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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA
July 29 - August 3, 2008

(Q17) Rodolfo Cavaliere/Fabio Galli, Italy

Rodolfo Cavaliere
Italy

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 10, 1974 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Cesena

Height:

194 cm (6'4")

Weight:

92 kg (202 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (FIVB C&S Porto Santo 2005)

Career FIVB WT Best:

17th (The Hague 2010)

Career Winnings:

US$3,401.38

Fabio Galli
Italy

Photo: Paolo Amari

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 10, 1969 (56 yrs old)

Home Town:

Cremona

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

82 kg (180 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Athens 2003)

Career FIVB WT Best:

13th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$37,287.81

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	29	33	41	57	Money
CEV	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	US$1,591.40
FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	US$0.00
Overall	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	1	2	1	1	US$1,591.40

Previous Klagenfurt Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1998	Did not play	Matteo De Cecco - 57th
2005	Did not play	Andrea Raffaelli - 41st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/22-27/2008	Gstaad Grand Slam	Q12	33rd	40	US$0.00
CEV	7/11-13/2008	European Championship	26	17th	160	€ 1,000.00
FIVB	6/3-8/2008	Stare Jablonki Open	Q38	41st	18	US$0.00
CEV	5/28-6/1/2008	Dutch Masters	Q9	17th	120	€ 0.00
CEV	5/22-25/2008	Swiss Masters	Q9	21st	60	€ 0.00
FIVB	5/13-18/2008	Italian Open	Q50	57th	6	US$0.00
CEV	5/9-12/2008	Austrian Masters	Q18	17th	120	€ 0.00
CEV	4/17-20/2008	Spanish Masters	Q30	29th	30	€ 0.00

Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/30/2008	Qualifier 1	Janis Freidenfelds / Martins Freidenfelds, Latvia (Q16)	Won 17-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:51
Wed, 7/30/2008	Qualifier 2	Bjorn Berg / Hannes Brinkborg, Sweden (17, Q1)	Lost 13-21, 21-17, 9-15	0:58

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$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
Confederation Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00
Total	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	$1,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Rodolfo Cavaliere												Fabio Galli
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$2,500.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	$0.00
13	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12	$1,400.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	36	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	30	$7,000.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	$900.00	Challenger	12	1	0	0	1	5	4	1	0	0	$9,300.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	Satellite	6	0	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	$3,555.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	Confederation Championship	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$2,500.00
25	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	21	$2,800.00	Total	65	1	1	2	1	8	7	6	2	37	$24,855.00

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	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00	3	4	42.9 %
2008	CEV	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	$1,000.00	4	6	40.0 %
Total	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00	3	4	42.9 %
Total	CEV	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	$1,000.00	4	6	40.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Rodolfo Cavaliere													Fabio Galli
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1995	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											1996	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,000.00
											1997	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
											1997	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$500.00
											1998	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
											1998	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$750.00
											1999	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,500.00
											1999	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$168.75
											2000	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$750.00
											2000	CEV	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,025.00
											2001	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$1,000.00
											2002	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2003	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	$2,500.00
											2003	FIVB C&S	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,400.00
											2004	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	$1,500.00
											2004	FIVB C&S	3	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,655.00
											2004	CEV	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$2,625.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	2005	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	$600.00	2005	FIVB C&S	7	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	0	0	$4,200.00
											2005	CEV	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	$1,500.00
											2006	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
											2006	FIVB C&S	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$1,600.00
											2006	CEV	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	1	$2,950.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2007	FIVB
											2007	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$750.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00	2008	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	$500.00	2008	CEV	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	$500.00
17	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	12	$1,100.00	Total	Total	74	1	1	4	1	8	9	13	2	35	$30,873.75

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	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	2	33.3%	1	16.7%	3	50.0%	2-4	33.3%	1-3	25.0%	2-1	66.7%	0	0	3-4	42.9%
2007-2008	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	2	33.3%	1	16.7%	3	50.0%	2-4	33.3%	1-3	25.0%	2-1	66.7%	0	0	3-4	42.9%
Against the Field	0		0		0		0-0		1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1-2	33.3%	0-2	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	1-2	33.3%

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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Total	1	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	6

Head to Head Results
Cavaliere/Galli trail the series against the field 2-3 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 17, Q1 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 0-1
7/30/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Berg/Brinkborg	17, Q1	Cavaliere/Galli	Q17	21-13, 17-21, 15-9	0:58
Trail the series against # 29 Miramontes/Virgen, Mexico 0-1
7/23/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Miramontes/Virgen	29, Q5	Cavaliere/Galli	Q12	21-15, 21-18	0:36
Series tied with # Q6 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 1-1
7/11/08	CEV	European Championship	Contender 1	Cavaliere/Galli	26	Gabathuler/Wenger	23	21-17, 18-21, 15-12	0:55
5/10/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Qualifier 3	Gabathuler/Wenger	14, Q7	Cavaliere/Galli	Q18	21-13, 22-24, 15-12	0:52
Lead the series against # Q16 Freidenfelds/Freidenfelds, Latvia 1-0
7/30/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Cavaliere/Galli	Q17	Freidenfelds/Freidenfelds	Q16	17-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:51