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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$170,000 Italian Open
July 17 - 19, 1998

(18) Premysl Kubala/Michal Palinek, Czech Republic

Premysl Kubala
Czech Republic

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 16, 1973 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Frydek-Mistek

Height:

202 cm (6'8")

Weight:

98 kg (216 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

138

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB C&S Brno 2007)

Career FIVB WT Best:

4th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$205,875.00

Michal Palinek
Czech Republic

Photo not available

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 10, 1967 (58 yrs old)

Home Town:

Prerov

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$104,762.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	22	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	4	9	1	US$75,100.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	US$1,000.00
Overall	23	0	0	0	1	0	1	7	4	9	1	US$76,100.00

Previous Lignano Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1992	Did not play	Igor Stejskal - 21st
1995	Did not play	Marek Pakosta - 13th
1996	Did not play	Marek Pakosta - 9th
1997	Michal Palinek - 9th	Premysl Kubala - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/3-5/1998	German Open	18	4th	238	US$12,000.00
FIVB	6/19-21/1998	Canada Open	15	17th	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	2/12-15/1998	Brazil Open	16	17th	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/10-13/1997	Los Angeles World Championships	17	17th	90	US$3,400.00
FIVB	9/4-7/1997	Spain Open	11	17th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/29-31/1997	Turkey Open	10	9th	120	US$3,500.00
FIVB	8/15-17/1997	Belgium Open	9	9th	120	US$3,500.00
FIVB	8/8-10/1997	Portugal Open	11	7th	300	US$9,400.00
FIVB	8/1-3/1997	Austria Open	11	9th	120	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/25-27/1997	French Open	12	9th	105	US$3,100.00
FIVB	7/18-20/1997	Italian Open	14	9th	120	US$3,500.00

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,400.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$13,100.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	19	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	3	8	1	0	$58,600.00
Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00
Total	23	0	0	0	1	0	1	7	4	9	1	0	$76,100.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Premysl Kubala												Michal Palinek
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$7,600.00	World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,700.00
50	0	0	0	0	4	7	8	11	0	$89,450.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	7	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	1	0	$20,800.00
78	0	0	0	3	4	19	20	15	0	$102,975.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	70	0	0	0	2	4	22	23	6	0	$77,862.50
4	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	$2,950.00	Challenger	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$1,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Satellite
138	0	0	1	3	9	28	32	26	0	$202,975.00	Total	85	0	0	0	2	7	25	29	7	0	$101,862.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
1997	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	3	0	0	$36,600.00	0	1	0.0 %
Total	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	3	0	0	$36,600.00	0	1	0.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Premysl Kubala													Michal Palinek
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1992	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											1994	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$5,062.50
											1995	FIVB	16	0	0	0	0	1	6	8	1	0	$11,750.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	$2,250.00	1996	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	3	4	4	0	0	$23,500.00
10	0	0	0	0	1	6	3	0	0	$18,300.00	1997	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	1	6	3	0	0	$18,300.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$500.00	1997	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$500.00
4	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	$8,700.00	1998	FIVB	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	$8,700.00
18	0	0	0	1	1	9	5	1	1	$29,750.00	Total	Total	45	0	0	0	1	6	18	18	2	0	$67,812.50

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set				Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches	3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0	Won 2-1	Lost 2-1	Overall	Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall	Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-0	0-1	0.0%	0	0	0-1	0.0%
1997-1998	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-0	0-1	0.0%	0	0	0-1	0.0%
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-0	0-2	0.0%	0	0	0-1	0.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
World Championships	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Head to Head Results
Kubala/Palinek trail the series against the field 0-1 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
9/11/97	FIVB	Los Angeles World Championships		Laciga/Laciga	16	Kubala/Palinek	17	12-9, 10-12, 12-10	1:34