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

(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 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		17	120	€ 500.00
FIVB C&S	7/26-30/2006	Cyprus Challenger	6	9	32	US$1,200.00
CEV	7/20-23/2006	Spanish Masters	11	9	240	€ 1,950.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2006	Switzerland Grand Slam	Q22	41	24	US$0.00
CEV	6/15-18/2006	Russian Masters		17	120	€ 500.00
FIVB	6/7-11/2006	Italian Open	Q16	57	6	US$0.00
CEV	5/31-6/3/2006	German Masters	9	9	240	€ 1,950.00
FIVB C&S	5/25-28/2006	Czech Republic Challenger	2	5	48	US$1,500.00
CEV	5/17-21/2006	Turkish Masters		29	30	€ 0.00
CEV	8/25-28/2005	European Championship Final	13	9	80	€ 3,000.00
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

European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/24/2006	Winner 1	Javier Luna / Francisco Rodriguez Herrera, Spain (20)	Won 21-17, 19-21, 15-12	0:56
Thu, 8/24/2006	Winner 2	Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (4)	Lost 16-21, 15-21	0:39
Thu, 8/24/2006	Contender 1	Iver Horrem / Bard-Inge Pettersen, Norway (14)	Lost 17-21, 14-21	0:41

Head to Head Results
Galli/Raffaelli trail the series against the field 5-11

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-2
7/21/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 2	Nummerdor/Schuil	3	Galli/Raffaelli	11	21-14, 22-20	0:43
6/2/06	CEV	German Masters	Contender 2	Nummerdor/Schuil	14	Galli/Raffaelli	9	21-17, 21-11	0:39
Trail the series against # 4 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
8/24/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	4	Galli/Raffaelli	13	21-16, 21-15	0:39
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
Trail the series against # 8 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 1-2
7/21/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 1	Galli/Raffaelli	11	Babich/Nikolaev	6	15-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:59
6/2/06	CEV	German Masters	Winner 1	Babich/Nikolaev	8	Galli/Raffaelli	9	21-14, 21-11	0:38
7/30/05	FIVB C&S	Ukraine Challenger	Winner 3	Babich/Nikolaev	9	Galli/Raffaelli	1	19-21, 21-18, 18-16	1:15
Trail the series against # 14 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 0-2
8/24/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 1	Horrem/Pettersen	14	Galli/Raffaelli	13	21-17, 21-14	0:41
8/7/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Qualifier 2	Horrem/Pettersen	12	Galli/Raffaelli		21-16, 21-18	0:54
Series tied with # 15 Biza/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-1
8/6/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Qualifier 3	Biza/Kubala	15	Galli/Raffaelli		23-21, 21-14	0:49
5/27/06	FIVB C&S	Czech Republic Challenger	Contender 2	Galli/Raffaelli	2	Biza/Kubala	9	21-18, 21-17	0:43
Trail the series against # 16 Boersma/Mast, Netherlands 0-2
7/28/06	FIVB C&S	Cyprus Challenger	Winner 2	Boersma/Mast	3	Galli/Raffaelli	6	21-14, 21-11	0:37
5/17/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Qualifier 2	Boersma/Mast		Galli/Raffaelli		21-10, 22-20	0:45
Lead the series against # 20 Luna/Rodriguez Herrera, Spain 1-0
8/24/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 1	Galli/Raffaelli	13	Luna/Rodriguez Herrera	20	21-17, 19-21, 15-12	0:56
Series tied with # 21 Benes/Benes, Czech Republic 1-1
5/27/06	FIVB C&S	Czech Republic Challenger	Contender 5	Benes/Benes	23	Galli/Raffaelli	2	21-14, 24-22	0:47
9/12/04	CEV	Spanish Open	Bronze Medal	Galli/Raffaelli		Benes/Benes		22-20, 21-16	0:58