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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Swiss Open
June 20 - 24, 2001

(26) Maurizio Pimponi/Andrea Raffaelli, Italy

Maurizio Pimponi
Italy

Photo: Carola Fabrizia Semino

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 1, 1970 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

Grosseto

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

89 kg (196 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (3 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$57,272.50

Andrea Raffaelli
Italy

Photo: Carola Fabrizia Semino

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 19, 1969 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

San Benedetto del Tronto

Height:

187 cm (6'2")

Weight:

92 kg (202 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

121

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB C&S Cattolica 2004)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$86,320.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	36	37	41	49	Money
FIVB	57	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	2	12	1	19	9	1	2	4	1	US$103,095.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,500.00
Overall	58	0	0	0	0	3	1	3	2	12	1	19	9	1	2	4	1	US$104,595.00

Previous Gstaad Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/13-17/2001	Spain Open	25	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	11/28-12/3/2000	Brazil Open	18	25th	34	US$1,500.00
FIVB	9/16-26/2000	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	20	19th	0	US$0.00
FIVB	8/9-13/2000	Belgium Open	23	17th	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/2-6/2000	Austria Open	28	25th	34	US$1,500.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2000	Portugal Open	25	25th	34	US$1,500.00
FIVB	7/19-23/2000	France Open	27	9th	136	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2000	Italy Open	9	13th	102	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2000	Norway Open	30	25th	34	US$1,500.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2000	U.S. Grand Slam	26	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2000	Spain Open	9	25th	34	US$1,500.00

Swiss Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 6/22/2001	Winner 1	Stein Metzger / Kevin Wong, United States (7, Q3)	Lost 15-21, 17-21	0:38
Fri, 6/22/2001	Contender 1	Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (23)	Won 14-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:47
Fri, 6/22/2001	Contender 2	Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (9)	Lost 15-21, 14-21	0:32

Head to Head Results
Pimponi/Raffaelli trail the series against the field 2-6 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/24/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Laciga/Laciga	6	Pimponi/Raffaelli	31	15-6	0:38
Trail the series against # 7, Q3 Metzger/Wong, United States 0-2
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 1	Metzger/Wong	7, Q3	Pimponi/Raffaelli	26	21-15, 21-17	0:38
6/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Metzger/Wong	8	Pimponi/Raffaelli	25	21-16, 21-11	0:29
Trail the series against # 9 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 2	Heuscher/Kobel	9	Pimponi/Raffaelli	26	21-15, 21-14	0:32
Trail the series against # 15, Q4 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 0-1
6/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 2	Bosma/Cotrino	10	Pimponi/Raffaelli	25	21-19, 25-23	0:51
Lead the series against # 23 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 1	Pimponi/Raffaelli	26	Horrem/Maaseide	23	14-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:47
Trail the series against # 25 Berger/Stamm, Austria 0-1
9/19/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Contender 1	Berger/Stamm	17	Pimponi/Raffaelli	20	15-9	0:41
Lead the series against # Q8 Correa/Diez, Spain 1-0
6/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 1	Pimponi/Raffaelli	25	Correa/Diez	9	21-14, 21-15	0:34