Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Henkel Grand Chelem
June 17 - 22, 2008
(27, Q14) 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 Paris Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Andrea Tomatis - 25th Did not play
2007 Andrea Tomatis - 33rd Fosco Cicola - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/10-15/2008 Berlin Grand Slam Q14 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/3-8/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 19, Q4 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 5/27-6/1/2008 Barcelona Open 20, Q3 17th 120 US$2,500.00
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
Paris Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/18/2008 Qualifier 1 Anders Lund Hoyer / Bo Soderberg, Denmark (Q19) Won 21-19, 16-21, 15-11 1:00
Wed, 6/18/2008 Qualifier 2 Andrea Tomatis / Ivan Zaytsev, Italy (Q30) Won 21-14, 21-12 0:32
Thu, 6/19/2008 Pool F David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (6) Lost 21-23, 16-21 0:44
Thu, 6/19/2008 Pool F Emiel Boersma / Bram Ronnes, Netherlands (11) Lost 17-21, 21-19, 8-15 0:52
Fri, 6/20/2008 Pool F Patrick Heuscher / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (22, Q2) Lost By Forfeit  
Head to Head Results
Amore/Bizzotto trail the series against the field 13-26 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 18 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 3 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 1-0
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Amore/Bizzotto 31, Q14 Dalhausser/Rogers 2 21-17, 23-21 0:48
Trail the series against # 5 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
8/17/07FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Wu/Xu 1 Amore/Bizzotto 18, Q1 17-21, 21-18, 16-14 0:58
Trail the series against # 6 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-1
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Klemperer/Koreng 6 Amore/Bizzotto 27, Q14 23-21, 21-16 0:44
Trail the series against # 7 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 2 Marques/Solberg 3 Amore/Bizzotto 19, Q4 22-24, 23-21, 15-10 1:08
Trail the series against # 9 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 # 10 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
Series tied with # 11 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-1
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Boersma/Ronnes 11 Amore/Bizzotto 27, Q14 21-17, 19-21, 15-8 0:52
8/31/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Amore/Bizzotto 19 Boersma/Ronnes 13 14-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:45
Lead the series against # 13 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
Trail the series against # 14 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-1
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 2 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 4 Amore/Bizzotto 20, Q3 21-18, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # 15 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Amore/Bizzotto 31, Q14 Kais/Vesik 15 21-18, 21-17 0:41
Trail the series against # 16 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-1
8/4/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Reckermann/Urbatzka 17 Amore/Bizzotto 31, Q14 18-21, 21-13, 15-13 1:00
Trail the series against # 17 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 0-1
9/7/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Laciga/Schnider 16 Amore/Bizzotto 15 21-17, 15-21, 15-12 0:53
Trail the series against # 21 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
9/6/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Amore/Bizzotto 15 21-14, 21-12 0:39
Trail the series against # 22, Q2 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
6/20/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Heuscher/Heyer 22, Q2 Amore/Bizzotto 27, Q14 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 23 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 # 24, Q1 "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
Lead the series against # 26 Gosch/Horst, Austria 1-0
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Amore/Bizzotto 19, Q4 Gosch/Horst 14 21-18, 19-21, 15-13 0:58
Lead the series against # 28 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, Q6 Li/Zhou, China 0-1
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 1 Li/Zhou 26 Amore/Bizzotto 10 21-19, 15-21, 15-8 0:54
Lead the series against Huth/Schneider, Germany 1-0
7/11/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Amore/Bizzotto Q9 Huth/Schneider Q24 16-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:57
Lead the series against # Q4 Baracetti/Salema, Argentina 1-0
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Amore/Bizzotto 20, Q3 Baracetti/Salema 13 21-19, 21-19 0:43
Trail the series against # Q5 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-1
6/6/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Lochhead/Pitman 13 Amore/Bizzotto 19, Q4 21-19, 22-20 0:44
Trail the series against # Q9 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 # Q12 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 # Q16 Matysik/Uhmann, Germany 0-1
7/11/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Matysik/Uhmann 32, Q25 Amore/Bizzotto Q9 21-17, 21-15 0:40
Series tied with # Q19 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-1
6/18/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Amore/Bizzotto 27, Q14 Hoyer/Soderberg Q19 21-19, 16-21, 15-11 1:00
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Hoyer/Soderberg 28, Q19 Amore/Bizzotto Q14 21-16, 21-13 0:37
Trail the series against # Q20 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 # Q25 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
8/1/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Amore/Bizzotto 31, Q14 Leinemann/VanHuizen Q3 21-11, 25-23 0:44
Trail the series against # Q26 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 # Q30 Tomatis/Zaytsev, Italy 1-0
6/18/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Amore/Bizzotto 27, Q14 Tomatis/Zaytsev Q30 21-14, 21-12 0:32