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European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Turkish Masters
May 17 - 21, 2006

(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:

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 Alanya Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2003	Did not play	Javier Bosma - 25th
2005	Raul Mesa - 5th	Pablo Herrera - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/25-29/2005	Acapulco Open	15	17th	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	10/19-23/2005	Brazil Open	14	9th	160	US$6,000.00
FIVB C&S	9/8-10/2005	Madeira Challenger	2	3rd	48	US$3,100.00
FIVB	8/31-9/4/2005	Greece Open	15	17th	80	US$3,000.00
CEV	8/25-28/2005	European Championship Final	5	1st	200	€ 20,000.00
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

Turkish Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 5/19/2006	Winner 1	Eric Koreng / Kay Matysik, Germany (15)	Lost 18-21, 21-19, 12-15	1:00
Fri, 5/19/2006	Contender 1	Stephane Canet / Mathieu Hamel, France (7)	Won 21-19, 21-15	0:49
Fri, 5/19/2006	Contender 2	Michal Biza / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (12)	Won 21-16, 21-13	0:40
Sat, 5/20/2006	Contender 3	Markus Egger / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (1)	Lost 13-21, 17-21	0:45

Head to Head Results
Herrera/Mesa trail the series against the field 13-15 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 1-3
5/20/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Contender 3	Egger/Laciga	1	Herrera/Mesa	2	21-13, 21-17	0:45
8/27/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 4	Herrera/Mesa	5	Egger/Laciga	1	25-23, 21-15	0:51
8/8/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Contender 3	Egger/Laciga	1	Herrera/Mesa	4	21-19, 21-14	0:33
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Egger/Laciga	11	Herrera/Mesa	22	26-24, 21-19	0:51
Trail the series against # 3 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-3
8/28/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Gold Medal	Herrera/Mesa	5	Heuscher/Kobel	3	17-21, 22-20, 15-12	1:00
7/21/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	4	Herrera/Mesa	20	21-12, 21-16	0:40
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	11	Herrera/Mesa	22	21-18, 21-18	0:36
5/14/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Winner 3	Heuscher/Kobel	3	Herrera/Mesa	7	22-24, 21-13, 15-12	1:00
Trail the series against # 6 Lione/Varnier, Italy 0-1
7/8/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Winner 1	Lione/Varnier	13	Herrera/Mesa	4	21-19, 18-21, 15-13	0:52
Lead the series against # 7 Canet/Hamel, France 2-0
5/19/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Contender 1	Herrera/Mesa	2	Canet/Hamel	7	21-19, 21-15	0:49
7/28/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	23	Canet/Hamel	10	21-15, 21-10	0:46
Series tied with # 9 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 2-2
10/20/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	14	Arkaev/Barsuk	19	21-14, 21-12	0:29
9/1/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	15	Arkaev/Barsuk	18	21-18, 25-23	0:42
6/10/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 3	Arkaev/Barsuk	24	Herrera/Mesa	16	21-18, 21-19	0:41
9/10/04	CEV	Spanish Open	Pool C	Arkaev/Barsuk		Herrera/Mesa		24-22, 21-13	0:39
Lead the series against # 10 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 4-1
10/21/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 3	Herrera/Mesa	14	Kjemperud/Skarlund	21	22-20, 21-16	0:42
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
5/14/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Contender 4	Kjemperud/Skarlund	14	Herrera/Mesa	7	21-19, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # 12 Biza/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
5/19/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	2	Biza/Kubala	12	21-16, 21-13	0:40
Lead the series against # 13 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-1
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 # 15 Koreng/Matysik, Germany 0-1
5/19/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Winner 1	Koreng/Matysik	15	Herrera/Mesa	2	21-18, 19-21, 15-12	1:00
Trail the series against Galli/Raffaelli, Italy 0-1
9/10/04	CEV	Spanish Open	Pool C	Galli/Raffaelli		Herrera/Mesa		21-13, 19-21, 15-11	1:00
Trail the series against Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 0-1
7/2/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 4	Horrem/Pettersen	10	Herrera/Mesa	22	24-22, 21-17	0:52
Trail the series against Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger, Austria 0-1
6/13/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 1	Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger	Q15	Herrera/Mesa	Q50	21-18, 22-24, 15-11	0:54