Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 World Series 13
July 15 - 20, 2008
(Q13) 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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Marcello Abbondanza - 57th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB C&S 7/10-13/2008 Lausanne Satellite Q9 21st 2 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 7/3-6/2008 Brno Challenger Q6 25th 8 US$0.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open Q43 57th 6 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 8/31-9/2/2007 Milan Challenger 5 7th 40 US$1,500.00
Marseille Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/16/2008 Qualifier 1 Raul Salguero Velasco / Sergio Sanchez Romero, Spain (Q20) Won 21-12, 21-15 0:32
Wed, 7/16/2008 Qualifier 2 Jan Dumek / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (26, Q4) Lost 21-19, 16-21, 18-20 1:02
Head to Head Results
Casadei/Ficosecco trail the series against the field 1-2 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 15, Q3 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 # 26, Q4 Dumek/Kubala, Czech Republic 0-1
7/16/08FIVBMarseille Open Qualifier 2 Dumek/Kubala 26, Q4 Casadei/Ficosecco Q13 19-21, 21-16, 20-18 1:02
Lead the series against # Q20 Salguero Velasco/Sanchez Romero, Spain 1-0
7/16/08FIVBMarseille Open Qualifier 1 Casadei/Ficosecco Q13 Salguero Velasco/Sanchez Romero Q20 21-12, 21-15 0:32