FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$30,000 Brno Challenger
July 3 - 6, 2008
(Q6) 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 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 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 Brno Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
Brno Challenger Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/3/2008 Qualifier 1 Sergey Shindov / Nikolay Yudakov, Kazakhstan (Q27) Won 21-11, 21-11 0:33
Thu, 7/3/2008 Qualifier 2 Simon Nausch / Mario Steinoker, Austria (Q11) Won 21-17, 22-20 0:42
Thu, 7/3/2008 Qualifier 3 David Kufa / Robert Kufa, Czech Republic (19, Q3) Lost 20-22, 21-18, 13-15 0:55
Head to Head Results
Casadei/Ficosecco lead the series against the field 3-1 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 19, Q3 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 # Q4 Christofi/Platritis, Cyprus 1-0
9/1/07FIVB C&SMilan Challenger Contender 1 Casadei/Ficosecco 5 Christofi/Platritis 13 21-14, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # Q11 Nausch/Steinoker, Austria 1-0
7/3/08FIVB C&SBrno Challenger Qualifier 2 Casadei/Ficosecco Q6 Nausch/Steinoker Q11 21-17, 22-20 0:42
Lead the series against # Q27 Shindov/Yudakov, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/3/08FIVB C&SBrno Challenger Qualifier 1 Casadei/Ficosecco Q6 Shindov/Yudakov Q27 21-11, 21-11 0:33