European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 Nestea European Championship Final
August 25 - 28, 2006
(15) Michal Biza/Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic
 
Michal Biza
Czech Republic
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 15, 1978 (46 yrs old)
Home Town: Prague- H. Pocernice
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 64
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Brno 2007)
Career CEV Best: 3rd (Lucerne 2006)
Career Winnings: US$56,202.00
Premysl Kubala
Czech Republic
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 16, 1973 (50 yrs old)
Home Town: Frydek-Mistek
Height: 202 cm (6'8")
Weight: 98 kg (216 lb)
Seasons: 19
Tournaments: 165
Career Best: 2nd (CEV Almere 2000)
Career Winnings: US$243,009.69
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
CEV30010001100000 US$12,573.36
FIVB90000000011331 US$5,000.00
FIVB C&S10000000100000 US$700.00
Overall130010001211331 US$18,273.36
Previous The Hague Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
CEV 8/5-8/2006 Swiss Masters 15 3rd 480 € 5,850.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2006 Austria Grand Slam Q26 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2006 Paris Grand Slam Q20 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 29, Q12 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2006 France Open Q16 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2006 Portugal Open 30, Q20 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/7-11/2006 Italian Open Q32 57th 6 US$0.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Croatia Open Q30 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 5/25-28/2006 Czech Republic Challenger 9 13th 24 US$700.00
CEV 5/17-21/2006 Turkish Masters 12 9th 240 € 1,950.00
European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/24/2006 Winner 1 Eugenio Amore / Riccardo Lione, Italy (18) Won 21-17, 21-12 0:39
Thu, 8/24/2006 Winner 2 Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (2) Lost 21-19, 10-21, 11-15 1:03
Thu, 8/24/2006 Contender 1 Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (17) Won 21-19, 21-14 0:39
Fri, 8/25/2006 Contender 2 Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (7) Lost 24-26, 14-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Biza/Kubala lead the series against the field 11-8 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 4 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 3-0
8/8/06CEVSwiss Masters Bronze Medal Biza/Kubala 15 Nummerdor/Schuil 2 15-21, 21-18, 15-10  
8/7/06CEVSwiss Masters Winner 1 Biza/Kubala 15 Nummerdor/Schuil 2 21-12, 21-13 0:32
5/17/06CEVTurkish Masters Qualifier 2 Biza/Kubala 12 Nummerdor/Schuil 21-15, 21-14 0:32
Trail the series against # 2 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-3
8/24/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Biza/Kubala 15 19-21, 21-10, 15-11 1:03
8/8/06CEVSwiss Masters Semi-Finals Brink/Dieckmann 1 Biza/Kubala 15 21-18, 21-13  
5/19/06CEVTurkish Masters Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 4 Biza/Kubala 12 21-17, 21-14 0:46
Lead the series against # 3 Klemperer/Schneider, Germany 1-0
8/7/06CEVSwiss Masters Winner 3 Biza/Kubala 15 Klemperer/Schneider 3 21-16, 18-21, 15-11 0:59
Trail the series against # 5 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 0-2
8/2/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Herrera/Mesa 30, Q7 Biza/Kubala Q26 23-21, 22-20 0:44
5/19/06CEVTurkish Masters Contender 2 Herrera/Mesa 2 Biza/Kubala 12 21-16, 21-13 0:40
Trail the series against # 7 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
8/25/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 7 Biza/Kubala 15 26-24, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # 8 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 1-0
8/7/06CEVSwiss Masters Winner 2 Biza/Kubala 15 Babich/Nikolaev 7 21-18, 21-9 0:40
Trail the series against # 9 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Qualifier 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 24, Q1 Biza/Kubala Q16 21-17, 28-30, 18-16 1:11
Lead the series against # 12 Joosen/Melis, Belgium 1-0
8/6/06CEVSwiss Masters Qualifier 2 Biza/Kubala 15 Joosen/Melis 21-18, 14-21, 15-11 1:00
Series tied with # 13 Galli/Raffaelli, Italy 1-1
8/6/06CEVSwiss Masters Qualifier 3 Biza/Kubala 15 Galli/Raffaelli 23-21, 21-14 0:49
5/27/06FIVB C&SCzech Republic Challenger Contender 2 Galli/Raffaelli 2 Biza/Kubala 9 21-18, 21-17 0:43
Lead the series against # 14 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 1-0
5/18/06CEVTurkish Masters Qualifier 4 Biza/Kubala 12 Horrem/Pettersen 17-21, 21-19, 15-9 1:04
Lead the series against # 17 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 1-0
8/24/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 1 Biza/Kubala 15 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 17 21-19, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 18 Amore/Lione, Italy 1-0
8/24/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 1 Biza/Kubala 15 Amore/Lione 18 21-17, 21-12 0:39
Lead the series against # 20 Luna/Rodriguez Herrera, Spain 1-0
5/18/06CEVTurkish Masters Qualifier 3 Biza/Kubala 12 Luna/Rodriguez Herrera 21-16, 28-26 0:55