European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 European Championship Final
September 16 - 19, 2009
(2) Adrian Gavira/Pablo Herrera, Spain
 
Adrián Gavira Collado
Spain
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 17, 1987 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: La Línea de la Concepción
Resides: Tenerife
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Weight: 89 kg (196 lb)
Seasons: 20
Tournaments: 217
Career Wins: 8
Career CEV Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$830,807.54
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: 258
Career Wins: 14
Career CEV Wins: 6
Career Winnings: US$1,026,458.44
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925Money
CEV2340319030300 US$144,473.27
FIVB152491074434212615 US$1,404,178.42
Overall175891385334512915 US$1,548,651.69
Previous Sochi Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
CEV 9/9-13/2009 English Masters 3 1 600 € 11,000.00
FIVB 8/25-30/2009 The Hague Open 3 2 540 US$21,000.00
FIVB 8/18-23/2009 Aland Open 2 5 360 US$9,100.00
FIVB 8/4-9/2009 Stare Jablonki Open 3 3 480 US$15,000.00
FIVB 7/28-8/2/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 4 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/21-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam 7 2 720 US$28,000.00
FIVB 7/14-19/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 7 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/7-12/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 11 3 640 US$23,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2009 Stavanger World Championships 15 5 600 US$18,000.00
CEV 6/17-21/2009 German Masters 4 5 360 € 2,800.00
CEV 6/3-7/2009 Austrian Masters 8 1 600 € 8,500.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2009 Myslowice Open 13 7 300 US$7,600.00
FIVB 5/12-17/2009 Rome Open 11 9 240 US$6,000.00
CEV 5/6-10/2009 Spanish Masters 10 5 360 € 2,000.00
European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/16/2009 Pool B Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (10) Won 21-10, 21-14 0:30
Wed, 9/16/2009 Pool B Petr Benes / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (7) Lost 26-24, 18-21, 12-15 1:02
Thu, 9/17/2009 Pool B Yury Bogatov / Serguei Prokopiev, Russia (15) Won 21-18, 18-21, 16-14 0:51
Fri, 9/18/2009 Winner 1 Dmitri Barsuk / Yaroslav Koshkarev, Russia (5) Won 21-16, 23-21 0:46
Fri, 9/18/2009 Semi-Finals Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (14) Lost 21-17, 21-23, 20-22 1:08
Sat, 9/19/2009 Bronze Medal Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (1) Won By Forfeit  
Head to Head Results
Gavira/Herrera lead the series against the field 28-12
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 2-2
9/19/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Bronze Medal Gavira/Herrera 2 Brink/Reckermann 1 By Forfeit  
6/20/09CEVGerman Masters Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 1 Gavira/Herrera 4 24-22, 22-20 0:55
6/7/09CEVAustrian Masters Gold Medal Gavira/Herrera 8 Brink/Reckermann 4, Q1 13-21, 25-23, 15-11 1:02
6/6/09CEVAustrian Masters Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 4, Q1 Gavira/Herrera 8 21-14, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # 3 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 2-0
9/13/09CEVEnglish Masters Gold Medal Gavira/Herrera 3 Heuscher/Heyer 4 21-16, 21-14 0:40
6/5/09CEVAustrian Masters Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 8 Heuscher/Heyer 1 21-19, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # 4 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 2-1
8/22/09FIVBAland Open Contender 6 Klemperer/Koreng 8 Gavira/Herrera 2 21-13, 10-21, 15-12 0:50
8/7/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 3 Gavira/Herrera 3 Klemperer/Koreng 5 21-18, 21-18 0:44
5/9/09CEVSpanish Masters Contender 3 Gavira/Herrera 10 Klemperer/Koreng 1 21-19, 21-17 0:55
Lead the series against # 5 Barsuk/Koshkarev, Russia 1-0
