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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Italian Open presented by Abruzzo
May 13 - 18, 2008

Roberto Marini/Andrea Raffaelli, Italy

Roberto Marini
Italy

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 7, 1974 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Arri Teramo

Height:

192 cm (6'4")

Weight:

86 kg (189 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB C&S Palinuro 2005)

Career FIVB WT Best:

CQ (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$1,075.00

Andrea Raffaelli
Italy

Photo: Carola Fabrizia Semino

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 19, 1969 (55 yrs old)

Home Town:

San Benedetto del Tronto

Height:

187 cm (6'2")

Weight:

92 kg (202 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

121

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB C&S Cattolica 2004)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$86,320.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	CQ	Money
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$0.00

Previous Roseto degli Abruzzi Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB C&S 2005	Natale Monopoli - 17th	Fabio Galli - 4th
2006	Mario Marolda - Country Quota	Fabio Galli - 57th
2007	Natale Monopoli - Country Quota	Diego Nota - 41st

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Italian Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 5/13/2008	Country Quota	Rodolfo Cavaliere / Fabio Galli, Italy (Q50)	Lost 17-21, 16-21	0:38

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Roberto Marini												Andrea Raffaelli
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$3,750.00
											Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	15	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	$10,100.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	84	0	0	0	0	3	8	17	29	0	$62,057.50
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00	Challenger	13	0	0	0	2	4	5	2	0	0	$7,712.50
3	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	$825.00	Satellite	5	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	$2,700.00
7	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	$1,075.00	Total	121	0	1	2	2	9	15	24	31	0	$86,320.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2008	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Roberto Marini													Andrea Raffaelli
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1992	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											1995	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											1996	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	7	2	$9,000.00
											1996	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$712.50
											1997	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	4	1	$10,100.00
											1997	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$1,600.00
											1998	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	4	$7,700.00
											1998	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$1,100.00
											1999	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	5	$11,750.00
											2000	FIVB	15	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	7	0	$18,500.00
											2001	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	$6,500.00
											2002	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	2	$8,357.50
											2003	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	$1,000.00
											2004	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,500.00
											2004	FIVB C&S	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,950.00
											2005	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	$1,500.00
4	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	$1,075.00	2005	FIVB C&S	6	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	0	0	$3,450.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2006	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
											2006	FIVB C&S	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$1,600.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2007	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2007	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2008	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
7	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	3	$1,075.00	Total	Total	118	0	1	2	2	9	15	24	31	34	$86,320.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set				Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches	By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0	Won 2-1	Lost 2-1	Overall	Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall	Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	0.0%
2007-2008	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	0.0%
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	0.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Head to Head Results
Marini/Raffaelli trail the series against the field 0-1 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # Q50 Cavaliere/Galli, Italy 0-1
5/13/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Country Quota	Cavaliere/Galli	Q50	Marini/Raffaelli		21-17, 21-16	0:38