Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 China Sanya Open presented by Olympic Gardens
November 11 - 15, 2008
(17, Q3) Riccardo Bizzotto/Gianluca Casadei, Italy
 
Riccardo Bizzotto
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 28, 1981 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Marostica (VI)
Height: 200 cm (6'7")
Weight: 100 kg (220 lb)
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 24
Career Best: 4th (FIVB C&S Brno 2007)
Career FIVB WT Best: 9th (Klagenfurt 2007)
Career Winnings: US$24,225.00
Gianluca Casadei
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 13, 1978 (46 yrs old)
Home Town: Cesena
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Weight: 84 kg (185 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 39
Career Best: 5th (2 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 13th (Manama 2008)
Career Winnings: US$17,300.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB20000000110 US$6,400.00
Previous Sanya Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/27-11/1/2008 Manama Open 22, Q2 13th 180 US$3,900.00
Sanya Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 11/11/2008 Qualifier 2 Tarou Suzuki / Masakazu Ushio, Japan (Q14) Won 21-16, 23-21 0:40
Wed, 11/12/2008 Winner 1 Ahren Cadieux / Rich VanHuizen, Canada (16) Lost 16-21, 14-21 0:45
Wed, 11/12/2008 Contender 1 Damon Haenga / Sam Wallace-Boyd, New Zealand (32) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:35
Thu, 11/13/2008 Contender 2 Igor Hernandez / Jesus Villafane, Venezuela (15) Lost 14-21, 20-22 0:40
Head to Head Results
Bizzotto/Casadei trail the series against the field 3-4 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Gavira/Mesa, Spain 0-1
10/29/08FIVBManama Open Winner 2 Gavira/Mesa 6 Bizzotto/Casadei 22, Q2 21-17, 21-18 0:56
Trail the series against # 15 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 0-2
11/13/08FIVBSanya Open Contender 2 Hernandez/Villafane 15 Bizzotto/Casadei 17, Q3 21-14, 22-20 0:40
10/30/08FIVBManama Open Contender 3 Hernandez/Villafane 14 Bizzotto/Casadei 22, Q2 13-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:55
Trail the series against # 16 Cadieux/VanHuizen, Canada 0-1
11/12/08FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Cadieux/VanHuizen 16 Bizzotto/Casadei 17, Q3 21-16, 21-14 0:45
Lead the series against # 18 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
10/29/08FIVBManama Open Winner 1 Bizzotto/Casadei 22, Q2 Horrem/Maaseide 11 33-31, 21-13 1:03
Lead the series against # 32 Haenga/Wallace-Boyd, New Zealand 1-0
11/12/08FIVBSanya Open Contender 1 Bizzotto/Casadei 17, Q3 Haenga/Wallace-Boyd 32 21-15, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # Q14 Suzuki/Ushio, Japan 1-0
11/11/08FIVBSanya Open Qualifier 2 Bizzotto/Casadei 17, Q3 Suzuki/Ushio Q14 21-16, 23-21 0:40