FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$30,000 Italy Challenger
July 1 - 3, 2005
(24, Q18) Kay Matysik/Marcus Popp, Germany
 
Kay Matysik
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 18, 1980 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Ahrensfelde
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 107
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Cagliari 2005)
Career Winnings: US$378,087.50
Marcus Popp
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 23, 1981 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Karl-Marx-Stadt
Height: 192 cm (6'4")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 17
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Cagliari 2005)
Career Winnings: US$21,400.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725CQMoney
FIVB100000000001 US$0.00
FIVB C&S210000010000 US$5,750.00
Overall310000010001 US$5,750.00
Previous Cagliari Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open Country Quota 0 US$0.00
Italy Challenger Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/1/2005 Qualifier 1 Andrea Ghiurghi / Gianni Mascagna, Italy (Q15) Won 21-16, 20-22, 15-9 0:50
Fri, 7/1/2005 Qualifier 2 Adrian Caravano / Olivier Conte, France (Q2) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:38
Sat, 7/2/2005 Winner 1 Daniele Desiderio / Giuseppe Patriarca, Italy (9) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:42
Sat, 7/2/2005 Winner 2 Simone Bendandi / Fosco Cicola, Italy (8) Lost 14-21, 18-21 0:41
Sat, 7/2/2005 Contender 1 Enrico Balletto / Yuri Balsamo, Italy (23) Won 21-9, 21-11 0:31
Sat, 7/2/2005 Contender 2 Kim Hellum / Jarle Huseby, Norway (17, Q5) Won 21-9, 21-10 0:33
Sat, 7/2/2005 Contender 3 Radoslav Dvorsky / Michal Litva, Slovakia (6) Won 21-19, 18-21, 15-13 0:58
Sun, 7/3/2005 Contender 4 Janis Grinbergs / Austris Stals, Latvia (7) Won 21-19, 21-14 0:39
Sun, 7/3/2005 Contender 5 Simone Bendandi / Fosco Cicola, Italy (8) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:41
Sun, 7/3/2005 Semi-Finals Ian Borges / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (18, Q6) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:55
Sun, 7/3/2005 Gold Medal Eugenio Amore / Riccardo Fenili, Italy (19, Q7) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:40
Head to Head Results
Matysik/Popp lead the series against the field 10-1 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 0 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 6 Dvorsky/Litva, Slovakia 1-0
7/2/05FIVB C&SItaly Challenger Contender 3 Matysik/Popp 24, Q18 Dvorsky/Litva 6 21-19, 18-21, 15-13 0:58
Lead the series against # 7 Grinbergs/Stals, Latvia 1-0
7/3/05FIVB C&SItaly Challenger Contender 4 Matysik/Popp 24, Q18 Grinbergs/Stals 7 21-19, 21-14 0:39
Series tied with # 8 Bendandi/Cicola, Italy 1-1
7/3/05FIVB C&SItaly Challenger Contender 5 Matysik/Popp 24, Q18 Bendandi/Cicola 8 21-19, 21-17 0:41
7/2/05FIVB C&SItaly Challenger Winner 2 Bendandi/Cicola 8 Matysik/Popp 24, Q18 21-14, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # 9 Desiderio/Patriarca, Italy 1-0
7/2/05FIVB C&SItaly Challenger Winner 1 Matysik/Popp 24, Q18 Desiderio/Patriarca 9 21-17, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # 17, Q5 Hellum/Huseby, Norway 1-0
7/2/05FIVB C&SItaly Challenger Contender 2 Matysik/Popp 24, Q18 Hellum/Huseby 17, Q5 21-9, 21-10 0:33
Lead the series against # 18, Q6 Borges/Solberg, Brazil 1-0
7/3/05FIVB C&SItaly Challenger Semi-Finals Matysik/Popp 24, Q18 Borges/Solberg 18, Q6 21-18, 21-18 0:55
Lead the series against # 19, Q7 Amore/Fenili, Italy 1-0
7/3/05FIVB C&SItaly Challenger Gold Medal Matysik/Popp 24, Q18 Amore/Fenili 19, Q7 21-17, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against # 23 Balletto/Balsamo, Italy 1-0
7/2/05FIVB C&SItaly Challenger Contender 1 Matysik/Popp 24, Q18 Balletto/Balsamo 23 21-9, 21-11 0:31
Lead the series against # Q2 Caravano/Conte, France 1-0
7/1/05FIVB C&SItaly Challenger Qualifier 2 Matysik/Popp 24, Q18 Caravano/Conte Q2 21-14, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # Q15 Ghiurghi/Mascagna, Italy 1-0
7/1/05FIVB C&SItaly Challenger Qualifier 1 Matysik/Popp 24, Q18 Ghiurghi/Mascagna Q15 21-16, 20-22, 15-9 0:50