Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Mazury 2013
July 2 - 7, 2013
(34) 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 Stare Jablonki Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Did not play Jaroslav Pavlas - 9th
2008 Martin Tichy - 25th Did not play
2009 Premysl Kubala - 17th Petr Benes - 17th
2010 Premysl Kubala - 5th Petr Benes - 5th
2011 Premysl Kubala - 17th Petr Benes - 17th
2012 Premysl Kubala - 25th Petr Benes - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/18-23/2013 Rome Grand Slam 32, Q22 25th 240 US$2,750.00
FIVB 6/11-16/2013 The Hague Grand Slam 20 25th 240 US$2,750.00
FIVB 8/14-19/2012 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 8 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/28-8/9/2012 London 2012 Olympic Games 14 17th 0 US$0.00
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
Stare Jablonki World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/2/2013 Pool J Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (15) Lost 17-21, 13-21 0:32
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Petr BenesTotal191200.6320414
 19600.6670312
 210600.6000102
Premysl KubalaTotal181030.3891302
 112630.2501201
 26400.6670101
Wed, 7/3/2013 Pool J Alvaro Filho / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (10) Lost 16-21, 20-22 0:35
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Petr BenesTotal261550.3852011
 113720.3851011
 213830.3851000
Premysl KubalaTotal13540.0771101
 15210.2000101
 28330.0001000
Thu, 7/4/2013 Pool J Alexey Kuleshov / Dmitriy Yakovlev, Kazakhstan (39) Won 21-16, 26-28, 15-13 0:52
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Petr BenesTotal513080.4310607
 119920.3680101
 2221350.3640304
 310810.7000202
Premysl KubalaTotal131000.7695314
 13200.6674001
 26500.8330113
 34300.7501200
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Petr Benes9657130.458210212
Premysl Kubala442570.4097717
Total14082200.443917319
Opponents14093210.51410241018
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
2013World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki Premysl Kubala - 33rd Petr Benes - 33rd
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 11 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/2-7/2013 Stare Jablonki World Championships 34 33rd 50 US$4,800.00
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
2012FIVB900001110330 $49,500.00 142337.8 %
2013FIVB300000000021 $10,300.00 3827.3 %
TotalFIVB40000134911291 $232,850.00 859148.3 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Petr Benes  Premysl Kubala
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
9000021330 $24,750.00 2012FIVB9000021330 $24,750.00
3000000021 $5,150.00 2013FIVB3000000021 $5,150.00
610002911161310 $128,125.00 TotalTotal1190012927302327 $188,125.00
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%
2012-201311 55.0% 3 15.0% 6 30.0% 14-6 70.0% 3 11.1% 7 25.9% 17 63.0% 3-24 11.1% 11-17 39.3% 6-13 31.6% 01 17-31 35.4%
Against the Field12 46.2% 4 15.4% 10 38.5% 16-10 61.5% 5 15.6% 5 15.6% 22 68.8% 5-27 15.6% 24-42 36.4% 18-30 37.5% 01 21-37 36.2%
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 21-37 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 15 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 3-4
8/16/12FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool Q Fijalek/Prudel 9 Benes/Kubala 8 21-13, 21-15 0:31
8/19/11FIVBĂ…land 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 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 # 5 Schmidt/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool D Schmidt/Solberg 4 Benes/Kubala 20 21-13, 15-21, 15-11 0:48
Trail the series against # 7 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-4
6/21/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool A Nummerdor/Schuil 17 Benes/Kubala 32, Q22 21-15, 21-12 0:32
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 # 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
Trail the series against # 9 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-2
6/19/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool A Lupo/Nicolai 1 Benes/Kubala 32, Q22 21-13, 21-13 0:33
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
Trail the series against # 10 Filho/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/3/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool J Filho/Santos 10 Benes/Kubala 34 21-16, 22-20 0:35
Lead the series against # 11 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 2-1
6/12/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool D Dollinger/Windscheif 13 Benes/Kubala 20 15-21, 21-15, 15-7 0:42
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 # 12 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 # 13 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
Trail the series against # 14 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 # 15 Doppler/Horst, Austria 0-2
7/2/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool J Doppler/Horst 15 Benes/Kubala 34 21-17, 21-13 0:32
8/17/12FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool Q Doppler/Horst 25 Benes/Kubala 8 21-23, 21-18, 15-12 0:53
Trail the series against # 18 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 # 21 Koshkarev/Semenov, Russia 0-1
8/28/11FIVBThe Hague Open Bronze Medal Koshkarev/Semenov 5 Benes/Kubala 6 21-18, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 22 Huber/Seidl, Austria 0-2
6/20/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool A Huber/Seidl 16 Benes/Kubala 32, Q22 21-15, 21-23, 17-15 0:53
8/16/12FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool Q Huber/Seidl 24, Q5 Benes/Kubala 8 21-17, 21-16 0:31
Lead the series against # 32 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
6/18/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Benes/Kubala 32, Q22 Hernandez/Villafane Q6 21-18, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 33 Hyden/Lucena, United States 1-0
6/18/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Benes/Kubala 32, Q22 Hyden/Lucena Q11 15-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:46
Trail the series against # 35 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 0-1
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Bogatov/Prokopiev 10 Benes/Kubala 24, Q14 21-17 Retired 0:20
Lead the series against # 39 Kuleshov/Yakovlev, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/4/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool J Benes/Kubala 34 Kuleshov/Yakovlev 39 21-16, 26-28, 15-13 0:52
Lead the series against # 42 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 # 43 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
Trail the series against # 44 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 4-6
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool D Gavira/Herrera 29, Q12 Benes/Kubala 20 22-20, 22-20 0:39
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