European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 Nestea European Championship Final
August 25 - 28, 2005
(5) 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: 24
Tournaments: 266
Career Wins: 14
Career CEV Wins: 6
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: 17
Tournaments: 158
Career Wins: 5
Career CEV Wins: 1 (Moscow 2005)
Career Winnings: US$286,283.26
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
CEV141100352200000 US$77,895.84
CEV Under Age11000000000000 US$0.00
FIVB49101132134146112 US$286,100.00
FIVB Age Group WC21100000000000 US$0.00
FIVB C&S10010000000000 US$3,100.00
Overall67422167156146112 US$367,095.84
Previous Moscow Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
CEV 8/7-9/2005 Swiss Open 4 7th 50 € 2,475.00
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
CEV 7/7-10/2005 Spanish Open 4 9th 40 € 1,950.00
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
CEV 5/12-15/2005 Turkish Open 7 5th 60 € 3,000.00
FIVB 9/21-26/2004 Brazil Open 18 17th 72 US$3,000.00
CEV 9/9-12/2004 Spanish Open 13th 18 € 1,000.00
European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/26/2005 Winner 2 Julius Brink / Kjell Schneider, Germany (21) Won 22-20, 21-11 0:37
Sat, 8/27/2005 Winner 3 Janis Grinbergs / Austris Stals, Latvia (20) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:35
Sat, 8/27/2005 Winner 4 Markus Egger / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (1) Won 25-23, 21-15 0:51
Sun, 8/28/2005 Semi-Finals Christoph Dieckmann / Andreas Scheuerpflug, Germany (2) Won 21-14, 18-21, 16-14 0:55
Sun, 8/28/2005 Gold Medal Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (3) Won 17-21, 22-20, 15-12 1:00
Head to Head Results
Herrera/Mesa trail the series against the field 9-11 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 7 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 1-2
8/27/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 4 Herrera/Mesa 5 Egger/Laciga 1 25-23, 21-15 0:51
8/8/05CEVSwiss Open Contender 3 Egger/Laciga 1 Herrera/Mesa 4 21-19, 21-14 0:33
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 11 Herrera/Mesa 22 26-24, 21-19 0:51
Lead the series against # 2 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 2-0
8/28/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Semi-Finals Herrera/Mesa 5 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 2 21-14, 18-21, 16-14 0:55
5/13/05CEVTurkish Open Winner 2 Herrera/Mesa 7 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 2 21-10, 19-21, 15-11 0:55
Trail the series against # 3 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-3
8/28/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Gold Medal Herrera/Mesa 5 Heuscher/Kobel 3 17-21, 22-20, 15-12 1:00
7/21/05FIVBPoland Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 4 Herrera/Mesa 20 21-12, 21-16 0:40
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 11 Herrera/Mesa 22 21-18, 21-18 0:36
5/14/05CEVTurkish Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 3 Herrera/Mesa 7 22-24, 21-13, 15-12 1:00
Lead the series against # 4 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 23 Canet/Hamel 10 21-15, 21-10 0:46
Trail the series against # 6 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
8/8/05CEVSwiss Open Winner 2 Dieckmann/Reckermann 5 Herrera/Mesa 4 21-18, 16-21, 15-9 1:00
Trail the series against # 7 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-2
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 3 Arkaev/Barsuk 24 Herrera/Mesa 16 21-18, 21-19 0:41
9/10/04CEVSpanish Open Pool C Arkaev/Barsuk Herrera/Mesa 24-22, 21-13 0:39
Trail the series against # 8 Lione/Varnier, Italy 0-1
7/8/05CEVSpanish Open Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 13 Herrera/Mesa 4 21-19, 18-21, 15-13 0:52
Trail the series against # 13 Galli/Raffaelli, Italy 0-1
9/10/04CEVSpanish Open Pool C Galli/Raffaelli Herrera/Mesa 21-13, 19-21, 15-11 1:00
Lead the series against # 20 Grinbergs/Stals, Latvia 2-0
8/27/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 3 Herrera/Mesa 5 Grinbergs/Stals 20 21-16, 21-18 0:35
8/8/05CEVSwiss Open Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 4 Grinbergs/Stals 13 22-20, 21-23, 15-10 0:57
Lead the series against # 21 Brink/Schneider, Germany 2-0
8/26/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 2 Herrera/Mesa 5 Brink/Schneider 21 22-20, 21-11 0:37
8/8/05CEVSwiss Open Contender 2 Herrera/Mesa 4 Brink/Schneider 15 13-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:01
Trail the series against # 24 Garcia-Thompson/Luna, Spain 0-1
7/8/05CEVSpanish Open Contender 2 Garcia-Thompson/Luna 10 Herrera/Mesa 4 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 1:07