Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Hyundai Open Barcelona
May 27 - June 1, 2008
(20, Q3) 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 Barcelona Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open 10 25th 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 4/28-5/3/2008 China Shanghai Open 20, Q2 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open Q8 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 9/5-9/2007 Stare Jablonki Open 15 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/29-9/2/2007 St. Petersburg Open 19 13th 180 US$4,500.00
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
Barcelona Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/28/2008 Qualifier 2 Matteo La Rocca / Ottavio Ucci, Italy (Q35) Won 21-16, 18-21, 15-11 0:52
Wed, 5/28/2008 Qualifier 3 Farid Mussa / Jesus Villafane, Venezuela (30, Q14) Lost 21-14, 16-21, 17-19 1:05
Thu, 5/29/2008 Winner 1 Mariano Baracetti / Jose Salema, Argentina (13) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:43
Thu, 5/29/2008 Winner 2 Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (4) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:41
Fri, 5/30/2008 Contender 2 Joao Brenha / Miguel Maia, Portugal (19) Lost 21-17, 18-21, 10-15 0:52
Head to Head Results
Amore/Bizzotto trail the series against the field 9-15 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 9 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-1
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 2 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 4 Amore/Bizzotto 20, Q3 21-18, 21-18 0:41
Trail the series against # 6 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
9/6/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Amore/Bizzotto 15 21-14, 21-12 0:39
Lead the series against # 9 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Amore/Bizzotto 31, Q14 Herrera/Mesa 18 21-18, 23-21 0:45
Lead the series against # 13 Baracetti/Salema, Argentina 1-0
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Amore/Bizzotto 20, Q3 Baracetti/Salema 13 21-19, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 14 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
9/6/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Amore/Bizzotto 15 Kjemperud/Skarlund 18 21-16, 18-21, 15-10 0:56
Trail the series against # 15 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 0-1
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 2 Dugrip/Gagliano 19 Amore/Bizzotto 20, Q2 26-24, 22-20 0:50
Trail the series against # 17 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-3
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 13 Amore/Bizzotto 20, Q2 22-20, 21-17 0:43
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
Trail the series against # 18 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 # 19 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-3
5/30/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 2 Brenha/Maia 19 Amore/Bizzotto 20, Q3 17-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:52
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 # 23 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 0-1
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Deulofeu/Salvetti 23 Amore/Bizzotto 10 21-19, 17-21, 15-12 0:55
Trail the series against # 25, Q6 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 # 26, Q4 Ces/Ces, France 2-1
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 1 Amore/Bizzotto 20, Q2 Ces/Ces 29, Q5 15-21, 21-17, 19-17 0:58
3/26/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Qualifier 3 Ces/Ces 31, Q9 Amore/Bizzotto Q8 21-13, 21-7 0:32
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 1 Amore/Bizzotto 20, Q4 Ces/Ces 29, Q7 21-19, 21-10 0:42
Trail the series against # 30, Q14 Mussa/Villafane, Venezuela 0-1
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Qualifier 3 Mussa/Villafane 30, Q14 Amore/Bizzotto 20, Q3 14-21, 21-16, 19-17 1:05
Lead the series against # Q10 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 # Q20 Augoustides/Flisberg, South Africa 1-0
4/29/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Qualifier 2 Amore/Bizzotto 20, Q2 Augoustides/Flisberg Q15 21-19, 23-21 0:54
Lead the series against # Q27 Petrov/Povjakel, Estonia 1-0
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Qualifier 2 Amore/Bizzotto 18, Q1 Petrov/Povjakel Q32 21-13, 21-13 0:29
Lead the series against # Q35 La Rocca/Ucci, Italy 1-0
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Qualifier 2 Amore/Bizzotto 20, Q3 La Rocca/Ucci Q35 21-16, 18-21, 15-11 0:52