European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
May 30 - June 3, 2012
(13) Adrian Gavira/Pablo Herrera, Spain
 
Adrián Gavira Collado
Spain
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 17, 1987 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: La Linea de la Concepcion
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Weight: 89 kg (196 lb)
Seasons: 21
Tournaments: 232
Career Wins: 9
Career CEV Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$868,111.66
Pablo Herrera Allepuz
Spain
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 29, 1982 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Castellon de la Plana
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 24
Tournaments: 266
Career Wins: 14
Career CEV Wins: 6
Career Winnings: US$1,047,645.44
Awards
  • Top Rookie 2008
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317192125Money
CEV244031100303000 US$149,154.07
FIVB15941010746344127115 US$1,440,678.42
Overall18381013856347130115 US$1,589,832.49
Previous The Hague Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Did not play Raul Mesa - 7th
2007 Francisco Alfredo Marco - 13th Did not play
FIVB 2009 Pablo Herrera - 2nd Adrian Gavira - 2nd
FIVB 2010 Pablo Herrera - 17th Adrian Gavira - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/22-27/2012 Prague Open 4 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 5/8-13/2012 Beijing Grand Slam 4 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 5/1-6/2012 Shanghai Grand Slam 7 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 4/24-29/2012 Silesia Open 3 3rd 480 US$15,000.00
FIVB 4/17-22/2012 Brasília Open 5 4th 420 US$11,200.00
FIVB 10/4-9/2011 Agadir Open 5 5th 360 US$9,100.00
FIVB 7/5-10/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam 6 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/28-7/3/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam 6 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 9 5th 600 US$18,000.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam 10 5th 480 US$13,200.00
2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/30/2012 Pool M Sebastian Chevallier / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (20) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:35
Thu, 5/31/2012 Pool M Volkan Gogtepe / Selcuk Sekerci, Türkiye (29) Won 21-14, 21-11 0:31
Thu, 5/31/2012 Pool M Jonathan Erdmann / Kay Matysik, Germany (4) Lost 12-21, 21-14, 13-15 0:48
Fri, 6/1/2012 Winner 1 Jon Stiekema / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (6) Lost 10-21, 19-21 0:31
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games400001030000 $0.00
World Championships800004000400 $100,000.00
World Tour Finals400002020000 $44,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam7414442301711640 $860,650.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open663463153220910 $423,800.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star302001000000 $11,700.00
Confederation Championship1510216020300 $74,500.00
Total1745101285234613250 $1,515,150.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Adrian Gavira Pablo Herrera
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
4000013000 $0.00 Olympic Games6010014000 $0.00
8000040400 $50,000.00 World Championships11000041500 $59,875.00
4000022000 $22,250.00 World Tour Finals4000022000 $22,250.00
82144423191980 $442,800.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam92145427232250 $502,975.00
85456319271420 $252,450.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open106546422342270 $316,300.00
3020010000 $5,850.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star3020010000 $5,850.00
3010010100 $3,000.00 Challenger1001000000 $1,550.00
3010010100 $0.00 U21 World Championships2110000000 $0.00
1000001000 $0.00 U18/19 World Championships          
17102162320 $37,500.00 Confederation Championship20202193300 $54,500.00
210613128585442120 $813,850.00 Total245912149666752120 $963,300.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2009FIVB1102303120000 $163,900.00 501576.9 %
2009CEV520102000000 $29,800.00 19773.1 %
2010FIVB1301123140100 $147,500.00 472565.3 %
2010CEV100000010000 $2,500.00 3175.0 %
2011FIVB800013120100 $78,200.00 241660.0 %
2012FIVB500111000200 $47,300.00 161061.5 %
2012CEV100000000100 $1,000.00 2250.0 %
TotalFIVB37035410380400 $436,900.00 1376667.5 %
