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FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$20,000 Italy Satellite
August 5 - 7, 2005

(Q8) 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 Vasto Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB C&S	7/22-24/2005	Italy Satellite	8, Q2	4th	14	US$800.00

Italy Satellite Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/5/2005	Qualifier 1	Mohammed Al-Kuwari / Mohammed Al-Nasser, Qatar (Q9)	Won 21-15, 21-14	0:33
Fri, 8/5/2005	Qualifier 2	Andrea Ghiurghi / Gianni Mascagna, Italy (6, Q1)	Lost 18-21, 18-21	0:38

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	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$800.00	6	3	66.7 %
Total	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$800.00	6	3	66.7 %

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
3	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	$750.00	2005	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	$400.00
4	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	$2,000.00	Total	Total	5	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	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	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	2-2	50.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	2-1	66.7%

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 2-1 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 6, Q1 Ghiurghi/Mascagna, Italy 0-1
8/5/05	FIVB C&S	Italy Satellite	Qualifier 2	Ghiurghi/Mascagna	6, Q1	Ficosecco/Malavolta	Q8	21-18, 21-18	0:38
Lead the series against # 11, Q4 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
Lead the series against # Q9 Al-Kuwari/Al-Nasser, Qatar 1-0
8/5/05	FIVB C&S	Italy Satellite	Qualifier 1	Ficosecco/Malavolta	Q8	Al-Kuwari/Al-Nasser	Q9	21-15, 21-14	0:33