Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Paf Open
August 16 - 21, 2011
(8) 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 Åland Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/2-7/2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 19 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/26-31/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 18 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/12-17/2011 Moscow Grand Slam 15 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/5-10/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam 22 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/3/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam 20 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 11 17 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam 12 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 5/17-22/2011 Prague Open 9 7 300 US$7,600.00
FIVB 8/10-15/2010 Kristiansand Open 8 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/3-8/2010 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 23 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/27-8/1/2010 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 21 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/20-25/2010 Marseille Open 12 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/6-11/2010 Gstaad Grand Slam 17 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/29-7/4/2010 Stavanger Grand Slam 19 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/15-21/2010 Prague Open 9 17 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 5/25-30/2010 Myslowice Open 28 7 300 US$7,600.00
FIVB 5/3-8/2010 Shanghai Open 25, Q4 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/25-30/2009 The Hague Open 20 7 300 US$7,600.00
Åland Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/18/2011 Winner 1 Clemens Doppler / Matthias Mellitzer, Austria (25, Q6) Won 22-20, 20-22, 15-9 0:56
Thu, 8/18/2011 Winner 2 Philip Gabathuler / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (24, Q5) Won 25-23, 21-16 0:40
Fri, 8/19/2011 Winner 3 Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (1) Lost 17-21, 12-21 0:36
Fri, 8/19/2011 Contender 4 Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (3) Lost 22-24, 12-21 0:36
Head to Head Results
Benes/Kubala lead the series against the field 35-21
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 1-3
8/19/11FIVBÅland Open Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Benes/Kubala 8 21-17, 21-12 0:36
7/28/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool K Benes/Kubala 18 Dalhausser/Rogers 2 23-21, 19-21, 16-14 0:58
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Benes/Kubala 9 21-19, 21-19 0:43
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool J Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Benes/Kubala 17 21-16, 19-21, 15-11 0:53
Trail the series against # 2 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 1-2
7/2/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Cerutti/Rego 1 Benes/Kubala 20 21-17, 21-18 0:35
5/29/10FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 5 Cerutti/Rego 5 Benes/Kubala 28 21-14, 18-21, 15-11 0:48
5/27/10FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 28 Cerutti/Rego 5 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:54
Series tied with # 3 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 3-3
8/19/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 4 Fijalek/Prudel 3 Benes/Kubala 8 24-22, 21-12 0:36
7/9/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 5 Benes/Kubala 22 21-16, 21-16 0:36
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool M Benes/Kubala 20 Fijalek/Prudel 13 16-21, 21-18, 20-18 0:56
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 # 4 Cunha/Santos, Brazil 0-1
8/6/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Cunha/Santos 4 Benes/Kubala 19 21-19, 18-21, 15-10 0:55
Lead the series against # 9 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 2-0
6/13/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool K Benes/Kubala 11 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 35 21-19, 20-22, 15-13 0:47
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool L Benes/Kubala 19 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 30 21-18, 23-21 0:44
Lead the series against # 11 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 1-0
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool N Benes/Kubala 21 Fuerbringer/Lucena 12 21-18, 21-16 0:41
Trail the series against # 12 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-1
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool E Klemperer/Koreng 5 Benes/Kubala 12 21-16, 21-12 0:32
Trail the series against # 14 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
7/11/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 12 Benes/Kubala 30, Q22 21-17, 21-8 0:32
Trail the series against # 15 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 2-3
7/29/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 16 Benes/Kubala 18 21-17, 21-19 0:35
7/14/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool K Benes/Kubala 15 Gibb/Rosenthal 18 22-20, 23-21 0:42
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool P Gibb/Rosenthal 7, Q3 Benes/Kubala 23 21-18, 17-21, 15-6 0:56
