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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 Nestea European Championship Final
August 25 - 28, 2006

(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 The Hague Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV	8/5-8/2006	Swiss Masters	8	7	300	€ 2,475.00
FIVB	8/2-6/2006	Austria Grand Slam	30, Q7	5	480	US$12,800.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2006	Paris Grand Slam	Q5	41	24	US$0.00
CEV	7/20-23/2006	Spanish Masters	10	5	360	€ 3,000.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2006	Canada Open	26	7	300	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2006	France Open	25	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2006	Norway Grand Slam	28, Q5	17	160	US$4,900.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2006	Croatia Open	23	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2006	China Open	17	25	60	US$2,000.00
CEV	5/17-21/2006	Turkish Masters	2	7	300	€ 2,475.00
FIVB	10/25-29/2005	Acapulco Open	15	17	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	10/19-23/2005	Brazil Open	14	9	160	US$6,000.00
FIVB C&S	9/8-10/2005	Madeira Challenger	2	3	48	US$3,100.00
FIVB	8/31-9/4/2005	Greece Open	15	17	80	US$3,000.00
CEV	8/25-28/2005	European Championship Final	5	1	200	€ 20,000.00
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

European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/24/2006	Winner 2	Tim Joosen / Dieter Melis, Belgium (12)	Lost 19-21, 22-24	0:48
Thu, 8/24/2006	Contender 1	Kjell Goranson / Vegard Hoidalen, Norway (11)	Won 23-21, 21-13	0:50
Fri, 8/25/2006	Contender 2	Iver Horrem / Bard-Inge Pettersen, Norway (14)	Won 14-21, 21-15, 21-19	1:07
Fri, 8/25/2006	Contender 3	Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (23)	Won 21-17, 13-21, 15-10	0:50
Fri, 8/25/2006	Contender 4	Martin Laciga / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (22)	Lost 21-19, 16-21, 12-15	0:57

Head to Head Results
Herrera/Mesa lead the series against the field 18-16

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-2
8/7/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 3	Nummerdor/Schuil	2	Herrera/Mesa	8	16-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:48
7/22/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 3	Nummerdor/Schuil	3	Herrera/Mesa	10	21-16, 21-13	0:43
Trail the series against # 2 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-2
8/7/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 2	Brink/Dieckmann	1	Herrera/Mesa	8	16-21, 24-22, 15-10	0:59
8/3/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool C	Brink/Dieckmann	3	Herrera/Mesa	30, Q7	21-10, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # 3 Klemperer/Schneider, Germany 1-0
8/4/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool C	Herrera/Mesa	30, Q7	Klemperer/Schneider	14	21-12, 18-21, 21-19	1:08
Trail the series against # 4 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
Series tied with # 6 Koreng/Matysik, Germany 1-1
7/21/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 2	Herrera/Mesa	10	Koreng/Matysik	2	21-12, 21-14	0:44
5/19/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Winner 1	Koreng/Matysik	15	Herrera/Mesa	2	21-18, 19-21, 15-12	1:00
Lead the series against # 7 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-1
7/22/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Contender 3	Herrera/Mesa	20	Kais/Vesik	11	21-17, 21-18	0:44
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 2	Kais/Vesik	17	Herrera/Mesa	16	21-17, 21-16	0:41
6/10/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	16	Kais/Vesik	18	21-10, 21-18	0:40
Series tied with # 9 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-1
7/6/06	FIVB	France Open	Contender 1	De Gruijter/Ronnes	24, Q1	Herrera/Mesa	25	21-12, 21-18	0:48
7/21/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	20	De Gruijter/Ronnes	13	21-15, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against # 11 Goranson/Hoidalen, Norway 1-0
8/24/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 1	Herrera/Mesa	5	Goranson/Hoidalen	11	23-21, 21-13	0:50
Trail the series against # 12 Joosen/Melis, Belgium 0-1
8/24/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 2	Joosen/Melis	12	Herrera/Mesa	5	21-19, 24-22	0:48
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
Series tied with # 14 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 2-2
8/25/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	5	Horrem/Pettersen	14	14-21, 21-15, 21-19	1:07
8/4/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	30, Q7	Horrem/Pettersen	22	21-23, 21-19, 15-9	1:02
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Horrem/Pettersen	16	Herrera/Mesa	17	21-16, 18-21, 15-9	0:50
7/2/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 4	Horrem/Pettersen	10	Herrera/Mesa	22	24-22, 21-17	0:52
Lead the series against # 15 Biza/Kubala, Czech Republic 2-0
8/2/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Herrera/Mesa	30, Q7	Biza/Kubala	Q26	23-21, 22-20	0:44
5/19/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	2	Biza/Kubala	12	21-16, 21-13	0:40
Lead the series against # 21 Benes/Benes, Czech Republic 2-0
8/7/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	8	Benes/Benes	9	19-21, 21-17, 17-15	0:55
7/21/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	10	Benes/Benes	7	27-25, 21-16	0:56
Trail the series against # 22 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
8/25/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 4	Laciga/Laciga	22	Herrera/Mesa	5	19-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:57
Lead the series against # 23 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 5-1
8/25/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 3	Herrera/Mesa	5	Kjemperud/Skarlund	23	21-17, 13-21, 15-10	0:50
10/21/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 3	Herrera/Mesa	14	Kjemperud/Skarlund	21	22-20, 21-16	0:42
9/10/05	FIVB C&S	Madeira Challenger	Semi-Finals	Herrera/Mesa	2	Kjemperud/Skarlund	1	23-25, 10-21	0:40
7/22/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	20	Kjemperud/Skarlund	19	21-14, 17-21, 15-13	0:50
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	16	Kjemperud/Skarlund	17	24-22, 16-21, 15-10	0:52
5/14/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Contender 4	Kjemperud/Skarlund	14	Herrera/Mesa	7	21-19, 21-15	0:35