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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 KIA Open presented by Banco do Brazil
September 16 - 21, 2008

(13) Felix Blauel/Alexander Huber, Austria

Felix Bläuel
Austria

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 18, 1984 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kardamvli

Height:

192 cm (6'4")

Weight:

90 kg (198 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB C&S Milan 2007)

Career FIVB WT Best:

7th (Guarujá 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$13,675.00

Alexander Huber
Austria

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 25, 1985 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Klagenfurt

Height:

179 cm (5'11")

Weight:

65 kg (143 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

136

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$145,682.38

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	17	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	4	4	4	US$20,900.00
FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$3,450.00
Overall	22	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	2	1	3	4	4	4	US$24,350.00

Previous Guarujá Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/2-7/2008	Mallorca Open	25, Q5	25th	60	US$1,800.00
FIVB	8/26-31/2008	Kristiansand Open	Q4	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	7/29-8/3/2008	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	31	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	7/22-27/2008	Gstaad Grand Slam	32, Q9	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/10-15/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	Q28	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	6/3-8/2008	Stare Jablonki Open	Q18	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	5/27-6/1/2008	Barcelona Open	Q17	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/13-18/2008	Italian Open	Q28	57th	6	US$0.00
FIVB	5/6-11/2008	Prague Open	Q23	41st	18	US$0.00

Guarajà Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/18/2008	Winner 1	Jody Gooding / Robin Miedzybrodzki, England (20)	Won 21-16, 21-11	0:41
Thu, 9/18/2008	Winner 2	Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (4)	Lost 19-21, 16-21	0:41
Fri, 9/19/2008	Contender 2	Magne Kobbevik / Trygve Leite, Norway (19)	Won 21-17, 21-13	0:34
Fri, 9/19/2008	Contender 3	Santiago Etchegaray / Pablo Suarez, Argentina (27)	Won 21-16, 21-18	0:48
Fri, 9/19/2008	Contender 4	Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (7)	Won By Forfeit
Sat, 9/20/2008	Contender 5	Benjamin Insfran / Franco Neto, Brazil (6)	Lost 12-21, 22-20, 12-15	1:05

Head to Head Results
Blauel/Huber trail the series against the field 5-8 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
7/31/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool B	Marques/Solberg	2	Blauel/Huber	31	21-17, 21-19	0:47
Trail the series against # 2 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-1
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool A	Reckermann/Urbatzka	17	Blauel/Huber	32	21-19, 21-15	0:39
Trail the series against # 3 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
7/24/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool A	Brink/Dieckmann	1	Blauel/Huber	32, Q9	23-21, 21-16	0:45
Trail the series against # 4 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
9/18/08	FIVB	Guarajà Open	Winner 2	Araujo/Magalhaes	4	Blauel/Huber	13	21-19, 21-16	0:41
Trail the series against # 5 Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 0-2
8/1/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Maciel/Schmidt	16, Q3	Blauel/Huber	31	21-18, 21-12	0:41
5/28/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Qualifier 2	Maciel/Schmidt	31, Q16	Blauel/Huber	Q17	21-17, 21-11	0:38
Trail the series against # 6 Insfran/Neto, Brazil 0-2
9/20/08	FIVB	Guarajà Open	Contender 5	Insfran/Neto	6	Blauel/Huber	13	21-12, 20-22, 15-12	1:05
9/4/08	FIVB	Mallorca Open	Winner 1	Insfran/Neto	8	Blauel/Huber	25, Q5	21-15, 21-14	0:37
Lead the series against # 7 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-0
9/19/08	FIVB	Guarajà Open	Contender 4	Blauel/Huber	13	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	7	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 14 Hupfer/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
7/23/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Blauel/Huber	32, Q9	Hupfer/Schroffenegger	Q8	11-21, 21-8, 15-11	0:50
Lead the series against # 19 Kobbevik/Leite, Norway 1-0
9/19/08	FIVB	Guarajà Open	Contender 2	Blauel/Huber	13	Kobbevik/Leite	19	21-17, 21-13	0:34
Lead the series against # 20 Gooding/Miedzybrodzki, England 1-0
9/18/08	FIVB	Guarajà Open	Winner 1	Blauel/Huber	13	Gooding/Miedzybrodzki	20	21-16, 21-11	0:41
Lead the series against # 27 Etchegaray/Suarez, Argentina 1-0
9/19/08	FIVB	Guarajà Open	Contender 3	Blauel/Huber	13	Etchegaray/Suarez	27	21-16, 21-18	0:48