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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 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

La Linea de la Concepcion

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

89 kg (196 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

225

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$851,994.54

Pablo Herrera Allepuz
Spain

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 29, 1982 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Castellon de la Plana

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

266

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,047,645.44

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	Money
CEV	24	4	0	3	1	10	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	US$148,873.27
FIVB	159	4	10	10	7	46	3	44	1	27	1	1	5	US$1,440,678.42
Overall	183	8	10	13	8	56	3	47	1	30	1	1	5	US$1,589,551.69

Previous The Hague Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - 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

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
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

Head to Head Results
Gavira/Herrera lead the series against the field 45-29 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 5 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 3-6
10/8/11	FIVB	Agadir Open	Winner 4	Brink/Reckermann	1	Gavira/Herrera	5	21-17, 19-21, 15-12	1:01
5/7/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Bronze Medal	Brink/Reckermann	3	Gavira/Herrera	7	14-21, 22-20, 15-10	0:52
6/13/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Brink/Reckermann	3	Gavira/Herrera	4	21-17, 21-18	0:42
5/23/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Gavira/Herrera	5	Brink/Reckermann	2	21-17, 21-17	0:47
5/7/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 6	Brink/Reckermann	4	Gavira/Herrera	2	23-21, 21-16	0:50
9/19/09	CEV	European Championship Final	Bronze Medal	Gavira/Herrera	2	Brink/Reckermann	1	By Forfeit
6/20/09	CEV	German Masters	Winner 3	Brink/Reckermann	1	Gavira/Herrera	4	24-22, 22-20	0:55
6/7/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Gold Medal	Gavira/Herrera	8	Brink/Reckermann	4, Q1	13-21, 25-23, 15-11	1:02
6/6/09	CEV	Austrian 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
6/18/10	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 4	Gavira/Herrera	4	Nummerdor/Schuil	7	21-18, 21-16	0:38
10/30/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Semi-Finals	Nummerdor/Schuil	1	Gavira/Herrera	2	21-16, 21-18	0:38
9/18/09	CEV	European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Nummerdor/Schuil	14	Gavira/Herrera	2	17-21, 23-21, 22-20	1:08
8/30/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Gold Medal	Nummerdor/Schuil	1	Gavira/Herrera	3	21-17, 18-21, 15-10	0:58
8/21/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 3	Nummerdor/Schuil	10	Gavira/Herrera	2	21-17, 21-17	0:44
8/7/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 2	Gavira/Herrera	3	Nummerdor/Schuil	4	22-20, 18-21, 15-11	0:54
8/1/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 3	Nummerdor/Schuil	8	Gavira/Herrera	4	21-15, 21-15	0:35
7/25/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Gavira/Herrera	7	Nummerdor/Schuil	11	21-14, 21-15	0:35
7/12/09	FIVB	Gstaad 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
5/3/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool P	Gavira/Herrera	7	Boersma/Spijkers	23	21-18, 21-17	0:31
6/30/11	FIVB	Stavanger 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
5/31/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool M	Erdmann/Matysik	4	Gavira/Herrera	13	21-12, 14-21, 15-13	0:48
9/11/09	CEV	English 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
5/22/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 3	Gavira/Herrera	5	Fijalek/Prudel	19	21-12, 21-18	0:32
9/16/09	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool B	Gavira/Herrera	2	Fijalek/Prudel	10	21-10, 21-14	0:30
8/27/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	3	Fijalek/Prudel	14	25-23, 21-19	0:45
8/8/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 5	Gavira/Herrera	3	Fijalek/Prudel	9	21-18, 21-8	0:32
5/8/09	CEV	Spanish 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
6/1/12	CEV	2012 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
5/10/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool M	Plavins/Smedins	20	Gavira/Herrera	4	23-21, 21-15	0:38
7/1/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool O	Gavira/Herrera	6	Plavins/Smedins	11	21-17, 21-16	0:34
