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European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Spanish Open
July 7 - 10, 2005

(3) 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:

130

Career Best:

3rd (CEV Xylokastro 1999)

Career Winnings:

US$110,419.87

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:

120

Career Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career CEV Best:

3rd (Xylokastro 1999)

Career Winnings:

US$103,163.08

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	37	41	49	57	Money
CEV	16	0	0	1	1	3	0	5	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$34,974.20
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	113	0	0	1	3	4	0	10	6	27	1	18	10	6	21	1	5	US$192,609.20

Previous Valencia Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/22-26/2005	Berlin World Championships	42	33rd	50	US$3,750.00
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
CEV	5/12-15/2005	Turkish Open	4	5th	60	€ 3,000.00
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

Spanish Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/8/2005	Winner 1	Daniel Krug / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (14)	Won 21-18, 18-21, 15-8	0:52
Fri, 7/8/2005	Winner 2	Mykola Babich / Oleg Nikolaev, Ukraine (11)	Won 21-19, 21-16	0:46
Sat, 7/9/2005	Winner 3	Christoph Dieckmann / Andreas Scheuerpflug, Germany (2)	Lost 22-24, 21-14, 13-15	0:59
Sat, 7/9/2005	Contender 4	Riccardo Lione / Matteo Varnier, Italy (13)	Lost 15-21, 21-18, 10-15	1:00

Head to Head Results
Canet/Hamel lead the series against the field 8-5 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-2
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 1	Egger/Laciga	11	Canet/Hamel	27, Q6	21-19, 21-18	0:42
5/14/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Contender 4	Egger/Laciga	8	Canet/Hamel	4	28-26, 21-15	0:53
Series tied with # 2 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 2-2
7/9/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Winner 3	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	2	Canet/Hamel	3	24-22, 14-21, 15-13	0:59
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
Lead the series against # 6 Hoidalen/Oevergaard, Norway 1-0
5/13/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Winner 2	Canet/Hamel	4	Hoidalen/Oevergaard	12	21-18, 32-30	1:10
Lead the series against # 10 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
Lead the series against # 11 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 1-0
7/8/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Winner 2	Canet/Hamel	3	Babich/Nikolaev	11	21-19, 21-16	0:46
Lead the series against # 12 Correa/Ruiz Nunez, Spain 1-0
6/8/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Qualifier 2	Canet/Hamel	27, Q6	Correa/Ruiz Nunez	Q38	21-17, 21-12	0:34
Trail the series against # 13 Lione/Varnier, Italy 0-1
7/9/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Contender 4	Lione/Varnier	13	Canet/Hamel	3	21-15, 18-21, 15-10	1:00
Lead the series against # 14 Krug/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
7/8/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Winner 1	Canet/Hamel	3	Krug/Urbatzka	14	21-18, 18-21, 15-8	0:52