Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
August 29 - September 2, 2007
(19) Eugenio Amore/Riccardo Bizzotto, 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: 12
Tournaments: 83
Career Wins: 3
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (Shanghai 2006)
Career Winnings: US$93,135.00
Riccardo Bizzotto
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 28, 1981 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Marostica (VI)
Height: 200 cm (6'7")
Weight: 100 kg (220 lb)
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 24
Career Best: 4th (FIVB C&S Brno 2007)
Career FIVB WT Best: 9th (Klagenfurt 2007)
Career Winnings: US$24,225.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB14000000116231 US$33,800.00
FIVB C&S1000100000000 US$2,300.00
Overall15000100116231 US$36,100.00
Previous St. Petersburg Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Riccardo Fenili - 33rd Did not play
2006 Riccardo Fenili - 13th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/15-19/2007 Aland Open 18, Q1 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2007 Kristiansand Open 20, Q4 17th 100 US$2,500.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 31, Q14 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/18-22/2007 Marseille Open Q3 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 7/10-15/2007 Berlin Grand Slam Q9 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 6/28-7/1/2007 Brno Challenger 1 4th 56 US$2,300.00
St. Petersburg Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/30/2007 Winner 1 Joao Brenha / Miguel Maia, Portugal (14) Lost 16-21, 17-21 0:34
Thu, 8/30/2007 Contender 1 Mikhail Kouchnerev / Vyacheslav Makhortov, Russia (30) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:44
Fri, 8/31/2007 Contender 2 Emiel Boersma / Bram Ronnes, Netherlands (13) Won 14-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:45
Fri, 8/31/2007 Contender 3 Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (12) Lost 19-21, 11-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 7-7 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 11 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 0-1
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Asahi/Shiratori 15 Amore/Bizzotto 18, Q1 21-18, 12-21, 15-13 0:52
Trail the series against # 12 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-2
8/31/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 12 Amore/Bizzotto 19 21-19, 21-11 0:39
8/10/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 14 Amore/Bizzotto 20, Q4 21-15, 21-12 0:37
Lead the series against # 13 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
8/31/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Amore/Bizzotto 19 Boersma/Ronnes 13 14-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:45
Trail the series against # 14 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-2
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 14 Amore/Bizzotto 19 21-16, 21-17 0:34
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 13 Amore/Bizzotto 20, Q4 21-17, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # 26, Q9 Kubala/Pavlas, Czech Republic 0-2
7/1/07FIVB C&SBrno Challenger Bronze Medal Kubala/Pavlas 5 Amore/Bizzotto 1 21-17, 21-12 0:39
6/30/07FIVB C&SBrno Challenger Winner 4 Kubala/Pavlas 5 Amore/Bizzotto 1 29-31, 23-21, 15-7 1:13
Lead the series against # 30 Kouchnerev/Makhortov, Russia 1-0
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 1 Amore/Bizzotto 19 Kouchnerev/Makhortov 30 21-18, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # Q5 Ces/Ces, France 1-0
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 1 Amore/Bizzotto 20, Q4 Ces/Ces 29, Q7 21-19, 21-10 0:42
Lead the series against # Q8 Henriquez/Mussa, Venezuela 1-0
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Contender 1 Amore/Bizzotto 18, Q1 Henriquez/Mussa 31, Q8 21-19, 21-12 0:38
Lead the series against # Q11 Morikawa/Nishimura, Japan 1-0
8/8/07FIVBKristiansand Open Qualifier 2 Amore/Bizzotto 20, Q4 Morikawa/Nishimura Q13 21-17, 21-12 0:38
Lead the series against # Q21 Klyamar/Kutsmus, Ukraine 1-0
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Qualifier 2 Amore/Bizzotto Q3 Klyamar/Kutsmus Q30 21-15, 18-21, 15-7 0:48
Lead the series against # Q25 Petrov/Povjakel, Estonia 1-0
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Qualifier 2 Amore/Bizzotto 18, Q1 Petrov/Povjakel Q32 21-13, 21-13 0:29