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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
October 6 - 15, 2023

(41) Jorge Barajas/Gabriel Cruz, Mexico

Jorge Barajas
Mexico

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 7, 1991 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Corona

Height:

188 cm (6'2")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB Miguel Pereira 2023)

Career Winnings:

US$1,850.00

Gabriel Cruz Mendoza
Mexico

Photo: NORCECA

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 23, 1996 (29 yrs old)

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

90 kg (198 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB Miguel Pereira 2023)

Career Winnings:

US$4,850.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	37	Money
FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	US$3,700.00

Previous Tlaxcala Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/7-10/2023	Futures Miguel Pereira	6	5th	240	US$300.00
FIVB	3/22-26/2023	Elite16 Tepic	Q16	21st	340	US$0.00

Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 10/6/2023	Pool H	Samuele Cottafava / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (8)	Lost 9-21, 11-21	0:31
Sun, 10/8/2023	Pool H	Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (17)	Lost 13-21, 12-21	0:32
Mon, 10/9/2023	Pool H	Paul Burnett / Christopher McHugh, Australia (32)	Lost 17-21, 21-23	0:40

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2023	World Championships	Tlaxcala	Gabriel Cruz - 37th	Jorge Barajas - 37th

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	41	37th	160	US$3,400.00

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$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$3,400.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$300.00
Total	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	$3,700.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Jorge Barajas												Gabriel Cruz
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$1,700.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$1,700.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$2,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$150.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$150.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
5	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	$1,850.00	Total	8	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	$4,850.00

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
2023	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	$3,700.00	2	6	25.0 %
Total	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	$3,700.00	2	6	25.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Jorge Barajas													Gabriel Cruz
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2009	FIVB Age Group WC
4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	$1,850.00	2023	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	$1,850.00
5	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	$1,850.00	Total	Total	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	$1,850.00

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	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	6	100.0%	0-6	0.0%	2-6	25.0%	0-0	0	0	2-6	25.0%
2022-2023	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	6	100.0%	0-6	0.0%	2-6	25.0%	0-0	0	0	2-6	25.0%
Against the Field	0		0		0		0-0		0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	100.0%	0-4	0.0%	0-8	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-4	0.0%

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
World Championships	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Total	0	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6

Head to Head Results
Barajas/Cruz trail the series against the field 0-4 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 8 Cottafava/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
10/6/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool H	Cottafava/Nicolai	8	Barajas/Cruz	41	21-9, 21-11	0:31
Trail the series against # 17 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
10/8/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool H	Gavira/Herrera	17	Barajas/Cruz	41	21-13, 21-12	0:32
Trail the series against # 29 Pristauz/Seidl, Austria 0-1
3/22/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Qualifier 1	Pristauz/Seidl	Q1	Barajas/Cruz	Q16	21-11, 21-17	0:33
Trail the series against # 32 Burnett/McHugh, Australia 0-1
10/9/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool H	Burnett/McHugh	32	Barajas/Cruz	41	21-17, 23-21	0:40