Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Volksbank
August 2 - 7, 2011
(19) Petr Benes/Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic
 
Petr Benes
Czech Republic
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: 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 (51 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Josef Benes - 25th Michal Palinek - 9th
1998 Josef Benes - 57th Michal Palinek - 13th
1999 Did not play Marek Pakosta - 41st
2000 Did not play Petr Chromy - 25th
2006 Did not play Michal Biza - 41st
2007 Did not play Jaroslav Pavlas - 41st
2008 Martin Tichy - 9th Jan Dumek - 33rd
2009 Premysl Kubala - 25th Petr Benes - 25th
2010 Premysl Kubala - 9th Petr Benes - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/26-31/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 18 17th 160 US$5,100.00
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$13,200.00
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/4/2011 Pool L Joao Maciel / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (14, Q2) Lost 17-21, 13-21 0:36
Thu, 8/4/2011 Pool L Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (3) Lost 15-21, 16-21 0:38
Fri, 8/5/2011 Pool L Karl Jaani / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (30, Q12) Won 21-17, 21-10 0:31
Fri, 8/5/2011 Winner 1 Emiel Boersma / Daan Spijkers, Netherlands (29, Q3) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:44
Sat, 8/6/2011 Winner 2 Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (27, Q1) Won 15-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:48
Sat, 8/6/2011 Winner 3 Pedro Cunha / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (4) Lost 19-21, 21-18, 10-15 0:55
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100000000100 $0.00
World Championships200000000100 $11,800.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam2200003060760 $142,800.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open1500010431330 $78,250.00
Total40000134911290 $232,850.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Petr Benes Premysl Kubala
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000100 $0.00 Olympic Games1000000100 $0.00
2000000100 $5,900.00 World Championships4000000200 $7,600.00
25000037760 $75,400.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam500000478110 $89,450.00
27000144470 $43,575.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open78000341920150 $102,975.00
6000120300 $3,250.00 Challenger4001012000 $2,950.00
           Satellite1000000100 $0.00
61000291116130 $128,125.00 Total138001392832260 $202,975.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2009FIVB800000111320 $36,050.00 211853.8 %
2010FIVB900001120320 $51,800.00 181850.0 %
2011FIVB800001130300 $62,000.00 211755.3 %
TotalFIVB2500002361940 $149,850.00 605353.1 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Petr Benes  Premysl Kubala
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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          
           1999FIVB10000003313 $9,250.00
           2000FIVB9000000342 $6,250.00
           2001FIVB1000000010 $1,000.00
           2004FIVB C&S1000000100 $0.00
           2005FIVB2000000002 $0.00
1000010000 $1,000.00 2005FIVB C&S          
1000000001 $0.00 2006FIVB7000000115 $2,500.00
1000100000 $1,150.00 2006FIVB C&S1000001000 $350.00
           2007FIVB9000001125 $6,500.00
1000010000 $600.00 2007FIVB C&S1001000000 $1,500.00
7000001123 $7,050.00 2008FIVB11000000047 $4,450.00
1000000100 $250.00 2008FIVB C&S1000010000 $600.00
8000012320 $18,025.00 2009FIVB8000012320 $18,025.00
9000022320 $25,900.00 2010FIVB10000022321 $25,900.00
8000023300 $31,000.00 2011FIVB8000023300 $31,000.00
460001781389 $86,625.00 TotalTotal1040011724271826 $146,625.00
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 Field28 65.1% 6 14.0% 9 20.9% 34-9 79.1% 11 20.4% 11 20.4% 32 59.3% 11-43 20.4% 56-62 47.5% 34-40 45.9% 01 45-52 46.4%
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
Total0014033420126320101008591
Head to Head Results
Benes/Kubala lead the series against the field 32-24 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 12 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 0-4
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool L Brink/Reckermann 3 Benes/Kubala 19 21-15, 21-16 0:38
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
Trail the series against # 4 Cunha/Santos, Brazil 0-1
8/6/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Cunha/Santos 4 Benes/Kubala 19 21-19, 18-21, 15-10 0:55
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 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
Trail the series against # 10 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 # 12 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-1
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool E Klemperer/Koreng 5 Benes/Kubala 12 21-16, 21-12 0:32
Trail the series against # 14, Q2 Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 0-3
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool L Maciel/Schmidt 14, Q2 Benes/Kubala 19 21-17, 21-13 0:36
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 # 15 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 # 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
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 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
Lead the series against # 23, Q6 Laciga/Weingart, Switzerland 1-0
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 9 Laciga/Weingart 24, Q6 21-19, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # 25 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
Trail the series against # 26, Q20 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 # 27, Q1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 3-0
8/6/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Benes/Kubala 19 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 27, Q1 15-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:48
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 # 29, Q3 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 2-0
8/5/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 19 Boersma/Spijkers 29, Q3 21-19, 21-19 0:44
7/14/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool K Benes/Kubala 15 Boersma/Spijkers 31 21-16, 24-22 0:41
Lead the series against # 30, Q12 Jaani/Vesik, Estonia 3-0
8/5/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool L Benes/Kubala 19 Jaani/Vesik 30, Q12 21-17, 21-10 0:31
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 # 31 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 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 # Q4 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 # Q7 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 # Q11 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 # Q13 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
Lead the series against # Q15 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
Series tied with # Q22 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