Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Italian Open Presented by Abruzzo
May 23 - 27, 2007
(Q42) Gianluca Casadei/Paolo Ficosecco, Italy
 
Gianluca Casadei
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 13, 1978 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Cesena
Resides: Cesena
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Weight: 84 kg (185 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 39
Career Best: 5th (2 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 13th (Manama 2008)
Career Winnings: US$17,300.00
Paolo Ficosecco
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 22, 1979 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Chiaravalle (AN)
Resides: Ancona
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 34
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Casablanca 2004)
Career FIVB WT Best: 21st (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$4,825.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172125334157Money
FIVB1500000000001491 US$2,750.00
FIVB C&S500000101111000 US$2,900.00
Overall2000000101112491 US$5,650.00
Previous Roseto degli Abruzzi Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB C&S 2005 Did not play Giorgio Domenghini - 13th
2006 Giuseppe Patriarca - 41st Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB C&S 9/1-3/2006 Cagliari Challenger 23, Q6 17 16 US$500.00
Italian Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 5/22/2007 Country Quota Samuele Fioretta / Christian Sacco, Italy Won 21-17, 21-16 0:35
Wed, 5/23/2007 Qualifier 1 Taichi Morikawa / Tatsuo Yamamoto, Japan (Q23) Won 21-17, 17-21, 16-14 0:55
Wed, 5/23/2007 Qualifier 2 Jason Kruger / Wes Montgomery, Canada (29, Q10) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:35
Head to Head Results
Casadei/Ficosecco lead the series against the field 2-1
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 29, Q10 Kruger/Montgomery, Canada 0-1
5/23/07FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 2 Kruger/Montgomery 29, Q10 Casadei/Ficosecco Q42 21-17, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against Fioretta/Sacco, Italy 1-0
5/22/07FIVBItalian Open Country Quota Casadei/Ficosecco Q42 Fioretta/Sacco 21-17, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # Q23 Morikawa/Yamamoto, Japan 1-0
5/23/07FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 1 Casadei/Ficosecco Q42 Morikawa/Yamamoto Q23 21-17, 17-21, 16-14 0:55