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CEV Challenger & Satellite
€ 15,000 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Jurmala
Saturday, August 30, 2014 Court #2 10:40

Match #6: Winner's Bracket Round 1

(11, Q4) Sean Faiga/Ariel Hilman, Israel
vs.
(6, Q1) Christoph Dressler/Thomas Kunert, Austria

Sean Faiga
Israel

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 12, 1988 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Moledet

Resides:

Moledet

Height:

203 cm (6'8")

Weight:

92 kg (202 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB Tel Aviv 2020)

Career CEV C&S Best:

5th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$19,200.38

Ariel Hilman
Israel

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 27, 1986 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Beit Halevi

Resides:

Beit Halevi

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (7 times)

Career CEV C&S Best:

5th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$18,539.55

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	29	33	41	Money
CEV	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	US$1,114.58
CEV C&S	8	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	US$2,417.97
FIVB	31	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	5	0	6	0	7	10	US$32,725.00
Overall	46	0	0	0	0	7	0	2	2	9	1	7	1	7	10	US$36,257.54

Previous Jurmala Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV C&S	8/6-10/2014	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Vaduz	11, Q10	13	126	€ 300.00
FIVB	7/22-27/2014	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Q16	41	40	US$0.00
CEV	7/1-5/2014	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Novi Sad Masters	Q12	25	96	€ 0.00
CEV C&S	6/26-29/2014	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Lausanne	Q7	17	112	€ 0.00
CEV	5/28-31/2014	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters	Q11	29	96	€ 0.00
FIVB	5/6-10/2014	Puerto Vallarta Open	29, Q14	17	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	4/22-26/2014	Fuzhou Open	Q31	41	30	US$0.00
CEV C&S	1/15-19/2014	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Anapa	14, Q11	5	168	€ 450.00
FIVB	12/11-14/2013	Durban Open	Q20	33	100	US$0.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2013	Anapa Open	32	25	150	US$1,500.00

2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Jurmala Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 8/30/2014	Winner 1	Christoph Dressler / Thomas Kunert, Austria (6, Q1)	Lost 0-3	0:41
Sat, 8/30/2014	Contender 1	Aliaksandr Dziadkou / Aliaksandr Kavalenka, Belarus (3)	Lost 0-3	0:34

Christoph Dressler
Austria

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 2, 1993 (30 yrs old)

Home Town:

Feldbach

Resides:

Gosdorf

Height:

197 cm (6'6")

Weight:

96 kg (211 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

122

Career Wins:

Career CEV C&S Best:

4th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$74,255.59

Thomas Kunert
Austria

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 11, 1988 (35 yrs old)

Home Town:

Korneuburg

Resides:

Vienna

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

85 kg (187 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

116

Career Best:

4th (5 times)

Career CEV C&S Best:

4th (4 times)

Career Winnings:

US$45,759.26

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	CQ	Money
CEV	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	US$5,400.08
CEV C&S	10	0	0	0	3	2	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	US$5,514.79
FIVB	40	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	14	4	8	6	1	US$55,475.00
Overall	57	0	0	0	3	5	1	10	0	17	4	8	6	3	US$66,389.86

Previous Jurmala Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV C&S	8/6-10/2014	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Vaduz	8	9	140	€ 450.00
FIVB	7/30-8/3/2014	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Q19	41	40	US$0.00
CEV	7/1-5/2014	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Novi Sad Masters		CQ	0	€ 0.00
CEV C&S	6/26-29/2014	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Lausanne	7, Q1	9	140	€ 300.00
FIVB	5/28-6/1/2014	Anapa Open	21	17	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	5/6-10/2014	Puerto Vallarta Open	20	17	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	4/22-26/2014	Fuzhou Open	Q13	33	60	US$0.00
CEV C&S	1/15-19/2014	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Anapa	5	4	196	€ 675.00
FIVB	12/11-14/2013	Durban Open	23, Q6	17	200	US$2,300.00
FIVB	10/22-26/2013	Xiamen Grand Slam	Q5	33	160	US$0.00
FIVB	10/8-13/2013	São Paulo Grand Slam	Q11	33	160	US$0.00
FIVB	8/21-25/2013	Moscow Grand Slam	Q14	33	160	US$0.00
CEV C&S	8/8-11/2013	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Vaduz	8, Q1	5	168	€ 450.00

2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Jurmala Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 8/30/2014	Winner 1	Sean Faiga / Ariel Hilman, Israel (11, Q4)	Won 3-0	0:41
Sat, 8/30/2014	Winner 2	Abolins Armands / Haralds Regza, Latvia (14, Q7)	Lost 2-3	1:09
Sat, 8/30/2014	Contender 2	Rihards Finsters / Edgars Tocs, Latvia (16)	Won 3-1	0:45
Sun, 8/31/2014	Contender 3	Yury Bogatov / Maksim Hudyakov, Russia (12, Q5)	Lost 2-3	0:57

Head to Head Results
Dressler/Kunert lead the series 3-2

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
5/17/17	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Four Star	Qualifier 1	Faiga/Hilman	31, Q12	Dressler/Kunert	Q5	21-13, 21-19	0:34
6/10/16	CEV C&S	CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Baden	Contender 2	Faiga/Hilman	8, Q1	Dressler/Kunert	3	22-20, 21-15	0:47
10/8/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool H	Dressler/Kunert	25, Q8	Faiga/Hilman	24, Q6	21-9, 21-15	0:38
8/30/14	CEV C&S	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Jurmala	Winner 1	Dressler/Kunert	6, Q1	Faiga/Hilman	11, Q4	3-0	0:41
5/8/14	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool D	Dressler/Kunert	20	Faiga/Hilman	29, Q14	21-18, 18-21, 15-12	0:59