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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 South Africa Open
November 23 - 27, 2005

(13) Eugenio Amore/Riccardo Fenili, Italy

Eugenio Amore
Italy

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 17, 1972 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Vergato (Bologna)

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

91 kg (200 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (Shanghai 2006)

Career Winnings:

US$93,135.00

Riccardo Fenili
Italy

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 6, 1975 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Viareggio

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

96 kg (211 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Best:

9th (4 times)

Career Winnings:

US$50,955.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	CQ	Money
FIVB	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	6	2	2	2	1	1	US$54,050.00
FIVB C&S	6	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$13,850.00
Overall	25	3	1	1	0	0	0	4	2	6	2	2	2	1	1	US$67,900.00

Previous Cape Town Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2004	Did not play	Fabio Galli - 33rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/25-29/2005	Acapulco Open	18, Q7	17th	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	10/19-23/2005	Brazil Open	13, Q7	17th	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/31-9/4/2005	Greece Open	12, Q7	9th	160	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/24-28/2005	Canada Open	27, Q7	13th	120	US$4,500.00
FIVB C&S	8/5-7/2005	Italy Satellite	3	1st	20	US$2,000.00
FIVB C&S	7/29-31/2005	Italy Satellite	1	1st	20	US$2,000.00
FIVB C&S	7/22-24/2005	Italy Satellite	3	1st	20	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/20-24/2005	Poland Open	Q21	57th	4	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	7/15-17/2005	Italy Challenger	6, Q1	3rd	48	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/13-17/2005	Portugal Open	Q19	41st	12	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	7/7-10/2005	Italy Challenger	7	9th	24	US$950.00
FIVB	7/6-10/2005	St. Petersburg Open	Q20	33rd	20	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	7/1-3/2005	Italy Challenger	19, Q7	2nd	54	US$3,900.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2005	Switzerland Open		Country Quota	0	US$0.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Croatia Open	Q41	41st	12	US$0.00

South Africa Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 11/24/2005	Pool D	Florian Gosch / Bernhard Strauss, Austria (20)	Won 14-21, 21-16, 15-13	1:08
Thu, 11/24/2005	Pool D	Koichi Nishimura / Katsuhiro Shiratori, Japan (29, Q7)	Won 18-21, 24-22, 15-10	1:02
Fri, 11/25/2005	Pool D	Jake Gibb / Stein Metzger, United States (4)	Lost 10-21, 21-17, 13-15	1:03
Fri, 11/25/2005	Winner 1	Bjorn Berg / Robert Svensson, Sweden (17)	Lost 15-21, 24-22, 16-18	1:09

Head to Head Results
Amore/Fenili trail the series against the field 7-9 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 7 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
10/26/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Winner 2	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Amore/Fenili	18, Q7	21-15, 21-14	0:45
Trail the series against # 4 Gibb/Metzger, United States 0-1
11/25/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool D	Gibb/Metzger	4	Amore/Fenili	13	21-10, 17-21, 15-13	1:03
Trail the series against # 5 Lione/Varnier, Italy 2-3
7/24/05	FIVB C&S	Italy Satellite	Gold Medal	Amore/Fenili	3	Lione/Varnier	4	23-21, 21-13	0:46
7/17/05	FIVB C&S	Italy Challenger	Semi-Finals	Lione/Varnier	19	Amore/Fenili	6, Q1	21-18, 16-21, 15-10	1:01
7/16/05	FIVB C&S	Italy Challenger	Winner 3	Lione/Varnier	19	Amore/Fenili	6, Q1	21-17, 23-21	0:52
6/14/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Country Quota	Lione/Varnier	Q48	Amore/Fenili		21-16, 21-17	0:42
6/7/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Country Quota	Amore/Fenili	Q41	Lione/Varnier		12-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:52
Trail the series against # 6 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
9/2/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 3	Egger/Laciga	4	Amore/Fenili	12, Q7	21-18, 21-12	0:39
Trail the series against # 11 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
10/27/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Contender 2	Baracetti/Conde	17	Amore/Fenili	18, Q7	21-18, 21-18	0:43
Trail the series against # 12, Q1 Asahi/Watanabe, Japan 0-1
7/6/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Qualifier 3	Asahi/Watanabe	26, Q4	Amore/Fenili	Q20	21-19, 25-27, 15-10	0:59
Lead the series against # 15 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
9/1/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 1	Amore/Fenili	12, Q7	Kjemperud/Skarlund	21	16-21, 26-24, 15-12	0:58
Lead the series against # 16 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
8/25/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 1	Amore/Fenili	27, Q7	De Gruijter/Ronnes	6	25-23, 21-17	0:44
Trail the series against # 17 Berg/Svensson, Sweden 0-1
11/25/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 1	Berg/Svensson	17	Amore/Fenili	13	21-15, 22-24, 18-16	1:09
Lead the series against # 20 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
11/24/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool D	Amore/Fenili	13	Gosch/Strauss	20	14-21, 21-16, 15-13	1:08
Lead the series against # 26, Q3 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 1-0
8/6/05	FIVB C&S	Italy Satellite	Winner 3	Amore/Fenili	3	Vorobyev/Zabuslayev	2	21-17, 21-14	0:38
Lead the series against # 29, Q7 Nishimura/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
11/24/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool D	Amore/Fenili	13	Nishimura/Shiratori	29, Q7	18-21, 24-22, 15-10	1:02