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

(13) Fabio Galli/Andrea Raffaelli, Italy

Fabio Galli
Italy

Photo: Paolo Amari

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 10, 1969 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

Cremona

Resides:

Gadesco Pieve Del Mona, CR

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

82 kg (180 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Athens 2003)

Career CEV Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$37,287.81

Andrea Raffaelli
Italy

Photo: Carola Fabrizia Semino

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:

Tournaments:

140

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career CEV Best:

2nd (Neusiedler See 1999)

Career Winnings:

US$105,575.71

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	27	29	33	41	57	Money
CEV	10	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	US$16,725.24
FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	1	US$3,000.00
FIVB C&S	11	0	0	2	1	2	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$12,500.00
Overall	30	0	0	3	1	2	2	6	0	5	1	0	1	1	1	6	1	US$32,225.24

Previous Moscow Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB 1999	Did not play	Maurizio Pimponi - 33rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB C&S	8/11-14/2005	Switzerland Satellite	3	5	20	US$1,000.00
CEV	8/7-9/2005	Swiss Open		19	16	€ 0.00
FIVB	8/3-7/2005	Austria Grand Slam	Q14	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	7/27-31/2005	Ukraine Challenger	1	7	30	US$1,200.00
FIVB	7/27-31/2005	France Grand Slam	Q23	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	7/22-24/2005	Italy Satellite	1	7	10	US$500.00
FIVB C&S	7/15-17/2005	Italy Challenger	2	9	24	US$950.00
FIVB C&S	7/7-10/2005	Italy Challenger	4	4	42	US$2,300.00
FIVB C&S	7/1-3/2005	Italy Challenger	3	9	24	US$950.00
FIVB	6/29-7/3/2005	Norway Grand Slam	Q18	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2005	Switzerland Open	Q18	41	12	US$0.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Croatia Open	Q13	33	20	US$0.00
FIVB	5/18-22/2005	China Open	Q15	41	12	US$0.00
CEV	5/12-15/2005	Turkish Open		27	12	€ 0.00
FIVB	9/21-26/2004	Brazil Open	25, Q5	17	72	US$3,000.00
CEV	9/9-12/2004	Spanish Open		3	70	€ 4,500.00
FIVB C&S	8/27-29/2004	France Satellite	6	3	16	US$1,200.00
FIVB C&S	8/21-22/2004	Corsica Satellite	5	3	16	US$1,200.00

European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/26/2005	Winner 1	Janis Grinbergs / Austris Stals, Latvia (20)	Lost 13-21, 15-21	0:35
Fri, 8/26/2005	Contender 1	Adrian Caravano / Olivier Conte, France (14)	Won 25-23, 19-21, 15-12	1:07
Sat, 8/27/2005	Contender 2	Michal Biza / Igor Stejskal, Czech Republic (12)	Won 21-13, 16-21, 18-16	1:13
Sat, 8/27/2005	Contender 3	Riccardo Lione / Matteo Varnier, Italy (8)	Lost By Forfeit

Head to Head Results
Galli/Raffaelli lead the series against the field 5-4

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 5 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
9/10/04	CEV	Spanish Open	Pool C	Galli/Raffaelli		Herrera/Mesa		21-13, 19-21, 15-11	1:00
Lead the series against # 7 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-0
9/11/04	CEV	Spanish Open	Pool C	Galli/Raffaelli		Arkaev/Barsuk		21-19, 21-14	0:43
Trail the series against # 8 Lione/Varnier, Italy 0-1
8/27/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 3	Lione/Varnier	8	Galli/Raffaelli	13	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 10 Kalinine/Karpukhin, Russia 0-1
7/30/05	FIVB C&S	Ukraine Challenger	Contender 5	Kalinine/Karpukhin	13	Galli/Raffaelli	1	21-19, 17-21, 23-21	1:17
Lead the series against # 12 Biza/Stejskal, Czech Republic 1-0
8/27/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 2	Galli/Raffaelli	13	Biza/Stejskal	12	21-13, 16-21, 18-16	1:13
Lead the series against # 14 Caravano/Conte, France 1-0
8/26/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 1	Galli/Raffaelli	13	Caravano/Conte	14	25-23, 19-21, 15-12	1:07
Lead the series against # 18 Benes/Benes, Czech Republic 1-0
9/12/04	CEV	Spanish Open	Bronze Medal	Galli/Raffaelli		Benes/Benes		22-20, 21-16	0:58
Trail the series against # 20 Grinbergs/Stals, Latvia 0-1
8/26/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 1	Grinbergs/Stals	20	Galli/Raffaelli	13	21-13, 21-15	0:35
Trail the series against # 22 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 0-1
7/30/05	FIVB C&S	Ukraine Challenger	Winner 3	Babich/Nikolaev	9	Galli/Raffaelli	1	19-21, 21-18, 18-16	1:15