European Championship Tour
€ 180,000 European Championships
August 25 - 27, 2000
(10) 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: 8
Tournaments: 70
Career Best: 2nd (CEV Neusiedler See 1999)
Career Winnings: US$66,689.26
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: 16
Tournaments: 140
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career CEV Best: 2nd (Neusiedler See 1999)
Career Winnings: US$105,575.71
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719253336374149Money
CEV50100011110000000 US$12,471.18
FIVB57000021321211991241 US$103,095.00
FIVB C&S10000100000000000 US$1,500.00
Overall63010032431311991241 US$117,066.18
Previous Bilbao Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
FIVB 6/14-18/2000 Canada Open 16 17th 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2000 Mexico Open 16 25th 34 US$1,500.00
FIVB 5/24-28/2000 Macau Open 11 17th 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 1/18-23/2000 Brazil Open 15 7th 170 US$6,000.00
FIVB 1/12-16/2000 Argentina Open 21 5th 204 US$7,000.00
FIVB 11/30-12/5/1999 Brazil Open 21 17th 68 US$2,500.00
CEV 8/27-29/1999 European Championships 12 7th 100 € 3,000.00
European Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/25/2000 Winner 1 Janis Grinbergs / Andris Krumins, Latvia (23) Lost 14-16 0:45
Fri, 8/25/2000 Contender 1 David Andersson / Per Kohler, Sweden (26) Won 15-13 0:40
Fri, 8/25/2000 Contender 2 Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (9) Lost 2-15 0:20
Head to Head Results
Pimponi/Raffaelli trail the series against the field 1-3 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/24/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Laciga/Laciga 6 Pimponi/Raffaelli 31 15-6 0:38
Trail the series against # 9 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
8/25/00CEVEuropean Championships Contender 2 Heuscher/Kobel 9 Pimponi/Raffaelli 10 15-2 0:20
Trail the series against # 23 Grinbergs/Krumins, Latvia 0-1
8/25/00CEVEuropean Championships Winner 1 Grinbergs/Krumins 23 Pimponi/Raffaelli 10 16-14 0:45
Lead the series against # 26 Andersson/Kohler, Sweden 1-0
8/25/00CEVEuropean Championships Contender 1 Pimponi/Raffaelli 10 Andersson/Kohler 26 15-13 0:40