7/8/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool J Gibb/Rosenthal 16 Benes/Kubala 17 21-12, 21-14 0:37
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool L Benes/Kubala 19 Gibb/Rosenthal 14 22-20, 21-15 0:43
Trail the series against # 16 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 0-1
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 17 Benes/Kubala 12 21-19, 18-21, 18-16 0:58
Lead the series against # 17 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 5-1
7/28/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool K Benes/Kubala 18 Samoilovs/Sorokins 15 21-17, 21-12 0:32
6/14/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool K Benes/Kubala 11 Samoilovs/Sorokins 38 21-19, 21-16 0:41
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool E Benes/Kubala 12 Samoilovs/Sorokins 28 21-18, 21-18 0:42
8/7/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 23 Samoilovs/Sorokins 14 21-16, 17-21, 15-10 0:56
6/18/10FIVBPrague Open Contender 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 23, Q3 Benes/Kubala 9 21-16, 21-18 0:39
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Benes/Kubala 24, Q14 Samoilovs/Sorokins Q3 21-18, 26-24 0:44
Lead the series against # 18 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 2-0
7/30/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool N Benes/Kubala 21 Dollinger/Windscheif 28 18-21, 21-15, 15-9 1:04
7/22/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 12 Dollinger/Windscheif 21 23-21, 21-19 0:46
Lead the series against # 19 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 1-0
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Benes/Kubala 9 Plavins/Smedins 8 18-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:48
Lead the series against # 20 Chevallier/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
7/8/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 22 Chevallier/Heyer 10 16-21, 21-14, 16-14 0:52
Lead the series against # 21 Laciga/Weingart, Switzerland 1-0
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 9 Laciga/Weingart 24, Q6 21-19, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # 22, Q10 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 # 24, Q5 Gabathuler/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
8/18/11FIVBÅland Open Winner 2 Benes/Kubala 8 Gabathuler/Schnider 24, Q5 25-23, 21-16 0:40
Series tied with # 25, Q6 Doppler/Mellitzer, Austria 1-1
8/18/11FIVBÅland Open Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 8 Doppler/Mellitzer 25, Q6 22-20, 20-22, 15-9 0:56
8/14/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Doppler/Mellitzer 28, Q10 Benes/Kubala 22 26-24, 10-21, 15-13 0:57
Lead the series against # 27, Q4 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 2-0
8/5/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 19 Boersma/Spijkers 29, Q3 21-19, 21-19 0:44
7/14/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool K Benes/Kubala 15 Boersma/Spijkers 31 21-16, 24-22 0:41
Trail the series against # Q1 Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 0-3
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool L Maciel/Schmidt 14, Q2 Benes/Kubala 19 21-17, 21-13 0:36
8/13/09FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Maciel/Schmidt 6 Benes/Kubala 22 21-18, 24-22 0:41
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Maciel/Schmidt 8, Q1 Benes/Kubala 24, Q14 21-11, 23-21 0:36
Lead the series against # Q2 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool E Benes/Kubala 12 Hoyer/Soderberg 21 21-15, 21-13 0:31
Lead the series against # Q3 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 3-0
8/6/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Benes/Kubala 19 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 27, Q1 15-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:48
7/8/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool O Benes/Kubala 22 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 27, Q4 21-16, 21-15 0:38
5/27/10FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 2 Benes/Kubala 28 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 21, Q1 17-21, 23-21, 15-11 0:59
Lead the series against # Q9 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 2-0
7/15/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 15 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 20, Q10 21-16, 21-14 0:34
7/2/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 20 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 21, Q14 27-25, 19-21, 15-9 0:58
Lead the series against # Q11 Jaani/Vesik, Estonia 3-0
8/5/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool L Benes/Kubala 19 Jaani/Vesik 30, Q12 21-17, 21-10 0:31
8/6/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool P Benes/Kubala 23 Jaani/Vesik 26, Q6 26-24, 21-13 0:47
5/28/10FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 4 Benes/Kubala 28 Jaani/Vesik 25 17-21, 21-17, 19-17 0:56
Lead the series against # Q12 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
Trail the series against # Q14 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 0-1
8/12/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 1 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 24, Q7 Benes/Kubala 8 17-21, 23-21, 16-14 0:52