Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Open of Portugal
June 13 - 17, 2007
(31, Q28) Paul Podstawka/Chris Simek, Canada
 
Paul Podstawka
Canada
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 28, 1985 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Toronto
Resides: Ancaster
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 86 kg (189 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 23
Career Best: 5th (FIVB C&S Lausanne 2007)
Career FIVB WT Best: 25th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$4,050.00
Chris Simek
Canada
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 11, 1983 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Washago, Ontario
Resides: Washago, ON
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 84 kg (185 lb)
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 16
Career Best: 3rd (2 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 25th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$5,400.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB5000000000221 US$4,000.00
Previous Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Anton Hauser - 41st Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Zagreb Open Q39 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Italian Open Q41 33 30 US$0.00
Espinho Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 6/12/2007 Country Quota Jason Hofer / Djordje Ljubicic, Canada Won 21-17, 16-21, 15-13 0:59
Tue, 6/12/2007 Country Quota Jason Kruger / Wes Montgomery, Canada Won 21-18, 21-14 0:40
Wed, 6/13/2007 Qualifier 1 Aliaksandr Kavalenka / Andrei Zharykau, Belarus (Q37) Won 17-21, 21-12, 15-8 0:52
Wed, 6/13/2007 Qualifier 2 Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (Q5) Won 21-19, 14-21, 15-12 1:03
Wed, 6/13/2007 Qualifier 3 Florian Huth / Kjell Schneider, Germany (Q12) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:29
Thu, 6/14/2007 Winner 1 Pedro Cunha / Franco Neto, Brazil (2) Lost 15-21, 13-21 0:44
Thu, 6/14/2007 Contender 1 Riccardo Lione / Matteo Varnier, Italy (15) Lost 11-21, 19-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Podstawka/Simek lead the series against the field 8-3
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-1
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 2 Podstawka/Simek 31, Q28 21-15, 21-13 0:44
Trail the series against # 15 Lione/Varnier, Italy 0-1
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 1 Lione/Varnier 15 Podstawka/Simek 31, Q28 21-11, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 30, Q7 Alvarez/Munder, Cuba 0-1
6/6/07FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 2 Alvarez/Munder 29, Q7 Podstawka/Simek Q39 21-14, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against Hofer/Ljubicic, Canada 1-0
6/12/07FIVBEspinho Open Country Quota Podstawka/Simek 31, Q28 Hofer/Ljubicic 21-17, 16-21, 15-13 0:59
Lead the series against Kruger/Montgomery, Canada 2-0
6/12/07FIVBEspinho Open Country Quota Podstawka/Simek 31, Q28 Kruger/Montgomery 21-18, 21-14 0:40
6/5/07FIVBZagreb Open Country Quota Podstawka/Simek Q39 Kruger/Montgomery 15-11 Retired 0:21
Lead the series against # Q5 Gosch/Horst, Austria 1-0
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Qualifier 2 Podstawka/Simek 31, Q28 Gosch/Horst Q5 21-19, 14-21, 15-12 1:03
Lead the series against # Q12 Huth/Schneider, Germany 1-0
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Qualifier 3 Podstawka/Simek 31, Q28 Huth/Schneider Q12 21-14, 21-18 0:29
Lead the series against # Q20 Miramontes/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
6/6/07FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 1 Podstawka/Simek Q39 Miramontes/Virgen Q26 29-27, 21-13 0:43
Lead the series against # Q23 Rovkin/Saulko, Kazakhstan 1-0
5/23/07FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 1 Podstawka/Simek Q41 Rovkin/Saulko Q24 21-17, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # Q37 Kavalenka/Zharykau, Belarus 1-0
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Qualifier 1 Podstawka/Simek 31, Q28 Kavalenka/Zharykau Q37 17-21, 21-12, 15-8 0:52