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FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$30,000 Madeira Challenger
September 8 - 10, 2005

(2) Pablo Herrera/Raul Mesa, Spain

Pablo Herrera Allepuz
Spain

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 29, 1982 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Castellon de la Plana

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

225

Career Wins:

Career FIVB C&S Best:

3rd (Porto Santo 2005)

Career Winnings:

US$908,963.98

Raul Mesa
Spain

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 16, 1982 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Zaragoza

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

89 kg (196 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

126

Career Wins:

Career FIVB C&S Best:

3rd (Porto Santo 2005)

Career Winnings:

US$226,937.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	49	1	0	1	1	3	2	13	4	14	6	1	1	2	US$286,100.00
FIVB Age Group WC	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$3,100.00
Overall	52	2	1	2	1	3	2	13	4	14	6	1	1	2	US$289,200.00

Previous Porto Santo Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/31-9/4/2005	Greece Open	15	17th	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/3-7/2005	Austria Grand Slam	22	25th	56	US$3,250.00
FIVB	7/27-31/2005	France Grand Slam	23	13th	168	US$6,300.00
FIVB	7/20-24/2005	Poland Open	20	9th	160	US$6,000.00
FIVB	6/29-7/3/2005	Norway Grand Slam	22	9th	224	US$8,600.00
FIVB	6/22-26/2005	Berlin World Championships	16	33rd	50	US$3,750.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2005	Switzerland Open	15	25th	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Croatia Open	16	13th	120	US$4,500.00
FIVB	5/18-22/2005	China Open	16	9th	160	US$6,000.00
FIVB	9/21-26/2004	Brazil Open	18	17th	72	US$3,000.00

Madeira Challenger Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 9/9/2005	Winner 1	Pedro Delgado / Pedro Simoes, Portugal (15, Q6)	Won 21-13, 21-9	0:27
Fri, 9/9/2005	Winner 2	Petr Benes / Michal Biza, Czech Republic (10, Q2)	Won 21-18, 21-19	0:39
Fri, 9/9/2005	Winner 3	Florian Gosch / Bernhard Strauss, Austria (3)	Won 21-19, 24-22	0:44
Sat, 9/10/2005	Semi-Finals	Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (1)	Won 23-25, 10-21	0:40
Sat, 9/10/2005	Bronze Medal	Emiel Boersma / Bram Ronnes, Netherlands (5)	Won 21-14, 21-17	0:47

Head to Head Results
Herrera/Mesa lead the series against the field 7-0 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 3-0
9/10/05	FIVB C&S	Madeira Challenger	Semi-Finals	Herrera/Mesa	2	Kjemperud/Skarlund	1	23-25, 10-21	0:40
7/22/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	20	Kjemperud/Skarlund	19	21-14, 17-21, 15-13	0:50
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	16	Kjemperud/Skarlund	17	24-22, 16-21, 15-10	0:52
Lead the series against # 3 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
9/9/05	FIVB C&S	Madeira Challenger	Winner 3	Herrera/Mesa	2	Gosch/Strauss	3	21-19, 24-22	0:44
Lead the series against # 5 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
9/10/05	FIVB C&S	Madeira Challenger	Bronze Medal	Herrera/Mesa	2	Boersma/Ronnes	5	21-14, 21-17	0:47
Lead the series against # 10, Q2 Benes/Biza, Czech Republic 1-0
9/9/05	FIVB C&S	Madeira Challenger	Winner 2	Herrera/Mesa	2	Benes/Biza	10, Q2	21-18, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 15, Q6 Delgado/Simoes, Portugal 1-0
9/9/05	FIVB C&S	Madeira Challenger	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	2	Delgado/Simoes	15, Q6	21-13, 21-9	0:27