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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Prague Open
May 6 - 11, 2008

(Q39) Domenico Apicella/Massimiliano Falaschetti, Italy

Domenico Apicella
Italy

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 10, 1976 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Agropoli (SA)

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

90 kg (198 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (FIVB C&S Casablanca 2005)

Career FIVB WT Best:

33rd (4 times)

Career Winnings:

US$375.00

Massimiliano Falaschetti
Italy

Photo: Carola Fabrizia Semino

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 2, 1978 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

San Benedetto del Tronto

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

84 kg (185 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (FIVB C&S Vasto 2005)

Career FIVB WT Best:

33rd (Stare Jablonki 2007)

Career Winnings:

US$525.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	CQ	Money
FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$0.00
Overall	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	US$0.00

Previous Prague Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/5-9/2007	Stare Jablonki Open	Q29	33rd	30	US$0.00

Prague Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/7/2008	Qualifier 1	Morais Abreu / Emanuel Fernandes, Angola (Q26)	Won 15-21, 21-16, 15-12	1:00
Wed, 5/7/2008	Qualifier 2	Jose Pedrosa / Pedro Rosas, Portugal (Q7)	Lost 13-21, 14-21	0:39

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Satellite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Domenico Apicella												Massimiliano Falaschetti
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$0.00	Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$375.00	Satellite	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$275.00
19	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	$375.00	Total	8	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$525.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2007	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
2008	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2	2	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Domenico Apicella													Massimiliano Falaschetti
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2004	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	$375.00	2005	FIVB C&S	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	$525.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	2006	FIVB C&S
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2007	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00	2007	FIVB C&S
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2008	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
12	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	8	$375.00	Total	Total	7	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	4	$525.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1-2	33.3%	1-1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	1	2-3	40.0%
2007-2008	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1-2	33.3%	1-1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	1	2-3	40.0%
Against the Field	0		0		0		0-0		1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	0-2	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	1	1-2	33.3%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
Total	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 1-1 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # Q7 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 0-1
5/7/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Qualifier 2	Pedrosa/Rosas	Q7	Apicella/Falaschetti	Q39	21-13, 21-14	0:39
Lead the series against # Q26 Abreu/Fernandes, Angola 1-0
5/7/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Qualifier 1	Apicella/Falaschetti	Q39	Abreu/Fernandes	Q26	15-21, 21-16, 15-12	1:00