European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
May 30 - June 3, 2012
(19) 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: 13
Tournaments: 92
Career Best: 4th (5 times)
Career CEV Best: 4th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$166,067.37
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: 165
Career Best: 2nd (CEV Almere 2000)
Career Winnings: US$243,009.69
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
CEV800011220200 US$23,953.01
FIVB40000134911291 US$232,850.00
Overall480002461111491 US$256,803.01
Previous The Hague Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Josef Benes - 17th Michal Biza - 13th
2007 Josef Benes - 9th Jaroslav Pavlas - 5th
2008 Josef Benes - 9th Did not play
FIVB 2009 Premysl Kubala - 7th Petr Benes - 7th
FIVB 2011 Premysl Kubala - 4th Petr Benes - 4th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
CEV 8/10-14/2011 CEV European Championship Final 15 17th 160 € 1,000.00
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
2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/30/2012 Pool L David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (14) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:34
Thu, 5/31/2012 Pool L Emiel Boersma / Daan Spijkers, Netherlands (3) Lost 14-21, 16-21 0:35
Thu, 5/31/2012 Pool L Anders Lund Hoyer / Bo Soderberg, Denmark (30) Won 16-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:43
Fri, 6/1/2012 Winner 1 Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (1) Lost By Forfeit 0:59
Head to Head Results
Benes/Kubala lead the series against the field 31-30 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-7
6/1/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 1 Brink/Reckermann 1 Benes/Kubala 19 By Forfeit 0:59
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
6/19/09CEVGerman Masters Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 1 Benes/Kubala 9 21-8, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # 2 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
Lead the series against # 3 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 4-1
5/31/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool L Boersma/Spijkers 3 Benes/Kubala 19 21-14, 21-16 0:35
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
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 5 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 4-5
8/19/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 4 Fijalek/Prudel 3 Benes/Kubala 8 24-22, 21-12 0:36
8/11/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Pool K Fijalek/Prudel 2 Benes/Kubala 15 25-23, 17-21, 15-12 0:52
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
9/17/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool B Fijalek/Prudel 10 Benes/Kubala 7 21-15, 21-19 0:41
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
5/8/09CEVSpanish Masters Contender 2 Benes/Kubala 13, Q3 Fijalek/Prudel 7 21-18, 21-9 0:31
Lead the series against # 7 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 # 8 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 7-1
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 2 Benes/Kubala 6 Samoilovs/Sorokins 11 21-19, 21-12 0:32
8/10/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Pool K Benes/Kubala 15 Samoilovs/Sorokins 18 21-15, 21-15 0:36
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 # 13 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 3-6
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
9/16/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool B Benes/Kubala 7 Gavira/Herrera 2 24-26, 21-18, 15-12 1:02
9/12/09CEVEnglish Masters Winner 3 Gavira/Herrera 3 Benes/Kubala 7 21-17, 21-15 0:35
6/6/09CEVAustrian Masters Semi-Finals Gavira/Herrera 8 Benes/Kubala 11 21-16, 15-21, 15-11 0:52
5/28/09FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 1 Gavira/Herrera 13 Benes/Kubala 29, Q11 18-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:53
Series tied with # 14 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 3-3
5/30/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool L Klemperer/Koreng 14 Benes/Kubala 19 21-17, 21-16 0:34
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool E Klemperer/Koreng 5 Benes/Kubala 12 21-16, 21-12 0:32
9/11/09CEVEnglish Masters Winner 2 Benes/Kubala 7 Klemperer/Koreng 2 21-15, 19-14 Retired 0:37
6/7/09CEVAustrian Masters Bronze Medal Klemperer/Koreng 2 Benes/Kubala 11 21-17, 22-20 0:45
6/6/09CEVAustrian Masters Winner 3 Benes/Kubala 11 Klemperer/Koreng 2 21-18, 25-23 0:46
7/12/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 4 Benes/Kubala 28 Klemperer/Koreng 2 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 17 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 0-2
8/12/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 13 Benes/Kubala 15 21-14, 21-15 0:34
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 # 20 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 # 23 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
Trail the series against # 24 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 # 28 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 # 30 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 2-0
5/31/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool L Benes/Kubala 19 Hoyer/Soderberg 30 16-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:43
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool E Benes/Kubala 12 Hoyer/Soderberg 21 21-15, 21-13 0:31