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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Klagenfurt A1 Grand Slam
July 30 - August 3, 2014

(32, Q23) Robert Kufa/Martin Tichy, Czech Republic

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 FIVB WT Best:

5th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$30,827.95

Martin Tichy
Czech Republic

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 7, 1986 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Prague

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

95 kg (209 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB C&S Vaduz 2008)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (Malbork 2019)

Career Winnings:

US$28,842.13

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	Money
FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	US$4,000.00

Previous Klagenfurt Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2008	David Kufa - 41st	Petr Benes - 9th
2009	Michal Biza - 33rd	Jan Dumek - 33rd
2010	David Lenc - 41st	Did not play
2011	Did not play	Jan Dumek - 41st
2012	Jan Hadrava - 33rd	Jan Dumek - 33rd

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/30/2014	Qualifier 1	Sebastian Chevallier / Alexei Strasser, Switzerland (Q10)	Won 21-19, 21-18	0:41
Wed, 7/30/2014	Qualifier 2	Alex Ranghieri / Andrea Tomatis, Italy (Q7)	Won 16-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:53
Thu, 7/31/2014	Pool A	Phil Dalhausser / Sean Rosenthal, United States (1)	Lost 11-21, 10-21	0:30
Thu, 7/31/2014	Pool A	Alexander Walkenhorst / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (17)	Lost 15-21, 14-21	0:35
Fri, 8/1/2014	Pool A	Jake Gibb / Casey Patterson, United States (16)	Lost 11-21, 16-21	0:33

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	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$4,000.00
Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$4,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Robert Kufa												Martin Tichy
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,500.00	World Championships
20	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	4	0	$15,925.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	19	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	$7,750.00
26	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	6	0	$8,300.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	31	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	6	0	$13,700.00
11	0	0	0	0	3	3	4	0	0	$700.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	9	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	0	0	$1,350.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	$1,075.00	Challenger	9	0	0	0	1	2	5	0	1	0	$5,175.00
2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00	Satellite	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$750.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
66	1	0	0	0	3	9	12	12	0	$30,500.00	Total	71	0	1	0	1	4	10	10	9	0	$28,725.00

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
2014	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$4,000.00	2	3	40.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$4,000.00	2	3	40.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Robert Kufa													Martin Tichy
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2004	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											2005	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$350.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2005	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2006	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$1,000.00
											2006	FIVB C&S	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$1,700.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	2006	FIVB Age Group WC
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2007	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$800.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$0.00	2007	FIVB C&S	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	$2,525.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	$2,700.00	2008	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	3	$10,700.00
4	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$2,075.00	2008	FIVB C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$750.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$1,750.00	2009	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	$2,800.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	$2,000.00	2010	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	$0.00
											2010	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$600.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2011	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	$2,750.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$1,000.00	2012	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	$1,400.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0	$13,175.00	2013	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	$5,500.00	2014	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00
42	1	0	0	0	0	5	6	12	18	$28,200.00	Total	Total	58	0	1	0	1	3	8	4	9	32	$27,375.00

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	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	1	20.0%	0	0.0%	4	80.0%	1-4	20.0%	1-4	20.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	2-4	33.3%
2013-2014	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	1	20.0%	0	0.0%	4	80.0%	1-4	20.0%	1-4	20.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	2-4	33.3%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	3	75.0%	1-3	25.0%	2-6	25.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	2-3	40.0%

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	2	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4
Total	0	0	2	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4

Head to Head Results
Kufa/Tichy trail the series against the field 2-3 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
7/31/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool A	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	1	Kufa/Tichy	32, Q23	21-11, 21-10	0:30
Trail the series against # 16 Gibb/Patterson, United States 0-1
8/1/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool A	Gibb/Patterson	16	Kufa/Tichy	32, Q23	21-11, 21-16	0:33
Trail the series against # 17 Walkenhorst/Windscheif, Germany 0-1
7/31/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool A	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	17	Kufa/Tichy	32, Q23	21-15, 21-14	0:35
Lead the series against # Q7 Ranghieri/Tomatis, Italy 1-0
7/30/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Kufa/Tichy	32, Q23	Ranghieri/Tomatis	Q7	16-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:53
Lead the series against # Q10 Chevallier/Strasser, Switzerland 1-0
7/30/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Kufa/Tichy	32, Q23	Chevallier/Strasser	Q10	21-19, 21-18	0:41