Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 HP Beach Open
August 23 - 28, 2011
(6) 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 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Premysl Kubala - 7th Petr Benes - 7th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/16-21/2011 Åland Open 8 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/2-7/2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 19 5th 480 US$13,200.00
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
The Hague Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/25/2011 Winner 1 Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (27, Q10) Won 21-17, 21-12 0:33
Thu, 8/25/2011 Winner 2 Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (11) Won 21-19, 21-12 0:32
Fri, 8/26/2011 Winner 3 Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (19) Won 21-12, 21-17 0:34
Sat, 8/27/2011 Winner 4 Pedro Cunha / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2) Lost 11-21, 17-21 0:35
Sat, 8/27/2011 Contender 6 Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (7) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:35
Sat, 8/27/2011 Semi-Finals Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (8) Lost 15-21, 19-21 0:35
Sun, 8/28/2011 Bronze Medal Yaroslav Koshkarev / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (5) Lost 18-21, 19-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Benes/Kubala lead the series against the field 33-19 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 8 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 3-3
8/19/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 4 Fijalek/Prudel 3 Benes/Kubala 8 24-22, 21-12 0:36
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
Trail the series against # 2 Cunha/Santos, Brazil 0-2
8/27/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 4 Cunha/Santos 2 Benes/Kubala 6 21-11, 21-17 0:35
8/6/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Cunha/Santos 4 Benes/Kubala 19 21-19, 18-21, 15-10 0:55
Lead the series against # 4 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 # 5 Koshkarev/Semenov, Russia 0-1
8/28/11FIVBThe Hague Open Bronze Medal Koshkarev/Semenov 5 Benes/Kubala 6 21-18, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 7 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-0
8/27/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 6 Benes/Kubala 6 Lupo/Nicolai 7 21-16, 21-18 0:35
Trail the series against # 8 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-2
8/27/11FIVBThe Hague Open Semi-Finals Nummerdor/Schuil 8 Benes/Kubala 6 21-15, 21-19 0:35
7/11/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 12 Benes/Kubala 30, Q22 21-17, 21-8 0:32
Trail the series against # 10 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 # 11 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 6-1
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 2 Benes/Kubala 6 Samoilovs/Sorokins 11 21-19, 21-12 0:32
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 # 14 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 # 15 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 # 16 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 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 # 18, Q6 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 # 19 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 4-0
8/26/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 3 Benes/Kubala 6 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 19 21-12, 21-17 0:34
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 # 21 Gabathuler/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
8/18/11FIVBÅland Open Winner 2 Benes/Kubala 8 Gabathuler/Schnider 24, Q5 25-23, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # 22 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 # 24, Q8 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 # 26 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 # 27, Q10 Ces/Ces, France 1-0
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 6 Ces/Ces 27, Q10 21-17, 21-12 0:33
Lead the series against # 28, Q14 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
Series tied with # 29, Q4 Doppler/Mellitzer, Austria 1-1
8/18/11FIVBÅland Open Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 8 Doppler/Mellitzer 25, Q6 22-20, 20-22, 15-9 0:56
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 # 30, Q1 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 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 # Q3 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
Trail the series against # Q16 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 0-1
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Bogatov/Prokopiev 10 Benes/Kubala 24, Q14 21-17 Retired 0:20