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FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$20,000 Italy Satellite
July 22 - 24, 2005

(8, Q2) Paolo Ficosecco/Marco Malavolta, Italy

Paolo Ficosecco
Italy

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 22, 1979 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Chiaravalle (AN)

Height:

198 cm (6'6")

Weight:

92 kg (202 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Casablanca 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$4,825.00

Marco Malavolta
Italy

Photo: Carola Fabrizia Semino

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 26, 1971 (54 yrs old)

Height:

186 cm (6'1")

Weight:

73 kg (161 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB C&S Alba Adriatica 2005)

Career Winnings:

US$650.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	US$800.00

Previous Alba Adriatica Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Italy Satellite Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/22/2005	Country Quota	Fabio Casali / Thomas Casali, Italy	Won 18-21, 21-11, 15-9
Fri, 7/22/2005	Qualifier 1	Rasmus Helgebostad / Hakon Kronstad, Norway (Q7)	Won 21-7, 21-13	0:27
Sat, 7/23/2005	Winner 1	Bradley Smith / Andrew Wyer, Australia (9)	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:43
Sat, 7/23/2005	Winner 2	Jaroslav Pavlas / Miroslav Svoboda, Czech Republic (16)	Won 21-18, 17-21, 17-15	0:56
Sat, 7/23/2005	Winner 3	Riccardo Lione / Matteo Varnier, Italy (4)	Lost 19-21, 16-21	0:44
Sun, 7/24/2005	Contender 4	Roberto Marini / Natale Monopoli, Italy (13, Q6)	Won 12-21, 21-19, 16-14	0:51
Sun, 7/24/2005	Semi-Finals	Eugenio Amore / Riccardo Fenili, Italy (3)	10-21, 15-21	0:35
Sun, 7/24/2005	Bronze Medal	Jaroslav Pavlas / Miroslav Svoboda, Czech Republic (16)	Lost 19-21, 16-21	0:49

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$)
Satellite	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$800.00
Total	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$800.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Paolo Ficosecco												Marco Malavolta
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	World Tour Finals
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,375.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam
13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star
5	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	$1,800.00	Challenger
4	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	$1,650.00	Satellite	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	$650.00
34	1	0	0	1	1	2	5	2	0	$4,825.00	Total	5	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	$650.00

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
2005	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$800.00	5	2	71.4 %
Total	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$800.00	5	2	71.4 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Paolo Ficosecco													Marco Malavolta
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1992	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											1995	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,250.00	2004	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$250.00
2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$750.00	2005	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$400.00
3	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$2,000.00	Total	Total	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	$650.00

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	3	75.0%	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	2	40.0%	0	0.0%	3	60.0%	2-3	40.0%	3-3	50.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0	6-3	66.7%
2004-2005	3	75.0%	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	2	40.0%	0	0.0%	3	60.0%	2-3	40.0%	3-3	50.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0	6-3	66.7%
Against the Field	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	2	40.0%	0	0.0%	3	60.0%	2-3	40.0%	4-6	40.0%	6-0	100.0%	0	0	5-3	62.5%

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
Satellite	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	3
Total	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	3

Head to Head Results
Ficosecco/Malavolta lead the series against the field 5-2 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 1 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Lione/Varnier, Italy 0-1
7/23/05	FIVB C&S	Italy Satellite	Winner 3	Lione/Varnier	4	Ficosecco/Malavolta	8, Q2	21-19, 21-16	0:44
Lead the series against # 9 Smith/Wyer, Australia 1-0
7/23/05	FIVB C&S	Italy Satellite	Winner 1	Ficosecco/Malavolta	8, Q2	Smith/Wyer	9	21-19, 21-17	0:43
Lead the series against # 13, Q6 Marini/Monopoli, Italy 1-0
7/24/05	FIVB C&S	Italy Satellite	Contender 4	Ficosecco/Malavolta	8, Q2	Marini/Monopoli	13, Q6	12-21, 21-19, 16-14	0:51
Series tied with # 16 Pavlas/Svoboda, Czech Republic 1-1
7/24/05	FIVB C&S	Italy Satellite	Bronze Medal	Pavlas/Svoboda	16	Ficosecco/Malavolta	8, Q2	21-19, 21-16	0:49
7/23/05	FIVB C&S	Italy Satellite	Winner 2	Ficosecco/Malavolta	8, Q2	Pavlas/Svoboda	16	21-18, 17-21, 17-15	0:56
Lead the series against Casali/Casali, Italy 1-0
7/22/05	FIVB C&S	Italy Satellite	Country Quota	Ficosecco/Malavolta	8, Q2	Casali/Casali		18-21, 21-11, 15-9
Lead the series against # Q7 Helgebostad/Kronstad, Norway 1-0
7/22/05	FIVB C&S	Italy Satellite	Qualifier 1	Ficosecco/Malavolta	8, Q2	Helgebostad/Kronstad	Q7	21-7, 21-13	0:27