European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 NESTEA European Championship Final
July 11 - 13, 2008
(28) Petr Benes/Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic
 
Petr Benes
Czech Republic
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 27, 1974 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Praha
Height: 197 cm (6'6")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 92
Career Best: 4th (5 times)
Career CEV Best: 4th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$166,067.37
Premysl Kubala
Czech Republic
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 16, 1973 (50 yrs old)
Home Town: Frydek-Mistek
Height: 202 cm (6'8")
Weight: 98 kg (216 lb)
Seasons: 19
Tournaments: 165
Career Best: 2nd (CEV Almere 2000)
Career Winnings: US$243,009.69
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
CEV800011220200 US$23,953.01
FIVB40000134911291 US$232,850.00
Overall480002461111491 US$256,803.01
Previous Hamburg Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Josef Benes - 7th Did not play
2007 Josef Benes - 5th Did not play
Recent Results  Have not played together in the last year
European Championship Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/11/2008 Winner 1 Emiel Boersma / Bram Ronnes, Netherlands (5) Won 19-21, 26-24, 15-10 1:00
Fri, 7/11/2008 Winner 2 Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (12) Lost 15-21, 21-23 0:47
Fri, 7/11/2008 Contender 2 Oleksiy Klyamar / Andrii Kutsmus, Ukraine (27) Won 21-16, 19-21, 15-9 0:50
Sat, 7/12/2008 Contender 3 Kristjan Kais / Ragnar Pahn, Estonia (30) Won 15-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:49
Sat, 7/12/2008 Contender 4 David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (2) Won By Forfeit  
Sat, 7/12/2008 Contender 5 Patrick Heuscher / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (6) Lost 17-21, 21-17, 14-16 0:59
Head to Head Results
Benes/Kubala lead the series against the field 4-2 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-0
7/12/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 4 Benes/Kubala 28 Klemperer/Koreng 2 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 5 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
7/11/08CEVEuropean Championship Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 28 Boersma/Ronnes 5 19-21, 26-24, 15-10 1:00
Trail the series against # 6 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
7/12/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 5 Heuscher/Heyer 6 Benes/Kubala 28 21-17, 17-21, 16-14 0:59
Trail the series against # 12 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
7/11/08CEVEuropean Championship Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 12 Benes/Kubala 28 21-15, 23-21 0:47
Lead the series against # 27 Klyamar/Kutsmus, Ukraine 1-0
7/11/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 2 Benes/Kubala 28 Klyamar/Kutsmus 27 21-16, 19-21, 15-9 0:50
Lead the series against # 30 Kais/Pahn, Estonia 1-0
7/12/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 3 Benes/Kubala 28 Kais/Pahn 30 15-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:49