Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 smart Grand Slam Berlin 2012
July 10 - 14, 2012
(14) 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 Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1996 Did not play Mikulas Latecka - 9th
1997 Did not play Michal Palinek - 13th
1998 Josef Benes - 41st Michal Palinek - 4th
1999 Did not play Marek Pakosta - 13th
2007 Did not play Jaroslav Pavlas - 33rd
2008 Martin Tichy - 41st Jaroslav Pavlas - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/3-8/2012 Gstaad Grand Slam 15 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2012 Grand Slam Rome 16 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/7-12/2012 Moscow Grand Slam 18 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/22-27/2012 Prague Open 9 7th 300 US$7,600.00
FIVB 5/8-13/2012 Beijing Grand Slam 13 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 5/1-6/2012 Shanghai Grand Slam 13 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 10/4-9/2011 Agadir Open 8 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/23-28/2011 The Hague Open 6 4th 420 US$11,200.00
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$8,000.00
Berlin Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/11/2012 Pool L Alexandr Dyachenko / Alexey Sidorenko, Kazakhstan (19) Lost 32-34, 19-21 0:54
Wed, 7/11/2012 Pool L Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (30, Q6) Lost 16-21, 12-21 0:31
Thu, 7/12/2012 Pool L Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal, United States (3) Lost By Forfeit  
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
2011FIVB1100011150300 $85,200.00 292454.7 %
2012FIVB700001110220 $46,000.00 131743.3 %
TotalFIVB35000134911160 $219,050.00 817751.3 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Petr Benes  Premysl Kubala
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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          
           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
11000125300 $42,600.00 2011FIVB11000125300 $42,600.00
7000021220 $23,000.00 2012FIVB7000021220 $23,000.00
56000291115109 $121,225.00 TotalTotal1140012927292026 $181,225.00
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%
2011-201227 64.3% 7 16.7% 8 19.0% 34-8 81.0% 9 19.1% 9 19.1% 29 61.7% 9-38 19.1% 27-29 48.2% 16-17 48.5% 01 43-47 47.8%
Against the Field26 60.5% 8 18.6% 9 20.9% 34-9 79.1% 8 16.7% 9 18.8% 31 64.6% 8-40 16.7% 52-60 46.4% 32-36 47.1% 01 42-49 46.2%
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 trail the series against the field 40-42 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 14 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 1-5
7/5/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool K Cerutti/Rego 2 Benes/Kubala 15 26-24, 21-16 0:39
6/15/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool J Cerutti/Rego 1 Benes/Kubala 16 19-21, 27-25, 15-11 0:59
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool K Cerutti/Rego 2 Benes/Kubala 18 18-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:49
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 1-4
5/25/12FIVBPrague Open Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Benes/Kubala 9 21-13, 21-16 0:37
8/19/11FIVBÅland Open Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Benes/Kubala 8 21-17, 21-12 0:36
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 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 2-5
7/12/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool L Gibb/Rosenthal 3 Benes/Kubala 14 By Forfeit  
7/6/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 3 Benes/Kubala 15 21-19, 21-15 0:36
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 # 4 Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 0-3
7/16/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Insfran/Schmidt 11 Benes/Kubala 15 21-17, 19-21, 15-10 0:55
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 # 5 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-5
10/7/11FIVBAgadir Open Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 1 Benes/Kubala 8 21-10, 21-16 0:36
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
Lead the series against # 6 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
Series tied with # 7 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 1-1
6/16/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Winner 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena 12 Benes/Kubala 16 21-18, 18-21, 15-12 0:56
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool N Benes/Kubala 21 Fuerbringer/Lucena 12 21-18, 21-16 0:41
Trail the series against # 8 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-3
6/11/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 1 Benes/Kubala 18 21-18, 21-15 0:39
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 # 9 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-1
10/7/11FIVBAgadir Open Contender 4 Erdmann/Matysik 6 Benes/Kubala 8 21-14, 21-19 0:36
Trail the series against # 10 Araujo/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
5/11/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 1 Araujo/Solberg 6, Q1 Benes/Kubala 13 21-16, 24-22 0:39
Lead the series against # 11 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 4-0
5/25/12FIVBPrague Open Contender 4 Benes/Kubala 9 Boersma/Spijkers 14 21-17, 21-18 0:38
10/6/11FIVBAgadir Open Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 8 Boersma/Spijkers 25 19-21, 21-19, 21-19 1:02
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 # 12 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 2-1
5/10/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool M Plavins/Smedins 20 Benes/Kubala 13 21-13, 27-29, 15-9 0:57
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool M Benes/Kubala 13 Plavins/Smedins 20 27-25, 21-19 0:50
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Benes/Kubala 9 Plavins/Smedins 8 18-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:48
Lead the series against # 13 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
Series tied with # 15 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 # 16 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-1
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool E Klemperer/Koreng 5 Benes/Kubala 12 21-16, 21-12 0:32
Series tied with # 17 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 # 19 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 0-2
7/11/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool L Dyachenko/Sidorenko 19 Benes/Kubala 14 34-32, 21-19 0:54
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 # 20 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 # 21 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 3-0
5/24/12FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Benes/Kubala 9 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 25, Q5 22-20, 24-22 0:46
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
Lead the series against # 22 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
7/5/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool K Benes/Kubala 15 Stiekema/Varenhorst 18 21-17, 15-21, 15-11 0:48
Lead the series against # 23, Q3 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 # 24, Q5 Prokopiev/Semenov, Russia 1-0
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Contender 4 Benes/Kubala 9 Prokopiev/Semenov 21, Q4 21-16, 15-21, 15-13 0:48
Trail the series against # 25, Q18 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
Trail the series against # 28, Q23 Keenan/Mayer, United States 0-1
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool M Keenan/Mayer 29, Q25 Benes/Kubala 13 21-11, 16-21, 20-18 0:47
Lead the series against # 29, Q4 "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
Trail the series against # 30, Q6 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-2
7/11/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool L Brouwer/Meeuwsen 30, Q6 Benes/Kubala 14 21-16, 21-12 0:31
7/6/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool K Brouwer/Meeuwsen 31 Benes/Kubala 15 18-21, 21-12, 15-11 0:45
6/10/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool K Benes/Kubala 18 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 31, Q11 22-20, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # Q1 Laciga/Weingart, Switzerland 2-0
10/6/11FIVBAgadir Open Winner 2 Benes/Kubala 8 Laciga/Weingart 24, Q1 20-22, 21-19, 15-13 0:53
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 9 Laciga/Weingart 24, Q6 21-19, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # Q7 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 Mullner/Wutzl, Austria 1-0
6/15/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 16 Mullner/Wutzl 31, Q17 21-18, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # Q27 Henriquez/Mussa, Venezuela 1-0
8/13/09FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 22 Henriquez/Mussa 11 21-11, 21-15 0:33