Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Shanghai Open presented by City Beach
May 3 - 8, 2010
(25, Q4) Petr Benes/Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic
 
Petr Benes
Czech Republic
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 27, 1974 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Praha
Resides: Prague
Height: 197 cm (6'6")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 61
Career Best: 4th (2 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (The Hague 2011)
Career Winnings: US$128,125.00
Premysl Kubala
Czech Republic
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 16, 1973 (50 yrs old)
Home Town: Frydek-Mistek
Resides: Frydek-Mistek
Height: 202 cm (6'8")
Weight: 98 kg (216 lb)
Seasons: 19
Tournaments: 138
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB C&S Brno 2007)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$205,875.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB40000134911291 US$232,850.00
Previous Shanghai Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/25-30/2009 The Hague Open 20 7 300 US$7,600.00
FIVB 8/11-16/2009 Kristiansand Open 22 17 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/4-9/2009 Stare Jablonki Open 24 17 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 7/28-8/2/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 28, Q13 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/14-19/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 24, Q14 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/7-12/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 30, Q22 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2009 Myslowice Open 29, Q11 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/12-17/2009 Rome Open 31, Q7 13 180 US$4,250.00
Shanghai Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 5/4/2010 Qualifier 2 Jessi Lelliott / Ben Saxton, Canada (Q29) Won 22-20, 21-19 0:42
Tue, 5/4/2010 Qualifier 3 Christopher McHugh / Joshua Slack, Australia (Q20) Won 15-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:46
Wed, 5/5/2010 Winner 1 Jefferson Bellaguarda / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (8) Lost 16-21, 15-21 0:34
Wed, 5/5/2010 Contender 1 Paolo Nicolai / Matteo Varnier, Italy (24) Lost 18-21, 23-25 0:41
Head to Head Results
Benes/Kubala lead the series against the field 8-7
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
5/28/09FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 1 Gavira/Herrera 13 Benes/Kubala 29, Q11 18-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:53
Trail the series against # 8 Bellaguarda/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Bellaguarda/Laciga 8 Benes/Kubala 25, Q4 21-16, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # 12 Gosch/Horst, Austria 0-2
8/29/09FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 5 Gosch/Horst 13 Benes/Kubala 20 21-16, 21-19 0:40
8/27/09FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 13 Benes/Kubala 20 21-15, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 16 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Benes/Kubala 24, Q14 Samoilovs/Sorokins Q3 21-18, 26-24 0:44
Lead the series against # 17 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-1
8/28/09FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 2 Benes/Kubala 20 Fijalek/Prudel 14 21-19, 21-17 0:38
8/6/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 9 Benes/Kubala 24 21-16, 21-19 0:43
5/15/09FIVBRome Open Contender 2 Benes/Kubala 31, Q7 Fijalek/Prudel 17 21-19, 21-19 0:49
Trail the series against # 20 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 0-1
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Bogatov/Prokopiev 10 Benes/Kubala 24, Q14 21-17 Retired 0:20
Trail the series against # 24 Nicolai/Varnier, Italy 0-1
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Nicolai/Varnier 24 Benes/Kubala 25, Q4 21-18, 25-23 0:41
Lead the series against # 30, Q12 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
5/14/09FIVBRome Open Contender 1 Benes/Kubala 31, Q7 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 15 21-16, 21-13 0:38
Lead the series against # Q1 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
8/28/09FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 3 Benes/Kubala 20 Lochhead/Pitman 21 21-13, 17-21, 15-12 0:48
Lead the series against # Q9 Boersma/Paulides, Netherlands 1-0
8/28/09FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 4 Benes/Kubala 20 Boersma/Paulides 9 22-20, 21-17 0:42
Lead the series against # Q20 McHugh/Slack, Australia 1-0
5/4/10FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 3 Benes/Kubala 25, Q4 McHugh/Slack Q20 15-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:46
Lead the series against # Q29 Lelliott/Saxton, Canada 1-0
5/4/10FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 2 Benes/Kubala 25, Q4 Lelliott/Saxton Q29 22-20, 21-19 0:42