Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Championships
June 13 - 19, 2011
(11) Petr Benes/Premysl Kubala, Czechia
 
Petr Benes
Czechia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 27, 1974 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Praha
Height: 197 cm (6'6")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 90
Career Best: 4th (4 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (The Hague 2011)
Career Winnings: US$164,965.99
Premysl Kubala
Czechia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 16, 1973 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Frydek-Mistek
Height: 202 cm (6'8")
Weight: 98 kg (216 lb)
Seasons: 19
Tournaments: 163
Career Best: 2nd (CEV Almere 2000)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$242,128.59
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
CEV800011220200 US$23,953.01
FIVB40000134911291 US$232,850.00
Overall480002461111491 US$256,803.01
Previous Rome Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Premysl Kubala - 13th Petr Benes - 13th
2010 Did not play Martin Lebl - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam 12 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 5/17-22/2011 Prague Open 9 7th 300 US$7,600.00
FIVB 8/10-15/2010 Kristiansand Open 8 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/3-8/2010 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 23 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/27-8/1/2010 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 21 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/20-25/2010 Marseille Open 12 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/6-11/2010 Gstaad Grand Slam 17 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/29-7/4/2010 Stavanger Grand Slam 19 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/15-21/2010 Prague Open 9 17th 120 US$2,800.00
Rome World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Mon, 6/13/2011 Pool K Hannes Brinkborg / Stefan Gunnarsson, Sweden (35) Won 21-19, 20-22, 15-13 0:47
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Petr BenesTotal392830.6410807
 1161210.6880204
 215920.4670302
 38700.8750301
Premysl KubalaTotal241240.3336211
 14210.2502011
 211520.2731100
 39510.4443100
Tue, 6/14/2011 Pool K Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (38) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:41
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Petr BenesTotal351900.54311013
 118900.5000513
 2171000.5881500
Premysl KubalaTotal13510.3084031
 17300.4290011
 26210.1674020
Wed, 6/15/2011 Pool K Matteo Martino / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (14) Won 17-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:46
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Petr BenesTotal362130.50001355
 115920.4670511
 213610.3850422
 38600.7500422
Premysl KubalaTotal251630.5202201
 112720.4170100
 29510.4442101
 34401.0000000
Fri, 6/17/2011 Winner 1 Benjamin Insfran / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (8) Lost 21-19, 17-21, 9-15 1:05
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Petr BenesTotal502350.36011305
 1181200.6671402
 218750.1110502
 314400.2860401
Premysl KubalaTotal301020.2670902
 17110.0000201
 211500.4550401
 312410.2500300
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Petr Benes16091110.500244620
Premysl Kubala9243100.359121345
Total252134210.44814571025
Opponents255138390.388768712
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997World ChampionshipsLos Angeles Did not play Michal Palinek - 17th
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Did not play Marek Pakosta - 41st
2011World ChampionshipsRome Premysl Kubala - 17th Petr Benes - 17th
2013World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki Premysl Kubala - 33rd Petr Benes - 33rd
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 11 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/2-7/2013 Stare Jablonki World Championships 34 33rd 50 US$4,800.00
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100000000100 $0.00
World Championships200000000101 $11,800.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam2200003060760 $142,800.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open1500010431330 $78,250.00
Confederation Championship400000110200 $7,750.00
Total440001351011491 $240,600.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Petr Benes Premysl Kubala
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000100 $0.00 Olympic Games1000000100 $0.00
2000000101 $5,900.00 World Championships4000000202 $7,600.00
25000037762 $75,400.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam5000004781120 $89,450.00
27000144477 $43,575.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open780003419201517 $102,975.00
6000120300 $3,250.00 Challenger4001012000 $2,950.00
           Satellite1000000100 $0.00
