Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 China Open
May 23 - 27, 2006
(17) Pablo Herrera/Raul Mesa, Spain
 
Pablo Herrera Allepuz
Spain
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 29, 1982 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Castellon de la Plana
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 24
Tournaments: 225
Career Wins: 7
Career FIVB WT Wins: 6
Career Winnings: US$908,963.98
Raul Mesa
Spain
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 16, 1982 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Zaragoza
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 89 kg (196 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 126
Career Wins: 2
Career FIVB WT Wins: 1 (Kristiansand 2008)
Career Winnings: US$226,937.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB49101132134146112 US$286,100.00
FIVB Age Group WC21100000000000 US$0.00
FIVB C&S10010000000000 US$3,100.00
Overall52212132134146112 US$289,200.00
Previous Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Raul Mesa - 9th Pablo Herrera - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/25-29/2005 Acapulco Open 15 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 10/19-23/2005 Brazil Open 14 9th 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB C&S 9/8-10/2005 Madeira Challenger 2 3rd 48 US$3,100.00
FIVB 8/31-9/4/2005 Greece Open 15 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/3-7/2005 Austria Grand Slam 22 25th 56 US$3,250.00
FIVB 7/27-31/2005 France Grand Slam 23 13th 168 US$6,300.00
FIVB 7/20-24/2005 Poland Open 20 9th 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2005 Norway Grand Slam 22 9th 224 US$8,600.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 16 33rd 50 US$3,750.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open 15 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Croatia Open 16 13th 120 US$4,500.00
China Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/24/2006 Winner 1 Iver Horrem / Bard-Inge Pettersen, Norway (16) Lost 16-21, 21-18, 9-15 0:50
Wed, 5/24/2006 Contender 1 Jian Li / Shun Zhou, China (32) Lost 21-18, 19-21, 13-15 1:00
Head to Head Results
Herrera/Mesa trail the series against the field 10-15 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 9 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-3
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 2 Herrera/Mesa 15 21-15, 21-16 0:39
7/22/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 4 Rego/Santos 2 Herrera/Mesa 20 19-21, 21-11, 15-11 0:53
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Herrera/Mesa 16 21-17, 21-16 0:35
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Herrera/Mesa 14 18-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:57
Trail the series against # 3 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-2
8/5/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 1 Insfran/Marques 6 Herrera/Mesa 22 19-21, 21-19, 15-8 1:03
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Insfran/Marques 4 Herrera/Mesa 16 22-20, 21-19 0:43
Trail the series against # 4 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 11 Herrera/Mesa 22 26-24, 21-19 0:51
Lead the series against # 8 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-1
7/22/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 3 Herrera/Mesa 20 Kais/Vesik 11 21-17, 21-18 0:44
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Kais/Vesik 17 Herrera/Mesa 16 21-17, 21-16 0:41
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 2 Herrera/Mesa 16 Kais/Vesik 18 21-10, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # 12 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Heyer/Laciga 7 Herrera/Mesa 23 23-21, 21-14 0:40
Trail the series against # 13 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
9/14/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 2 Herrera/Mesa 31 21-13, 21-14 0:30
Lead the series against # 15 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 4-0
10/21/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 3 Herrera/Mesa 14 Kjemperud/Skarlund 21 22-20, 21-16 0:42
9/10/05FIVB C&SMadeira Challenger Semi-Finals Herrera/Mesa 2 Kjemperud/Skarlund 1 23-25, 10-21 0:40
7/22/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 2 Herrera/Mesa 20 Kjemperud/Skarlund 19 21-14, 17-21, 15-13 0:50
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 16 Kjemperud/Skarlund 17 24-22, 16-21, 15-10 0:52
Trail the series against # 16 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 0-2
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Horrem/Pettersen 16 Herrera/Mesa 17 21-16, 18-21, 15-9 0:50
7/2/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 4 Horrem/Pettersen 10 Herrera/Mesa 22 24-22, 21-17 0:52
Lead the series against # 20 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 2-1
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 14 Arkaev/Barsuk 19 21-14, 21-12 0:29
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 15 Arkaev/Barsuk 18 21-18, 25-23 0:42
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 3 Arkaev/Barsuk 24 Herrera/Mesa 16 21-18, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against # 22, Q6 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
9/9/05FIVB C&SMadeira Challenger Winner 3 Herrera/Mesa 2 Gosch/Strauss 3 21-19, 24-22 0:44
Trail the series against # 27, Q7 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 0-1
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 1 Gscheidle/Schnider 31 Herrera/Mesa 15 21-15, 21-15 0:33
Trail the series against # 32 Li/Zhou, China 0-1
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Li/Zhou 32 Herrera/Mesa 17 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:00
Lead the series against # Q8 Berg/Svensson, Sweden 1-0
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Herrera/Mesa 16 Berg/Svensson 31, Q10 21-14, 15-21, 15-11 0:50