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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 VIP Open
June 8 - 12, 2005

(Q13) Fabio Galli/Andrea Raffaelli, Italy

Fabio Galli
Italy

Photo: Paolo Amari

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 10, 1969 (54 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$22,355.00

Andrea Raffaelli
Italy

Photo: Carola Fabrizia Semino

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 19, 1969 (54 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	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	1	US$3,000.00
FIVB C&S	11	0	0	2	1	2	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	US$12,500.00
Overall	20	0	0	2	1	2	2	3	0	2	0	1	6	1	US$15,500.00

Previous Zagreb Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/18-22/2005	China Open	Q15	41st	12	US$0.00
FIVB	9/21-26/2004	Brazil Open	25, Q5	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB C&S	8/27-29/2004	France Satellite	6	3rd	16	US$1,200.00
FIVB C&S	8/21-22/2004	Corsica Satellite	5	3rd	16	US$1,200.00

Croatia Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/8/2005	Qualifier 1	Andrej Flajs / Rok Satler, Slovenia (Q52)	Won 21-23, 21-16, 15-9	0:54
Wed, 6/8/2005	Qualifier 2	Jean-Philippe Daguerre / Mathieu Daguerre, France (Q45)	Won 21-19, 16-21, 15-11	0:58
Wed, 6/8/2005	Qualifier 3	Ahren Cadieux / Mark Heese, Canada (21, Q4)	Lost 15-21, 17-21	0:41

Head to Head Results
Galli/Raffaelli lead the series against the field 5-4 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 21, Q4 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 0-1
6/8/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Qualifier 3	Cadieux/Heese	21, Q4	Galli/Raffaelli	Q13	21-15, 21-17	0:41
Trail the series against # Q3 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 0-1
9/23/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Leinemann/VanHuizen	23	Galli/Raffaelli	25, Q5	21-10, 21-15	0:30
Lead the series against # Q9 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
9/23/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 1	Galli/Raffaelli	25, Q5	Lochhead/Pitman	24, Q4	21-15, 21-19	0:43
Trail the series against # Q17 Ces/Dugrip, France 0-1
8/21/04	FIVB C&S	Corsica Satellite	Winner 3	Ces/Dugrip	1	Galli/Raffaelli	5	18-21, 21-17, 17-15	1:12
Trail the series against # Q21 Michalopoulos/Xenakis, Greece 0-1
5/18/05	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 2	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	Q18	Galli/Raffaelli	Q15	21-15, 21-12	0:37
Lead the series against # Q39 Beck/Bleiker, Switzerland 1-0
8/21/04	FIVB C&S	Corsica Satellite	Winner 1	Galli/Raffaelli	5	Beck/Bleiker	12, Q8	21-17, 21-13	1:01
Lead the series against # Q42 Seppanen/Tolonen, Finland 1-0
8/28/04	FIVB C&S	France Satellite	Contender 2	Galli/Raffaelli	6	Seppanen/Tolonen	16, Q10	19-21, 21-17, 15-13	1:00
Lead the series against # Q45 Daguerre/Daguerre, France 1-0
6/8/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Qualifier 2	Galli/Raffaelli	Q13	Daguerre/Daguerre	Q45	21-19, 16-21, 15-11	0:58
Lead the series against # Q52 Flajs/Satler, Slovenia 1-0
6/8/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Qualifier 1	Galli/Raffaelli	Q13	Flajs/Satler	Q52	21-23, 21-16, 15-9	0:54