European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea German Masters
May 31 - June 3, 2006
(3) 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 Hamburg Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB C&S 5/25-28/2006 Czech Republic Challenger 23 4th 56 US$2,300.00
CEV 5/17-21/2006 Turkish Masters 11 9th 240 € 1,950.00
CEV 8/25-28/2005 European Championship Final 18 17th 40 € 1,000.00
CEV 8/7-9/2005 Swiss Open 17th 20 € 500.00
CEV 7/7-10/2005 Spanish Open 17th 20 € 500.00
German Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/2/2006 Winner 1 Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (14) Lost 32-34, 10-21 0:44
Fri, 6/2/2006 Contender 1 John Garcia-Thompson / Alex Ortiz, Spain (6) Won By Forfeit  
Fri, 6/2/2006 Contender 2 Riccardo Lione / Matteo Varnier, Italy (1) Won 21-18, 24-22 0:42
Fri, 6/2/2006 Contender 3 Tim Joosen / Dieter Melis, Belgium (10) Lost 23-25, 21-19, 14-16 1:00
Head to Head Results
Benes/Benes trail the series against the field 5-6 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 4 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Lione/Varnier, Italy 1-2
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 # 6 Garcia-Thompson/Ortiz, Spain 1-0
6/2/06CEVGerman Masters Contender 1 Benes/Benes 3 Garcia-Thompson/Ortiz 6 By Forfeit  
Series tied with # 9 Galli/Raffaelli, Italy 1-1
5/27/06FIVB C&SCzech Republic Challenger Contender 5 Benes/Benes 23 Galli/Raffaelli 2 21-14, 24-22 0:47
9/12/04CEVSpanish Open Bronze Medal Galli/Raffaelli Benes/Benes 22-20, 21-16 0:58
Trail the series against # 10 Joosen/Melis, Belgium 0-1
6/2/06CEVGerman Masters Contender 3 Joosen/Melis 10 Benes/Benes 3 25-23, 19-21, 16-14 1:00
Lead the series against # 12 Indra/Wachter, Liechtenstein 1-0
8/26/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 1 Benes/Benes 18 Indra/Wachter 15 21-10, 21-17 0:34
Trail the series against # 14 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
6/2/06CEVGerman Masters Winner 1 Nummerdor/Schuil 14 Benes/Benes 3 34-32, 21-10 0:44
Lead the series against Dudicov/Tcacenco, Moldova 1-0
5/11/05CEVTurkish Open Qualifier 1 Benes/Benes Dudicov/Tcacenco 21-18, 21-17 0:32
Trail the series against Krug/Urbatzka, Germany 0-1
7/7/05CEVSpanish Open Qualifier 4 Krug/Urbatzka 14 Benes/Benes 22-20, 24-22 0:47