Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Hellas Open
June 4 - 8, 2003
(22, Q4) Maurizio Pimponi/Andrea Raffaelli, Italy
 
Maurizio Pimponi
Italy
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 1, 1970 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: Grosseto
Resides: Grosseto
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 89 kg (196 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 65
Career Best: 5th (3 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$57,272.50
Andrea Raffaelli
Italy
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 19, 1969 (54 yrs old)
Home Town: San Benedetto del Tronto
Resides: Porto D'Ascoli
Height: 187 cm (6'2")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 121
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB C&S Cattolica 2004)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$86,320.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719253336374149Money
FIVB57000021321211991241 US$103,095.00
FIVB C&S10000100000000000 US$1,500.00
Overall58000031321211991241 US$104,595.00
Previous Rhodes Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/7-11/2002 Spain Open 21 17 60 US$2,520.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2002 Austria Grand Slam 19 17 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2002 Portugal Open Q8 33 18 US$0.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2002 France Grand Slam 19 25 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/19-23/2002 Switzerland Open Q8 33 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2002 Germany Open 30, Q10 5 180 US$6,675.00
FIVB 11/27-12/2/2001 Brazil Open 26, Q3 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 9/12-16/2001 Spain Open Q7 36 28 US$0.00
FIVB 7/11-15/2001 Italy Open 9 25 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2001 Germany Open 26 25 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2001 Swiss Open 26 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Spain Open 25 17 72 US$3,000.00
Hellas Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/4/2003 Qualifier 1 Jan Majercak / Karol Sramek, Slovakia (Q61) Won 21-15, 21-19 0:40
Thu, 6/5/2003 Qualifier 2 Pavel Karpukhin / Vladimir Kostioukov, Russia (Q29) Won 21-14, 21-17 0:37
Thu, 6/5/2003 Qualifier 3 Alexandr Dyachenko / Oleksiy Kulinich, Ukraine (Q45) Won 21-15, 20-22, 18-16 1:11
Fri, 6/6/2003 Pool F Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (6) Lost 17-21, 9-21 0:39
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Maurizio PimponiTotal2712N/AN/A260N/A
 12712N/AN/A260N/A
 200N/AN/A000N/A
Andrea RaffaelliTotal238N/AN/A250N/A
 1238N/AN/A250N/A
 200N/AN/A000N/A
Fri, 6/6/2003 Pool F Richard Kogel / Sander Mulder, Netherlands (27) Lost 18-21, 8-21 0:36
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Maurizio PimponiTotal128N/AN/A120N/A
 1128N/AN/A120N/A
 200N/AN/A000N/A
Andrea RaffaelliTotal2210N/AN/A200N/A
 12210N/AN/A200N/A
 200N/AN/A000N/A
Sat, 6/7/2003 Pool F Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (11) Lost 14-21, 19-21 0:42
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Maurizio PimponiTotal2210N/AN/A231N/A
 12210N/AN/A231N/A
 200N/AN/A000N/A
Andrea RaffaelliTotal1911N/AN/A131N/A
 11911N/AN/A131N/A
 200N/AN/A000N/A
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Maurizio Pimponi6130N/AN/A5111N/A
Andrea Raffaelli6429N/AN/A581N/A
Head to Head Results
Pimponi/Raffaelli trail the series against the field 12-18
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-1
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool F Araujo/Insfran 6 Pimponi/Raffaelli 19 21-19, 21-14 0:42
Trail the series against # 4 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-2
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool F Laciga/Laciga 6 Pimponi/Raffaelli 19 17-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:48
7/24/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Laciga/Laciga 6 Pimponi/Raffaelli 31 15-6 0:38
Trail the series against # 5 Child/Heese, Canada 0-1
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool E Child/Heese 5 Pimponi/Raffaelli 21 21-17, 21-15 0:44
Trail the series against # 6 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-3
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool F Horrem/Maaseide 6 Pimponi/Raffaelli 22, Q4 21-17, 21-9 0:39
