Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Mazuri Orlen Grand Slam
July 26 - 31, 2011
(18) 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 Stare Jablonki Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Did not play Jaroslav Pavlas - 9th
2008 Martin Tichy - 25th Did not play
2009 Premysl Kubala - 17th Petr Benes - 17th
2010 Premysl Kubala - 5th Petr Benes - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/12-17/2011 Moscow Grand Slam 15 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/5-10/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam 22 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/3/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam 20 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 11 17th 200 US$7,000.00
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
Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/28/2011 Pool K Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (15) Won 21-17, 21-12 0:32
Thu, 7/28/2011 Pool K Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (2) Won 23-21, 19-21, 16-14 0:58
Fri, 7/29/2011 Pool K Markus Bockermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (31, Q25) Lost 21-15, 19-21, 13-15 0:48
Fri, 7/29/2011 Winner 1 Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal, United States (16) Lost 17-21, 19-21 0:35
Head to Head Results
Benes/Kubala lead the series against the field 34-23 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 11 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 1-2
7/2/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Cerutti/Rego 1 Benes/Kubala 20 21-17, 21-18 0:35
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 # 2 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 1-2
7/28/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool K Benes/Kubala 18 Dalhausser/Rogers 2 23-21, 19-21, 16-14 0:58
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
Trail the series against # 3 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-3
7/15/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool K Brink/Reckermann 2 Benes/Kubala 15 21-17, 21-15 0:46
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool M Brink/Reckermann 4 Benes/Kubala 20 21-14, 22-20 0:37
8/7/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 2 Benes/Kubala 23 21-14, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 4 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 3-2
7/9/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 5 Benes/Kubala 22 21-16, 21-16 0:36
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool M Benes/Kubala 20 Fijalek/Prudel 13 16-21, 21-18, 20-18 0:56
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
Series tied with # 6 Wu/Xu, China 1-1
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool O Wu/Xu 11 Benes/Kubala 22 11-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:45
8/7/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Benes/Kubala 23 Wu/Xu 6 21-19, 21-16 0:44
Trail the series against # 8 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
Lead the series against # 9 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
Trail the series against # 10 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-1
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool E Klemperer/Koreng 5 Benes/Kubala 12 21-16, 21-12 0:32
Lead the series against # 15 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 5-1
7/28/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool K Benes/Kubala 18 Samoilovs/Sorokins 15 21-17, 21-12 0:32
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
Trail the series against # 16 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 2-3
7/29/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 16 Benes/Kubala 18 21-17, 21-19 0:35
7/14/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool K Benes/Kubala 15 Gibb/Rosenthal 18 22-20, 23-21 0:42
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 # 20 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 # 21 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 # 22, Q13 McHugh/Slack, Australia 1-0
5/4/10FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 3 Benes/Kubala 25, Q4 McHugh/Slack Q20 15-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:46
Lead the series against # 23, Q2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 2-0
7/8/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool O Benes/Kubala 22 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 27, Q4 21-16, 21-15 0:38
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 # 24 Chevallier/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
7/8/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 22 Chevallier/Heyer 10 16-21, 21-14, 16-14 0:52
Lead the series against # 25, Q7 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 # 26, Q19 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
Lead the series against # 28 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 # 30 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
Trail the series against # 31, Q25 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-1
7/29/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool K Bockermann/Urbatzka 31, Q25 Benes/Kubala 18 15-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:48
Lead the series against 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 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 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 # Q3 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 1-0
7/14/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool K Benes/Kubala 15 Boersma/Spijkers 31 21-16, 24-22 0:41
Lead the series against # Q5 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 # Q8 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 # Q9 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 # Q10 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 2-0
7/15/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 15 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 20, Q10 21-16, 21-14 0:34
7/2/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 20 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 21, Q14 27-25, 19-21, 15-9 0:58
Series tied with # Q23 Dugrip/Salvetti, France 1-1
7/1/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool M Benes/Kubala 20 Dugrip/Salvetti 29, Q26 21-13, 21-15 0:33
8/12/10FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Dugrip/Salvetti 25, Q4 Benes/Kubala 8 18-21, 21-16, 15-9 0:52