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European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Spanish Masters
July 20 - 23, 2006

(11) 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 Valencia Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2004	Andrea Raffaelli - 3rd	Fabio Galli - 3rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/21-25/2006	Switzerland Grand Slam	Q22	41st	24	US$0.00
CEV	6/15-18/2006	Russian Masters		17th	120	€ 500.00
FIVB	6/7-11/2006	Italian Open	Q16	57th	6	US$0.00
CEV	5/31-6/3/2006	German Masters	9	9th	240	€ 1,950.00
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

Spanish Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/20/2006	Qualifier 2	Andreas Sutter / Jonas Weingart, Switzerland	Won 21-13, 21-15	0:41
Thu, 7/20/2006	Qualifier 3	Paul Schroffenegger / Thomas Schroffenegger, Austria	Won 21-18, 21-19	0:43
Fri, 7/21/2006	Winner 1	Mykola Babich / Oleg Nikolaev, Ukraine (6)	Won 15-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:59
Fri, 7/21/2006	Winner 2	Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (3)	Lost 14-21, 20-22	0:43
Fri, 7/21/2006	Contender 2	Anders Lund Hoyer / Bo Soderberg, Denmark (16)	Lost 17-21, 17-21	0:50

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 8-8 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 4 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-2
7/21/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 2	Nummerdor/Schuil	3	Galli/Raffaelli	11	21-14, 22-20	0:43
6/2/06	CEV	German Masters	Contender 2	Nummerdor/Schuil	14	Galli/Raffaelli	9	21-17, 21-11	0:39
Trail the series against # 6 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 1-2
7/21/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 1	Galli/Raffaelli	11	Babich/Nikolaev	6	15-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:59
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
Series tied with # 7 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 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 # 10 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 # 13 Corneliussen/Simonsen, Denmark 0-1
6/15/06	CEV	Russian Masters	Qualifier 2	Corneliussen/Simonsen	13	Galli/Raffaelli		21-13, 21-15	0:40
Series tied with # 16 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-1
7/21/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 2	Hoyer/Soderberg	16	Galli/Raffaelli	11	21-17, 21-17	0:50
6/2/06	CEV	German Masters	Contender 1	Galli/Raffaelli	9	Hoyer/Soderberg	16	21-18, 21-13	0:43
Lead the series against 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
Lead the series against Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
7/20/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Qualifier 3	Galli/Raffaelli	11	Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger		21-18, 21-19	0:43
Lead the series against Sutter/Weingart, Switzerland 2-0
7/20/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Qualifier 2	Galli/Raffaelli	11	Sutter/Weingart		21-13, 21-15	0:41
8/7/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Qualifier 1	Galli/Raffaelli		Sutter/Weingart		21-16, 19-21, 15-11	0:50