Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Foro Italico Open presented by Skipper
May 12 - 17, 2009
(16, Q2) Michal Biza/Pavel Rotrekl, Czech Republic
 
Michal Biza
Czech Republic
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 15, 1978 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: Prague- H. Pocernice
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 50
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Brno 2007)
Career FIVB WT Best: 7th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$42,717.50
Pavel Rotrekl
Czech Republic
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 23, 1983 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Brno
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 29
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB U21 World Championships Saint Quay Portrieux 2003)
Career FIVB WT Best: 7th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$24,275.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172537Money
FIVB800000221111 US$40,550.00
Previous Rome Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/29-5/3/2009 Shanghai Open 20, Q6 7th 300 US$7,600.00
FIVB 4/21-26/2009 Brasilia Open 23, Q11 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 10/27-11/1/2008 Manama Open 29, Q12 7th 300 US$7,000.00
Rome Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/13/2009 Qualifier 2 Matthew Fugard / Christian Redmann, Canada (Q34) Won 21-12, 19-21, 15-13 0:54
Wed, 5/13/2009 Qualifier 3 Paolo Ficosecco / Fabio Galli, Italy (Q15) Won 21-18, 22-20 0:44
Thu, 5/14/2009 Winner 1 Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (17) Lost 17-21, 15-21 0:38
Thu, 5/14/2009 Contender 1 Jaroslav Pavlas / Miroslav Svoboda, Czech Republic (32, Q22) Won 21-17, 22-20 0:44
Fri, 5/15/2009 Contender 2 Philip Gabathuler / David Wenger, Switzerland (18) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:37
Fri, 5/15/2009 Contender 3 Emiel Boersma / Joppe Paulides, Netherlands (24) Won 21-15, 21-11 0:42
Fri, 5/15/2009 Contender 4 David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (5) Lost 16-21, 24-26 0:54
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships100000000000 $3,400.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam100000000010 $3,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open600000221100 $33,650.00
Total800000221110 $40,550.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Michal Biza Pavel Rotrekl
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2000000000 $3,400.00 World Championships1000000000 $1,700.00
8000000020 $3,500.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam3000000010 $1,750.00
30000024360 $27,825.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open17000023130 $19,625.00
9100143000 $7,767.50 Challenger5000011210 $1,200.00
1000001000 $225.00 Satellite1000000100 $0.00
           U21 World Championships2001001000 $0.00
50100168380 $42,717.50 Total29001035450 $24,275.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2008FIVB100000100000 $7,000.00 5271.4 %
2009FIVB300000111000 $17,850.00 13668.4 %
TotalFIVB400000211000 $24,850.00 18869.2 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Michal Biza  Pavel Rotrekl
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000001 $0.00 2001FIVB          
1000000001 $0.00 2002FIVB          
1000010000 $742.50 2002FIVB C&S          
           2002FIVB Age Group WC1000001000 $0.00
1000000001 $0.00 2003FIVB          
1000001000 $225.00 2003FIVB C&S          
           2003FIVB Age Group WC1001000000 $0.00
1000000001 $0.00 2004FIVB          
           2004FIVB C&S2000001100 $350.00
2000000002 $0.00 2005FIVB1000000001 $0.00
4000031000 $2,550.00 2005FIVB C&S2000010100 $850.00
7000000115 $2,500.00 2006FIVB          
1000001000 $350.00 2006FIVB C&S          
9000001134 $8,200.00 2007FIVB2000000002 $0.00
