European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 Nestea European Championship Final
August 25 - 28, 2005
(13) 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: 17
Tournaments: 87
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: 16
Tournaments: 140
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career CEV Best: 2nd (Neusiedler See 1999)
Career Winnings: US$105,575.71
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719252729334157Money
CEV100010003031011000 US$16,725.24
FIVB90000000010000161 US$3,000.00
FIVB C&S110021223010000000 US$12,500.00
Overall300031226051011161 US$32,225.24
Previous Moscow Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB 1999 Did not play Maurizio Pimponi - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB C&S 8/11-14/2005 Switzerland Satellite 3 5th 20 US$1,000.00
CEV 8/7-9/2005 Swiss Open 19th 16 € 0.00
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
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
European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/26/2005 Winner 1 Janis Grinbergs / Austris Stals, Latvia (20) Lost 13-21, 15-21 0:35
Fri, 8/26/2005 Contender 1 Adrian Caravano / Olivier Conte, France (14) Won 25-23, 19-21, 15-12 1:07
Sat, 8/27/2005 Contender 2 Michal Biza / Igor Stejskal, Czech Republic (12) Won 21-13, 16-21, 18-16 1:13
Sat, 8/27/2005 Contender 3 Riccardo Lione / Matteo Varnier, Italy (8) Lost By Forfeit  
Head to Head Results
Galli/Raffaelli lead the series against the field 5-4 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 5 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
9/10/04CEVSpanish Open Pool C Galli/Raffaelli Herrera/Mesa 21-13, 19-21, 15-11 1:00
Lead the series against # 7 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-0
9/11/04CEVSpanish Open Pool C Galli/Raffaelli Arkaev/Barsuk 21-19, 21-14 0:43
Trail the series against # 8 Lione/Varnier, Italy 0-1
8/27/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 3 Lione/Varnier 8 Galli/Raffaelli 13 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 10 Kalinine/Karpukhin, Russia 0-1
7/30/05FIVB C&SUkraine Challenger Contender 5 Kalinine/Karpukhin 13 Galli/Raffaelli 1 21-19, 17-21, 23-21 1:17
Lead the series against # 12 Biza/Stejskal, Czech Republic 1-0
8/27/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 2 Galli/Raffaelli 13 Biza/Stejskal 12 21-13, 16-21, 18-16 1:13
Lead the series against # 14 Caravano/Conte, France 1-0
8/26/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 1 Galli/Raffaelli 13 Caravano/Conte 14 25-23, 19-21, 15-12 1:07
Lead the series against # 18 Benes/Benes, Czech Republic 1-0
9/12/04CEVSpanish Open Bronze Medal Galli/Raffaelli Benes/Benes 22-20, 21-16 0:58
Trail the series against # 20 Grinbergs/Stals, Latvia 0-1
8/26/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 1 Grinbergs/Stals 20 Galli/Raffaelli 13 21-13, 21-15 0:35
Trail the series against # 22 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 0-1
7/30/05FIVB C&SUkraine Challenger Winner 3 Babich/Nikolaev 9 Galli/Raffaelli 1 19-21, 21-18, 18-16 1:15