FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$33,000 Ukraine Challenger
July 24 - 28, 2002
(9) Michal Palinek/Stepan Smrcka, Czech Republic
 
Michal Palinek
Czech Republic
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Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 10, 1967 (57 yrs old)
Home Town: Prerov
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 85
Career Best: 4th (2 times)
Career FIVB C&S Best: 5th (Athens 2003)
Career Winnings: US$104,762.50
Stepan Smrcka
Czech Republic
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Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 3, 1981 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Ceske Budejovice
Seasons: 2
Tournaments: 7
Career Best: 5th (FIVB C&S Athens 2003)
Career Winnings: US$1,000.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317254157Money
FIVB5000000000032 US$0.00
FIVB C&S2000010001000 US$2,000.00
Overall7000010001032 US$2,000.00
Previous Kiev Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/12-16/2002 Germany Open Q22 57th 4 US$0.00
Ukraine Challenger Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/26/2002 Pool H Dmitriy Vorobyev / Pavel Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan (25) Lost 14-21, 17-21 0:29
Fri, 7/26/2002 Pool H Oleg Bilynskyy / Danylo Konstantinov, Ukraine (8) Won 18-21, 21-16, 17-15 0:53
Sat, 7/27/2002 Pool H Harald Dobeiner / Matthias Mellitzer, Austria (24) Lost 16-21, 21-18, 23-25 0:58
Head to Head Results
Palinek/Smrcka trail the series against the field 1-3 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 8 Bilynskyy/Konstantinov, Ukraine 1-0
7/26/02FIVB C&SUkraine Challenger Pool H Palinek/Smrcka 9 Bilynskyy/Konstantinov 8 18-21, 21-16, 17-15 0:53
Trail the series against # 16 Arkaev/Karpukhin, Russia 0-1
6/12/02FIVBGermany Open Qualifier 1 Arkaev/Karpukhin Q43 Palinek/Smrcka Q22 21-19, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # 24 Dobeiner/Mellitzer, Austria 0-1
7/27/02FIVB C&SUkraine Challenger Pool H Dobeiner/Mellitzer 24 Palinek/Smrcka 9 21-16, 18-21, 25-23 0:58
Trail the series against # 25 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 0-1
7/26/02FIVB C&SUkraine Challenger Pool H Vorobyev/Zabuslayev 25 Palinek/Smrcka 9 21-14, 21-17 0:29