Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 1to1 Energy Open
June 18 - 22, 2003
(Q48) 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 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 FIVB WT Best: 41st (3 times)
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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Stanislav Pochop - 57th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open Q41 57th 4 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 7/24-28/2002 Ukraine Challenger 9 17th 14 US$500.00
Switzerland Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/18/2003 Qualifier 1 Nelson Brizida / Jose Pedrosa, Portugal (Q17) Won 21-23, 21-16, 15-10 0:57
Thu, 6/19/2003 Qualifier 2 Roman Arkaev / Dmitri Barsuk, Russia (27, Q16) Lost 18-21, 21-23 0:41
Head to Head Results
Palinek/Smrcka trail the series against the field 1-2 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 27, Q16 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-1
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Arkaev/Barsuk 27, Q16 Palinek/Smrcka Q48 21-18, 23-21 0:41
Trail the series against # 31, Q25 Gavrilov/Todorov, Bulgaria 0-1
6/4/03FIVBHellas Open Qualifier 1 Gavrilov/Todorov 31, Q24 Palinek/Smrcka Q41 15-21, 27-25, 15-9 1:03
Lead the series against # Q17 Brizida/Pedrosa, Portugal 1-0
6/18/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 1 Palinek/Smrcka Q48 Brizida/Pedrosa Q17 21-23, 21-16, 15-10 0:57