Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Italian Open presented by Abruzzo
May 13 - 18, 2008
(Q43) Gianluca Casadei/Paolo Ficosecco, Italy
 
Gianluca Casadei
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 13, 1978 (46 yrs old)
Home Town: Cesena
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Weight: 84 kg (185 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 39
Career Best: 5th (2 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 13th (Manama 2008)
Career Winnings: US$17,300.00
Paolo Ficosecco
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 22, 1979 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Chiaravalle (AN)
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 34
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Casablanca 2004)
Career FIVB WT Best: 21st (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$4,825.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172125334157Money
FIVB1500000000001491 US$2,750.00
FIVB C&S500000101111000 US$2,900.00
Overall2000000101112491 US$5,650.00
Previous Roseto degli Abruzzi Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB C&S 2005 Did not play Giorgio Domenghini - 13th
2006 Giuseppe Patriarca - 41st Did not play
2007 Paolo Ficosecco - 41st Gianluca Casadei - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB C&S 8/31-9/2/2007 Milan Challenger 5 7th 40 US$1,500.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Italian Open Q42 41st 18 US$0.00
Italian Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/14/2008 Qualifier 1 Alexandr Dyachenko / Oleksiy Kulinich, Kazakhstan (Q22) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Casadei/Ficosecco trail the series against the field 0-2 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # Q22 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Kazakhstan 0-1
5/14/08FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 1 Dyachenko/Kulinich Q22 Casadei/Ficosecco Q43 21-19, 21-17 0:41
Trail the series against # Q28 Blauel/Huber, Austria 0-1
9/2/07FIVB C&SMilan Challenger Contender 3 Blauel/Huber 8 Casadei/Ficosecco 5 21-18, 21-19 0:44