FIVB Challenger & Satellite US$30,000 Greece Challenger August 19 - 24, 2003

(18) Michal Palinek/Stepan Smrcka, Czech Republic

Michal Palinek Czech Republic Photo not available Personal Info Birth Date: Aug 10, 1967 (56 yrs old) Home Town: Prerov Resides: Zvole Height: 190 cm (6'3") Weight: 80 kg (176 lb) Seasons: 11 Tournaments: 85 Career Best: 4th (2 times) Career FIVB C&S Best: 5th (Athens 2003) Career Winnings: US$104,762.50	Stepan Smrcka Czech Republic Photo not available Personal Info Birth Date: Aug 3, 1981 (42 yrs old) Home Town: Ceske Budejovice Resides: Ceske Budejovice Seasons: 2 Tournaments: 7 Career Best: 5th (FIVB C&S Athens 2003) Career Winnings: US$1,000.00
Team Career Summary  Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 41 57 Money FIVB 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 US$0.00 FIVB C&S 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 US$2,000.00 Overall 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 US$2,000.00 Previous Athens Results  Neither player has played in this venue before Recent Results  Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 7/23-27/2003 Portugal Open Q28 41 10 US$0.00 FIVB 7/2-6/2003 Norway Open Q43 41 10 US$0.00 FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open Q48 41 10 US$0.00 FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open Q41 57 4 US$0.00 FIVB C&S 7/24-28/2002 Ukraine Challenger 9 17 14 US$500.00 FIVB 6/12-16/2002 Germany Open Q22 57 4 US$0.00 Greece Challenger Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Tue, 8/19/2003 Pool F Espen Goranson / Kjell Goranson, Norway (7) Won 21-12, 10-21, 15-12 0:48 Wed, 8/20/2003 Pool F Pavlos Beligratis / Thanassis Michalopoulos, Greece (6) Lost 21-16, 15-21, 13-15 0:57 Thu, 8/21/2003 Pool F Luizao Correa / Thomas Klepper, Brazil (19) Lost 24-22, 12-21, 11-15 0:57 Fri, 8/22/2003 Winner 1 Antonio Cotrino / John Garcia-Thompson, Spain (2) Won 21-16, 25-27, 17-15 1:14 Sat, 8/23/2003 Winner 2 Riccardo Fenili / Fabio Galli, Italy (13) Lost By Forfeit
Head to Head Results Palinek/Smrcka trail the series against the field 3-4 Date Tour Tournament Round Winning Team Seed Losing Team Seed Score Time Lead the series against # 2 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-0 8/22/03 FIVB C&S Greece Challenger Winner 1 Palinek/Smrcka 18 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 2 21-16, 25-27, 17-15 1:14 Lead the series against # 5 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0 7/2/03 FIVB Norway Open Qualifier 1 Palinek/Smrcka Q43 Gosch/Strauss Q22 21-18, 21-19 0:38 Trail the series against # 6 Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 0-1 8/20/03 FIVB C&S Greece Challenger Pool F Beligratis/Michalopoulos 6 Palinek/Smrcka 18 16-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:57 Lead the series against # 7 Goranson/Goranson, Norway 1-0 8/19/03 FIVB C&S Greece Challenger Pool F Palinek/Smrcka 18 Goranson/Goranson 7 21-12, 10-21, 15-12 0:48 Trail the series against # 13 Fenili/Galli, Italy 0-2 8/23/03 FIVB C&S Greece Challenger Winner 2 Fenili/Galli 13 Palinek/Smrcka 18 By Forfeit   7/2/03 FIVB Norway Open Qualifier 2 Fenili/Galli Q54 Palinek/Smrcka Q43 21-16, 23-21 0:42 Trail the series against # 19 Correa/Klepper, Brazil 0-1 8/21/03 FIVB C&S Greece Challenger Pool F Correa/Klepper 19 Palinek/Smrcka 18 22-24, 21-12, 15-11 0:57