FIVB Age Group World Championships
Under 21 World Championships
July 10 - 14, 2002
(9) 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: 24
Tournaments: 216
Career Wins: 7
Career FIVB Age Group WC Wins: 1 (Catania 2002)
Career Winnings: US$882,963.98
Raul Mesa
Spain
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 16, 1982 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Zaragoza
Resides: Benidorm (Alicante)
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 89 kg (196 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 126
Career Wins: 2
Career FIVB Age Group WC Wins: 1 (Catania 2002)
Career Winnings: US$226,937.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB49101132134146112 US$286,100.00
FIVB Age Group WC21100000000000 US$0.00
FIVB C&S10010000000000 US$3,100.00
Overall52212132134146112 US$289,200.00
Previous Catania Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/12-16/2001 Spain Open 31 25 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB Age Group WC 8/24-26/2001 Under 21 World Championships 2 0 US$0.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Spain Open Q50 57 4 US$0.00
Under 21 World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/11/2002 Pool K Linyin Xu / Chicheng Zhao, China (16) Won 21-16, 21-9  
Fri, 7/12/2002 Pool K Lombardo Ontiveros / Erik Rojo, Mexico (21) Lost 22-24, 21-18, 12-15  
Fri, 7/12/2002 Pool L Anton Kulikovsky / Alexei Verbov, Russia (4) Won 21-14, 21-13  
Sat, 7/13/2002 Winner 1 Michel Kertai / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (5) Won 22-20, 21-18  
Sat, 7/13/2002 Winner 2 Hannes Ambelang / Manuel Rieke, Germany (24) Won 13-21, 22-20, 16-14  
Sun, 7/14/2002 Semi-Finals Andreas Gortsianiouk / Georgios Knapek, Greece (14) Won 17-21, 21-16, 19-17  
Sun, 7/14/2002 Gold Medal Pedro Cunha / Adriano Fonseca, Brazil (2) Won 21-11, 21-19  
Head to Head Results
Herrera/Mesa lead the series against the field 6-1
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Cunha/Fonseca, Brazil 1-0
7/14/02FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Gold Medal Herrera/Mesa 9 Cunha/Fonseca 2 21-11, 21-19  
Lead the series against # 4 Kulikovsky/Verbov, Russia 1-0
7/12/02FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Pool L Herrera/Mesa 9 Kulikovsky/Verbov 4 21-14, 21-13  
Lead the series against # 5 Kertai/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
7/13/02FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 9 Kertai/Schnider 5 22-20, 21-18  
Lead the series against # 14 Gortsianiouk/Knapek, Greece 1-0
7/14/02FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Semi-Finals Herrera/Mesa 9 Gortsianiouk/Knapek 14 17-21, 21-16, 19-17  
Lead the series against # 16 Xu/Zhao, China 1-0
7/11/02FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Pool K Herrera/Mesa 9 Xu/Zhao 16 21-16, 21-9  
Trail the series against # 21 Ontiveros/Rojo, Mexico 0-1
7/12/02FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Pool K Ontiveros/Rojo 21 Herrera/Mesa 9 24-22, 18-21, 15-12  
Lead the series against # 24 Ambelang/Rieke, Germany 1-0
7/13/02FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Winner 2 Herrera/Mesa 9 Ambelang/Rieke 24 13-21, 22-20, 16-14