9/18/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 1 Gavira/Herrera 2 Barsuk/Koshkarev 5 21-16, 23-21 0:46
Lead the series against # 6 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 3-1
8/29/09FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 4 Gavira/Herrera 3 Kais/Vesik 10 21-15, 21-15 0:35
8/8/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 6 Gavira/Herrera 3 Kais/Vesik 12 21-19, 10-21, 15-10 0:46
6/20/09CEVGerman Masters Contender 4 Kais/Vesik 8 Gavira/Herrera 4 21-18, 21-18 0:40
6/5/09CEVAustrian Masters Winner 1 Gavira/Herrera 8 Kais/Vesik 9 23-21, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # 7 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 3-1
9/16/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool B Benes/Kubala 7 Gavira/Herrera 2 24-26, 21-18, 15-12 1:02
9/12/09CEVEnglish Masters Winner 3 Gavira/Herrera 3 Benes/Kubala 7 21-17, 21-15 0:35
6/6/09CEVAustrian Masters Semi-Finals Gavira/Herrera 8 Benes/Kubala 11 21-16, 15-21, 15-11 0:52
5/28/09FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 1 Gavira/Herrera 13 Benes/Kubala 29, Q11 18-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:53
Lead the series against # 8 Gosch/Horst, Austria 3-1
8/1/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 4 Gosch/Horst 9 19-21, 21-16, 15-8 1:07
7/11/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 11 Gosch/Horst 18 21-17, 21-13 0:41
5/28/09FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 20 Gavira/Herrera 13 21-19, 11-21, 15-9 0:52
5/15/09FIVBRome Open Contender 3 Gavira/Herrera 11 Gosch/Horst 14 21-18, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # 10 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 3-1
9/16/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool B Gavira/Herrera 2 Fijalek/Prudel 10 21-10, 21-14 0:30
8/27/09FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 3 Fijalek/Prudel 14 25-23, 21-19 0:45
8/8/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 5 Gavira/Herrera 3 Fijalek/Prudel 9 21-18, 21-8 0:32
5/8/09CEVSpanish Masters Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 7 Gavira/Herrera 10 21-15, 22-20 0:46
Lead the series against # 11 Dugrip/Salvetti, France 2-0
8/6/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 1 Gavira/Herrera 3 Dugrip/Salvetti 19, Q4 21-15, 21-16 0:34
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 3 Gavira/Herrera 7 Dugrip/Salvetti 10 21-11, 21-13 0:35
Series tied with # 12 Nicolai/Varnier, Italy 1-1
5/15/09FIVBRome Open Contender 4 Nicolai/Varnier 9 Gavira/Herrera 11 15-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:53
5/8/09CEVSpanish Masters Contender 1 Gavira/Herrera 10 Nicolai/Varnier 15, Q10 27-25, 21-15 0:53
Lead the series against # 13 Bellaguarda/Laciga, Switzerland 1-0
8/22/09FIVBAland Open Contender 5 Gavira/Herrera 2 Bellaguarda/Laciga 7 28-26, 23-21 0:47
Trail the series against # 14 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 3-4
9/18/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Semi-Finals Nummerdor/Schuil 14 Gavira/Herrera 2 17-21, 23-21, 22-20 1:08
8/30/09FIVBThe Hague Open Gold Medal Nummerdor/Schuil 1 Gavira/Herrera 3 21-17, 18-21, 15-10 0:58
8/21/09FIVBAland Open Winner 3 Nummerdor/Schuil 10 Gavira/Herrera 2 21-17, 21-17 0:44
8/7/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Gavira/Herrera 3 Nummerdor/Schuil 4 22-20, 18-21, 15-11 0:54
8/1/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Nummerdor/Schuil 8 Gavira/Herrera 4 21-15, 21-15 0:35
7/25/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Semi-Finals Gavira/Herrera 7 Nummerdor/Schuil 11 21-14, 21-15 0:35
7/12/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Bronze Medal Gavira/Herrera 11 Nummerdor/Schuil 12 23-21, 14-21, 15-13 0:57
Lead the series against # 15 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 2-0
9/17/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool B Gavira/Herrera 2 Bogatov/Prokopiev 15 21-18, 18-21, 16-14 0:51
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Gavira/Herrera 7 Bogatov/Prokopiev 10 21-19, 21-17 0:42