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European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Swiss Open
August 7 - 9, 2005

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 CEV Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$37,287.81

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:

140

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career CEV Best:

2nd (Neusiedler See 1999)

Career Winnings:

US$105,575.71

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	27	29	33	41	57	Money
CEV	10	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	US$16,725.24
FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	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	0	0	0	US$12,500.00
Overall	30	0	0	3	1	2	2	6	0	5	1	0	1	1	1	6	1	US$32,225.24

Previous Lucerne Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
FIVB	5/18-22/2005	China Open	Q15	41st	12	US$0.00
CEV	5/12-15/2005	Turkish Open		27th	12	€ 0.00
FIVB	9/21-26/2004	Brazil Open	25, Q5	17th	72	US$3,000.00
CEV	9/9-12/2004	Spanish Open		3rd	70	€ 4,500.00
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

Swiss Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sun, 8/7/2005	Qualifier 1	Andreas Sutter / Jonas Weingart, Switzerland	Won 21-16, 19-21, 15-11	0:50
Sun, 8/7/2005	Qualifier 2	Iver Horrem / Bard-Inge Pettersen, Norway (12)	Lost 16-21, 18-21	0:54

Head to Head Results
Galli/Raffaelli lead the series against the field 4-3 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 4 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
9/10/04	CEV	Spanish Open	Pool C	Galli/Raffaelli		Herrera/Mesa		21-13, 19-21, 15-11	1:00
Trail the series against # 11 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 0-1
7/30/05	FIVB C&S	Ukraine Challenger	Winner 3	Babich/Nikolaev	9	Galli/Raffaelli	1	19-21, 21-18, 18-16	1:15
Trail the series against # 12 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 0-1
8/7/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Qualifier 2	Horrem/Pettersen	12	Galli/Raffaelli		21-16, 21-18	0:54
Lead the series against 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 Benes/Benes, Czech Republic 1-0
9/12/04	CEV	Spanish Open	Bronze Medal	Galli/Raffaelli		Benes/Benes		22-20, 21-16	0:58
Trail the series against Pavlas/Svoboda, Czech Republic 0-1
7/23/05	FIVB C&S	Italy Satellite	Winner 1	Pavlas/Svoboda	16	Galli/Raffaelli	1	21-16, 21-19	0:47
Lead the series against Sutter/Weingart, Switzerland 1-0
8/7/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Qualifier 1	Galli/Raffaelli		Sutter/Weingart		21-16, 19-21, 15-11	0:50