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European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea German Masters
May 31 - June 3, 2006

(9) 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 Hamburg Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB C&S	5/25-28/2006	Czech Republic Challenger	2	5th	48	US$1,500.00
CEV	5/17-21/2006	Turkish Masters		29th	30	€ 0.00
CEV	8/25-28/2005	European Championship Final	13	9th	80	€ 3,000.00
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

German Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 6/2/2006	Winner 1	Mykola Babich / Oleg Nikolaev, Ukraine (8)	Lost 14-21, 11-21	0:38
Fri, 6/2/2006	Contender 1	Anders Lund Hoyer / Bo Soderberg, Denmark (16)	Won 21-18, 21-13	0:43
Fri, 6/2/2006	Contender 2	Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (14)	Lost 17-21, 11-21	0:39

Head to Head Results
Galli/Raffaelli trail the series against the field 3-6 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 4 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Lione/Varnier, Italy 0-1
8/27/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 3	Lione/Varnier	8	Galli/Raffaelli	13	By Forfeit
Series tied with # 3 Benes/Benes, Czech Republic 1-1
5/27/06	FIVB C&S	Czech Republic Challenger	Contender 5	Benes/Benes	23	Galli/Raffaelli	2	21-14, 24-22	0:47
9/12/04	CEV	Spanish Open	Bronze Medal	Galli/Raffaelli		Benes/Benes		22-20, 21-16	0:58
Trail the series against # 8 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 0-2
6/2/06	CEV	German Masters	Winner 1	Babich/Nikolaev	8	Galli/Raffaelli	9	21-14, 21-11	0:38
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 # 14 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
6/2/06	CEV	German Masters	Contender 2	Nummerdor/Schuil	14	Galli/Raffaelli	9	21-17, 21-11	0:39
Lead the series against # 16 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
6/2/06	CEV	German Masters	Contender 1	Galli/Raffaelli	9	Hoyer/Soderberg	16	21-18, 21-13	0:43
Trail the series against Boersma/Mast, Netherlands 0-1
5/17/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Qualifier 2	Boersma/Mast		Galli/Raffaelli		21-10, 22-20	0:45
Lead the series against Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
9/9/04	CEV	Spanish Open		Galli/Raffaelli		Pedrosa/Rosas		21-14, 11-21, 15-11	0:56