TotalCEV720102010100 $33,300.00 241070.6 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Adrian Gavira  Pablo Herrera
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2001FIVB2000000011 $1,000.00
           2001FIVB Age Group WC1010000000 $0.00
           2002FIVB1000000001 $0.00
           2002FIVB Age Group WC1100000000 $0.00
           2003FIVB4000001210 $8,000.00
           2004FIVB11110031500 $37,375.00
           2004CEV3100011000 $7,000.00
           2004CEV Under Age1100000000 $0.00
           2005FIVB11000006221 $26,200.00
           2005FIVB C&S1001000000 $1,550.00
2000001100 $0.00 2005FIVB Age Group WC          
           2005CEV4100021000 $13,712.50
1000100000 $0.00 2005CEV Under Age          
           2006FIVB8000020231 $17,350.00
1010000000 $2,000.00 2006FIVB C&S          
1000010000 $0.00 2006FIVB Age Group WC          
1000000100 $0.00 2006CEV4000040000 $5,975.00
2000101000 $0.00 2006CEV Under Age          
2000000011 $1,000.00 2007FIVB12000114600 $38,900.00
2000010100 $1,000.00 2007FIVB C&S          
1010000000 $0.00 2007FIVB Age Group WC          
3000002100 $1,300.00 2007CEV3000012000 $3,475.00
1010000000 $0.00 2007CEV Under Age          
16010013524 $32,250.00 2008FIVB14101027300 $58,100.00
4000011110 $2,300.00 2008CEV2010010000 $5,750.00
1000010000 $0.00 2008CEV Under Age          
11023042000 $81,950.00 2009FIVB11023042000 $81,950.00
5201020000 $14,900.00 2009CEV5201020000 $14,900.00
1000010000 $0.00 2009CEV Under Age          
13011244100 $73,750.00 2010FIVB13011244100 $73,750.00
1000001000 $1,250.00 2010CEV1000001000 $1,250.00
8000142100 $39,100.00 2011FIVB8000142100 $39,100.00
5001110200 $23,650.00 2012FIVB5001110200 $23,650.00
1000000100 $500.00 2012CEV1000000100 $500.00
83276621171545 $274,950.00 TotalTotal127868532322574 $459,487.50
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall57 70.4% 16 19.8% 8 9.9% 73-8 90.1% 10 27.8% 6 16.7% 20 55.6% 10-26 27.8% 57-20 74.0% 26-14 65.0% 30 86-34 71.7%
2011-20122 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2-0 100.0% 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 1 50.0% 0-2 0.0% 2-1 66.7% 0-1 0.0% 00 2-2 50.0%
Against the Field9 60.0% 3 20.0% 3 20.0% 12-3 80.0% 1 9.1% 1 9.1% 9 81.8% 1-10 9.1% 18-16 52.9% 8-8 50.0% 10 14-12 53.8%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000075101400000099
World Championships000020400880000002812
World Tour Finals00001110032000000413
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam0024513566006052584414229139
Challenge/Four Star/Open00006729117952796334192110
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star0000600041200002123
Confederation Championship00003560015111321105421
Total00245271121211701301520128510528307
Head to Head Results
Gavira/Herrera lead the series against the field 45-29 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 5 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 3-6
10/8/11FIVBAgadir Open Winner 4 Brink/Reckermann 1 Gavira/Herrera 5 21-17, 19-21, 15-12 1:01
5/7/11FIVBShanghai Open Bronze Medal Brink/Reckermann 3 Gavira/Herrera 7 14-21, 22-20, 15-10 0:52
6/13/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 3 Gavira/Herrera 4 21-17, 21-18 0:42
5/23/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Bronze Medal Gavira/Herrera 5 Brink/Reckermann 2 21-17, 21-17 0:47
5/7/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 6 Brink/Reckermann 4 Gavira/Herrera 2 23-21, 21-16 0:50
9/19/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Bronze Medal Gavira/Herrera 2 Brink/Reckermann 1 By Forfeit  
6/20/09CEVGerman Masters Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 1 Gavira/Herrera 4 24-22, 22-20 0:55
6/7/09CEVAustrian Masters Gold Medal Gavira/Herrera 8 Brink/Reckermann 4, Q1 13-21, 25-23, 15-11 1:02
6/6/09CEVAustrian Masters Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 4, Q1 Gavira/Herrera 8 21-14, 21-19 0:44
Trail the series against # 2 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 4-5
6/18/10FIVBPrague Open Contender 4 Gavira/Herrera 4 Nummerdor/Schuil 7 21-18, 21-16 0:38
10/30/09FIVBSanya Open Semi-Finals Nummerdor/Schuil 1 Gavira/Herrera 2 21-16, 21-18 0:38
9/18/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Semi-Finals Nummerdor/Schuil 14 Gavira/Herrera 2 17-21, 23-21, 22-20 1:08
8/30/09FIVBThe Hague Open Gold Medal Nummerdor/Schuil 1 Gavira/Herrera 3 21-17, 18-21, 15-10 0:58
8/21/09FIVBAland Open Winner 3 Nummerdor/Schuil 10 Gavira/Herrera 2 21-17, 21-17 0:44