5/19/11	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 5	Plavins/Smedins	8	Gavira/Herrera	7	21-18, 21-16	0:34
8/14/10	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 1	Plavins/Smedins	10	Gavira/Herrera	2	21-16, 21-19	0:35
7/23/10	FIVB	Marseille 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
5/24/12	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Sorokins	13	Gavira/Herrera	4	21-15, 21-18	0:33
4/27/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Contender 4	Gavira/Herrera	3	Samoilovs/Sorokins	18	21-16, 21-19	0:37
4/19/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	5	Samoilovs/Sorokins	12	21-14, 21-12	0:32
7/8/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	26, Q2	Gavira/Herrera	6	By Forfeit
7/31/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	5	Samoilovs/Sorokins	23	21-17, 21-15	0:39
7/8/10	FIVB	Gstaad 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
4/19/12	FIVB	Brasília 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
6/17/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Winner 1	Gavira/Herrera	9	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	21	18-21, 21-13, 15-13	0:51
6/10/11	FIVB	Beijing 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
5/24/12	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	Gavira/Herrera	4	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	29	19-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:51
10/6/11	FIVB	Agadir 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
5/7/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 5	Gavira/Herrera	2	Klemperer/Koreng	6	21-19, 21-16	0:42
8/22/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 6	Klemperer/Koreng	8	Gavira/Herrera	2	21-13, 10-21, 15-12	0:50
8/7/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 3	Gavira/Herrera	3	Klemperer/Koreng	5	21-18, 21-18	0:44
5/9/09	CEV	Spanish 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
4/26/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	3	Skarlund/Spinnangr	19	21-18, 21-17	0:38
6/10/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	10	Skarlund/Spinnangr	17	21-18, 21-19	0:35
8/5/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool Q	Gavira/Herrera	8	Skarlund/Spinnangr	24	24-22, 21-16	0:38
7/4/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Skarlund/Spinnangr	9	Gavira/Herrera	3	16-21, 24-22, 15-10	1:00
8/20/09	FIVB	Aland 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
5/11/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool M	Benes/Kubala	13	Gavira/Herrera	4	22-20, 18-21, 15-10	0:48
7/7/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool O	Gavira/Herrera	6	Benes/Kubala	22	21-16, 19-21, 17-15	0:50
7/29/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool N	Benes/Kubala	21	Gavira/Herrera	5	16-21, 21-18, 22-20	0:55
7/1/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool L	Gavira/Herrera	3	Benes/Kubala	19	14-21, 21-16, 15-8	0:44
5/28/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 3	Gavira/Herrera	4	Benes/Kubala	28	21-13, 21-16	0:31
9/16/09	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool B	Benes/Kubala	7	Gavira/Herrera	2	24-26, 21-18, 15-12	1:02
9/12/09	CEV	English Masters	Winner 3	Gavira/Herrera	3	Benes/Kubala	7	21-17, 21-15	0:35
6/6/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Semi-Finals	Gavira/Herrera	8	Benes/Kubala	11	21-16, 15-21, 15-11	0:52
5/28/09	FIVB	Myslowice 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
5/30/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool M	Gavira/Herrera	13	Chevallier/Heyer	20	21-19, 21-18	0:35
6/8/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool G	Chevallier/Heyer	23	Gavira/Herrera	10	21-16, 21-19	0:35
5/4/11	FIVB	Shanghai 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
8/6/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool Q	Gavira/Herrera	8	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	9	21-17, 21-17	0:39
6/17/10	FIVB	Prague 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
6/14/11	FIVB	Rome 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
8/12/10	CEV	European 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
6/15/11	FIVB	Rome 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
5/31/12	CEV	2012 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
4/22/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 1	Gavira/Herrera	4	Hoyer/Soderberg	29, Q6	21-13, 21-15	0:33
7/24/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	7	Hoyer/Soderberg	26	21-16, 21-12	0:35
7/9/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool F	Gavira/Herrera	11	Hoyer/Soderberg	22, Q10	18-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:53