European Championship Tour
€ 300,000 European Championships
September 7 - 9, 2001
(24) 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 Jesolo Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/11-15/2001 Italy Open 9 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2001 Germany Open 26 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2001 Swiss Open 26 17th 72 US$3,000.00
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
European Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 9/7/2001 Winner 1 Michal Biza / Michal Palinek, Czech Republic (9) Won 21-18, 21-14 0:36
Fri, 9/7/2001 Winner 2 Oliver Oetke / Andreas Scheuerpflug, Germany (8) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:35
Sat, 9/8/2001 Winner 3 Martin Laciga / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (1) Lost 15-21, 14-21 0:35
Sat, 9/8/2001 Contender 3 Markus Dieckmann / Drazan Slacanin, Germany (15) Lost 35-33, 17-21, 11-15 1:23
Head to Head Results
Pimponi/Raffaelli trail the series against the field 4-11 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-2
9/8/01CEVEuropean Championships Winner 3 Laciga/Laciga 1 Pimponi/Raffaelli 24 21-15, 21-14 0:35
7/24/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Laciga/Laciga 6 Pimponi/Raffaelli 31 15-6 0:38
Trail the series against # 2 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Winner 1 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 7 Pimponi/Raffaelli 26 21-23, 21-15, 16-14 0:58
Trail the series against # 4 Berger/Stamm, Austria 0-1
9/19/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Contender 1 Berger/Stamm 17 Pimponi/Raffaelli 20 15-9 0:41
Trail the series against # 5 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-3
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 1 Heuscher/Kobel 8 Pimponi/Raffaelli 9 21-15, 21-18 0:42
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 2 Heuscher/Kobel 9 Pimponi/Raffaelli 26 21-15, 21-14 0:32
8/25/00CEVEuropean Championships Contender 2 Heuscher/Kobel 9 Pimponi/Raffaelli 10 15-2 0:20
Trail the series against # 6 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 0-1
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Bosma/Cotrino 10 Pimponi/Raffaelli 25 21-19, 25-23 0:51
Lead the series against # 8 Oetke/Scheuerpflug, Germany 1-0
9/7/01CEVEuropean Championships Winner 2 Pimponi/Raffaelli 24 Oetke/Scheuerpflug 8 21-15, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 9 Biza/Palinek, Czech Republic 1-0
9/7/01CEVEuropean Championships Winner 1 Pimponi/Raffaelli 24 Biza/Palinek 9 21-18, 21-14 0:36
Trail the series against # 12 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 # 14 Correa/Diez, Spain 1-0
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 1 Pimponi/Raffaelli 25 Correa/Diez 9 21-14, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # 15 Dieckmann/Slacanin, Germany 0-1
9/8/01CEVEuropean Championships Contender 3 Dieckmann/Slacanin 15 Pimponi/Raffaelli 24 33-35, 21-17, 15-11 1:23
Series tied with # 16 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-1
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Contender 1 Horrem/Maaseide 23 Pimponi/Raffaelli 26 21-13, 21-14 0:36
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 1 Pimponi/Raffaelli 26 Horrem/Maaseide 23 14-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:47