7000011500 $5,375.00 Confederation Championship9000013410 $7,550.00
6800021012211310 $133,500.00 Total14700131031362739 $210,525.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2008CEV100000100000 $4,000.00 4266.7 %
2009FIVB800000111320 $36,050.00 211853.8 %
2009CEV500011120000 $10,550.00 12957.1 %
2010FIVB900001120320 $51,800.00 181850.0 %
2011FIVB300000100200 $19,700.00 8561.5 %
TotalFIVB2000001331840 $107,550.00 474153.4 %
TotalCEV600011220000 $14,550.00 161159.3 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Petr Benes  Premysl Kubala
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           1996FIVB3000002001 $2,250.00
4000000022 $1,400.00 1997FIVB10000016300 $18,300.00
1000000100 $0.00 1997FIVB C&S1000001000 $500.00
3000000003 $0.00 1998FIVB11000103610 $18,250.00
1000000100 $250.00 1998FIVB C&S          
           1998CEV1000001000 $600.00
           1999FIVB10000003313 $9,250.00
           2000FIVB9000000342 $6,250.00
1000001000 $675.00 2000CEV2010000100 $3,600.00
           2001FIVB1000000010 $1,000.00
           2004FIVB C&S1000000100 $0.00
1000100000 $1,625.00 2004CEV1000000001 $0.00
           2005FIVB2000000002 $0.00
1000010000 $1,000.00 2005FIVB C&S          
4000000400 $1,000.00 2005CEV          
1000000001 $0.00 2006FIVB7000000115 $2,500.00
1000100000 $1,150.00 2006FIVB C&S1000001000 $350.00
6000023100 $5,575.00 2006CEV3001002000 $4,900.00
           2007FIVB9000001125 $6,500.00
1000010000 $600.00 2007FIVB C&S1001000000 $1,500.00
6000023100 $5,837.50 2007CEV5000022100 $5,187.50
7000001123 $7,050.00 2008FIVB11000000047 $4,450.00
1000000100 $250.00 2008FIVB C&S1000010000 $600.00
4000013000 $4,100.00 2008CEV1000010000 $2,000.00
8000012320 $18,025.00 2009FIVB8000012320 $18,025.00
5000122000 $5,275.00 2009CEV5000122000 $5,275.00
9000022320 $25,900.00 2010FIVB10000022321 $25,900.00
3000010200 $9,850.00 2011FIVB3000010200 $9,850.00
68000313171889 $89,562.50 TotalTotal11701221128281827 $147,037.50
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall53 64.6% 13 15.9% 16 19.5% 66-16 80.5% 19 20.9% 19 20.9% 53 58.2% 19-72 20.9% 53-53 50.0% 32-35 47.8% 03 85-91 48.3%
2010-201126 65.0% 7 17.5% 7 17.5% 33-7 82.5% 14 28.6% 7 14.3% 28 57.1% 14-35 28.6% 26-28 48.1% 21-14 60.0% 00 47-42 52.8%
Against the Field30 63.8% 8 17.0% 9 19.1% 38-9 80.9% 13 23.2% 9 16.1% 34 60.7% 13-43 23.2% 60-64 48.4% 42-36 53.8% 02 51-52 49.5%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000012010000000013
World Championships000042000100000043
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam008028380010160000004654
Challenge/Four Star/Open0060000016150101003431
Confederation Championship000054001300000098
Total0014038460127350101009499
Head to Head Results
Benes/Kubala lead the series against the field 32-26 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 11 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-2
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Benes/Kubala 9 21-19, 21-19 0:43
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool J Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Benes/Kubala 17 21-16, 19-21, 15-11 0:53
Series tied with # 2 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 1-1
5/29/10FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 5 Cerutti/Rego 5 Benes/Kubala 28 21-14, 18-21, 15-11 0:48
5/27/10FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 28 Cerutti/Rego 5 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:54
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/31/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Araujo/Santos 7 Benes/Kubala 21 21-16, 21-13 0:45
Trail the series against # 4 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-2
8/7/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 2 Benes/Kubala 23 21-14, 21-19 0:39
6/19/09CEVGerman Masters Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 1 Benes/Kubala 9 21-8, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 5 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 3-2
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool E Klemperer/Koreng 5 Benes/Kubala 12 21-16, 21-12 0:32
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 Wu/Xu, China 1-0
8/7/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Benes/Kubala 23 Wu/Xu 6 21-19, 21-16 0:44
Lead the series against # 7 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 1-0
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool N Benes/Kubala 21 Fuerbringer/Lucena 12 21-18, 21-16 0:41
Trail the series against # 8 Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 0-2
6/17/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 1 Insfran/Schmidt 8 Benes/Kubala 11 19-21, 21-17, 15-9 1:05
7/23/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 3 Insfran/Schmidt 4 Benes/Kubala 12 21-9, 21-12 0:35
Trail the series against # 9 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-5
