 St. Petersburg Open Q14 41st 12 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 7/1-3/2005 Italy Challenger 8 5th 36 US$1,500.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open Q35 41st 12 US$0.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Croatia Open Q30 33rd 20 US$0.00
FIVB 5/18-22/2005 China Open Q27 41st 12 US$0.00
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/13/2005 Qualifier 2 Penggen Wu / Rui Yin, China (Q17) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:38
Wed, 7/13/2005 Qualifier 3 Agustin Correa / Jesus Ruiz Nunez, Spain (32, Q33) Lost 16-21, 13-21 0:35
Head to Head Results
Bendandi/Cicola trail the series against the field 2-6 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 20, Q5 Engvik/Goranson, Norway 0-1
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Qualifier 2 Engvik/Goranson Q6 Bendandi/Cicola Q27 21-17, 30-28 0:51
Trail the series against # 32, Q33 Correa/Ruiz Nunez, Spain 0-1
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Correa/Ruiz Nunez 32, Q33 Bendandi/Cicola Q16 21-16, 21-13 0:35
Series tied with Acco/Correa, Brazil 1-1
7/16/05FIVB C&SItaly Challenger Winner 3 Acco/Correa 13 Bendandi/Cicola 5 21-17, 21-17 0:43
7/8/05FIVB C&SItaly Challenger Winner 2 Bendandi/Cicola 6 Acco/Correa 22 21-15, 25-23 0:48
Trail the series against Ferreira/Ferreira, Brazil 0-1
7/9/05FIVB C&SItaly Challenger Winner 3 Ferreira/Ferreira 3 Bendandi/Cicola 6 21-13, 24-22 0:43
Trail the series against # Q2 Hoidalen/Oevergaard, Norway 0-1
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Hoidalen/Oevergaard 23, Q3 Bendandi/Cicola Q35 21-18, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # Q17 Wu/Yin, China 1-0
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Bendandi/Cicola Q16 Wu/Yin Q17 21-19, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against # Q18 Nishimura/Yamamoto, Japan 0-1
6/8/05FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 3 Nishimura/Yamamoto 28, Q14 Bendandi/Cicola Q30 21-14, 19-21, 15-13 0:55