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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Patria Direct Open
June 15 - 21, 2010

(10) 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 Prague Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2008	Did not play	Pavel Rotrekl - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/25-30/2010	Myslowice Open	Q18	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/18-23/2010	Rome Grand Slam	Q23	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	5/3-8/2010	Shanghai Open	31, Q17	25th	60	US$2,000.00
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

Prague Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/17/2010	Winner 1	Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (23, Q3)	Lost 13-21, 17-21	0:35
Thu, 6/17/2010	Contender 1	Andrey Belov / Ruslan Daianov, Russia (26, Q29)	Lost 22-20, 14-21, 13-15	0:53

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 %
2010	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	$4,000.00	4	7	36.4 %
Total	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	$7,500.00	7	12	36.8 %

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
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	$2,000.00	2010	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	$2,000.00
50	1	0	0	1	6	8	3	8	23	$42,717.50	Total	Total	27	1	0	0	0	0	3	2	8	13	$8,525.00

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%
2009-2010	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%
Against the Field	1	20.0%	1	20.0%	3	60.0%	2-3	40.0%	2	28.6%	1	14.3%	4	57.1%	2-5	28.6%	2-6	25.0%	6-8	42.9%	1	0	5-7	41.7%

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 trail the series against the field 5-7 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 7 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
5/5/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Gavira/Herrera	2	Biza/Kufa	31, Q17	27-29, 21-17, 15-10	0:54
Lead the series against # 22 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 # 23, Q3 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 0-1
6/17/10	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	23, Q3	Biza/Kufa	10	21-13, 21-17	0:35
Trail the series against # 25, Q12 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 0-1
7/16/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Asahi/Shiratori	14	Biza/Kufa	30	18-21, 25-23, 15-10	1:01
Trail the series against # 26, Q29 Belov/Daianov, Russia 0-1
6/17/10	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 1	Belov/Daianov	26, Q29	Biza/Kufa	10	20-22, 21-14, 15-13	0:53
Trail the series against # Q8 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 0-1
4/21/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Qualifier 2	Hoyer/Soderberg	29, Q6	Biza/Kufa	Q11	21-19, 16-21, 15-10	0:50
Trail the series against # Q16 Gao/Li, China 0-1
5/26/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Qualifier 2	Gao/Li	Q15	Biza/Kufa	Q18	21-19, 21-13	0:43
Lead the series against # Q19 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
5/4/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Qualifier 2	Biza/Kufa	31, Q17	Hernandez/Villafane	Q16	21-15, 21-18	0:37
Trail the series against # Q21 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 # Q33 Mitev/Neshev, Bulgaria 1-0
4/21/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Qualifier 1	Biza/Kufa	Q11	Mitev/Neshev	Q22	21-23, 21-16, 15-12	0:54
Lead the series against # Q37 Binstock/Zbyszewski, Canada 1-0
5/4/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Qualifier 3	Biza/Kufa	31, Q17	Binstock/Zbyszewski	Q32	21-18, 19-21, 15-8	0:54
Lead the series against # Q44 Bolsterlee/Lokerse, Netherlands 1-0
5/26/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Qualifier 1	Biza/Kufa	Q18	Bolsterlee/Lokerse	Q47	18-21, 21-12, 15-8	0:55