Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Portugal Open
July 23 - 27, 2003
(Q28) 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 Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Marek Pakosta - 17th Did not play
1996 Marek Pakosta - 17th Did not play
1997 Premysl Kubala - 7th Did not play
1998 Premysl Kubala - 13th Did not play
1999 Martin Lebl - 13th Did not play
2001 Stanislav Pochop - 25th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/2-6/2003 Norway Open Q43 41st 10 US$0.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open Q48 41st 10 US$0.00
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
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/23/2003 Qualifier 1 Bruno Carvalho / Pedro Rosas, Portugal (Q37) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:34
Thu, 7/24/2003 Qualifier 2 Katsuhiro Shiratori / Satoshi Watanabe, Japan (29, Q5) Lost 16-21, 11-21 0:32
Head to Head Results
Palinek/Smrcka trail the series against the field 3-4 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 10 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
Trail the series against # 29, Q5 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 0-1
7/24/03FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q5 Palinek/Smrcka Q28 21-16, 21-11 0:32
Trail the series against # Q13 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-1
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Arkaev/Barsuk 27, Q16 Palinek/Smrcka Q48 21-18, 23-21 0:41
Lead the series against # Q18 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
7/2/03FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 1 Palinek/Smrcka Q43 Gosch/Strauss Q22 21-18, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against # Q33 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
Trail the series against # Q34 Fenili/Galli, Italy 0-1
7/2/03FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 2 Fenili/Galli Q54 Palinek/Smrcka Q43 21-16, 23-21 0:42
Lead the series against # Q37 Carvalho/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
7/23/03FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 1 Palinek/Smrcka Q28 Carvalho/Rosas Q37 21-15, 21-15 0:34