European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 Nestea European Championship Final
August 25 - 28, 2006
(21) 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 The Hague Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
CEV 8/5-8/2006 Swiss Masters 9 13th 180 € 1,300.00
CEV 7/20-23/2006 Spanish Masters 7 7th 300 € 2,475.00
CEV 6/15-18/2006 Russian Masters 6 9th 240 € 1,950.00
FIVB 6/7-11/2006 Italian Open Q43 57th 6 US$0.00
CEV 5/31-6/3/2006 German Masters 3 7th 300 € 2,475.00
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
European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/24/2006 Winner 1 Tim Joosen / Dieter Melis, Belgium (12) Lost 23-25, 17-21 0:45
Thu, 8/24/2006 Contender 1 Eric Koreng / Kay Matysik, Germany (6) Lost 17-21, 20-22 0:38
Head to Head Results
Benes/Benes trail the series against the field 3-11 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 8 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 4 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-0
6/16/06CEVRussian Masters Contender 1 Benes/Benes 6 Heuscher/Kobel 3 18-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:54
Trail the series against # 5 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 0-2
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 # 6 Koreng/Matysik, Germany 0-1
8/24/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 1 Koreng/Matysik 6 Benes/Benes 21 21-17, 22-20 0:38
Trail the series against # 8 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 0-1
6/16/06CEVRussian Masters Contender 2 Babich/Nikolaev 8 Benes/Benes 6 21-14, 27-25 0:42
Trail the series against # 9 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
8/7/04CEV C&SSlavkov Challenger Pool C De Gruijter/Ronnes Benes/Benes 21-14, 21-9 0:27
Lead the series against # 11 Goranson/Hoidalen, Norway 1-0
7/21/06CEVSpanish Masters Contender 2 Benes/Benes 7 Goranson/Hoidalen 12 21-17, 21-19 0:44
Trail the series against # 12 Joosen/Melis, Belgium 0-2
8/24/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 1 Joosen/Melis 12 Benes/Benes 21 25-23, 21-17 0:45
6/2/06CEVGerman Masters Contender 3 Joosen/Melis 10 Benes/Benes 3 25-23, 19-21, 16-14 1:00
Series tied with # 13 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 # 16 Boersma/Mast, Netherlands 0-1
6/16/06CEVRussian Masters Winner 1 Boersma/Mast 11 Benes/Benes 6 21-11, 21-16 0:32
Trail the series against # 23 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-1
8/7/05CEVSwiss Open Qualifier 3 Kjemperud/Skarlund 10 Benes/Benes 21-16, 21-16 0:36