Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Shanghai Open presented by City Beach
May 3 - 8, 2010
(31, Q17) Michal Biza/Robert Kufa, 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: 50
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 (37 yrs old)
Home Town: Prague
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 66
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Vaduz 2008)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$30,827.95
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB9000000000333 US$7,500.00
Previous Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Pavel Rotrekl - 7th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/20-25/2010 Brasilia Open Q11 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 8/25-30/2009 The Hague Open Q5 33rd 30 US$0.00
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
Shanghai Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 5/4/2010 Qualifier 2 Igor Hernandez / Jesus Villafane, Venezuela (Q16) Won 21-15, 21-18 0:37
Tue, 5/4/2010 Qualifier 3 Josh Binstock / Matt Zbyszewski, Canada (Q32) Won 21-18, 19-21, 15-8 0:54
Wed, 5/5/2010 Winner 1 Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (2) Lost 29-27, 17-21, 10-15 0:54
Wed, 5/5/2010 Contender 1 Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (18) Lost 19-21, 21-14, 11-15 0:50
Head to Head Results
Biza/Kufa trail the series against the field 4-5 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Gavira/Herrera 2 Biza/Kufa 31, Q17 27-29, 21-17, 15-10 0:54
Lead the series against # 8 Bellaguarda/Laciga, Switzerland 1-0
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Biza/Kufa 30 Bellaguarda/Laciga 19, Q7 12-21 Retired 0:16
Trail the series against # 18 Ces/Ces, France 0-1
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Ces/Ces 18 Biza/Kufa 31, Q17 21-19, 14-21, 15-11 0:50
Trail the series against # Q7 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 0-1
4/21/10FIVBBrasilia Open Qualifier 2 Hoyer/Soderberg 29, Q6 Biza/Kufa Q11 21-19, 16-21, 15-10 0:50
Trail the series against # Q14 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 0-1
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Asahi/Shiratori 14 Biza/Kufa 30 18-21, 25-23, 15-10 1:01
Lead the series against # Q16 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
5/4/10FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 2 Biza/Kufa 31, Q17 Hernandez/Villafane Q16 21-15, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # Q25 Mitev/Neshev, Bulgaria 1-0
4/21/10FIVBBrasilia Open Qualifier 1 Biza/Kufa Q11 Mitev/Neshev Q22 21-23, 21-16, 15-12 0:54
Trail the series against # Q29 Lelliott/Saxton, Canada 0-1
8/19/09FIVBAland Open Qualifier 2 Lelliott/Saxton 31, Q24 Biza/Kufa Q9 21-18, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # Q32 Binstock/Zbyszewski, Canada 1-0
5/4/10FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 3 Biza/Kufa 31, Q17 Binstock/Zbyszewski Q32 21-18, 19-21, 15-8 0:54