Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 Gstaad Grand Slam
July 10 - 14, 2013
(Q21) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Fosco Cicola - 41st Fabio Galli - 41st
2010 Paolo Nicolai - 25th Did not play
2012 Paolo Ficosecco - 41st Gianluca Casadei - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/11-16/2013 The Hague Grand Slam Q22 33rd 160 US$0.00
FIVB 7/17-22/2012 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Q30 41st 24 US$0.00
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/10/2013 Qualifier 1 John Hyden / Nick Lucena, United States (Q12) Won 21-13, 20-22, 15-10 0:52
Wed, 7/10/2013 Qualifier 2 Toms Smedins / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (26, Q5) Lost 25-23, 19-21, 12-15 0:56
Head to Head Results
Casadei/Ficosecco lead the series against the field 3-2 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 26, Q5 Smedins/Sorokins, Latvia 0-2
7/10/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Smedins/Sorokins 26, Q5 Casadei/Ficosecco Q21 23-25, 21-19, 15-12 0:56
6/11/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Smedins/Sorokins 25, Q6 Casadei/Ficosecco Q22 21-18, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 28, Q7 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 1-0
8/24/11FIVBThe Hague Open Qualifier 1 Casadei/Ficosecco Q31 Grimalt/Grimalt Q34 22-20, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # Q12 Hyden/Lucena, United States 1-0
7/10/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Casadei/Ficosecco Q21 Hyden/Lucena Q12 21-13, 20-22, 15-10 0:52
Lead the series against # Q16 Kuleshov/Yakovlev, Kazakhstan 1-0
6/11/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Casadei/Ficosecco Q22 Kuleshov/Yakovlev Q11 21-13, 21-15 0:32