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool F Horrem/Maaseide 30 Pimponi/Raffaelli 19 17-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:58
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Contender 1 Horrem/Maaseide 23 Pimponi/Raffaelli 26 21-13, 21-14 0:36
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 1 Pimponi/Raffaelli 26 Horrem/Maaseide 23 14-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:47
Lead the series against # 9 Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 1-0
11/28/01FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 3 Pimponi/Raffaelli 26, Q3 Beligratis/Michalopoulos Q11 21-15, 21-17 0:33
Trail the series against # 11 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-2
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Pool F Hoidalen/Kjemperud 11 Pimponi/Raffaelli 22, Q4 21-14, 21-19 0:42
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Winner 1 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 7 Pimponi/Raffaelli 26 21-23, 21-15, 16-14 0:58
Lead the series against # 13 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 1-0
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Winner 1 Pimponi/Raffaelli 30, Q10 Berg/Dahl 13 18-21, 24-22, 15-12 1:03
Trail the series against # 14 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool E Berger/Doppler 12 Pimponi/Raffaelli 21 21-19, 19-21, 15-13 0:59
Trail the series against # 15 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-2
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Winner 2 Dieckmann/Reckermann 6 Pimponi/Raffaelli 30, Q10 21-15, 21-14 0:38
11/29/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Dieckmann/Reckermann 10 Pimponi/Raffaelli 26, Q3 21-13, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 16 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-2
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 1 Heuscher/Kobel 8 Pimponi/Raffaelli 9 21-15, 21-18 0:42
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 2 Heuscher/Kobel 9 Pimponi/Raffaelli 26 21-15, 21-14 0:32
Trail the series against # 27 Kogel/Mulder, Netherlands 0-1
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool F Kogel/Mulder 27 Pimponi/Raffaelli 22, Q4 21-18, 21-8 0:36
Trail the series against # Q7 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 0-2
7/25/02FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Shiratori/Watanabe 25, Q9 Pimponi/Raffaelli Q8 21-10, 22-20 0:29
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Shiratori/Watanabe 21, Q9 Pimponi/Raffaelli Q8 21-19, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # Q12 Rodriguez/Rodriguez Herrera, Spain 1-0
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Pimponi/Raffaelli Q8 Rodriguez/Rodriguez Herrera Q40 21-16, 21-13 0:39
Lead the series against # Q13 Goranson/Goranson, Norway 2-0
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool F Pimponi/Raffaelli 19 Goranson/Goranson 43 22-20, 14-21, 15-13 0:54
9/12/01FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 3 Pimponi/Raffaelli Q7 Goranson/Goranson 27, Q10 23-21, 18-21, 15-9 0:48
Trail the series against # Q18 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
9/13/01FIVBSpain Open Gartmayer/Nowotny 26, Q9 Pimponi/Raffaelli Q7 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # Q19 Babich/Khudoley, Ukraine 1-0
6/13/02FIVBGermany Open Qualifier 3 Pimponi/Raffaelli 30, Q10 Babich/Khudoley Q26 21-19, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # Q20 Martell/Sotelo, Mexico 1-0
7/25/02FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Pimponi/Raffaelli Q8 Martell/Sotelo Q25 21-19, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # Q29 Karpukhin/Kostioukov, Russia 1-0
6/5/03FIVBHellas Open Qualifier 2 Pimponi/Raffaelli 22, Q4 Karpukhin/Kostioukov Q29 21-14, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # Q33 Olesen/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
6/13/02FIVBGermany Open Qualifier 2 Pimponi/Raffaelli 30, Q10 Olesen/Soderberg Q42 21-16, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # Q45 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Ukraine 1-0
6/5/03FIVBHellas Open Qualifier 3 Pimponi/Raffaelli 22, Q4 Dyachenko/Kulinich Q45 21-15, 20-22, 18-16 1:11
Lead the series against # Q61 Majercak/Sramek, Slovakia 1-0
6/4/03FIVBHellas Open Qualifier 1 Pimponi/Raffaelli 22, Q4 Majercak/Sramek Q61 21-15, 21-19 0:40