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European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Swiss Masters
August 5 - 8, 2006

(8) 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 Lucerne Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Raul Mesa - 7th	Pablo Herrera - 7th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/2-6/2006	Austria Grand Slam	30, Q7	5th	480	US$12,800.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2006	Paris Grand Slam	Q5	41st	24	US$0.00
CEV	7/20-23/2006	Spanish Masters	10	5th	360	€ 3,000.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2006	Canada Open	26	7th	300	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2006	France Open	25	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2006	Norway Grand Slam	28, Q5	17th	160	US$4,900.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2006	Croatia Open	23	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2006	China Open	17	25th	60	US$2,000.00
CEV	5/17-21/2006	Turkish Masters	2	7th	300	€ 2,475.00
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

Swiss Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sun, 8/6/2006	Qualifier 2	Martins Plavins / Aleksandrs Samoilovs, Latvia	Won 21-19, 21-18	0:40
Sun, 8/6/2006	Qualifier 3	Oleksiy Klyamar / Andrii Kutsmus, Ukraine	Won 19-21, 25-23, 15-12	0:59
Mon, 8/7/2006	Winner 1	Josef Benes / Petr Benes, Czech Republic (9)	Won 19-21, 21-17, 17-15	0:55
Mon, 8/7/2006	Winner 2	Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (1)	Lost 21-16, 22-24, 10-15	0:59
Mon, 8/7/2006	Contender 2	Leonid Kalinine / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (14)	Won 19-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:53
Mon, 8/7/2006	Contender 3	Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (2)	Lost 21-16, 18-21, 11-15	0:48

Head to Head Results
Herrera/Mesa lead the series against the field 18-15 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 6 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 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
Trail the series against # 2 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-2
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
Lead the series against # 3 Klemperer/Schneider, Germany 1-0
8/4/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool C	Herrera/Mesa	30, Q7	Klemperer/Schneider	14	21-12, 18-21, 21-19	1:08
Series tied with # 4 Koreng/Matysik, Germany 1-1
7/21/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 2	Herrera/Mesa	10	Koreng/Matysik	2	21-12, 21-14	0:44
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 # 5 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
Lead the series against # 9 Benes/Benes, Czech Republic 2-0
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
Lead the series against # 11 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 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 # 13 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 1-2
8/4/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	30, Q7	Horrem/Pettersen	22	21-23, 21-19, 15-9	1:02
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Horrem/Pettersen	16	Herrera/Mesa	17	21-16, 18-21, 15-9	0:50
7/2/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 4	Horrem/Pettersen	10	Herrera/Mesa	22	24-22, 21-17	0:52
Lead the series against # 14 Kalinine/Kolodinsky, Russia 1-0
8/7/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	8	Kalinine/Kolodinsky	14	19-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:53
Lead the series against # 15 Biza/Kubala, Czech Republic 2-0
8/2/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Herrera/Mesa	30, Q7	Biza/Kubala	Q26	23-21, 22-20	0:44
5/19/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	2	Biza/Kubala	12	21-16, 21-13	0:40
Trail the series against # 16 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 1-2
8/2/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Herrera/Mesa	30, Q7	Gscheidle/Schnider	Q10	21-23, 21-17, 15-12	0:50
6/1/06	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 1	Gscheidle/Schnider	26, Q6	Herrera/Mesa	23	19-21, 21-18, 15-2	1:00
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 1	Gscheidle/Schnider	31	Herrera/Mesa	15	21-15, 21-15	0:33
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
Lead the series against Klyamar/Kutsmus, Ukraine 1-0
8/6/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Qualifier 3	Herrera/Mesa	8	Klyamar/Kutsmus		19-21, 25-23, 15-12	0:59
Lead the series against Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 1-0
8/6/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Qualifier 2	Herrera/Mesa	8	Plavins/Samoilovs		21-19, 21-18	0:40