Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$292,800 Durban Open
December 11 - 14, 2013
(5) Alex Ranghieri/Andrea Tomatis, Italy
 
Alex Ranghieri
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 18, 1987 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Pordenone
Resides: Rome
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 103
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$293,265.15
Andrea Tomatis
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 9, 1978 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Milan
Resides: Rome
Height: 197 cm (6'6")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 86
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB C&S Chennai 2008)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (Berlin 2013)
Career Winnings: US$104,175.00
Team Career Summary 
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FIVB230001203053261 US$100,100.00
Previous Durban Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/22-26/2013 Xiamen Grand Slam 18, Q1 5 480 US$10,000.00
FIVB 10/8-13/2013 São Paulo Grand Slam 27, Q4 9 400 US$5,500.00
FIVB 8/21-25/2013 Moscow Grand Slam 27, Q8 17 320 US$3,700.00
FIVB 8/6-10/2013 Berlin Grand Slam 31, Q22 4 560 US$12,900.00
FIVB 7/22-27/2013 Long Beach Grand Slam 32, Q10 5 480 US$10,000.00
Durban Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 12/12/2013 Pool E Philipp Bergmann / Malte Stiel, Germany (28, Q15) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:38
Thu, 12/12/2013 Pool E Peter Eglseer / Felix Koraimann, Austria (21, Q5) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:39
Fri, 12/13/2013 Pool E Daniel Mullner / Jorg Wutzl, Austria (12) Won 15-21, 25-23, 17-15 0:53
Sat, 12/14/2013 Winner 2 Martins Plavins / Aleksandrs Solovejs, Latvia (14) Lost 16-21, 22-24 0:39
Head to Head Results
Ranghieri/Tomatis lead the series against the field 8-3
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Schmidt/Solberg, Brazil 0-2
10/23/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool B Schmidt/Solberg 2 Ranghieri/Tomatis 18, Q1 19-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:53
8/7/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Schmidt/Solberg 2 Ranghieri/Tomatis 31, Q22 21-17, 18-21, 15-10 0:54
Lead the series against # 3 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 1-0
8/9/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Ranghieri/Tomatis 31, Q22 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 15-21, 27-25, 15-13 0:58
Lead the series against # 6 Bykanov/Koshkarev, Russia 1-0
10/25/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Winner 1 Ranghieri/Tomatis 18, Q1 Bykanov/Koshkarev 19 18-21, 26-24, 15-13 0:57
Lead the series against # 12 Mullner/Wutzl, Austria 1-0
12/13/13FIVBDurban Open Pool E Ranghieri/Tomatis 5 Mullner/Wutzl 12 15-21, 25-23, 17-15 0:53
Series tied with # 14 Plavins/Solovejs, Latvia 1-1
12/14/13FIVBDurban Open Winner 2 Plavins/Solovejs 14 Ranghieri/Tomatis 5 21-16, 24-22 0:39
8/21/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Ranghieri/Tomatis 27, Q8 Plavins/Solovejs Q9 21-17, 18-21, 15-10 0:46
Lead the series against # 21, Q5 Eglseer/Koraimann, Austria 1-0
12/12/13FIVBDurban Open Pool E Ranghieri/Tomatis 5 Eglseer/Koraimann 21, Q5 21-16, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 28, Q15 Bergmann/Stiel, Germany 1-0
12/12/13FIVBDurban Open Pool E Ranghieri/Tomatis 5 Bergmann/Stiel 28, Q15 21-18, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # Q10 Daguerre/Salvetti, France 1-0
10/24/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool B Ranghieri/Tomatis 18, Q1 Daguerre/Salvetti 31, Q12 21-18, 21-12 0:37
Lead the series against # Q14 Bao/Ha, China 1-0
10/22/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Ranghieri/Tomatis 18, Q1 Bao/Ha Q17 16-21, 21-9, 15-12 0:46