Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 The Hague Open Beach Volleyball 2009
August 25 - 30, 2009
(20) 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: 11
Tournaments: 61
Career Best: 4th (2 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (The Hague 2011)
Career Winnings: US$128,125.00
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: 138
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB C&S Brno 2007)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$205,875.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB40000134911291 US$232,850.00
Previous The Hague Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/11-16/2009 Kristiansand Open 22 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/4-9/2009 Stare Jablonki Open 24 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 7/28-8/2/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 28, Q13 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/14-19/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 24, Q14 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/7-12/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 30, Q22 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2009 Myslowice Open 29, Q11 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/12-17/2009 Rome Open 31, Q7 13th 180 US$4,250.00
The Hague Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/27/2009 Winner 1 Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (13) Lost 15-21, 17-21 0:39
Thu, 8/27/2009 Contender 1 Sam Boehm / Christopher McHugh, Australia (29, Q11) Won 22-20, 21-13 0:34
Fri, 8/28/2009 Contender 2 Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (14) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:38
Fri, 8/28/2009 Contender 3 Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (21) Won 21-13, 17-21, 15-12 0:48
Fri, 8/28/2009 Contender 4 Emiel Boersma / Joppe Paulides, Netherlands (9) Won 22-20, 21-17 0:42
Sat, 8/29/2009 Contender 5 Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (13) Lost 16-21, 19-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
Benes/Kubala lead the series against the field 10-8 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
7/11/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 12 Benes/Kubala 30, Q22 21-17, 21-8 0:32
Trail the series against # 3 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
5/28/09FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 1 Gavira/Herrera 13 Benes/Kubala 29, Q11 18-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:53
Trail the series against # 7, Q1 Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 0-2
8/13/09FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Maciel/Schmidt 6 Benes/Kubala 22 21-18, 24-22 0:41
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Maciel/Schmidt 8, Q1 Benes/Kubala 24, Q14 21-11, 23-21 0:36
Lead the series against # 9 Boersma/Paulides, Netherlands 1-0
8/28/09FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 4 Benes/Kubala 20 Boersma/Paulides 9 22-20, 21-17 0:42
Lead the series against # 12 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Benes/Kubala 24, Q14 Samoilovs/Sorokins Q3 21-18, 26-24 0:44
Trail the series against # 13 Gosch/Horst, Austria 0-2
8/29/09FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 5 Gosch/Horst 13 Benes/Kubala 20 21-16, 21-19 0:40
8/27/09FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 13 Benes/Kubala 20 21-15, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 14 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-1
8/28/09FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 2 Benes/Kubala 20 Fijalek/Prudel 14 21-19, 21-17 0:38
8/6/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 9 Benes/Kubala 24 21-16, 21-19 0:43
5/15/09FIVBRome Open Contender 2 Benes/Kubala 31, Q7 Fijalek/Prudel 17 21-19, 21-19 0:49
Lead the series against # 21 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
8/28/09FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 3 Benes/Kubala 20 Lochhead/Pitman 21 21-13, 17-21, 15-12 0:48
Trail the series against # 23 Doppler/Mellitzer, Austria 0-1
8/14/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Doppler/Mellitzer 28, Q10 Benes/Kubala 22 26-24, 10-21, 15-13 0:57
Lead the series against # 25 Henriquez/Mussa, Venezuela 1-0
8/13/09FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 22 Henriquez/Mussa 11 21-11, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against # 27 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
5/14/09FIVBRome Open Contender 1 Benes/Kubala 31, Q7 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 15 21-16, 21-13 0:38
Lead the series against # 29, Q11 Boehm/McHugh, Australia 1-0
8/27/09FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 1 Benes/Kubala 20 Boehm/McHugh 29, Q11 22-20, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # Q4 Grotowski/Weaver, England 1-0
8/6/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 1 Benes/Kubala 24 Grotowski/Weaver 25, Q10 21-16, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # Q17 Kavalenka/Zharykau, Belarus 1-0
5/27/09FIVBMyslowice Open Qualifier 2 Benes/Kubala 29, Q11 Kavalenka/Zharykau Q22 21-14, 21-18 0:34