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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 Nestea European Championship
August 24 - 26, 2007

(7) 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:

266

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,047,645.44

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:

158

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

1 (Moscow 2005)

Career Winnings:

US$286,283.26

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
CEV	14	1	1	0	0	3	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	US$77,895.84
CEV Under Age	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
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	67	4	2	2	1	6	7	15	6	14	6	1	1	2	US$367,095.84

Previous Valencia Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2004	Raul Mesa - 13th	Pablo Herrera - 13th
2005	Raul Mesa - 9th	Pablo Herrera - 9th
2006	Raul Mesa - 5th	Pablo Herrera - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/8-12/2007	Kristiansand Open	11	17th	100	US$2,500.00
FIVB	8/1-5/2007	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	18	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/24-29/2007	Gstaad World Championships	24	9th	400	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/10-15/2007	Berlin Grand Slam	15	17th	160	US$5,100.00
CEV	7/5-8/2007	Swiss Masters	7	5th	360	€ 3,000.00
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2007	Stavanger Grand Slam	16	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/20-24/2007	Paris Grand Slam	21	5th	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2007	Espinho Open	16	17th	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/5-10/2007	Zagreb Open	12	17th	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2007	Italian Open	11	4th	420	US$12,000.00
CEV	5/17-20/2007	Austrian Masters	6	9th	240	€ 1,950.00
FIVB	5/8-12/2007	Bahrain Open	13	9th	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	5/1-5/2007	Shanghai Open	13	17th	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	10/24-28/2006	Mexico Open	13	17th	120	US$3,000.00
CEV	8/25-28/2006	European Championship Final	5	7th	400	€ 4,000.00

European Championship Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/24/2007	Winner 2	Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (23)	Lost 15-21, 19-21	0:43
Fri, 8/24/2007	Contender 1	Josef Benes / Petr Benes, Czech Republic (24)	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:46
Sat, 8/25/2007	Contender 2	Tim Joosen / Steve Roelandt, Belgium (15)	Lost 15-21, 21-18, 13-15	0:54

Head to Head Results
Herrera/Mesa trail the series against the field 16-21 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 7 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-2
8/4/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Klemperer/Koreng	14	Herrera/Mesa	18	21-18, 21-14	0:54
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Klemperer/Koreng	18, Q7	Herrera/Mesa	15	21-14, 21-14	0:37
Lead the series against # 2 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 3-0
5/24/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 2	Herrera/Mesa	11	Boersma/Ronnes	27, Q8	21-10, 21-19	0:38
5/2/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 1	Herrera/Mesa	13	Boersma/Ronnes	29, Q11	17-21, 21-14, 15-12	0:55
9/10/05	FIVB C&S	Madeira Challenger	Bronze Medal	Herrera/Mesa	2	Boersma/Ronnes	5	21-14, 21-17	0:47
Trail the series against # 3 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-2
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool E	Herrera/Mesa	21	Nummerdor/Schuil	5	22-20, 21-14	0:39
8/7/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 3	Nummerdor/Schuil	2	Herrera/Mesa	8	16-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:48
7/22/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 3	Nummerdor/Schuil	3	Herrera/Mesa	10	21-16, 21-13	0:43
Trail the series against # 4 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-2
8/7/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 2	Brink/Dieckmann	1	Herrera/Mesa	8	16-21, 24-22, 15-10	0:59
8/3/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool C	Brink/Dieckmann	3	Herrera/Mesa	30, Q7	21-10, 21-17	0:34
Series tied with # 5 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 3-3
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool B	Herrera/Mesa	18	Kais/Vesik	15	21-16, 21-17	0:43
7/28/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 2	Kais/Vesik	19	Herrera/Mesa	24	21-18, 21-19	0:43
5/10/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Contender 4	Kais/Vesik	16	Herrera/Mesa	13	21-14, 21-16	0:35
7/22/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Contender 3	Herrera/Mesa	20	Kais/Vesik	11	21-17, 21-18	0:44
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 2	Kais/Vesik	17	Herrera/Mesa	16	21-17, 21-16	0:41
6/10/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	16	Kais/Vesik	18	21-10, 21-18	0:40
Trail the series against # 6 Matysik/Uhmann, Germany 0-1
7/7/07	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 3	Matysik/Uhmann	6	Herrera/Mesa	7	21-18, 21-18	0:40
Series tied with # 9 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-1
6/15/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Contender 2	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	18	Herrera/Mesa	16	21-12, 17-21, 15-7	0:51
6/7/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	12	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	21, Q1	21-15, 21-14	0:36
Trail the series against # 14 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 1-2
7/27/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	24	Heuscher/Heyer	7	24-22, 19-21, 15-12	1:13
7/7/07	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 4	Heuscher/Heyer	13	Herrera/Mesa	7	21-18, 21-19	0:53
6/30/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Heuscher/Heyer	4	Herrera/Mesa	16	21-19, 23-21	0:45
Series tied with # 15 Joosen/Roelandt, Belgium 1-1
8/25/07	CEV	European Championship	Contender 2	Joosen/Roelandt	15	Herrera/Mesa	7	21-15, 18-21, 15-13	0:54
7/6/07	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	7	Joosen/Roelandt	10	21-17, 21-16	0:44
Series tied with # 17 Lione/Varnier, Italy 2-2
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	18	Lione/Varnier	27	21-14, 16-21, 15-12	0:58
7/1/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lione/Varnier	12	Herrera/Mesa	28, Q5	21-16, 21-12	0:38
6/30/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool E	Herrera/Mesa	28, Q5	Lione/Varnier	12	21-17, 21-16	0:43
7/8/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Winner 1	Lione/Varnier	13	Herrera/Mesa	4	21-19, 18-21, 15-13	0:52
Trail the series against # 20 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-2
8/10/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 2	Doppler/Gartmayer	12	Herrera/Mesa	11	23-25, 21-19, 15-13	1:06
7/22/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 4	Doppler/Gartmayer	14	Herrera/Mesa	10	21-15, 19-21, 19-17	1:14
Trail the series against # 23 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 1-3
8/24/07	CEV	European Championship	Winner 2	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	23	Herrera/Mesa	7	21-15, 21-19	0:43
6/7/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Winner 2	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	5	Herrera/Mesa	12	21-9, 15-21, 15-13	0:48
5/27/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Bronze Medal	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	12	Herrera/Mesa	11	21-14, 21-17	0:50
5/18/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	6	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	11	21-19, 21-17	0:44
Lead the series against # 24 Benes/Benes, Czech Republic 3-0
8/24/07	CEV	European Championship	Contender 1	Herrera/Mesa	7	Benes/Benes	24	21-19, 21-17	0:46
8/7/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	8	Benes/Benes	9	19-21, 21-17, 17-15	0:55
7/21/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	10	Benes/Benes	7	27-25, 21-16	0:56