Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
London 2012 Olympic Games
July 28 - August 9, 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 London Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/10-14/2012 Berlin Grand Slam 14 25th 80 US$3,500.00
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
London 2012 Olympic Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sun, 7/29/2012 Pool B Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (11) Lost 23-25, 16-21 0:40
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Petr BenesTotal432300.53541109
 1331700.5151906
 210600.6003203
Premysl KubalaTotal10600.6003203
 110600.6003203
 20000000
Tue, 7/31/2012 Pool B Kentaro Asahi / Katsuhiro Shiratori, Japan (23) Won 17-21, 21-12, 15-7 0:44
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Petr BenesTotal452500.55601443
 1452500.55601443
 20000000
 30000000
Premysl KubalaTotal11700.6365412
 111700.6365412
 20000000
 30000000
Thu, 8/2/2012 Pool B Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (2) Lost 13-21, 15-21 0:35
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Petr BenesTotal10600.6000703
 110600.6000703
 20000000
Premysl KubalaTotal271300.4811202
 1271300.4811202
 20000000
Thu, 8/2/2012 Lucky Loser Jonathan Erdmann / Kay Matysik, Germany (8) Lost 21-15, 19-21, 13-15 0:55
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Petr BenesTotal421900.45201603
 1421900.45201603
 20000000
 30000000
Premysl KubalaTotal251400.5605501
 1251400.5605501
 20000000
 30000000
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Petr Benes1407300.521448418
Premysl Kubala734000.548141318
Total21311300.5311861526
Opponents20511200.5461354827
Olympic Games, 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
2012Olympic GamesLondon Premysl Kubala - 17th Petr Benes - 17th
2013World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki Premysl Kubala - 33rd Petr Benes - 33rd
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 %
2012FIVB800001110320 $46,000.00 142041.2 %
TotalFIVB36000134911260 $219,050.00 828050.6 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Petr Benes  Premysl Kubala
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
8000021320 $23,000.00 2012FIVB8000021320 $23,000.00
57000291116109 $121,225.00 TotalTotal1150012927302026 $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 Field18 62.1% 4 13.8% 7 24.1% 22-7 75.9% 6 12.8% 9 19.1% 32 68.1% 6-41 12.8% 36-62 36.7% 20-32 38.5% 01 28-48 36.8%
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 27-42 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 9 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 1-5
8/2/12FIVBLondon 2012 Olympic Games Pool B Dalhausser/Rogers 2 Benes/Kubala 14 21-13, 21-15 0:35
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 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
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 5 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 # 7 Cunha/Santos, Brazil 1-4
6/16/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Winner 2 Benes/Kubala 16 Cunha/Santos 4 21-17, 25-23 0:46
5/26/12FIVBPrague Open Contender 5 Cunha/Santos 8 Benes/Kubala 9 21-11, 26-24 0:43
5/4/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool M Cunha/Santos 4 Benes/Kubala 13 21-17, 20-22, 15-9 0:53
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
Trail the series against # 8 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-2
8/2/12FIVBLondon 2012 Olympic Games Lucky Loser Erdmann/Matysik 8 Benes/Kubala 14 15-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:55
10/7/11FIVBAgadir Open Contender 4 Erdmann/Matysik 6 Benes/Kubala 8 21-14, 21-19 0:36
Series tied with # 9 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
Series tied with # 10 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 # 11 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 4-5
7/29/12FIVBLondon 2012 Olympic Games Pool B Gavira/Herrera 11 Benes/Kubala 14 25-23, 21-16 0:40
6/14/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool J Benes/Kubala 16 Gavira/Herrera 17 21-18, 21-16 0:35
6/10/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 18 Gavira/Herrera 14 22-20, 23-21 0:44
5/11/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool M Benes/Kubala 13 Gavira/Herrera 4 22-20, 18-21, 15-10 0:48
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool O Gavira/Herrera 6 Benes/Kubala 22 21-16, 19-21, 17-15 0:50
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
5/28/09FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 1 Gavira/Herrera 13 Benes/Kubala 29, Q11 18-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:53
Series tied with # 13 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-1
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool K Lupo/Nicolai 15 Benes/Kubala 18 21-19, 12-21, 16-14 0:48
8/27/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 6 Benes/Kubala 6 Lupo/Nicolai 7 21-16, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # 15 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 # 16 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 # 17 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
Trail the series against # 18 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 # 19 Binstock/Reader, Canada 1-0
5/24/12FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 9 Binstock/Reader 24, Q16 21-17, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # 22 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
Lead the series against # 23 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 2-0
7/31/12FIVBLondon 2012 Olympic Games Pool B Benes/Kubala 14 Asahi/Shiratori 23 17-21, 21-12, 15-7 0:44
6/17/10FIVBPrague Open Contender 1 Benes/Kubala 9 Asahi/Shiratori 25, Q12 21-19, 25-23 0:43