FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$30,000 Greece Challenger
August 19 - 24, 2003
(18) 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 Athens Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/23-27/2003 Portugal Open Q28 41st 10 US$0.00
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
Greece Challenger Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 8/19/2003 Pool F Espen Goranson / Kjell Goranson, Norway (7) Won 21-12, 10-21, 15-12 0:48
Wed, 8/20/2003 Pool F Pavlos Beligratis / Thanassis Michalopoulos, Greece (6) Lost 21-16, 15-21, 13-15 0:57
Thu, 8/21/2003 Pool F Luizao Correa / Thomas Klepper, Brazil (19) Lost 24-22, 12-21, 11-15 0:57
Fri, 8/22/2003 Winner 1 Antonio Cotrino / John Garcia-Thompson, Spain (2) Won 21-16, 25-27, 17-15 1:14
Sat, 8/23/2003 Winner 2 Riccardo Fenili / Fabio Galli, Italy (13) Lost By Forfeit  
Head to Head Results
Palinek/Smrcka trail the series against the field 3-4 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-0
8/22/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Winner 1 Palinek/Smrcka 18 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 2 21-16, 25-27, 17-15 1:14
Lead the series against # 5 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 # 6 Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 0-1
8/20/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Pool F Beligratis/Michalopoulos 6 Palinek/Smrcka 18 16-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:57
Lead the series against # 7 Goranson/Goranson, Norway 1-0
8/19/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Pool F Palinek/Smrcka 18 Goranson/Goranson 7 21-12, 10-21, 15-12 0:48
Trail the series against # 13 Fenili/Galli, Italy 0-2
8/23/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Winner 2 Fenili/Galli 13 Palinek/Smrcka 18 By Forfeit  
7/2/03FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 2 Fenili/Galli Q54 Palinek/Smrcka Q43 21-16, 23-21 0:42
Trail the series against # 19 Correa/Klepper, Brazil 0-1
8/21/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Pool F Correa/Klepper 19 Palinek/Smrcka 18 22-24, 21-12, 15-11 0:57