European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Austrian Masters
May 17 - 20, 2007
(10) 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 St. Pölten Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
CEV 8/25-28/2006 European Championship Final 21 17th 160 € 1,000.00
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
Austrian Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/17/2007 Qualifier 2 Mait Murs / Martti Rosenblatt, Estonia Won 21-14, 28-26 0:49
Thu, 5/17/2007 Qualifier 3 Adrian Gavira / Francisco Alfredo Marco, Spain Won 17-21, 24-22, 15-12  
Thu, 5/17/2007 Qualifier 4 Robert Kufa / Pavel Rotrekl, Czech Republic Won 21-18, 14-21, 15-13 0:46
Fri, 5/18/2007 Winner 1 Riccardo Lione / Matteo Varnier, Italy (7) Lost 18-21, 14-21 0:38
Fri, 5/18/2007 Contender 1 Premysl Kubala / Jaroslav Pavlas, Czech Republic (15) Lost 15-21, 8-21 0:35
Head to Head Results
Benes/Benes trail the series against the field 8-12 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 9 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 3 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
5/19/06CEVTurkish Masters Contender 2 Egger/Laciga 1 Benes/Benes 11 28-26, 21-18 0:48
Trail the series against # 5 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-1
7/22/06CEVSpanish Masters Contender 3 Doppler/Gartmayer 14 Benes/Benes 7 20-22, 21-13, 15-11 0:54
Trail the series against # 6 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 # 7 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
Trail the series against # 9 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-1
8/7/05CEVSwiss Open Qualifier 3 Kjemperud/Skarlund 10 Benes/Benes 21-16, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 14 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
Trail the series against # 15 Kubala/Pavlas, Czech Republic 0-1
5/18/07CEVAustrian Masters Contender 1 Kubala/Pavlas 15 Benes/Benes 10 21-15, 21-8 0:35
Lead the series against # 16 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 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 0-1
6/16/06CEVRussian Masters Contender 2 Babich/Nikolaev 8 Benes/Benes 6 21-14, 27-25 0:42
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
Lead the series against Gavira/Marco, Spain 1-0
5/17/07CEVAustrian Masters Qualifier 3 Benes/Benes 10 Gavira/Marco 17-21, 24-22, 15-12  
Lead the series against Klyamar/Kutsmus, Ukraine 1-0
7/21/06CEVSpanish Masters Contender 1 Benes/Benes 7 Klyamar/Kutsmus 15 23-21, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against Kolar/Tichy, Czech Republic 1-0
5/26/06FIVB C&SCzech Republic Challenger Winner 1 Benes/Benes 23 Kolar/Tichy 10 21-16, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against 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
Lead the series against Murs/Rosenblatt, Estonia 1-0
5/17/07CEVAustrian Masters Qualifier 2 Benes/Benes 10 Murs/Rosenblatt 21-14, 28-26 0:49