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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 KIA Open presented by Banco do Brazil
September 16 - 21, 2008

(14) Daniel Hupfer/Paul Schroffenegger, Austria

Daniel Hupfer
Austria

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 3, 1983 (41 yrs old)

Home Town:

Wels

Height:

189 cm (6'2")

Weight:

90 kg (198 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB C&S Lausanne 2007)

Career FIVB WT Best:

9th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$23,900.00

Paul Schroffenegger
Austria

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 30, 1973 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Innsbruck

Height:

194 cm (6'4")

Weight:

90 kg (198 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

100

Career Best:

4th (FIVB C&S Lausanne 2007)

Career FIVB WT Best:

9th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$29,320.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	7	8	13	5	US$36,100.00
FIVB C&S	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	US$2,000.00
Overall	43	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	5	1	7	8	13	5	US$38,100.00

Previous Guarujá Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/2-7/2008	Mallorca Open	27	25th	60	US$1,800.00
FIVB C&S	8/7-10/2008	Vaduz Satellite	2	13th	6	US$200.00
FIVB	7/29-8/3/2008	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Q9	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB	7/22-27/2008	Gstaad Grand Slam	Q8	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2008	Marseille Open	28, Q6	25th	60	US$1,800.00
FIVB C&S	7/10-13/2008	Lausanne Satellite	Q2	21st	2	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	7/3-6/2008	Brno Challenger	8	17th	16	US$500.00
FIVB	6/17-22/2008	Paris Grand Slam	Q27	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	6/3-8/2008	Stare Jablonki Open	Q16	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	5/20-25/2008	Zagreb Open	Q24	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/13-18/2008	Italian Open	Q31	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/6-11/2008	Prague Open	Q24	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	4/28-5/3/2008	China Shanghai Open	Q16	33rd	30	US$0.00

Guarajà Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/18/2008	Winner 1	Magne Kobbevik / Trygve Leite, Norway (19)	Won 21-19, 21-15	0:41
Thu, 9/18/2008	Winner 2	Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (3)	Lost 15-21, 5-21	0:29
Fri, 9/19/2008	Contender 2	Jody Gooding / Robin Miedzybrodzki, England (20)	Won 21-17, 21-17	0:40
Fri, 9/19/2008	Contender 3	Martin Laciga / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (11)	Lost 15-21, 10-21	0:34

Head to Head Results
Hupfer/Schroffenegger trail the series against the field 6-11 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
9/18/08	FIVB	Guarajà Open	Winner 2	Brink/Dieckmann	3	Hupfer/Schroffenegger	14	21-15, 21-5	0:29
Series tied with # 5 Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 1-1
9/4/08	FIVB	Mallorca Open	Winner 1	Maciel/Schmidt	6, Q2	Hupfer/Schroffenegger	27	21-19, 19-21, 15-8	0:58
8/19/07	FIVB C&S	Lausanne Satellite	Semi-Finals	Hupfer/Schroffenegger	6	Maciel/Schmidt	4	21-19, 14-21, 12-15	0:57
Trail the series against # 6 Insfran/Neto, Brazil 0-1
7/17/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Insfran/Neto	5	Hupfer/Schroffenegger	28, Q6	21-16, 21-11	0:39
Trail the series against # 7 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-2
9/4/08	FIVB	Mallorca Open	Contender 1	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	11, Q1	Hupfer/Schroffenegger	27	21-19, 21-10	0:41
5/14/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Qualifier 2	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	24, Q2	Hupfer/Schroffenegger	Q31	21-12, 21-18	0:37
Trail the series against # 8 Ces/Ces, France 0-1
9/5/07	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Qualifier 3	Ces/Ces	27, Q3	Hupfer/Schroffenegger	Q19	21-17, 21-13	0:39
Trail the series against # 11 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 0-1
9/19/08	FIVB	Guarajà Open	Contender 3	Laciga/Schnider	11	Hupfer/Schroffenegger	14	21-15, 21-10	0:34
Trail the series against # 13 Blauel/Huber, Austria 0-1
7/23/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Blauel/Huber	32, Q9	Hupfer/Schroffenegger	Q8	11-21, 21-8, 15-11	0:50
Lead the series against # 16 Abreu/Fernandes, Angola 2-0
5/14/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Qualifier 1	Hupfer/Schroffenegger	Q31	Abreu/Fernandes	Q34	21-12, 21-14	0:32
4/29/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Qualifier 1	Hupfer/Schroffenegger	Q16	Abreu/Fernandes	Q17	17-21, 21-12, 15-13	0:58
Series tied with # 17 Grotowski/Weaver, England 1-1
6/4/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Qualifier 2	Hupfer/Schroffenegger	Q16	Grotowski/Weaver	Q17	21-14, 21-12	0:32
7/18/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Qualifier 1	Grotowski/Weaver	Q34	Hupfer/Schroffenegger	Q31	21-19, 21-16	0:37
Trail the series against # 18 Pitta/Rodrigues, Brazil 0-2
8/8/08	FIVB C&S	Vaduz Satellite	Contender 1	Pitta/Rodrigues	7	Hupfer/Schroffenegger	2	21-10, 21-16	0:39
7/4/08	FIVB C&S	Brno Challenger	Winner 2	Pitta/Rodrigues	24, Q24	Hupfer/Schroffenegger	8	21-9, 18-21, 15-12	0:45
Lead the series against # 19 Kobbevik/Leite, Norway 1-0
9/18/08	FIVB	Guarajà Open	Winner 1	Hupfer/Schroffenegger	14	Kobbevik/Leite	19	21-19, 21-15	0:41
Lead the series against # 20 Gooding/Miedzybrodzki, England 1-0
9/19/08	FIVB	Guarajà Open	Contender 2	Hupfer/Schroffenegger	14	Gooding/Miedzybrodzki	20	21-17, 21-17	0:40