Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$404,500 FIVB World Championships presented by Swatch
October 14 - 19, 2003
(19) Stephane Canet/Mathieu Hamel, France
 
Stephane Canet
France
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 7, 1971 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: Hyères
Height: 192 cm (6'4")
Weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 113
Career Best: 4th (2 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (Espinho 2003)
Career Winnings: US$86,492.50
Mathieu Hamel
France
Photo: Raymond Wardenær
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 28, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Caen
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 82 kg (180 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 104
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB C&S Le Lavandou 2005)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (Espinho 2003)
Career Winnings: US$80,667.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719253337414957Money
FIVB9400001053231181062115 US$155,335.00
FIVB C&S30002000010000000 US$2,300.00
Overall9700021053241181062115 US$157,635.00
Previous Rio de Janeiro Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Mathieu Hamel - 41st Stephane Canet - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam 19 25th 60 US$3,500.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Spain Open 16 17th 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB C&S 8/22-24/2003 France Satellite 1 4th 22 US$1,500.00
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2003 Austria Grand Slam 23, Q2 9th 208 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/23-27/2003 Portugal Open 22 5th 180 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2003 France Grand Slam 10 17th 108 US$5,000.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2003 Norway Open 21 17th 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2003 Germany Grand Slam Q1 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open 24 17th 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open 21 17th 60 US$2,500.00
Rio de Janeiro World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 10/14/2003 Pool F Katsuhiro Shiratori / Satoshi Watanabe, Japan (43) Lost 21-14, 18-21, 12-15 0:55
Wed, 10/15/2003 Pool F Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (6) Lost 13-21, 12-21 0:37
Wed, 10/15/2003 Pool F Pedro Cunha / Tande Ramos, Brazil (30) Lost 15-21, 24-26 0:49
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997World ChampionshipsLos Angeles Mathieu Hamel - 41st Stephane Canet - 41st
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Mathieu Hamel - 13th Stephane Canet - 13th
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Mathieu Hamel - 17th Stephane Canet - 17th
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Mathieu Hamel - 33rd Stephane Canet - 33rd
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/10-13/1997 Los Angeles World Championships Q15 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 7/20-25/1999 Marseille World Championships 25 13th 180 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 35 17th 100 US$2,750.00
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 19 37th 80 US$1,875.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 42 33rd 50 US$3,750.00
Head to Head Results
Canet/Hamel trail the series against the field 18-39 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 16 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-2
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool A Rego/Santos 1 Canet/Hamel 16 21-17, 21-12 0:44
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool E Rego/Santos 5 Canet/Hamel 21 21-17, 21-13 0:37
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-2
7/26/03FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 2 Canet/Hamel 22 21-17, 21-16 0:41
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2, Q10 Canet/Hamel 18 21-13, 21-19 0:36
Trail the series against # 3 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-2
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool B Laciga/Laciga 2 Canet/Hamel 18 21-18, 19-21, 15-11 0:52
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool C Laciga/Laciga 3 Canet/Hamel 35 21-14, 21-13 0:29
Trail the series against # 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 1-2
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool C Dieckmann/Reckermann 3 Canet/Hamel 19 21-16, 21-16 0:39
8/2/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Dieckmann/Reckermann 6 Canet/Hamel 23, Q2 21-19, 21-18 0:43
7/4/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Canet/Hamel 27, Q10 Dieckmann/Reckermann Q7 17-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:50
Trail the series against # 5 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 0-3
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Egger/Heyer 9 Canet/Hamel 24 21-18, 21-19 0:39
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 4 Egger/Heyer 28, Q3 Canet/Hamel 29, Q6 21-15, 21-14 0:37
7/5/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 10 Egger/Heyer 28, Q12 Canet/Hamel 27, Q10 21-18, 18-21, 15-10 0:56
Trail the series against # 6 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-2
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool F Heuscher/Kobel 6 Canet/Hamel 19 21-13, 21-12 0:37
9/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 14 Canet/Hamel 22 16-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:48
Trail the series against # 8 Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-2
7/26/03FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Canet/Hamel 22 Berger/Doppler 7 21-17, 17-21, 15-10 1:06
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G Berger/Doppler 7 Canet/Hamel 10 21-14, 14-21, 15-11 0:52
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool B Berger/Doppler 15 Canet/Hamel 31 21-13, 22-20 0:41
Lead the series against # 9 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 1-0
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool G Canet/Hamel 23 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 26 25-23, 21-18 0:45
