Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 Long Beach Grand Slam
July 22 - 27, 2013
(27, Q4) 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 Long Beach Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/10-14/2013 Gstaad Grand Slam Q21 33rd 160 US$0.00
FIVB 6/11-16/2013 The Hague Grand Slam Q22 33rd 160 US$0.00
Long Beach Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/23/2013 Pool F Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (6) Lost 9-21, 23-25 0:35
Wed, 7/24/2013 Pool F Ryan Doherty / Todd Rogers, United States (11) Lost 17-21, 15-21 0:36
Thu, 7/25/2013 Pool F Maverick Hatch / Christian Redmann, Canada (22) Lost 12-21, 16-21 0:35
Head to Head Results
Casadei/Ficosecco trail the series against the field 1-5 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 6 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
7/23/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool F Lupo/Nicolai 6 Casadei/Ficosecco 27, Q4 21-9, 25-23 0:35
Trail the series against # 11 Doherty/Rogers, United States 0-1
7/24/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool F Doherty/Rogers 11 Casadei/Ficosecco 27, Q4 21-17, 21-15 0:36
Trail the series against # 17 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 # 21, Q2 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
Trail the series against # 22 Hatch/Redmann, Canada 0-1
7/25/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool F Hatch/Redmann 22 Casadei/Ficosecco 27, Q4 21-12, 21-16 0:35