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FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$30,000 Orco Challenger
May 25 - 28, 2006

(2) Fabio Galli/Andrea Raffaelli, Italy

Fabio Galli
Italy

Photo: Paolo Amari

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 10, 1969 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

Cremona

Resides:

Gadesco Pieve Del Mona, CR

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

82 kg (180 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Athens 2003)

Career Winnings:

US$22,355.00

Andrea Raffaelli
Italy

Photo: Carola Fabrizia Semino

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:

Tournaments:

121

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB C&S Cattolica 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$86,320.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	1	US$3,000.00
FIVB C&S	11	0	0	2	1	2	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	US$12,500.00
Overall	20	0	0	2	1	2	2	3	0	2	0	1	6	1	US$15,500.00

Previous Brno Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB C&S	8/11-14/2005	Switzerland Satellite	3	5	20	US$1,000.00
FIVB	8/3-7/2005	Austria Grand Slam	Q14	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	7/27-31/2005	Ukraine Challenger	1	7	30	US$1,200.00
FIVB	7/27-31/2005	France Grand Slam	Q23	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	7/22-24/2005	Italy Satellite	1	7	10	US$500.00
FIVB C&S	7/15-17/2005	Italy Challenger	2	9	24	US$950.00
FIVB C&S	7/7-10/2005	Italy Challenger	4	4	42	US$2,300.00
FIVB C&S	7/1-3/2005	Italy Challenger	3	9	24	US$950.00
FIVB	6/29-7/3/2005	Norway Grand Slam	Q18	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2005	Switzerland Open	Q18	41	12	US$0.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Croatia Open	Q13	33	20	US$0.00
FIVB	5/18-22/2005	China Open	Q15	41	12	US$0.00
FIVB	9/21-26/2004	Brazil Open	25, Q5	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB C&S	8/27-29/2004	France Satellite	6	3	16	US$1,200.00
FIVB C&S	8/21-22/2004	Corsica Satellite	5	3	16	US$1,200.00

Czech Republic Challenger Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 5/26/2006	Winner 2	Martins Plavins / Aleksandrs Samoilovs, Latvia (15, Q4)	Lost 18-21, 17-21	0:47
Fri, 5/26/2006	Contender 1	Radoslav Dvorsky / Michal Litva, Slovakia (16, Q7)	Won 21-15, 21-14	0:29
Sat, 5/27/2006	Contender 2	Michal Biza / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (9)	Won 21-18, 21-17	0:43
Sat, 5/27/2006	Contender 3	Yaroslav Koshkarev / Serguei Prokopiev, Russia (13)	Won 21-17, 22-24, 15-10	1:02
Sat, 5/27/2006	Contender 4	Thanassis Michalopoulos / Emmanouil Xenakis, Greece (1)	Won 24-22, 16-21, 15-8	1:01
Sat, 5/27/2006	Contender 5	Josef Benes / Petr Benes, Czech Republic (23)	Lost 14-21, 22-24	0:47

Head to Head Results
Galli/Raffaelli lead the series against the field 9-3

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Michalopoulos/Xenakis, Greece 1-1
5/27/06	FIVB C&S	Czech Republic Challenger	Contender 4	Galli/Raffaelli	2	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	1	24-22, 16-21, 15-8	1:01
5/18/05	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 2	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	Q18	Galli/Raffaelli	Q15	21-15, 21-12	0:37
Lead the series against # 7 Ivkovic/Krizanovic, Croatia 1-0
7/9/05	FIVB C&S	Italy Challenger	Winner 3	Galli/Raffaelli	4	Ivkovic/Krizanovic	5	22-20, 21-19	0:51
Lead the series against # 9 Biza/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
5/27/06	FIVB C&S	Czech Republic Challenger	Contender 2	Galli/Raffaelli	2	Biza/Kubala	9	21-18, 21-17	0:43
Lead the series against # 11 Domingo/Goss, Canada 2-0
8/28/04	FIVB C&S	France Satellite	Contender 3	Galli/Raffaelli	6	Domingo/Goss	13, Q5	19-21, 21-19, 15-11	1:06
8/21/04	FIVB C&S	Corsica Satellite	Contender 4	Galli/Raffaelli	5	Domingo/Goss	13	21-16, 21-18	0:41
Lead the series against # 13 Koshkarev/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
5/27/06	FIVB C&S	Czech Republic Challenger	Contender 3	Galli/Raffaelli	2	Koshkarev/Prokopiev	13	21-17, 22-24, 15-10	1:02
Trail the series against # 15, Q4 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 0-1
5/26/06	FIVB C&S	Czech Republic Challenger	Winner 2	Plavins/Samoilovs	15, Q4	Galli/Raffaelli	2	21-18, 21-17	0:47
Lead the series against # 16, Q7 Dvorsky/Litva, Slovakia 1-0
5/26/06	FIVB C&S	Czech Republic Challenger	Contender 1	Galli/Raffaelli	2	Dvorsky/Litva	16, Q7	21-15, 21-14	0:29
Lead the series against # 20, Q11 Bakumovski/Dollinger, Germany 1-0
7/29/05	FIVB C&S	Ukraine Challenger	Winner 1	Galli/Raffaelli	1	Bakumovski/Dollinger	32, Q13	21-17, 19-21, 15-11	0:53
Trail the series against # 23 Benes/Benes, Czech Republic 0-1
5/27/06	FIVB C&S	Czech Republic Challenger	Contender 5	Benes/Benes	23	Galli/Raffaelli	2	21-14, 24-22	0:47
Lead the series against # Q1 Caravano/Damez, France 1-0
7/16/05	FIVB C&S	Italy Challenger	Winner 2	Galli/Raffaelli	2	Caravano/Damez	18, Q7	20-22, 21-18, 15-13	1:13