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European Championship Tour
€ 90,000 European Championships
August 30 - September 1, 2002

(11) 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:

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:

Tournaments:

140

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career CEV Best:

2nd (Neusiedler See 1999)

Career Winnings:

US$105,575.71

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	36	37	41	49	Money
CEV	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$12,471.18
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	63	0	1	0	0	3	2	4	3	13	1	19	9	1	2	4	1	US$117,066.18

Previous Basel Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/7-11/2002	Spain Open	21	17th	60	US$2,520.00
FIVB	8/1-4/2002	Austria Grand Slam	19	17th	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2002	Portugal Open	Q8	33rd	18	US$0.00
FIVB	7/17-21/2002	France Grand Slam	19	25th	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/19-23/2002	Switzerland Open	Q8	33rd	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/12-16/2002	Germany Open	30, Q10	5th	180	US$6,675.00
FIVB	11/27-12/2/2001	Brazil Open	26, Q3	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	9/12-16/2001	Spain Open	Q7	36th	28	US$0.00
CEV	9/7-9/2001	European Championships	24	9th	80	€ 4,650.00

European Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/30/2002	Winner 1	Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (22)	Won 21-14, 22-20	0:35
Fri, 8/30/2002	Winner 2	Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (6)	Lost 18-21, 10-21	0:37
Fri, 8/30/2002	Contender 1	Nelson Brizida / Jose Pedrosa, Portugal (21)	Won 21-18, 21-18	0:42
Sat, 8/31/2002	Contender 2	Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (3)	Lost 18-21, 13-21	0:43

Head to Head Results
Pimponi/Raffaelli trail the series against the field 7-18 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 9 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-3
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool F	Laciga/Laciga	6	Pimponi/Raffaelli	19	17-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:48
9/8/01	CEV	European Championships	Winner 3	Laciga/Laciga	1	Pimponi/Raffaelli	24	21-15, 21-14	0:35
7/24/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Laciga/Laciga	6	Pimponi/Raffaelli	31	15-6	0:38
Trail the series against # 2 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool E	Berger/Doppler	12	Pimponi/Raffaelli	21	21-19, 19-21, 15-13	0:59
Trail the series against # 3 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-3
8/31/02	CEV	European Championships	Contender 2	Horrem/Maaseide	3	Pimponi/Raffaelli	11	21-18, 21-13	0:43
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool F	Horrem/Maaseide	30	Pimponi/Raffaelli	19	17-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:58
6/29/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Contender 1	Horrem/Maaseide	23	Pimponi/Raffaelli	26	21-13, 21-14	0:36
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 # 4 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
6/29/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 1	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	7	Pimponi/Raffaelli	26	21-23, 21-15, 16-14	0:58
Trail the series against # 5 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-2
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	6	Pimponi/Raffaelli	30, Q10	21-15, 21-14	0:38
11/29/01	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	10	Pimponi/Raffaelli	26, Q3	21-13, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # 6 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-4
8/30/02	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Pimponi/Raffaelli	11	21-18, 21-10	0:37
7/13/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 1	Heuscher/Kobel	8	Pimponi/Raffaelli	9	21-15, 21-18	0:42
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 2	Heuscher/Kobel	9	Pimponi/Raffaelli	26	21-15, 21-14	0:32
8/25/00	CEV	European Championships	Contender 2	Heuscher/Kobel	9	Pimponi/Raffaelli	10	15-2	0:20
Lead the series against # 7 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 1-0
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 1	Pimponi/Raffaelli	30, Q10	Berg/Dahl	13	18-21, 24-22, 15-12	1:03
Lead the series against # 13 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 2-0
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool E	Pimponi/Raffaelli	21	Karasev/Zaitsev	28, Q4	21-14, 13-21, 15-11	0:57
6/14/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool C	Pimponi/Raffaelli	30, Q10	Karasev/Zaitsev	14	21-17, 21-19	0:34
Trail the series against # 17 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
9/13/01	FIVB	Spain Open		Gartmayer/Nowotny	26, Q9	Pimponi/Raffaelli	Q7	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 18 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 0-2
6/14/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool C	Bosma/Cotrino	19	Pimponi/Raffaelli	30, Q10	17-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:49
6/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 2	Bosma/Cotrino	10	Pimponi/Raffaelli	25	21-19, 25-23	0:51
Lead the series against # 20 Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 1-0
11/28/01	FIVB	Brazil Open	Qualifier 3	Pimponi/Raffaelli	26, Q3	Beligratis/Michalopoulos	Q11	21-15, 21-17	0:33
Lead the series against # 21 Brizida/Pedrosa, Portugal 1-0
8/30/02	CEV	European Championships	Contender 1	Pimponi/Raffaelli	11	Brizida/Pedrosa	21	21-18, 21-18	0:42
Lead the series against # 22 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
8/30/02	CEV	European Championships	Winner 1	Pimponi/Raffaelli	11	Kais/Vesik	22	21-14, 22-20	0:35
Trail the series against # 23 Grinbergs/Krumins, Latvia 0-1
8/25/00	CEV	European Championships	Winner 1	Grinbergs/Krumins	23	Pimponi/Raffaelli	10	16-14	0:45