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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 Nestea European Championship Final
August 25 - 28, 2006

(24) Andrea Tomatis/Matteo Varnier, Italy

Andrea Tomatis
Italy

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 9, 1978 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Milan

Height:

197 cm (6'6")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

106

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB C&S Chennai 2008)

Career CEV Best:

4th (Valencia 2006)

Career Winnings:

US$114,527.93

Matteo Varnier
Italy

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 16, 1979 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sanremo

Height:

198 cm (6'6")

Weight:

82 kg (180 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (4 times)

Career CEV Best:

2nd (Alanya 2006)

Career Winnings:

US$149,221.63

Awards

Top Rookie 2005

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	US$1,278.40

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

Recent Results 1st Tournament

European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/24/2006	Winner 1	Jochem De Gruijter / Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands (9)	Lost 12-21, 15-21	0:37
Thu, 8/24/2006	Contender 1	Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (7)	Lost 12-21, 18-21	0:40

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$)
Confederation Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Andrea Tomatis												Matteo Varnier
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,400.00	World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$5,900.00
39	0	0	0	1	3	2	7	6	0	$66,625.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	12	0	0	0	0	1	3	7	1	0	$38,375.00
35	0	0	0	0	1	3	5	8	0	$27,550.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	35	0	0	0	2	5	11	7	2	0	$73,275.00
6	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	$6,400.00	Challenger	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$4,250.00
5	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	$1,200.00	Satellite	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$750.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$1,750.00	Confederation Championship	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	$4,375.00
88	0	1	1	2	7	9	14	14	0	$105,925.00	Total	57	0	3	0	2	7	17	16	3	0	$126,925.00

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
2006	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00	0	2	0.0 %
Total	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00	0	2	0.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Andrea Tomatis													Matteo Varnier
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1999	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$350.00
											1999	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$50.00
											2000	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2000	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$200.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2001	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2002	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$225.00	2002	FIVB C&S
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00	2003	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$150.00	2003	FIVB C&S
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2004	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$325.00	2004	FIVB C&S
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$250.00	2004	CEV
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$1,500.00	2005	FIVB	9	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	6	$13,625.00
4	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	$1,250.00	2005	FIVB C&S	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,700.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00	2005	CEV	4	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	$6,162.50
8	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	2	$13,400.00	2006	FIVB	7	0	0	0	1	2	3	1	0	0	$29,275.00
3	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	$2,875.00	2006	CEV	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$5,550.00
33	0	0	0	1	3	4	7	3	15	$19,975.00	Total	Total	29	0	3	1	2	6	7	2	0	8	$57,912.50

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	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-2	0.0%
2005-2006	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-2	0.0%
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-4	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-2	0.0%

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
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2

Head to Head Results
Tomatis/Varnier trail the series against the field 0-2 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 7 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
8/24/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 1	Kais/Vesik	7	Tomatis/Varnier	24	21-12, 21-18	0:40
Trail the series against # 9 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
8/24/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 1	De Gruijter/Ronnes	9	Tomatis/Varnier	24	21-12, 21-15	0:37