Trail the series against # 10 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-4
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Canet/Hamel 27 Baracetti/Conde 3 21-18, 18-21, 15-12 0:56
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool B Baracetti/Conde 2 Canet/Hamel 31 21-16, 21-13 0:38
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool B Baracetti/Conde 2 Canet/Hamel 18 22-20, 24-22 0:49
8/29/01FIVBGoodwill Games Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 1 Canet/Hamel 16 21-14, 21-15 0:43
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Baracetti/Conde 3 Canet/Hamel 29, Q6 21-11, 21-11 0:38
Trail the series against # 11 Marques/Neto, Brazil 0-1
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Marques/Neto 8 Canet/Hamel 24 21-19, 27-25 0:52
Trail the series against # 12 Rogers/Scott, United States 0-2
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool B Rogers/Scott 18 Canet/Hamel 31 21-23, 21-17, 15-12 0:59
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool G Rogers/Scott 10, Q2 Canet/Hamel 23 21-13, 18-21, 22-20 1:02
Series tied with # 13 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-1
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Canet/Hamel 27 Brenha/Maia 22 21-19, 16-21, 15-11 0:55
11/29/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 16 Canet/Hamel 17 21-17, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # 14 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Canet/Hamel 27 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger 46 21-18, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # 16 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-3
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool C Hoidalen/Kjemperud 14 Canet/Hamel 19 12-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:47
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool G Hoidalen/Kjemperud 7 Canet/Hamel 23, Q2 24-22, 10-21, 20-18 1:10
7/25/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool F Hoidalen/Kjemperud 6 Canet/Hamel 22 21-15, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 18 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 1-0
7/26/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool F Canet/Hamel 22 Alvarez/Rossell 11 35-33, 16-21, 15-11 1:10
Trail the series against # 21 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 2-3
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Pool A Berg/Dahl 17 Canet/Hamel 16 21-17, 21-11 0:42
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Pool E Canet/Hamel 21 Berg/Dahl 12 21-17, 21-17 0:45
9/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 4 Berg/Dahl 16 Canet/Hamel 22 21-12, 21-12 0:30
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Canet/Hamel 29, Q6 Berg/Dahl 20 17-21, 21-12, 15-13 1:05
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Berg/Dahl 24 Canet/Hamel 9 21-19, 19-21, 15-11 0:58
Series tied with # 23 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-1
8/2/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool G Horrem/Maaseide 26 Canet/Hamel 23, Q2 21-16, 19-21, 16-14 1:00
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Canet/Hamel 9 Horrem/Maaseide 25 21-17, 18-21, 15-10 0:43
Lead the series against # 24 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 1-0
7/18/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G Canet/Hamel 10 Holden/Leinemann 23, Q1 21-18, 20-22, 15-13 1:09
Lead the series against # 27 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-0
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Canet/Hamel 24 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 25, Q1 21-19, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # 28 Bosma/Herrera, Spain 1-0
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool E Canet/Hamel 21 Bosma/Herrera 28, Q6 23-21, 21-18 0:49
Trail the series against # 30 Cunha/Ramos, Brazil 0-1
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool F Cunha/Ramos 30 Canet/Hamel 19 21-15, 26-24 0:49
Lead the series against # 33 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 2-1
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool G Canet/Hamel 23, Q2 Gartmayer/Nowotny 10 21-17, 21-17 0:44
7/25/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool F Canet/Hamel 22 Gartmayer/Nowotny 27, Q9 23-21, 21-19 0:49
6/20/01FIVBSwiss Open Qualifier 3 Gartmayer/Nowotny 29, Q23 Canet/Hamel Q10 22-20, 21-19 0:34
Trail the series against # 34 Child/Heese, Canada 0-3
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool E Child/Heese 5 Canet/Hamel 21 21-15, 21-15 0:43
8/3/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Child/Heese 5 Canet/Hamel 27 21-17, 30-28 0:59
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Pool B Child/Heese 15 Canet/Hamel 18 22-24, 21-13, 15-11 1:06
Series tied with # 35 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 1-1
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool E Klemperer/Rademacher 28, Q2 Canet/Hamel 21 16-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:55
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Canet/Hamel 29, Q6 Klemperer/Rademacher Q20 26-24, 15-21, 15-12 0:46
Series tied with # 37 Backer/Boersma, Netherlands 1-1
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool C Backer/Boersma 30, Q18 Canet/Hamel 19 21-18, 21-19 0:50
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Canet/Hamel 23, Q2 Backer/Boersma Q15 19-21, 21-11, 15-7 0:57
Trail the series against # 42 Ces/Salvetti, France 0-1
8/24/03FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Bronze Medal Ces/Salvetti 3 Canet/Hamel 1 21-17, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # 43 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 0-1
10/14/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool F Shiratori/Watanabe 43 Canet/Hamel 19 14-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:55
Lead the series against # 47 Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 1-0
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool A Canet/Hamel 16 Beligratis/Michalopoulos 32 21-16, 21-14 0:35