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool N Benes/Kubala 21 Gavira/Herrera 5 16-21, 21-18, 22-20 0:55
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool L Gavira/Herrera 3 Benes/Kubala 19 14-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:44
5/28/10FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 3 Gavira/Herrera 4 Benes/Kubala 28 21-13, 21-16 0:31
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 # 10 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 1-2
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool P Gibb/Rosenthal 7, Q3 Benes/Kubala 23 21-18, 17-21, 15-6 0:56
7/8/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool J Gibb/Rosenthal 16 Benes/Kubala 17 21-12, 21-14 0:37
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool L Benes/Kubala 19 Gibb/Rosenthal 14 22-20, 21-15 0:43
Lead the series against # 14 Martino/Nicolai, Italy 1-0
6/15/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool K Benes/Kubala 11 Martino/Nicolai 14 17-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:46
Lead the series against # 15 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 1-0
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Benes/Kubala 9 Plavins/Smedins 8 18-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:48
Trail the series against # 17 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 # 19 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 0-1
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 17 Benes/Kubala 12 21-19, 18-21, 18-16 0:58
Lead the series against # 23 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool E Benes/Kubala 12 Hoyer/Soderberg 21 21-15, 21-13 0:31
Trail the series against # 25 Ces/Ces, France 0-1
5/9/09CEVSpanish Masters Contender 3 Ces/Ces 11 Benes/Kubala 13, Q3 21-18, 22-20 0:45
Lead the series against # 26 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
Lead the series against # 30 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 # 31 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-0
5/27/10FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 2 Benes/Kubala 28 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 21, Q1 17-21, 23-21, 15-11 0:59
Lead the series against # 32 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 # 34 Jaani/Vesik, Estonia 2-0
8/6/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool P Benes/Kubala 23 Jaani/Vesik 26, Q6 26-24, 21-13 0:47
5/28/10FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 4 Benes/Kubala 28 Jaani/Vesik 25 17-21, 21-17, 19-17 0:56
Lead the series against # 35 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 2-0
6/13/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool K Benes/Kubala 11 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 35 21-19, 20-22, 15-13 0:47
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool L Benes/Kubala 19 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 30 21-18, 23-21 0:44
Lead the series against # 36 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 2-0
7/30/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool N Benes/Kubala 21 Dollinger/Windscheif 28 18-21, 21-15, 15-9 1:04
7/22/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 12 Dollinger/Windscheif 21 23-21, 21-19 0:46
Lead the series against # 38 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 4-1
6/14/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool K Benes/Kubala 11 Samoilovs/Sorokins 38 21-19, 21-16 0:41
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool E Benes/Kubala 12 Samoilovs/Sorokins 28 21-18, 21-18 0:42
8/7/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 23 Samoilovs/Sorokins 14 21-16, 17-21, 15-10 0:56
6/18/10FIVBPrague Open Contender 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 23, Q3 Benes/Kubala 9 21-16, 21-18 0:39
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Benes/Kubala 24, Q14 Samoilovs/Sorokins Q3 21-18, 26-24 0:44
Series tied with # 39 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
Lead the series against # 40 Laciga/Weingart, Switzerland 1-0
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 9 Laciga/Weingart 24, Q6 21-19, 21-16 0:37
Trail the series against # 41 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 0-1
8/12/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 1 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 24, Q7 Benes/Kubala 8 17-21, 23-21, 16-14 0:52
Trail the series against # 44 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 # 45 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 2-0
7/8/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool J Benes/Kubala 17 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 32, Q9 21-18, 19-21, 15-13 0:58
5/14/09FIVBRome Open Contender 1 Benes/Kubala 31, Q7 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 15 21-16, 21-13 0:38