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FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$15,000 Lausanne Satellite
August 16 - 19, 2007

(5) Michael Bleiker/Michel Kertai, Switzerland

Michael Bleiker
Switzerland

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 2, 1982 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Aarau

Height:

200 cm (6'7")

Weight:

95 kg (209 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB C&S Lausanne 2007)

Career Winnings:

US$5,850.00

Michel Kertai
Switzerland

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 14, 1982 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bern

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB C&S Lausanne 2007)

Career Winnings:

US$1,075.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,700.00

Previous Lausanne Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2003	Did not play	Jan Schnider - 9th
2004	Sebastian Beck - Country Quota	Did not play
2005	Sebastian Beck - 9th	Did not play
2006	Hannes Wyder - 13th	Did not play

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Lausanne Satellite Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/17/2007	Winner 1	Marco Folmli / Raphael Zurgilgen, Switzerland (12)	Won By Forfeit
Fri, 8/17/2007	Winner 2	Fabio Guerra / Roberto Lopes, Brazil (13)	Lost 12-21, 21-19, 11-15	0:52
Fri, 8/17/2007	Contender 2	Rob Jansons / David Viollier, Switzerland (15, Q4)	Won 21-16, 21-14	0:35
Sat, 8/18/2007	Contender 3	Mark Ellingson / Ben Saxton, Canada (8, Q1)	Won 21-17, 15-21, 20-18	1:03
Sat, 8/18/2007	Contender 4	Paul Podstawka / Ray Sewell, Canada (2)	Won 21-10, 21-19	0:39
Sun, 8/19/2007	Semi-Finals	Fabio Guerra / Roberto Lopes, Brazil (13)	Lost 17-21, 7-21	0:40
Sun, 8/19/2007	Bronze Medal	Daniel Hupfer / Paul Schroffenegger, Austria (6)	Won 22-20, 21-17	0:41

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	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00
Total	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Michael Bleiker												Michel Kertai
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	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam
10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,500.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	$1,250.00	Challenger
12	0	0	1	1	2	7	0	0	0	$3,100.00	Satellite	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,075.00
											U21 World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$0.00
27	0	0	1	1	3	7	2	2	0	$5,850.00	Total	6	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	$1,075.00

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 C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00	5	2	71.4 %
Total	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00	5	2	71.4 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Michael Bleiker													Michel Kertai
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2001	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											2002	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											2003	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2003	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$225.00
											2004	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	$200.00	2004	FIVB C&S
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	$1,500.00	2005	FIVB
5	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	$1,225.00	2005	FIVB C&S
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2006	FIVB
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	$325.00	2006	FIVB C&S
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00	2007	FIVB
3	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	$1,500.00	2007	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$850.00
25	0	0	1	1	2	6	2	2	11	$4,750.00	Total	Total	6	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	2	$1,075.00

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%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	3-1	75.0%	1-1	50.0%	1	0	5-2	71.4%
2006-2007	3	75.0%	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	3-1	75.0%	1-1	50.0%	1	0	5-2	71.4%
Against the Field	3	75.0%	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2	66.7%	0-3	0.0%	6-2	75.0%	2-2	50.0%	1	0	5-2	71.4%

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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	5	2
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	5	2

Head to Head Results
Bleiker/Kertai lead the series against the field 5-2 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Podstawka/Sewell, Canada 1-0
8/18/07	FIVB C&S	Lausanne Satellite	Contender 4	Bleiker/Kertai	5	Podstawka/Sewell	2	21-10, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 6 Hupfer/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
8/19/07	FIVB C&S	Lausanne Satellite	Bronze Medal	Bleiker/Kertai	5	Hupfer/Schroffenegger	6	22-20, 21-17	0:41
Lead the series against # 8, Q1 Ellingson/Saxton, Canada 1-0
8/18/07	FIVB C&S	Lausanne Satellite	Contender 3	Bleiker/Kertai	5	Ellingson/Saxton	8, Q1	21-17, 15-21, 20-18	1:03
Lead the series against # 12 Folmli/Zurgilgen, Switzerland 1-0
8/17/07	FIVB C&S	Lausanne Satellite	Winner 1	Bleiker/Kertai	5	Folmli/Zurgilgen	12	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 13 Guerra/Lopes, Brazil 0-2
8/19/07	FIVB C&S	Lausanne Satellite	Semi-Finals	Guerra/Lopes	13	Bleiker/Kertai	5	21-17, 21-7	0:40
8/17/07	FIVB C&S	Lausanne Satellite	Winner 2	Guerra/Lopes	13	Bleiker/Kertai	5	21-12, 19-21, 15-11	0:52
Lead the series against # 15, Q4 Jansons/Viollier, Switzerland 1-0
8/17/07	FIVB C&S	Lausanne Satellite	Contender 2	Bleiker/Kertai	5	Jansons/Viollier	15, Q4	21-16, 21-14	0:35