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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 The Hague Open Beach Volleyball 2009
August 25 - 30, 2009

(Q5) Michal Biza/Robert Kufa, 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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Brno 2007)

Career FIVB WT Best:

7th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$42,717.50

Robert Kufa
Czech Republic

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 28, 1987 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Prague

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

87 kg (191 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Vaduz 2008)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$30,827.95

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	US$7,500.00

Previous The Hague Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/18-23/2009	Aland Open	Q9	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	7/28-8/2/2009	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Q16	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB	7/14-19/2009	Moscow Grand Slam	30	25th	80	US$3,500.00

The Hague Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/26/2009	Qualifier 2	Luke Campbell / Daniel Carey, Australia (Q28)	Won 21-11, 21-18	0:38
Wed, 8/26/2009	Qualifier 3	Aldo Miramontes / Juan Virgen, Mexico (22, Q12)	Lost 18-21, 14-21	0:39

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$3,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$4,000.00
Total	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	$7,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Michal Biza												Robert Kufa
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,400.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,500.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$3,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	20	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	4	0	$15,925.00
30	0	0	0	0	2	4	3	6	0	$27,825.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	26	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	6	0	$8,300.00
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	11	0	0	0	0	3	3	4	0	0	$700.00
9	1	0	0	1	4	3	0	0	0	$7,767.50	Challenger	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	$1,075.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$225.00	Satellite	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00
											U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
50	1	0	0	1	6	8	3	8	0	$42,717.50	Total	66	1	0	0	0	3	9	12	12	0	$30,500.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2009	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$3,500.00	3	5	37.5 %
Total	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$3,500.00	3	5	37.5 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Michal Biza													Robert Kufa
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2001	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2002	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$742.50	2002	FIVB C&S
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2003	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$225.00	2003	FIVB C&S
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2004	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2005	FIVB
4	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	$2,550.00	2005	FIVB C&S
											2005	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	$2,500.00	2006	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$350.00	2006	FIVB C&S
											2006	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	4	$8,200.00	2007	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$3,650.00	2007	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	$3,500.00	2008	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	$2,700.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$475.00	2008	FIVB C&S	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$2,075.00
11	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	2	4	$18,525.00	2009	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$1,750.00
45	1	0	0	1	6	8	3	6	20	$40,717.50	Total	Total	22	1	0	0	0	0	3	2	6	10	$6,525.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	3	42.9%	1	14.3%	3	42.9%	4-3	57.1%	2	18.2%	2	18.2%	7	63.6%	2-9	18.2%	3-7	30.0%	3-5	37.5%	1	0	7-12	36.8%
2008-2009	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	100.0%	0-4	0.0%	2-4	33.3%	0-1	0.0%	1	0	3-5	37.5%
Against the Field	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	1	16.7%	1	16.7%	4	66.7%	1-5	16.7%	4-6	40.0%	2-4	33.3%	1	0	4-5	44.4%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	8
Total	0	0	6	6	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	12

Head to Head Results
Biza/Kufa lead the series against the field 3-1 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 8 Bellaguarda/Laciga, Switzerland 1-0
7/17/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Biza/Kufa	30	Bellaguarda/Laciga	19, Q7	12-21 Retired	0:16
Trail the series against # 22, Q12 Miramontes/Virgen, Mexico 0-1
8/26/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Qualifier 3	Miramontes/Virgen	22, Q12	Biza/Kufa	Q5	21-18, 21-14	0:39
Lead the series against # Q9 Babich/Mykhaylov, Ukraine 1-0
7/29/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Biza/Kufa	Q16	Babich/Mykhaylov	Q17	21-18, 21-16	0:39
Lead the series against # Q28 Campbell/Carey, Australia 1-0
8/26/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Qualifier 2	Biza/Kufa	Q5	Campbell/Carey	Q28	21-11, 21-18	0:38