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FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$30,000 Pärnu Challenger
July 17 - 20, 2008

(10, Q4) David Kufa/Robert Kufa, Czech Republic

David Kufa
Czech Republic

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 21, 1982 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Nový Jicín

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

92 kg (202 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Vaduz 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$4,425.00

Robert Kufa
Czech Republic

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 28, 1987 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Prague

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

87 kg (191 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Vaduz 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$30,827.95

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	41	Money
FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	US$3,600.00
FIVB C&S	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	US$4,150.00
Overall	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	1	US$7,750.00

Previous Pärnu Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB C&S	7/10-13/2008	Lausanne Satellite	Q4	21st	2	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	7/3-6/2008	Brno Challenger	19, Q3	9th	32	US$950.00

Pärnu Challenger Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/17/2008	Qualifier 1	Dmitry Karpov / Evgeny Vasilyev, Russia (Q29)	Won 27-25, 16-21, 15-11	0:46
Thu, 7/17/2008	Qualifier 2	Timo Haavisto / Toni Vahela, Finland (Q13)	Won 29-27, 21-17	0:34
Thu, 7/17/2008	Qualifier 3	Roberto Pitta / Lipe Rodrigues, Brazil (12, Q5)	Lost 12-21, 14-21	0:34
Fri, 7/18/2008	Winner 1	Viktors Korzenevics / Toms Smedins, Latvia (7, Q2)	Lost 16-21, 16-21	0:32
Fri, 7/18/2008	Contender 1	Mykola Babich / Sergiy Mykhaylov, Ukraine (2)	Won 21-15, 21-15	0:31
Sat, 7/19/2008	Contender 2	Roberto Pitta / Lipe Rodrigues, Brazil (12, Q5)	Lost 14-21, 20-22	0:37

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$3,600.00
Challenger	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$2,150.00
Satellite	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$2,000.00
Total	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	0	$7,750.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

David Kufa												Robert Kufa
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,500.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	20	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	4	0	$15,925.00
20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	$2,200.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	26	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	6	0	$8,300.00
4	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	$150.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	11	0	0	0	0	3	3	4	0	0	$700.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	$1,075.00	Challenger	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	$1,075.00
2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00	Satellite	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00
											U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
31	1	0	0	0	1	2	4	4	0	$4,425.00	Total	66	1	0	0	0	3	9	12	12	0	$30,500.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2008	FIVB C&S	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	$2,150.00	7	6	53.8 %
Total	FIVB C&S	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	$2,150.00	7	6	53.8 %

Individual Finishes by Season

David Kufa													Robert Kufa
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2005	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											2006	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2007	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	2007	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2008	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$900.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$1,075.00	2008	FIVB C&S	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$1,075.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	3	$1,075.00	Total	Total	13	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	3	5	$1,975.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	7	58.3%	4	33.3%	1	8.3%	11-1	91.7%	1	16.7%	1	16.7%	4	66.7%	1-5	16.7%	7-4	63.6%	5-2	71.4%	0	0	12-6	66.7%
2007-2008	7	58.3%	4	33.3%	1	8.3%	11-1	91.7%	1	16.7%	1	16.7%	4	66.7%	1-5	16.7%	7-4	63.6%	5-2	71.4%	0	0	12-6	66.7%
Against the Field	3	75.0%	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	6-6	50.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	4-3	57.1%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4
Challenger	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	5
Satellite	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	1
Total	0	0	8	3	0	0	0	0	5	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	16	11

Head to Head Results
Kufa/Kufa lead the series against the field 4-3 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 1 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Babich/Mykhaylov, Ukraine 1-0
7/18/08	FIVB C&S	Pärnu Challenger	Contender 1	Kufa/Kufa	10, Q4	Babich/Mykhaylov	2	21-15, 21-15	0:31
Series tied with # 7, Q2 Korzenevics/Smedins, Latvia 1-1
7/18/08	FIVB C&S	Pärnu Challenger	Winner 1	Korzenevics/Smedins	7, Q2	Kufa/Kufa	10, Q4	21-16, 21-16	0:32
7/4/08	FIVB C&S	Brno Challenger	Winner 1	Kufa/Kufa	19, Q3	Korzenevics/Smedins	14	21-12, 21-17	0:29
Trail the series against # 12, Q5 Pitta/Rodrigues, Brazil 0-2
7/19/08	FIVB C&S	Pärnu Challenger	Contender 2	Pitta/Rodrigues	12, Q5	Kufa/Kufa	10, Q4	21-14, 22-20	0:37
7/17/08	FIVB C&S	Pärnu Challenger	Qualifier 3	Pitta/Rodrigues	12, Q5	Kufa/Kufa	10, Q4	21-12, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # Q13 Haavisto/Vahela, Finland 1-0
7/17/08	FIVB C&S	Pärnu Challenger	Qualifier 2	Kufa/Kufa	10, Q4	Haavisto/Vahela	Q13	29-27, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # Q29 Karpov /Vasilyev, Russia 1-0
7/17/08	FIVB C&S	Pärnu Challenger	Qualifier 1	Kufa/Kufa	10, Q4	Karpov /Vasilyev	Q29	27-25, 16-21, 15-11	0:46