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(42) 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:

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:

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

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	37	41	49	57	Money
FIVB	94	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	3	23	1	18	10	6	21	1	5	US$155,335.00
FIVB C&S	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$2,300.00
Overall	97	0	0	0	2	1	0	5	3	24	1	18	10	6	21	1	5	US$157,635.00

Previous Berlin Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	Mathieu Hamel - 33rd	Stephane Canet - 33rd
1998	Mathieu Hamel - 41st	Stephane Canet - 41st
2001	Mathieu Hamel - 41st	Stephane Canet - 41st
2002	Mathieu Hamel - 25th	Stephane Canet - 25th
2003	Mathieu Hamel - 41st	Stephane Canet - 41st
2004	Mathieu Hamel - 9th	Stephane Canet - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/15-19/2005	Switzerland Open	28	25th	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Croatia Open	27, Q6	25th	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/14-25/2004	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	23	19th	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/28-8/1/2004	Austria Grand Slam	Q6	33rd	28	US$0.00
FIVB	7/14-18/2004	France Grand Slam	9	25th	56	US$3,250.00
FIVB	7/7-11/2004	Spain Open	20, Q2	25th	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/30-7/4/2004	Norway Open	23, Q2	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/23-27/2004	Germany Grand Slam	28, Q4	9th	240	US$9,000.00

Berlin World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/22/2005	Winner 1	Mariano Baracetti / Pedro Depiaggio, Argentina (23)	Lost 23-25, 13-21	0:48
Thu, 6/23/2005	Contender 1	Kentaro Asahi / Satoshi Watanabe, Japan (44)	Lost 17-21, 14-21	0:37

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	World Championships	Los Angeles	Mathieu Hamel - 41st	Stephane Canet - 41st
1999	World Championships	Marseille	Mathieu Hamel - 13th	Stephane Canet - 13th
2001	World Championships	Klagenfurt	Mathieu Hamel - 17th	Stephane Canet - 17th
2003	World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	Mathieu Hamel - 37th	Stephane Canet - 37th

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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 10-25 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 13 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-2
9/5/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool A	Rego/Santos	1	Canet/Hamel	16	21-17, 21-12	0:44
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool E	Rego/Santos	5	Canet/Hamel	21	21-17, 21-13	0:37
Trail the series against # 3 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 0-2
3/25/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 1	Neto/Ramos	12	Canet/Hamel	21	26-24, 21-10	0:45
3/18/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Neto/Ramos	14	Canet/Hamel	19	21-19, 21-12	0:44
Trail the series against # 4 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-1
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Insfran/Marques	5	Canet/Hamel	28	21-15, 27-25	0:51
Trail the series against # 5 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 1-2
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool C	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Canet/Hamel	19	21-16, 21-16	0:39
8/2/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Dieckmann/Reckermann	6	Canet/Hamel	23, Q2	21-19, 21-18	0:43
7/4/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 3	Canet/Hamel	27, Q10	Dieckmann/Reckermann	Q7	17-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:50
Trail the series against # 6 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 1	Egger/Laciga	11	Canet/Hamel	27, Q6	21-19, 21-18	0:42
Lead the series against # 7 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 2-1
8/17/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool B	Canet/Hamel	23	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	11	17-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:59
6/26/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 4	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	9	Canet/Hamel	28, Q4	21-16, 21-15	0:49
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool G	Canet/Hamel	23	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	26	25-23, 21-18	0:45
Trail the series against # 9 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-3
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Canet/Hamel	27, Q6	23-21, 21-15	0:40
10/15/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool F	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Canet/Hamel	19	21-13, 21-12	0:37
9/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 3	Heuscher/Kobel	14	Canet/Hamel	22	16-21, 21-16, 15-8	0:48
Trail the series against # 11 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
6/7/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool E	Schacht/Slack	12	Canet/Hamel	21	18-21, 21-19, 15-10	1:03
Trail the series against # 17 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-2
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 1	Kais/Vesik	21	Canet/Hamel	28	21-18, 21-16	0:41
7/15/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 1	Kais/Vesik	25	Canet/Hamel	9	21-11, 21-15	0:34
Trail the series against # 19 Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-2
7/26/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Canet/Hamel	22	Berger/Doppler	7	21-17, 17-21, 15-10	1:06
7/17/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool G	Berger/Doppler	7	Canet/Hamel	10	21-14, 14-21, 15-11	0:52
7/26/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool B	Berger/Doppler	15	Canet/Hamel	31	21-13, 22-20	0:41
Trail the series against # 20 Xu/Xu, China 0-1
5/21/04	FIVB	China Open	Contender 2	Xu/Xu	9	Canet/Hamel	23, Q2	21-17, 21-23, 15-10	0:58
Trail the series against # 23 Baracetti/Depiaggio, Argentina 0-1
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 1	Baracetti/Depiaggio	23	Canet/Hamel	42	25-23, 21-13	0:48
Trail the series against # 25 Child/Heese, Canada 0-3
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool E	Child/Heese	5	Canet/Hamel	21	21-15, 21-15	0:43
8/3/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Child/Heese	5	Canet/Hamel	27	21-17, 30-28	0:59
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool B	Child/Heese	15	Canet/Hamel	18	22-24, 21-13, 15-11	1:06
Lead the series against # 27 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 2-1
8/1/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool G	Canet/Hamel	23, Q2	Gartmayer/Nowotny	10	21-17, 21-17	0:44
7/25/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool F	Canet/Hamel	22	Gartmayer/Nowotny	27, Q9	23-21, 21-19	0:49
6/20/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Qualifier 3	Gartmayer/Nowotny	29, Q23	Canet/Hamel	Q10	22-20, 21-19	0:34
Lead the series against # 35 Garcia-Thompson/Luna, Spain 2-0
6/8/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Qualifier 3	Canet/Hamel	27, Q6	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	Q11	21-17, 15-21, 15-11	0:55
6/13/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 2	Canet/Hamel	28, Q8	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	Q25	21-19, 17-21, 18-16	1:02
Trail the series against # 44 Asahi/Watanabe, Japan 0-1
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 1	Asahi/Watanabe	44	Canet/Hamel	42	21-17, 21-14	0:37
Lead the series against # 48 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 2-1
6/4/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Canet/Hamel	27	Brenha/Maia	6	By Forfeit
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool C	Canet/Hamel	27	Brenha/Maia	22	21-19, 16-21, 15-11	0:55
11/29/01	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Brenha/Maia	16	Canet/Hamel	17	21-17, 21-18	0:41