8/7/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Gavira/Herrera 3 Nummerdor/Schuil 4 22-20, 18-21, 15-11 0:54
8/1/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Nummerdor/Schuil 8 Gavira/Herrera 4 21-15, 21-15 0:35
7/25/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Semi-Finals Gavira/Herrera 7 Nummerdor/Schuil 11 21-14, 21-15 0:35
7/12/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Bronze Medal Gavira/Herrera 11 Nummerdor/Schuil 12 23-21, 14-21, 15-13 0:57
Lead the series against # 3 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 2-0
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool P Gavira/Herrera 7 Boersma/Spijkers 23 21-18, 21-17 0:31
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool O Gavira/Herrera 6 Boersma/Spijkers 22 18-21, 24-22, 15-11 0:57
Series tied with # 4 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-1
5/31/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool M Erdmann/Matysik 4 Gavira/Herrera 13 21-12, 14-21, 15-13 0:48
9/11/09CEVEnglish Masters Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 3 Erdmann/Matysik 11, Q1 21-19, 21-13 0:37
Lead the series against # 5 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 4-1
5/22/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 3 Gavira/Herrera 5 Fijalek/Prudel 19 21-12, 21-18 0:32
9/16/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool B Gavira/Herrera 2 Fijalek/Prudel 10 21-10, 21-14 0:30
8/27/09FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 3 Fijalek/Prudel 14 25-23, 21-19 0:45
8/8/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 5 Gavira/Herrera 3 Fijalek/Prudel 9 21-18, 21-8 0:32
5/8/09CEVSpanish Masters Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 7 Gavira/Herrera 10 21-15, 22-20 0:46
Trail the series against # 6 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
6/1/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 1 Stiekema/Varenhorst 6 Gavira/Herrera 13 21-10, 21-19 0:31
Trail the series against # 7 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 1-4
5/10/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool M Plavins/Smedins 20 Gavira/Herrera 4 23-21, 21-15 0:38
7/1/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool O Gavira/Herrera 6 Plavins/Smedins 11 21-17, 21-16 0:34
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Contender 5 Plavins/Smedins 8 Gavira/Herrera 7 21-18, 21-16 0:34
8/14/10CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 1 Plavins/Smedins 10 Gavira/Herrera 2 21-16, 21-19 0:35
7/23/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 3 Plavins/Smedins 8 Gavira/Herrera 1 19-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:51
Series tied with # 8 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 3-3
5/24/12FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 13 Gavira/Herrera 4 21-15, 21-18 0:33
4/27/12FIVBSilesia Open Contender 4 Gavira/Herrera 3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 18 21-16, 21-19 0:37
4/19/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 5 Samoilovs/Sorokins 12 21-14, 21-12 0:32
7/8/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 26, Q2 Gavira/Herrera 6 By Forfeit  
7/31/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 5 Samoilovs/Sorokins 23 21-17, 21-15 0:39
7/8/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool L Samoilovs/Sorokins 19 Gavira/Herrera 3 23-21, 17-21, 18-16 0:58
Lead the series against # 9 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-0
4/19/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 1 Gavira/Herrera 5 Eithun/Horrem 28 19-21, 21-19, 17-15 0:58
Series tied with # 10 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 1-1
6/17/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 1 Gavira/Herrera 9 Bellaguarda/Heuscher 21 18-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:51
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 3 Bellaguarda/Heuscher 19 Gavira/Herrera 10 21-19, 14-21, 21-19 0:53
Lead the series against # 12 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 2-0
5/24/12FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Gavira/Herrera 4 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 29 19-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:51
10/6/11FIVBAgadir Open Winner 1 Gavira/Herrera 5 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 28, Q7 21-11, 21-23, 15-13 0:51
