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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 NESTEA European Championship Final
July 11 - 13, 2008

(11) 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 Hamburg Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/1-6/2008	Moscow Grand Slam	18	5th	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	6/24-29/2008	Stavanger Grand Slam	15	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/17-22/2008	Paris Grand Slam	13	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/10-15/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	17	3rd	640	US$23,000.00
FIVB	5/27-6/1/2008	Barcelona Open	9	9th	240	US$5,500.00
FIVB	5/20-25/2008	Zagreb Open	18	17th	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	5/13-18/2008	Italian Open	18	9th	240	US$5,500.00
FIVB	4/28-5/3/2008	China Shanghai Open	12	7th	300	US$7,000.00
CEV	4/17-20/2008	Spanish Masters	5	2nd	540	€ 7,500.00
FIVB	3/25-30/2008	Adelaide Australia Open	22	13th	180	US$3,900.00
FIVB	9/26-30/2007	Brazil Open	13	17th	120	US$3,000.00
CEV	8/24-26/2007	European Championship	7	13th	240	€ 2,000.00
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

European Championship Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/11/2008	Winner 1	Marco Daalmeijer / Tim Oude Elferink, Netherlands (22)	Won 21-17, 21-19	0:43
Fri, 7/11/2008	Winner 2	Patrick Heuscher / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (6)	Lost 21-23, 21-23	0:47
Fri, 7/11/2008	Contender 2	Emiel Boersma / Bram Ronnes, Netherlands (5)	Won 18-21, 21-17, 15-13	1:02
Sat, 7/12/2008	Contender 3	Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (4)	Won 21-19, 21-14	0:43
Sat, 7/12/2008	Contender 4	Jonas Reckermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (9)	Won 21-17, 23-21	0:42
Sat, 7/12/2008	Contender 5	Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (15)	Lost 10-21, 15-21	0:34

Head to Head Results
Herrera/Mesa lead the series against the field 28-25 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 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
Trail the series against # 2 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 2-3
7/5/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Klemperer/Koreng	5	Herrera/Mesa	18	24-22, 18-21, 15-10	1:09
6/14/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 3	Herrera/Mesa	17	Klemperer/Koreng	7	21-16, 21-16	0:44
4/19/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 3	Herrera/Mesa	5	Klemperer/Koreng	1	28-26, 21-17	0:58
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
Trail the series against # 3 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-4
6/20/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool D	Nummerdor/Schuil	4	Herrera/Mesa	13	21-19, 18-21, 18-16	1:03
4/20/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Gold Medal	Nummerdor/Schuil	2	Herrera/Mesa	5	16-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:55
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
Lead the series against # 4 Gosch/Horst, Austria 1-0
7/12/08	CEV	European Championship	Contender 3	Herrera/Mesa	11	Gosch/Horst	4	21-19, 21-14	0:43
Lead the series against # 5 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 4-2
7/11/08	CEV	European Championship	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	11	Boersma/Ronnes	5	18-21, 21-17, 15-13	1:02
5/15/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 1	Boersma/Ronnes	15	Herrera/Mesa	18	21-12, 21-18	0:42
9/28/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Boersma/Ronnes	14	Herrera/Mesa	13	21-19, 13-21, 15-9	0:52
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
Series tied with # 6 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 3-3
7/11/08	CEV	European Championship	Winner 2	Heuscher/Heyer	6	Herrera/Mesa	11	23-21, 23-21	0:47
5/16/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	18	Heuscher/Heyer	16	24-26, 21-19, 15-13	1:03
4/19/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 4	Herrera/Mesa	5	Heuscher/Heyer	10	14-21, 21-16, 16-14	1:13
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
Lead the series against # 9 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 3-2
7/12/08	CEV	European Championship	Contender 4	Herrera/Mesa	11	Reckermann/Urbatzka	9	21-17, 23-21	0:42
6/20/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 1	Reckermann/Urbatzka	16	Herrera/Mesa	13	24-22, 21-15	0:49
4/18/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 2	Reckermann/Urbatzka	13	Herrera/Mesa	5	21-12, 19-21, 15-12	0:55
3/28/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	22	Reckermann/Urbatzka	5	19-21, 21-17, 15-13	1:00
6/28/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool A	Herrera/Mesa	16	Reckermann/Urbatzka	17, Q1	22-24, 21-18, 15-12	1:01
Trail the series against # 12 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 1-4
6/27/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool B	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Herrera/Mesa	15	21-16, 21-15	0:40
6/15/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Herrera/Mesa	17	Brink/Dieckmann	2	21-19, 21-16	0:49
5/16/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 4	Brink/Dieckmann	11	Herrera/Mesa	18	14-21, 21-17, 16-14	0:51
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
Lead the series against # 14 Ces/Ces, France 2-0
9/27/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 1	Herrera/Mesa	13	Ces/Ces	29, Q1	18-21, 22-20, 15-7	1:02
7/13/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Herrera/Mesa	15	Ces/Ces	31, Q10	21-14, 18-21, 15-13	1:02
Trail the series against # 15 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 2-4
7/12/08	CEV	European Championship	Contender 5	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	15	Herrera/Mesa	11	21-10, 21-15	0:34
4/19/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Semi-Finals	Herrera/Mesa	5	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	8	13-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:54
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 # 19 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 3-2
7/3/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Herrera/Mesa	18	Doppler/Gartmayer	15	14-21, 21-15, 15-9	0:58
4/18/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	5	Doppler/Gartmayer	7	21-12, 26-28, 15-13	0:57
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	22	Doppler/Gartmayer	11	21-18, 17-21, 15-9	0:57
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
Lead the series against # 21 Gavira/Lario, Spain 1-0
6/19/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool D	Herrera/Mesa	13	Gavira/Lario	20, Q17	21-16, 21-14	0:42
Lead the series against # 22 Daalmeijer/Oude Elferink, Netherlands 1-0
7/11/08	CEV	European Championship	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	11	Daalmeijer/Oude Elferink	22	21-17, 21-19	0:43
Lead the series against # 27 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 # 29 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 1-0
7/5/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Herrera/Mesa	18	Deulofeu/Salvetti	28, Q5	21-19, 21-19	0:47
Lead the series against # 31 Blauel/Huber, Austria 1-0
7/6/07	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 2	Herrera/Mesa	7	Blauel/Huber	15	21-16, 21-14	0:35
Lead the series against # 32 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 1-0
5/9/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Contender 1	Herrera/Mesa	13	Berg/Brinkborg	29, Q12	21-13, 21-18	0:35