European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 Nestea European Championship Final
August 25 - 28, 2005
(18) 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 Moscow Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
CEV 8/7-9/2005 Swiss Open 17th 20 € 500.00
CEV 7/7-10/2005 Spanish Open 17th 20 € 500.00
CEV 5/12-15/2005 Turkish Open 19th 16 € 0.00
CEV 9/9-12/2004 Spanish Open 4th 60 € 3,250.00
European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/26/2005 Winner 1 Oliver Indra / Matthias Wachter, Liechtenstein (15) Won 21-10, 21-17 0:34
Fri, 8/26/2005 Winner 2 Christoph Dieckmann / Andreas Scheuerpflug, Germany (2) Lost 10-21, 18-21 0:32
Fri, 8/26/2005 Contender 1 Haroldas Cyvas / Marius Vasiliauskas, Lithuania (16) Lost 23-25, 21-16, 13-15 0:52
Head to Head Results
Benes/Benes trail the series against the field 3-8 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-2
8/26/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 2 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 2 Benes/Benes 18 21-10, 21-18 0:32
9/11/04CEVSpanish Open Semi-Finals Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug Benes/Benes 21-16, 22-20 0:42
Trail the series against # 8 Lione/Varnier, Italy 0-1
7/7/05CEVSpanish Open Qualifier 3 Lione/Varnier 13 Benes/Benes 21-19, 19-21, 15-11 0:57
Trail the series against # 12 Biza/Stejskal, Czech Republic 0-2
8/8/04CEV C&SSlavkov Challenger Semi-Finals Biza/Stejskal Benes/Benes 18-21, 21-19, 21-19 1:10
6/4/04CEV C&SZagreb Challenger Pool B Biza/Stejskal Benes/Benes 21-11, 17-21, 15-12 0:49
Trail the series against # 13 Galli/Raffaelli, Italy 0-1
9/12/04CEVSpanish Open Bronze Medal Galli/Raffaelli Benes/Benes 22-20, 21-16 0:58
Lead the series against # 15 Indra/Wachter, Liechtenstein 1-0
8/26/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 1 Benes/Benes 18 Indra/Wachter 15 21-10, 21-17 0:34
Series tied with # 16 Cyvas/Vasiliauskas, Lithuania 1-1
8/26/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 1 Cyvas/Vasiliauskas 16 Benes/Benes 18 25-23, 16-21, 15-13 0:52
9/10/04CEVSpanish Open Pool A Benes/Benes Cyvas/Vasiliauskas 21-10, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 17 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Ukraine 1-0
9/9/04CEVSpanish Open Benes/Benes Dyachenko/Kulinich 21-13, 21-16 0:42
Trail the series against # 20 Grinbergs/Stals, Latvia 0-1
8/7/05CEVSwiss Open Qualifier 4 Grinbergs/Stals 13 Benes/Benes 21-16, 21-14 0:35