European Championship Tour
€ 90,000 European Championships
August 30 - September 1, 2002
(11) Maurizio Pimponi/Andrea Raffaelli, Italy
 
Maurizio Pimponi
Italy
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 1, 1970 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: Grosseto
Resides: Grosseto
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 89 kg (196 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 70
Career Best: 2nd (CEV Neusiedler See 1999)
Career Winnings: US$66,689.26
Andrea Raffaelli
Italy
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: 16
Tournaments: 140
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career CEV Best: 2nd (Neusiedler See 1999)
Career Winnings: US$105,575.71
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719253336374149Money
CEV50100011110000000 US$12,471.18
FIVB57000021321211991241 US$103,095.00
FIVB C&S10000100000000000 US$1,500.00
Overall63010032431311991241 US$117,066.18
Previous Basel Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/7-11/2002 Spain Open 21 17 60 US$2,520.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2002 Austria Grand Slam 19 17 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2002 Portugal Open Q8 33 18 US$0.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2002 France Grand Slam 19 25 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/19-23/2002 Switzerland Open Q8 33 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2002 Germany Open 30, Q10 5 180 US$6,675.00
FIVB 11/27-12/2/2001 Brazil Open 26, Q3 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 9/12-16/2001 Spain Open Q7 36 28 US$0.00
CEV 9/7-9/2001 European Championships 24 9 80 € 4,650.00
FIVB 7/11-15/2001 Italy Open 9 25 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2001 Germany Open 26 25 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2001 Swiss Open 26 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Spain Open 25 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 11/28-12/3/2000 Brazil Open 18 25 34 US$1,500.00
FIVB 9/16-26/2000 Sydney XXVII Olympic Games 20 19 0 US$0.00
European Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/30/2002 Winner 1 Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (22) Won 21-14, 22-20 0:35
Fri, 8/30/2002 Winner 2 Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (6) Lost 18-21, 10-21 0:37
Fri, 8/30/2002 Contender 1 Nelson Brizida / Jose Pedrosa, Portugal (21) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:42
Sat, 8/31/2002 Contender 2 Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (3) Lost 18-21, 13-21 0:43
Head to Head Results
Pimponi/Raffaelli trail the series against the field 7-18
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-3
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool F Laciga/Laciga 6 Pimponi/Raffaelli 19 17-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:48
9/8/01CEVEuropean Championships Winner 3 Laciga/Laciga 1 Pimponi/Raffaelli 24 21-15, 21-14 0:35
7/24/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Laciga/Laciga 6 Pimponi/Raffaelli 31 15-6 0:38
Trail the series against # 2 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool E Berger/Doppler 12 Pimponi/Raffaelli 21 21-19, 19-21, 15-13 0:59
Trail the series against # 3 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-3
8/31/02CEVEuropean Championships Contender 2 Horrem/Maaseide 3 Pimponi/Raffaelli 11 21-18, 21-13 0:43
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool F Horrem/Maaseide 30 Pimponi/Raffaelli 19 17-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:58
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Contender 1 Horrem/Maaseide 23 Pimponi/Raffaelli 26 21-13, 21-14 0:36
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 1 Pimponi/Raffaelli 26 Horrem/Maaseide 23 14-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:47
Trail the series against # 4 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Winner 1 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 7 Pimponi/Raffaelli 26 21-23, 21-15, 16-14 0:58
Trail the series against # 5 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-2
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Winner 2 Dieckmann/Reckermann 6 Pimponi/Raffaelli 30, Q10 21-15, 21-14 0:38
11/29/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Dieckmann/Reckermann 10 Pimponi/Raffaelli 26, Q3 21-13, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 6 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-4
8/30/02CEVEuropean Championships Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 6 Pimponi/Raffaelli 11 21-18, 21-10 0:37
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 1 Heuscher/Kobel 8 Pimponi/Raffaelli 9 21-15, 21-18 0:42
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 2 Heuscher/Kobel 9 Pimponi/Raffaelli 26 21-15, 21-14 0:32
8/25/00CEVEuropean Championships Contender 2 Heuscher/Kobel 9 Pimponi/Raffaelli 10 15-2 0:20
Lead the series against # 7 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 1-0
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Winner 1 Pimponi/Raffaelli 30, Q10 Berg/Dahl 13 18-21, 24-22, 15-12 1:03
Lead the series against # 13 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 2-0
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool E Pimponi/Raffaelli 21 Karasev/Zaitsev 28, Q4 21-14, 13-21, 15-11 0:57
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool C Pimponi/Raffaelli 30, Q10 Karasev/Zaitsev 14 21-17, 21-19 0:34
Trail the series against # 17 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
9/13/01FIVBSpain Open Gartmayer/Nowotny 26, Q9 Pimponi/Raffaelli Q7 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 18 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 0-2
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool C Bosma/Cotrino 19 Pimponi/Raffaelli 30, Q10 17-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:49
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Bosma/Cotrino 10 Pimponi/Raffaelli 25 21-19, 25-23 0:51
Lead the series against # 20 Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 1-0
11/28/01FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 3 Pimponi/Raffaelli 26, Q3 Beligratis/Michalopoulos Q11 21-15, 21-17 0:33
Lead the series against # 21 Brizida/Pedrosa, Portugal 1-0
8/30/02CEVEuropean Championships Contender 1 Pimponi/Raffaelli 11 Brizida/Pedrosa 21 21-18, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # 22 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
8/30/02CEVEuropean Championships Winner 1 Pimponi/Raffaelli 11 Kais/Vesik 22 21-14, 22-20 0:35
Trail the series against # 23 Grinbergs/Krumins, Latvia 0-1
8/25/00CEVEuropean Championships Winner 1 Grinbergs/Krumins 23 Pimponi/Raffaelli 10 16-14 0:45