Lead the series against # 14 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 3-1
5/7/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 5 Gavira/Herrera 2 Klemperer/Koreng 6 21-19, 21-16 0:42
8/22/09FIVBAland Open Contender 6 Klemperer/Koreng 8 Gavira/Herrera 2 21-13, 10-21, 15-12 0:50
8/7/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 3 Gavira/Herrera 3 Klemperer/Koreng 5 21-18, 21-18 0:44
5/9/09CEVSpanish Masters Contender 3 Gavira/Herrera 10 Klemperer/Koreng 1 21-19, 21-17 0:55
Lead the series against # 17 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 4-1
4/26/12FIVBSilesia Open Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 3 Skarlund/Spinnangr 19 21-18, 21-17 0:38
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 10 Skarlund/Spinnangr 17 21-18, 21-19 0:35
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool Q Gavira/Herrera 8 Skarlund/Spinnangr 24 24-22, 21-16 0:38
7/4/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Semi-Finals Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 Gavira/Herrera 3 16-21, 24-22, 15-10 1:00
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 18, Q6 22-20, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 19 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 6-3
5/11/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool M Benes/Kubala 13 Gavira/Herrera 4 22-20, 18-21, 15-10 0:48
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool O Gavira/Herrera 6 Benes/Kubala 22 21-16, 19-21, 17-15 0:50
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool N Benes/Kubala 21 Gavira/Herrera 5 16-21, 21-18, 22-20 0:55
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool L Gavira/Herrera 3 Benes/Kubala 19 14-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:44
5/28/10FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 3 Gavira/Herrera 4 Benes/Kubala 28 21-13, 21-16 0:31
9/16/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool B Benes/Kubala 7 Gavira/Herrera 2 24-26, 21-18, 15-12 1:02
9/12/09CEVEnglish Masters Winner 3 Gavira/Herrera 3 Benes/Kubala 7 21-17, 21-15 0:35
6/6/09CEVAustrian Masters Semi-Finals Gavira/Herrera 8 Benes/Kubala 11 21-16, 15-21, 15-11 0:52
5/28/09FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 1 Gavira/Herrera 13 Benes/Kubala 29, Q11 18-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:53
Lead the series against # 20 Chevallier/Heyer, Switzerland 2-1
5/30/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool M Gavira/Herrera 13 Chevallier/Heyer 20 21-19, 21-18 0:35
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool G Chevallier/Heyer 23 Gavira/Herrera 10 21-16, 21-19 0:35
5/4/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Gavira/Herrera 7 Chevallier/Heyer 26 21-15, 23-21 0:38
Lead the series against # 23 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 2-0
8/6/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool Q Gavira/Herrera 8 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 9 21-17, 21-17 0:39
6/17/10FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Gavira/Herrera 4 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 29 21-13, 21-15 0:33
Trail the series against # 24 Koshkarev/Semenov, Russia 0-1
6/14/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool I Koshkarev/Semenov 16 Gavira/Herrera 9 14-21, 23-21, 16-14 0:52
Lead the series against # 25 Dumek/Tichy, Czech Republic 1-0
8/12/10CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool B Gavira/Herrera 2 Dumek/Tichy 23 21-17, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against # 28 Laciga/Weingart, Switzerland 1-0
6/15/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool I Gavira/Herrera 9 Laciga/Weingart 40 32-30, 21-16 0:44
Lead the series against # 29 Gogtepe/Sekerci, Türkiye 1-0
5/31/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool M Gavira/Herrera 13 Gogtepe/Sekerci 29 21-14, 21-11 0:31
Lead the series against # 30 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 3-0
4/22/10FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Gavira/Herrera 4 Hoyer/Soderberg 29, Q6 21-13, 21-15 0:33
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 7 Hoyer/Soderberg 26 21-16, 21-12 0:35
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool F Gavira/Herrera 11 Hoyer/Soderberg 22, Q10 18-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:53