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FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$60,000 Cyprus Challenger
July 26 - 30, 2006

(6) 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 Atlantida Beach Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/21-25/2006	Switzerland Grand Slam	Q22	41	24	US$0.00
FIVB	6/7-11/2006	Italian Open	Q16	57	6	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	5/25-28/2006	Czech Republic Challenger	2	5	48	US$1,500.00
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

Cyprus Challenger Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/28/2006	Winner 1	Georgios Knapek / Panagiotis Mourtzios, Greece (11)	Won 21-17, 18-21, 16-14	1:11
Fri, 7/28/2006	Winner 2	Emiel Boersma / Mathijs Mast, Netherlands (3)	Lost 14-21, 11-21	0:37
Fri, 7/28/2006	Contender 2	Pavel Kolar / Martin Tichy, Czech Republic (8, Q1)	Lost 19-21, 18-21	0:50

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 3-3

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
Trail the series against # 3 Boersma/Mast, Netherlands 0-1
7/28/06	FIVB C&S	Cyprus Challenger	Winner 2	Boersma/Mast	3	Galli/Raffaelli	6	21-14, 21-11	0:37
Trail the series against # 8, Q1 Kolar/Tichy, Czech Republic 0-1
7/28/06	FIVB C&S	Cyprus Challenger	Contender 2	Kolar/Tichy	8, Q1	Galli/Raffaelli	6	21-19, 21-18	0:50
Lead the series against # 10, Q3 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
Lead the series against # 11 Knapek/Mourtzios, Greece 1-0
7/28/06	FIVB C&S	Cyprus Challenger	Winner 1	Galli/Raffaelli	6	Knapek/Mourtzios	11	21-17, 18-21, 16-14	1:11