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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 Nestea European Championship Final
August 25 - 28, 2005

(4) 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 Moscow Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV	8/7-9/2005	Swiss Open	3	9th	40	€ 1,950.00
FIVB	8/3-7/2005	Austria Grand Slam	Q23	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	7/27-31/2005	France Grand Slam	10	17th	112	US$4,750.00
CEV	7/7-10/2005	Spanish Open	3	5th	60	€ 3,000.00
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

European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/26/2005	Winner 2	Janis Grinbergs / Austris Stals, Latvia (20)	Lost 23-25, 18-21	0:41
Fri, 8/26/2005	Contender 1	Bram Ronnes / Jaap Vos, Netherlands (19)	Won 21-13, 21-11	0:34
Sat, 8/27/2005	Contender 2	Julius Brink / Kjell Schneider, Germany (21)	Lost 21-14, 17-21, 9-15	1:07

Head to Head Results
Canet/Hamel trail the series against the field 12-20 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 6 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-3
8/8/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Contender 2	Egger/Laciga	1	Canet/Hamel	3	21-18, 21-12	0:40
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
Trail the series against # 3 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-4
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Canet/Hamel	27, Q6	23-21, 21-15	0:40
6/11/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool F	Heuscher/Kobel		Canet/Hamel		16-21, 21-18, 15-6	0:53
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 # 5 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 0-1
7/28/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	23	Canet/Hamel	10	21-15, 21-10	0:46
Trail the series against # 6 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 1-6
5/14/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Winner 3	Dieckmann/Reckermann	1	Canet/Hamel	4	21-14, 21-12	0:43
5/16/04	CEV	Italian Open	Semi-Finals	Dieckmann/Reckermann		Canet/Hamel		21-10, 21-12	0:40
5/14/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool C	Dieckmann/Reckermann		Canet/Hamel		21-19, 21-16	0:45
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
8/30/02	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	5	Canet/Hamel	12	22-20, 21-15	0:42
7/4/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 3	Canet/Hamel	27, Q10	Dieckmann/Reckermann	Q7	17-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:50
Series tied with # 7 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-1
5/15/04	CEV	Italian Open	Winner 2	Canet/Hamel		Arkaev/Barsuk		21-17, 16-21, 19-17
8/30/03	CEV	European Championships	Winner 1	Arkaev/Barsuk		Canet/Hamel		21-17, 21-19	0:48
Trail the series against # 8 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 # 19 Ronnes/Vos, Netherlands 1-0
8/26/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 1	Canet/Hamel	4	Ronnes/Vos	19	21-13, 21-11	0:34
Trail the series against # 20 Grinbergs/Stals, Latvia 0-1
8/26/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 2	Grinbergs/Stals	20	Canet/Hamel	4	25-23, 21-18	0:41
Series tied with # 21 Brink/Schneider, Germany 1-1
8/27/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 2	Brink/Schneider	21	Canet/Hamel	4	14-21, 21-17, 15-9	1:07
6/12/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool F	Canet/Hamel		Brink/Schneider		21-18, 22-20	0:47
Lead the series against # 22 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 2-0
8/8/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Contender 1	Canet/Hamel	3	Babich/Nikolaev	11	21-15, 21-16	0:46
7/8/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Winner 2	Canet/Hamel	3	Babich/Nikolaev	11	21-19, 21-16	0:46
Lead the series against # 23 Hoidalen/Oevergaard, Norway 2-0
8/3/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Canet/Hamel	Q23	Hoidalen/Oevergaard	Q10	21-12, 15-21, 15-12	1:00
5/13/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Winner 2	Canet/Hamel	4	Hoidalen/Oevergaard	12	21-18, 32-30	1:10
Lead the series against # 24 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