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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 European Championship Final
June 9 - 13, 2004

Nelson Brizida/Jose Pedrosa, Portugal

Nelson Brizida
Portugal

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 20, 1982 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Guimaraes

Resides:

Esmoriz

Height:

194 cm (6'4")

Weight:

87 kg (191 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (CEV Timmendorfer Strand 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$9,383.16

José Filipe Pedrosa Simões Moreira
Portugal

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 28, 1978 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Castilo da Maia

Resides:

Castilo da Maia

Height:

187 cm (6'2")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

133

Career Wins:

1 (CEV Under Age Esposende 2001)

Career CEV Best:

5th (Valencia 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$80,278.68

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	57	Money
CEV	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	US$4,070.05
FIVB	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	5	1	9	2	US$10,700.00
Overall	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	5	1	9	2	US$14,770.05

Previous Timmendorfer Strand Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Portugal Open	9	25	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Q22	33	18	US$0.00
CEV	5/12-16/2004	Italian Open		25	8	€ 0.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	Q28	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Spain Open	Q26	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	7/23-27/2003	Portugal Open	10	25	30	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2003	Norway Open	Q19	57	4	US$0.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2003	Germany Grand Slam	Q26	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2003	Switzerland Open	Q17	57	4	US$0.00
FIVB	6/4-8/2003	Hellas Open	Q15	41	10	US$0.00
FIVB	9/4-8/2002	Spain Open	Q9	41	10	US$0.00
CEV	8/30-9/1/2002	European Championships	21	17	20	€ 450.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2002	Spain Open	Q12	41	10	US$0.00
FIVB	8/1-4/2002	Austria Grand Slam	37	37	24	US$0.00

European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/9/2004		Daniel Krug / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany	Won 21-12, 21-18	0:36
Thu, 6/10/2004		Michal Biza / Igor Stejskal, Czech Republic	Won 21-16, 22-20	0:41
Thu, 6/10/2004		Andreas Gortsianiouk / Emmanouil Xenakis, Greece	Won 21-15, 21-16	0:37
Fri, 6/11/2004	Pool D	Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway	Lost 14-21, 17-21	0:41
Fri, 6/11/2004	Pool D	Haroldas Cyvas / Marius Vasiliauskas, Lithuania	Won 21-18, 21-18	0:41
Sat, 6/12/2004	Pool D	Guilherm Deulofeu / Ogier Molinier, France	Lost 19-21, 21-11, 13-15	1:00
Sat, 6/12/2004	Winner 1	Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland	Lost 13-21, 10-21	0:32

Head to Head Results
Brizida/Pedrosa trail the series against the field 7-11

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-1
9/4/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 3	Arkaev/Barsuk	27, Q10	Brizida/Pedrosa	Q26	21-13, 21-13	0:30
Trail the series against Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
7/25/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool G	Berger/Doppler	7	Brizida/Pedrosa	10	21-13, 21-19	0:35
Lead the series against Biza/Stejskal, Czech Republic 2-0
6/10/04	CEV	European Championship Final		Brizida/Pedrosa		Biza/Stejskal		21-16, 22-20	0:41
5/13/04	CEV	Italian Open		Brizida/Pedrosa		Biza/Stejskal		21-17, 21-19	0:35
Trail the series against Bosma/Herrera, Spain 0-1
6/4/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 1	Bosma/Herrera	8	Brizida/Pedrosa	9	17-21, 21-17, 15-7	0:55
Trail the series against Canet/Hamel, France 0-1
8/30/02	CEV	European Championships	Winner 1	Canet/Hamel	12	Brizida/Pedrosa	21	21-15, 21-7	0:38
Lead the series against Cyvas/Vasiliauskas, Lithuania 1-0
6/11/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool D	Brizida/Pedrosa		Cyvas/Vasiliauskas		21-18, 21-18	0:41
Trail the series against De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
5/13/04	CEV	Italian Open		De Gruijter/Ronnes		Brizida/Pedrosa		21-16, 21-11	0:35
Trail the series against Deulofeu/Molinier, France 0-1
6/12/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool D	Deulofeu/Molinier		Brizida/Pedrosa		21-19, 11-21, 15-13	1:00
Series tied with Gortsianiouk/Xenakis, Greece 1-1
6/10/04	CEV	European Championship Final		Brizida/Pedrosa		Gortsianiouk/Xenakis		21-15, 21-16	0:37
5/13/04	CEV	Italian Open		Gortsianiouk/Xenakis		Brizida/Pedrosa		21-18, 19-21, 15-11	1:00
Trail the series against Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
6/12/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel		Brizida/Pedrosa		21-13, 21-10	0:32
Trail the series against Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
6/11/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool D	Hoidalen/Kjemperud		Brizida/Pedrosa		21-14, 21-17	0:41
Trail the series against Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
6/4/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	24, Q1	Brizida/Pedrosa	9	21-11, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against Knapek/Mourtzios, Greece 1-0
5/12/04	CEV	Italian Open		Brizida/Pedrosa		Knapek/Mourtzios		21-17, 23-21	0:40
Lead the series against Krug/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
6/9/04	CEV	European Championship Final		Brizida/Pedrosa		Krug/Urbatzka		21-12, 21-18	0:36
Series tied with Tabarini/Tabarini, San Marino 1-1
5/13/04	CEV	Italian Open		Tabarini/Tabarini		Brizida/Pedrosa		By Forfeit
9/3/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 1	Brizida/Pedrosa	Q26	Tabarini/Tabarini	Q39	21-13, 21-19	0:34