2100100000 $3,650.00 2007FIVB C&S2000000110 $0.00
2000010001 $3,500.00 2008FIVB4000010021 $5,300.00
1000001000 $475.00 2008FIVB C&S          
3000012000 $8,925.00 2009FIVB3000012000 $8,925.00
371001672416 $31,117.50 TotalTotal18001034334 $15,425.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall12 60.0% 7 35.0% 1 5.0% 19-1 95.0% 3 16.7% 0 0.0% 15 83.3% 3-15 16.7% 12-15 44.4% 10-1 90.9% 01 22-17 56.4%
2008-200912 60.0% 7 35.0% 1 5.0% 19-1 95.0% 3 16.7% 0 0.0% 15 83.3% 3-15 16.7% 12-15 44.4% 10-1 90.9% 01 22-17 56.4%
Against the Field8 66.7% 4 33.3% 0 0.0% 12-0 100.0% 1 9.1% 0 0.0% 10 90.9% 1-10 9.1% 16-20 44.4% 10-0 100.0% 00 13-10 56.5%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
World Championships000012000000000012
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam000003000000000003
Challenge/Four Star/Open00700000660000002112
Total00701500660000002217
Head to Head Results
Biza/Rotrekl lead the series against the field 11-5 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 5 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-1
5/15/09FIVBRome Open Contender 4 Klemperer/Koreng 5 Biza/Rotrekl 16, Q2 21-16, 26-24 0:54
Trail the series against # 7 Dieckmann/Matysik, Germany 0-1
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Dieckmann/Matysik 10 Biza/Rotrekl 23, Q11 21-18, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 8, Q5 Erdmann/Windscheif, Germany 1-0
5/2/09FIVBShanghai Open Contender 4 Biza/Rotrekl 20, Q6 Erdmann/Windscheif 24, Q8 22-24, 23-21, 15-11 1:04
Trail the series against # 15 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-1
10/31/08FIVBManama Open Contender 5 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 8 Biza/Rotrekl 29, Q12 21-12, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 17 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-1
5/14/09FIVBRome Open Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 17 Biza/Rotrekl 16, Q2 21-17, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # 18 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 1-0
5/15/09FIVBRome Open Contender 2 Biza/Rotrekl 16, Q2 Gabathuler/Wenger 18 21-16, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # 23 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-0
5/1/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Biza/Rotrekl 20, Q6 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 13 21-18, 14-21, 15-12 0:53
Lead the series against # 24 Boersma/Paulides, Netherlands 1-0
5/15/09FIVBRome Open Contender 3 Biza/Rotrekl 16, Q2 Boersma/Paulides 24 21-15, 21-11 0:42
Lead the series against # 32, Q22 Pavlas/Svoboda, Czech Republic 1-0
5/14/09FIVBRome Open Contender 1 Biza/Rotrekl 16, Q2 Pavlas/Svoboda 32, Q22 21-17, 22-20 0:44
Lead the series against Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-0
5/1/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Biza/Rotrekl 20, Q6 Araujo/Magalhaes 4 26-24, 23-21 0:49
Trail the series against Insfran/Moreira, Brazil 0-1
5/2/09FIVBShanghai Open Contender 5 Insfran/Moreira 9, Q1 Biza/Rotrekl 20, Q6 33-31, 21-13 0:49
Lead the series against Oude Elferink/Stiekema, Netherlands 1-0
4/22/09FIVBBrasilia Open Qualifier 1 Biza/Rotrekl 23, Q11 Oude Elferink/Stiekema Q22 25-23, 21-15 0:43
Lead the series against # Q1 Dugrip/Salvetti, France 1-0
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 1 Biza/Rotrekl 23, Q11 Dugrip/Salvetti 26, Q3 23-21, 21-11 0:44
Lead the series against # Q15 Ficosecco/Galli, Italy 1-0
5/13/09FIVBRome Open Qualifier 3 Biza/Rotrekl 16, Q2 Ficosecco/Galli Q15 21-18, 22-20 0:44
Lead the series against # Q32 Kaszas/Kaszas, Denmark 1-0
10/28/08FIVBManama Open Qualifier 1 Biza/Rotrekl 29, Q12 Kaszas/Kaszas Q21 21-14, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # Q34 Fugard/Redmann, Canada 1-0
5/13/09FIVBRome Open Qualifier 2 Biza/Rotrekl 16, Q2 Fugard/Redmann Q34 21-12, 19-21, 15-13 0:54