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FIVB Age Group World Championships
Under 21 World Championships
July 10 - 14, 2002

(9) 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:

225

Career Wins:

Career FIVB Age Group WC Wins:

1 (Catania 2002)

Career Winnings:

US$908,963.98

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:

126

Career Wins:

Career FIVB Age Group WC Wins:

1 (Catania 2002)

Career Winnings:

US$226,937.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
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	52	2	1	2	1	3	2	13	4	14	6	1	1	2	US$289,200.00

Previous Catania Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/12-16/2001	Spain Open	31	25th	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB Age Group WC	8/24-26/2001	Under 21 World Championships		2nd	0	US$0.00

Under 21 World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/11/2002	Pool K	Linyin Xu / Chicheng Zhao, China (16)	Won 21-16, 21-9
Fri, 7/12/2002	Pool K	Lombardo Ontiveros / Erik Rojo, Mexico (21)	Lost 22-24, 21-18, 12-15
Fri, 7/12/2002	Pool L	Anton Kulikovsky / Alexei Verbov, Russia (4)	Won 21-14, 21-13
Sat, 7/13/2002	Winner 1	Michel Kertai / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (5)	Won 22-20, 21-18
Sat, 7/13/2002	Winner 2	Hannes Ambelang / Manuel Rieke, Germany (24)	Won 13-21, 22-20, 16-14
Sun, 7/14/2002	Semi-Finals	Andreas Gortsianiouk / Georgios Knapek, Greece (14)	Won 17-21, 21-16, 19-17
Sun, 7/14/2002	Gold Medal	Pedro Cunha / Adriano Fonseca, Brazil (2)	Won 21-11, 21-19

Head to Head Results
Herrera/Mesa lead the series against the field 6-1 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Cunha/Fonseca, Brazil 1-0
7/14/02	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Gold Medal	Herrera/Mesa	9	Cunha/Fonseca	2	21-11, 21-19
Lead the series against # 4 Kulikovsky/Verbov, Russia 1-0
7/12/02	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool L	Herrera/Mesa	9	Kulikovsky/Verbov	4	21-14, 21-13
Lead the series against # 5 Kertai/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
7/13/02	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	9	Kertai/Schnider	5	22-20, 21-18
Lead the series against # 14 Gortsianiouk/Knapek, Greece 1-0
7/14/02	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Semi-Finals	Herrera/Mesa	9	Gortsianiouk/Knapek	14	17-21, 21-16, 19-17
Lead the series against # 16 Xu/Zhao, China 1-0
7/11/02	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool K	Herrera/Mesa	9	Xu/Zhao	16	21-16, 21-9
Trail the series against # 21 Ontiveros/Rojo, Mexico 0-1
7/12/02	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool K	Ontiveros/Rojo	21	Herrera/Mesa	9	24-22, 18-21, 15-12
Lead the series against # 24 Ambelang/Rieke, Germany 1-0
7/13/02	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Winner 2	Herrera/Mesa	9	Ambelang/Rieke	24	13-21, 22-20, 16-14