FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$30,000 Orco Challenger
May 25 - 28, 2006
(2) Fabio Galli/Andrea Raffaelli, Italy
 
Fabio Galli
Italy
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 10, 1969 (54 yrs old)
Home Town: Cremona
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 82 kg (180 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 62
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Athens 2003)
Career Winnings: US$22,355.00
Andrea Raffaelli
Italy
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: 16
Tournaments: 121
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB C&S Cattolica 2004)
Career Winnings: US$86,320.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB90000000010161 US$3,000.00
FIVB C&S110021223010000 US$12,500.00
Overall200021223020161 US$15,500.00
Previous Brno Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB C&S 8/11-14/2005 Switzerland Satellite 3 5th 20 US$1,000.00
FIVB 8/3-7/2005 Austria Grand Slam Q14 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 7/27-31/2005 France Grand Slam Q23 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 7/27-31/2005 Ukraine Challenger 1 7th 30 US$1,200.00
FIVB C&S 7/22-24/2005 Italy Satellite 1 7th 10 US$500.00
FIVB C&S 7/15-17/2005 Italy Challenger 2 9th 24 US$950.00
FIVB C&S 7/7-10/2005 Italy Challenger 4 4th 42 US$2,300.00
FIVB C&S 7/1-3/2005 Italy Challenger 3 9th 24 US$950.00
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2005 Norway Grand Slam Q18 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open Q18 41st 12 US$0.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Croatia Open Q13 33rd 20 US$0.00
Czech Republic Challenger Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 5/26/2006 Winner 2 Martins Plavins / Aleksandrs Samoilovs, Latvia (15, Q4) Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:47
Fri, 5/26/2006 Contender 1 Radoslav Dvorsky / Michal Litva, Slovakia (16, Q7) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:29
Sat, 5/27/2006 Contender 2 Michal Biza / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (9) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:43
Sat, 5/27/2006 Contender 3 Yaroslav Koshkarev / Serguei Prokopiev, Russia (13) Won 21-17, 22-24, 15-10 1:02
Sat, 5/27/2006 Contender 4 Thanassis Michalopoulos / Emmanouil Xenakis, Greece (1) Won 24-22, 16-21, 15-8 1:01
Sat, 5/27/2006 Contender 5 Josef Benes / Petr Benes, Czech Republic (23) Lost 14-21, 22-24 0:47
Head to Head Results
Galli/Raffaelli lead the series against the field 9-3 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Michalopoulos/Xenakis, Greece 1-1
5/27/06FIVB C&SCzech Republic Challenger Contender 4 Galli/Raffaelli 2 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 1 24-22, 16-21, 15-8 1:01
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Qualifier 2 Michalopoulos/Xenakis Q18 Galli/Raffaelli Q15 21-15, 21-12 0:37
Lead the series against # 7 Ivkovic/Krizanovic, Croatia 1-0
7/9/05FIVB C&SItaly Challenger Winner 3 Galli/Raffaelli 4 Ivkovic/Krizanovic 5 22-20, 21-19 0:51
Lead the series against # 9 Biza/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
5/27/06FIVB C&SCzech Republic Challenger Contender 2 Galli/Raffaelli 2 Biza/Kubala 9 21-18, 21-17 0:43
Lead the series against # 11 Domingo/Goss, Canada 2-0
8/28/04FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Contender 3 Galli/Raffaelli 6 Domingo/Goss 13, Q5 19-21, 21-19, 15-11 1:06
8/21/04FIVB C&SCorsica Satellite Contender 4 Galli/Raffaelli 5 Domingo/Goss 13 21-16, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # 13 Koshkarev/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
5/27/06FIVB C&SCzech Republic Challenger Contender 3 Galli/Raffaelli 2 Koshkarev/Prokopiev 13 21-17, 22-24, 15-10 1:02
Trail the series against # 15, Q4 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 0-1
5/26/06FIVB C&SCzech Republic Challenger Winner 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 15, Q4 Galli/Raffaelli 2 21-18, 21-17 0:47
Lead the series against # 16, Q7 Dvorsky/Litva, Slovakia 1-0
5/26/06FIVB C&SCzech Republic Challenger Contender 1 Galli/Raffaelli 2 Dvorsky/Litva 16, Q7 21-15, 21-14 0:29
Lead the series against # 20, Q11 Bakumovski/Dollinger, Germany 1-0
7/29/05FIVB C&SUkraine Challenger Winner 1 Galli/Raffaelli 1 Bakumovski/Dollinger 32, Q13 21-17, 19-21, 15-11 0:53
Trail the series against # 23 Benes/Benes, Czech Republic 0-1
5/27/06FIVB C&SCzech Republic Challenger Contender 5 Benes/Benes 23 Galli/Raffaelli 2 21-14, 24-22 0:47
Lead the series against # Q1 Caravano/Damez, France 1-0
7/16/05FIVB C&SItaly Challenger Winner 2 Galli/Raffaelli 2 Caravano/Damez 18, Q7 20-22, 21-18, 15-13 1:13