European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 European Championship Final
September 16 - 19, 2009
(7) 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 Sochi Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
CEV 9/9-13/2009 English Masters 7 5th 360 € 2,800.00
FIVB 8/25-30/2009 The Hague Open 20 7th 300 US$7,600.00
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
CEV 6/17-21/2009 German Masters 9 9th 240 € 1,800.00
CEV 6/3-7/2009 Austrian Masters 11 4th 420 € 2,800.00
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
CEV 5/6-10/2009 Spanish Masters 13, Q3 7th 300 € 1,400.00
European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/16/2009 Pool B Yury Bogatov / Serguei Prokopiev, Russia (15) Won 23-21, 21-17 0:46
Wed, 9/16/2009 Pool B Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (2) Won 24-26, 21-18, 15-12 1:02
Thu, 9/17/2009 Pool B Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (10) Lost 15-21, 19-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Benes/Kubala trail the series against the field 11-14 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 6 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
6/19/09CEVGerman Masters Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 1 Benes/Kubala 9 21-8, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # 2 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-3
9/16/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool B Benes/Kubala 7 Gavira/Herrera 2 24-26, 21-18, 15-12 1:02
9/12/09CEVEnglish Masters Winner 3 Gavira/Herrera 3 Benes/Kubala 7 21-17, 21-15 0:35
6/6/09CEVAustrian Masters Semi-Finals Gavira/Herrera 8 Benes/Kubala 11 21-16, 15-21, 15-11 0:52
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 # 3 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-2
9/12/09CEVEnglish Masters Contender 4 Heuscher/Heyer 4 Benes/Kubala 7 21-12, 21-19 0:35
7/12/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 5 Heuscher/Heyer 6 Benes/Kubala 28 21-17, 17-21, 16-14 0:59
Lead the series against # 4 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 3-1
9/11/09CEVEnglish Masters Winner 2 Benes/Kubala 7 Klemperer/Koreng 2 21-15, 19-14 Retired 0:37
6/7/09CEVAustrian Masters Bronze Medal Klemperer/Koreng 2 Benes/Kubala 11 21-17, 22-20 0:45
6/6/09CEVAustrian Masters Winner 3 Benes/Kubala 11 Klemperer/Koreng 2 21-18, 25-23 0:46
7/12/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 4 Benes/Kubala 28 Klemperer/Koreng 2 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 6 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
6/19/09CEVGerman Masters Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 9 Kais/Vesik 8 21-19, 21-14 0:32
Trail the series against # 8 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 # 9 Lario/Mesa, Spain 1-0
5/8/09CEVSpanish Masters Contender 1 Benes/Kubala 13, Q3 Lario/Mesa 5 21-12, 23-21 0:36
Lead the series against # 10 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 3-2
9/17/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool B Fijalek/Prudel 10 Benes/Kubala 7 21-15, 21-19 0:41
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
5/8/09CEVSpanish Masters Contender 2 Benes/Kubala 13, Q3 Fijalek/Prudel 7 21-18, 21-9 0:31
Lead the series against # 11 Dugrip/Salvetti, France 1-0
9/11/09CEVEnglish Masters Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 7 Dugrip/Salvetti 10 20-22, 21-12, 20-18 0:54
Trail the series against # 12 Nicolai/Varnier, Italy 0-1
6/19/09CEVGerman Masters Contender 2 Nicolai/Varnier 14, Q11 Benes/Kubala 9 21-19, 21-19 0:45
Trail the series against # 14 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
Series tied with # 15 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 1-1
9/16/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool B Benes/Kubala 7 Bogatov/Prokopiev 15 23-21, 21-17 0:46
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Bogatov/Prokopiev 10 Benes/Kubala 24, Q14 21-17 Retired 0:20