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CEV Under Age
2012 CEV U23 Beach Volleyball European Championship
July 18 - 21, 2012

(6) Kevin Medina/Cesar Menendez, Spain

Kevin Medina Tejera
Spain

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 6, 1992 (33 yrs old)

Home Town:

Las Palmas

Height:

187 cm (6'2")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB U18/19 World Championships Alanya 2009)

Career CEV Under Age Best:

7th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

César Menéndez Ortego
Spain

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 25, 1991 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Gijon

Height:

195 cm (6'5")

Weight:

95 kg (209 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career CEV Under Age Best:

5th (Kos 2010)

Career Winnings:

US$13,303.39

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	Money
CEV Under Age	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB Age Group WC	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	US$0.00
Overall	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	US$0.00

Previous Assen Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB Age Group WC	8/31-9/4/2011	Under 21 World Championships	14	9th	0	US$0.00

2012 CEV U23 Beach Volleyball European Championship Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/18/2012	Pool F	Jeffrey van Wijk / Steven van de Velde, Netherlands (19)	Won 21-10, 21-12	0:26
Wed, 7/18/2012	Pool F	Aliaksandr Dziadkou / Yauhen Vishneuski, Belarus (18)	Won 21-17, 18-21, 15-9	0:44
Thu, 7/19/2012	Pool F	Michal Finger / David Lenc, Czech Republic (7)	Won 21-18, 21-19	0:32
Thu, 7/19/2012	Winner 1	Ruslan Bykanov / Viacheslav Krasilnikov, Russia (4)	Lost 21-23, 18-21	0:39
Fri, 7/20/2012	Contender 1	Ivan Latunov / Delcho Raev, Bulgaria (14)	Lost 19-21, 15-21	0:38

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
U21 World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$0.00
U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Kevin Medina												Cesar Menendez
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											World Tour Finals	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00
											Challenge/Four Star/Open	18	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	6	0	$8,087.50
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	5	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	$2,875.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	$0.00	Total	30	0	0	2	0	1	3	6	7	0	$12,962.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2009	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	6	1	85.7 %
2010	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	0	3	0.0 %
2011	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2	2	50.0 %
2012	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	3	2	60.0 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$0.00	8	6	57.1 %
Total	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	3	2	60.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Kevin Medina													Cesar Menendez
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2008	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2009	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2009	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2009	CEV Under Age
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00	2010	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2010	CEV Under Age	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2011	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2011	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2012	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
8	0	0	1	0	2	4	1	0	0	$0.00	Total	Total	9	0	0	1	0	2	3	2	0	1	$0.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	3-2	60.0%
2011-2012	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	3-2	60.0%
Against the Field	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	4-4	50.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	3-2	60.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
U21 World Championships	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5
U18/19 World Championships	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6	1
Total	0	0	0	0	5	4	0	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	8	6

Head to Head Results
Medina/Menendez trail the series against the field 3-5 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Bykanov/Krasilnikov, Russia 0-1
7/19/12	CEV Under Age	2012 CEV U23 Beach Volleyball European Championship	Winner 1	Bykanov/Krasilnikov	4	Medina/Menendez	6	23-21, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 7 Finger/Lenc, Czech Republic 1-0
7/19/12	CEV Under Age	2012 CEV U23 Beach Volleyball European Championship	Pool F	Medina/Menendez	6	Finger/Lenc	7	21-18, 21-19	0:32
Trail the series against # 9 Eglseer/Koraimann, Austria 0-1
9/17/10	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool J	Eglseer/Koraimann	21, Q8	Medina/Menendez	9	18-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:53
Trail the series against # 14 Latunov/Raev, Bulgaria 0-1
7/20/12	CEV Under Age	2012 CEV U23 Beach Volleyball European Championship	Contender 1	Latunov/Raev	14	Medina/Menendez	6	21-19, 21-15	0:38
Trail the series against # 16 Armands/Regza, Latvia 0-1
9/16/10	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool J	Armands/Regza	16	Medina/Menendez	9	21-17, 21-19	0:35
Lead the series against # 18 Dziadkou/Vishneuski, Belarus 1-0
7/18/12	CEV Under Age	2012 CEV U23 Beach Volleyball European Championship	Pool F	Medina/Menendez	6	Dziadkou/Vishneuski	18	21-17, 18-21, 15-9	0:44
Lead the series against # 19 van de Velde/van Wijk, Netherlands 1-0
7/18/12	CEV Under Age	2012 CEV U23 Beach Volleyball European Championship	Pool F	Medina/Menendez	6	van Wijk/van de Velde	19	21-10, 21-12	0:26
Trail the series against # 20 Popov/Samoday, Ukraine 0-1
9/2/11	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Winner 1	Popov/Samoday	20	Medina/Menendez	14	21-17, 21-12	0:38