European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 Nestea European Championship
August 24 - 26, 2007
(24) Josef Benes/Petr Benes, Czech Republic
 
Josef Benes
Czech Republic
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 29, 1970 (54 yrs old)
Height: 194 cm (6'4")
Weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 35
Career Best: 4th (3 times)
Career CEV Best: 4th (Valencia 2004)
Career Winnings: US$28,740.53
Petr Benes
Czech Republic
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 27, 1974 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Praha
Height: 197 cm (6'6")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 92
Career Best: 4th (5 times)
Career CEV Best: 4th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$166,067.37
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719254157Money
CEV210001136451000 US$44,306.40
CEV C&S20001001000000 US$1,843.28
FIVB70000000000115 US$1,400.00
FIVB C&S50001010030000 US$4,500.00
Overall350003147481115 US$52,049.68
Previous Valencia Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Petr Benes - 4th Josef Benes - 4th
2005 Petr Benes - 17th Josef Benes - 17th
2006 Petr Benes - 7th Josef Benes - 7th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
CEV 8/9-12/2007 Dutch Masters 5 9th 240 € 1,950.00
CEV 7/5-8/2007 Swiss Masters 2 9th 240 € 1,950.00
FIVB C&S 6/28-7/1/2007 Brno Challenger 24 7th 40 US$1,200.00
CEV 6/14-17/2007 German Masters 2 5th 360 € 3,000.00
CEV 5/31-6/3/2007 Russian Masters 8 7th 300 € 2,475.00
CEV 5/17-20/2007 Austrian Masters 10 13th 180 € 1,300.00
CEV 8/25-28/2006 European Championship Final 21 17th 160 € 1,000.00
European Championship Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/24/2007 Winner 1 Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (9) Lost 14-21, 11-21 0:32
Fri, 8/24/2007 Contender 1 Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (7) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:46
Head to Head Results
Benes/Benes trail the series against the field 6-17 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 10 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 2 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-1
6/16/07CEVGerman Masters Winner 3 Boersma/Ronnes 6 Benes/Benes 2 21-16, 21-18 0:35
6/1/07CEVRussian Masters Contender 2 Benes/Benes 8 Boersma/Ronnes 14 24-22, 10-21, 15-12 0:55
Trail the series against # 3 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
6/2/06CEVGerman Masters Winner 1 Nummerdor/Schuil 14 Benes/Benes 3 34-32, 21-10 0:44
Trail the series against # 4 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
6/1/07CEVRussian Masters Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 1 Benes/Benes 8 21-12, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 7 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 0-3
8/24/07CEVEuropean Championship Contender 1 Herrera/Mesa 7 Benes/Benes 24 21-19, 21-17 0:46
8/7/06CEVSwiss Masters Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 8 Benes/Benes 9 19-21, 21-17, 17-15 0:55
7/21/06CEVSpanish Masters Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 10 Benes/Benes 7 27-25, 21-16 0:56
Trail the series against # 8 Berger/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
8/10/07CEVDutch Masters Contender 2 Berger/Nowotny 7 Benes/Benes 5 21-18, 21-16 0:38
Trail the series against # 9 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-1
8/24/07CEVEuropean Championship Winner 1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 9 Benes/Benes 24 21-14, 21-11 0:32
Lead the series against # 12 Fijalek/Orman, Poland 1-0
6/15/07CEVGerman Masters Winner 1 Benes/Benes 2 Fijalek/Orman 15 19-21, 25-23, 15-11 0:54
Trail the series against # 14 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
7/6/07CEVSwiss Masters Contender 2 Heuscher/Heyer 13 Benes/Benes 2 21-18, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # 15 Joosen/Roelandt, Belgium 1-0
7/6/07CEVSwiss Masters Contender 1 Benes/Benes 2 Joosen/Roelandt 10 21-15, 21-16 0:40
Trail the series against # 16 Lario/Luna, Spain 0-1
8/10/07CEVDutch Masters Winner 1 Lario/Luna 12 Benes/Benes 5 22-20, 21-17 0:42
Trail the series against # 17 Lione/Varnier, Italy 1-3
5/18/07CEVAustrian Masters Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 7 Benes/Benes 10 21-18, 21-14 0:38
6/2/06CEVGerman Masters Contender 2 Benes/Benes 3 Lione/Varnier 1 21-18, 24-22 0:42
5/19/06CEVTurkish Masters Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 6 Benes/Benes 11 21-12, 27-25 0:43
7/7/05CEVSpanish Open Qualifier 3 Lione/Varnier 13 Benes/Benes 21-19, 19-21, 15-11 0:57
Lead the series against # 18 Kufa/Rotrekl, Czech Republic 1-0
5/17/07CEVAustrian Masters Qualifier 4 Benes/Benes 10 Kufa/Rotrekl 21-18, 14-21, 15-13 0:46
Trail the series against # 20 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-2
6/2/07CEVRussian Masters Contender 3 Doppler/Gartmayer 7 Benes/Benes 8 21-19, 21-19 0:40
7/22/06CEVSpanish Masters Contender 3 Doppler/Gartmayer 14 Benes/Benes 7 20-22, 21-13, 15-11 0:54
Trail the series against # 21 Kubala/Pavlas, Czech Republic 0-1
5/18/07CEVAustrian Masters Contender 1 Kubala/Pavlas 15 Benes/Benes 10 21-15, 21-8 0:35
Series tied with # 22 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 1-1
6/1/07CEVRussian Masters Winner 1 Benes/Benes 8 Babich/Nikolaev 9 21-12, 16-21, 15-10 0:51
6/16/06CEVRussian Masters Contender 2 Babich/Nikolaev 8 Benes/Benes 6 21-14, 27-25 0:42