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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 Nestea European Championship Final
August 25 - 28, 2005

(5) Pablo Herrera/Raul Mesa, Spain

Pablo Herrera Allepuz
Spain

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 29, 1982 (41 yrs old)

Home Town:

Castellon de la Plana

Resides:

Castellon de la Plana

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

258

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,024,958.44

Raul Mesa
Spain

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 16, 1982 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Zaragoza

Resides:

Benidorm (Alicante)

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

89 kg (196 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

158

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

1 (Moscow 2005)

Career Winnings:

US$286,283.26

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
CEV	14	1	1	0	0	3	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	US$77,895.84
CEV Under Age	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB	49	1	0	1	1	3	2	13	4	14	6	1	1	2	US$286,100.00
FIVB Age Group WC	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$3,100.00
Overall	67	4	2	2	1	6	7	15	6	14	6	1	1	2	US$367,095.84

Previous Moscow Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV	8/7-9/2005	Swiss Open	4	7	50	€ 2,475.00
FIVB	8/3-7/2005	Austria Grand Slam	22	25	56	US$3,250.00
FIVB	7/27-31/2005	France Grand Slam	23	13	168	US$6,300.00
FIVB	7/20-24/2005	Poland Open	20	9	160	US$6,000.00
CEV	7/7-10/2005	Spanish Open	4	9	40	€ 1,950.00
FIVB	6/29-7/3/2005	Norway Grand Slam	22	9	224	US$8,600.00
FIVB	6/22-26/2005	Berlin World Championships	16	33	50	US$3,750.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2005	Switzerland Open	15	25	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Croatia Open	16	13	120	US$4,500.00
FIVB	5/18-22/2005	China Open	16	9	160	US$6,000.00
CEV	5/12-15/2005	Turkish Open	7	5	60	€ 3,000.00
FIVB	9/21-26/2004	Brazil Open	18	17	72	US$3,000.00
CEV	9/9-12/2004	Spanish Open		13	18	€ 1,000.00
CEV Under Age	7/29-8/1/2004	CEV U23 European Championships		1	40	€ 0.00

European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/26/2005	Winner 2	Julius Brink / Kjell Schneider, Germany (21)	Won 22-20, 21-11	0:37
Sat, 8/27/2005	Winner 3	Janis Grinbergs / Austris Stals, Latvia (20)	Won 21-16, 21-18	0:35
Sat, 8/27/2005	Winner 4	Markus Egger / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (1)	Won 25-23, 21-15	0:51
Sun, 8/28/2005	Semi-Finals	Christoph Dieckmann / Andreas Scheuerpflug, Germany (2)	Won 21-14, 18-21, 16-14	0:55
Sun, 8/28/2005	Gold Medal	Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (3)	Won 17-21, 22-20, 15-12	1:00

Head to Head Results
Herrera/Mesa trail the series against the field 9-11

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 1-2
8/27/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 4	Herrera/Mesa	5	Egger/Laciga	1	25-23, 21-15	0:51
8/8/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Contender 3	Egger/Laciga	1	Herrera/Mesa	4	21-19, 21-14	0:33
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Egger/Laciga	11	Herrera/Mesa	22	26-24, 21-19	0:51
Lead the series against # 2 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 2-0
8/28/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Herrera/Mesa	5	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	2	21-14, 18-21, 16-14	0:55
5/13/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Winner 2	Herrera/Mesa	7	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	2	21-10, 19-21, 15-11	0:55
Trail the series against # 3 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-3
8/28/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Gold Medal	Herrera/Mesa	5	Heuscher/Kobel	3	17-21, 22-20, 15-12	1:00
7/21/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	4	Herrera/Mesa	20	21-12, 21-16	0:40
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	11	Herrera/Mesa	22	21-18, 21-18	0:36
5/14/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Winner 3	Heuscher/Kobel	3	Herrera/Mesa	7	22-24, 21-13, 15-12	1:00
Lead the series against # 4 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
7/28/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	23	Canet/Hamel	10	21-15, 21-10	0:46
Trail the series against # 6 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
8/8/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Winner 2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	5	Herrera/Mesa	4	21-18, 16-21, 15-9	1:00
Trail the series against # 7 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-2
6/10/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 3	Arkaev/Barsuk	24	Herrera/Mesa	16	21-18, 21-19	0:41
9/10/04	CEV	Spanish Open	Pool C	Arkaev/Barsuk		Herrera/Mesa		24-22, 21-13	0:39
Trail the series against # 8 Lione/Varnier, Italy 0-1
7/8/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Winner 1	Lione/Varnier	13	Herrera/Mesa	4	21-19, 18-21, 15-13	0:52
Trail the series against # 13 Galli/Raffaelli, Italy 0-1
9/10/04	CEV	Spanish Open	Pool C	Galli/Raffaelli		Herrera/Mesa		21-13, 19-21, 15-11	1:00
Lead the series against # 20 Grinbergs/Stals, Latvia 2-0
8/27/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 3	Herrera/Mesa	5	Grinbergs/Stals	20	21-16, 21-18	0:35
8/8/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	4	Grinbergs/Stals	13	22-20, 21-23, 15-10	0:57
Lead the series against # 21 Brink/Schneider, Germany 2-0
8/26/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 2	Herrera/Mesa	5	Brink/Schneider	21	22-20, 21-11	0:37
8/8/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	4	Brink/Schneider	15	13-21, 21-19, 15-13	1:01
Trail the series against # 24 Garcia-Thompson/Luna, Spain 0-1
7/8/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Contender 2	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	10	Herrera/Mesa	4	18-21, 21-18, 15-13	1:07