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European Championship Tour
€ 70,000 Austrian Masters presented by Autohaus Bierbaum
June 3 - 7, 2009

(15, Q14) Paolo Ficosecco/Fabio Galli, Italy

Paolo Ficosecco
Italy

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 22, 1979 (45 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 CEV Best:

7th (Blackpool 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$8,138.30

Fabio Galli
Italy

Photo: Paolo Amari

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 10, 1969 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

Cremona

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

82 kg (180 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Athens 2003)

Career CEV Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$37,287.81

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	29	33	41	Money
CEV	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	US$1,109.28
FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	US$0.00
Overall	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	3	US$1,109.28

Previous Baden Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/26-31/2009	Myslowice Open	Q20	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/12-17/2009	Rome Open	Q15	33rd	30	US$0.00
CEV	5/6-10/2009	Spanish Masters	Q9	29th	30	€ 0.00

Austrian Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/4/2009	Qualifier 1	Jan Dumek / Martin Tichy, Czech Republic (Q19)	Won 14-21, 21-13, 15-10	0:52
Thu, 6/4/2009	Qualifier 2	Emiel Boersma / Joppe Paulides, Netherlands (Q3)	Won 10-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:50
Thu, 6/4/2009	Qualifier 3	Anders Lund Hoyer / Bo Soderberg, Denmark (Q11)	Won 21-17, 21-17	0:42
Fri, 6/5/2009	Winner 1	David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (2)	Lost 15-21, 11-21	0:33
Fri, 6/5/2009	Contender 1	Inocencio Lario / Raul Mesa, Spain (10)	Lost 14-21, 16-21	0:34

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 3-3 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-1
6/5/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 1	Klemperer/Koreng	2	Ficosecco/Galli	15, Q14	21-15, 21-11	0:33
Trail the series against # 10 Lario/Mesa, Spain 0-1
6/5/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Contender 1	Lario/Mesa	10	Ficosecco/Galli	15, Q14	21-14, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # Q3 Boersma/Paulides, Netherlands 1-0
6/4/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Qualifier 2	Ficosecco/Galli	15, Q14	Boersma/Paulides	Q3	10-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:50
Lead the series against # Q11 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
6/4/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Qualifier 3	Ficosecco/Galli	15, Q14	Hoyer/Soderberg	Q11	21-17, 21-17	0:42
Trail the series against # Q17 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 0-1
5/27/09	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Qualifier 2	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	Q13	Ficosecco/Galli	Q20	16-21, 26-24, 15-13	1:03
Lead the series against # Q19 Dumek/Tichy, Czech Republic 1-0
6/4/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Qualifier 1	Ficosecco/Galli	15, Q14	Dumek/Tichy	Q19	14-21, 21-13, 15-10	0:52