CEV Challenger & Satellite
€ 40,000 Zagreb Challenger
June 3 - 6, 2004
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: 12
Tournaments: 94
Career Wins: 1 (CEV Rome 1996)
Career CEV C&S Best: 3rd (Slavkov 2004)
Career Winnings: US$111,884.73
Stepan Smrcka
Czech Republic
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Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 3, 1981 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Ceske Budejovice
Seasons: 3
Tournaments: 12
Career Best: 5th (3 times)
Career CEV C&S Best: 5th (Zagreb 2004)
Career Winnings: US$2,248.23
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725274157Money
CEV10000000000100 US$0.00
CEV C&S20000110000000 US$1,948.78
FIVB50000000000032 US$0.00
FIVB C&S20000100010000 US$2,000.00
Overall100000210010132 US$3,948.78
Previous Zagreb Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
CEV 5/12-16/2004 Italian Open 27th 8 € 0.00
FIVB C&S 8/19-24/2003 Greece Challenger 18 5th 36 US$1,500.00
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
Zagreb Challenger Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/4/2004 Pool A Janez Makovec / Damir Sabec, Slovenia Won 10-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:45
Fri, 6/4/2004 Pool A Maarten Lammens / Drazan Slacanin, Germany Lost 21-19, 18-21, 13-15 1:00
Sat, 6/5/2004 Pool A Haroldas Cyvas / Marius Vasiliauskas, Lithuania Won 22-20, 22-20 0:43
Sat, 6/5/2004 Winner 1 Michal Biza / Igor Stejskal, Czech Republic Lost 24-26, 18-21 0:41
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
Trail the series against Ahmann/Hager, Germany 0-1
5/13/04CEVItalian Open Ahmann/Hager Palinek/Smrcka 21-12, 21-19 0:40
Trail the series against Biza/Stejskal, Czech Republic 0-1
6/5/04CEV C&SZagreb Challenger Winner 1 Biza/Stejskal Palinek/Smrcka 26-24, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against Cyvas/Vasiliauskas, Lithuania 1-0
6/5/04CEV C&SZagreb Challenger Pool A Palinek/Smrcka Cyvas/Vasiliauskas 22-20, 22-20 0:43
Trail the series against 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
Lead the series against Hanak/Kuchta, Czech Republic 1-0
5/12/04CEVItalian Open Palinek/Smrcka Hanak/Kuchta 21-16, 21-19 0:35
Trail the series against Lammens/Slacanin, Germany 0-1
6/4/04CEV C&SZagreb Challenger Pool A Lammens/Slacanin Palinek/Smrcka 19-21, 21-18, 15-13 1:00
Lead the series against Makovec/Sabec, Slovenia 1-0
6/4/04CEV C&SZagreb Challenger Pool A Palinek/Smrcka Makovec/Sabec 10-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:45