European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 English Masters
September 11 - 14, 2008
(16, Q14) 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: 13
Tournaments: 51
Career Best: 4th (CEV C&S Vaduz 2014)
Career CEV Best: 7th (Blackpool 2008)
Career Winnings: US$20,503.17
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: 16
Tournaments: 49
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Casablanca 2004)
Career CEV Best: 7th (Blackpool 2008)
Career Winnings: US$8,138.30
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317212529334157Money
CEV6000001010002200 US$3,799.30
CEV C&S3000000012000000 US$415.01
FIVB15000000000010491 US$2,750.00
FIVB C&S5000001011110000 US$2,900.00
Overall29000002033122691 US$9,864.31
Previous Blackpool Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/2-7/2008 Mallorca Open Q17 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2008 Marseille Open Q13 33rd 30 US$0.00
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
CEV 5/28-6/1/2008 Dutch Masters Q21 29th 30 € 0.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open Q43 57th 6 US$0.00
English Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/11/2008 Qualifier 2 Michal Litva / Peter Varga, Slovakia (Q3) Won 19-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:50
Thu, 9/11/2008 Qualifier 3 Andreas Sutter / Jonas Weingart, Switzerland (Q11) Won 21-17, 22-20 0:44
Fri, 9/12/2008 Winner 1 Kay Matysik / Stefan Uhmann, Germany (1) Lost 16-21, 17-21 0:40
Fri, 9/12/2008 Contender 1 Javier Luna / Francisco Alfredo Marco, Spain (8) Won 21-7, 19-21, 15-10 0:42
Fri, 9/12/2008 Contender 2 Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (11, Q1) Won 19-21, 21-18, 15-8 1:02
Sat, 9/13/2008 Contender 3 Martin Laciga / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (10) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Casadei/Ficosecco trail the series against the field 4-5 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Matysik/Uhmann, Germany 0-1
9/12/08CEVEnglish Masters Winner 1 Matysik/Uhmann 1 Casadei/Ficosecco 16, Q14 21-16, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 5 Grotowski/Weaver, England 0-1
5/29/08CEVDutch Masters Qualifier 1 Grotowski/Weaver Q12 Casadei/Ficosecco Q21 21-19, 21-15 0:42
Lead the series against # 8 Luna/Marco, Spain 1-0
9/12/08CEVEnglish Masters Contender 1 Casadei/Ficosecco 16, Q14 Luna/Marco 8 21-7, 19-21, 15-10 0:42
Trail the series against # 10 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 0-1
9/13/08CEVEnglish Masters Contender 3 Laciga/Schnider 10 Casadei/Ficosecco 16, Q14 21-16, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # 11, Q1 Ces/Ces, France 1-0
9/12/08CEVEnglish Masters Contender 2 Casadei/Ficosecco 16, Q14 Ces/Ces 11, Q1 19-21, 21-18, 15-8 1:02
Trail the series against # 14, Q5 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
Lead the series against # Q3 Litva/Varga, Slovakia 1-0
9/11/08CEVEnglish Masters Qualifier 2 Casadei/Ficosecco 16, Q14 Litva/Varga Q3 19-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:50
Trail the series against # Q10 Kufa/Kufa, Czech Republic 0-1
7/3/08FIVB C&SBrno Challenger Qualifier 3 Kufa/Kufa 19, Q3 Casadei/Ficosecco Q6 22-20, 18-21, 15-13 0:55
Lead the series against # Q11 Sutter/Weingart, Switzerland 1-0
9/11/08CEVEnglish Masters Qualifier 3 Casadei/Ficosecco 16, Q14 Sutter/Weingart Q11 21-17, 22-20 0:44