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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 China Shanghai Jinshan Open
April 28 - May 3, 2008

(12) 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:

Tournaments:

225

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

126

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

1 (Kristiansand 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$226,937.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	49	1	0	1	1	3	2	13	4	14	6	1	1	2	US$286,100.00
FIVB Age Group WC	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$3,100.00
Overall	52	2	1	2	1	3	2	13	4	14	6	1	1	2	US$289,200.00

Previous Shanghai Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Raul Mesa - 9th	Pablo Herrera - 9th
2006	Raul Mesa - 25th	Pablo Herrera - 25th
2007	Raul Mesa - 17th	Pablo Herrera - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/25-30/2008	Adelaide Australia Open	22	13th	180	US$3,900.00
FIVB	9/26-30/2007	Brazil Open	13	17th	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/8-12/2007	Kristiansand Open	11	17th	100	US$2,500.00
FIVB	8/1-5/2007	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	18	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/24-29/2007	Gstaad World Championships	24	9th	400	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/10-15/2007	Berlin Grand Slam	15	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2007	Stavanger Grand Slam	16	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/20-24/2007	Paris Grand Slam	21	5th	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2007	Espinho Open	16	17th	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/5-10/2007	Zagreb Open	12	17th	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2007	Italian Open	11	4th	420	US$12,000.00
FIVB	5/8-12/2007	Bahrain Open	13	9th	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	5/1-5/2007	Shanghai Open	13	17th	120	US$3,000.00

China Shanghai Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 4/30/2008	Winner 1	Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (21)	Lost 21-23, 13-21	0:39
Wed, 4/30/2008	Contender 1	Jose Pedrosa / Pedro Rosas, Portugal (28, Q4)	Won 21-17, 21-12	0:43
Thu, 5/1/2008	Contender 2	Jochem De Gruijter / Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands (11)	Won 21-15, 21-18	0:44
Thu, 5/1/2008	Contender 3	Fabien Dugrip / Gregory Gagliano, France (19)	Won 17-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:55
Thu, 5/1/2008	Contender 4	Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1)	Won 21-18, 21-17	0:46
Fri, 5/2/2008	Contender 5	Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (21)	Lost 17-21, 21-23	0:43

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 28-28 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 9 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-5
5/1/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Contender 4	Herrera/Mesa	12	Rego/Santos	1	21-18, 21-17	0:46
7/26/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool N	Rego/Santos	1	Herrera/Mesa	24	21-14, 15-21, 16-14	0:55
6/29/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool A	Rego/Santos	1	Herrera/Mesa	16	21-15, 18-21, 15-9	0:48
9/1/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	2	Herrera/Mesa	15	21-15, 21-16	0:39
7/22/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Contender 4	Rego/Santos	2	Herrera/Mesa	20	19-21, 21-11, 15-11	0:53
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	1	Herrera/Mesa	16	21-17, 21-16	0:35
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 3-5
3/28/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Contender 3	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Herrera/Mesa	22	21-15, 21-12	0:38
7/14/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Herrera/Mesa	15	22-20, 21-16	0:44
6/22/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 2	Herrera/Mesa	21	Araujo/Magalhaes	7	21-16, 16-21, 17-15	1:01
5/27/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Semi-Finals	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Herrera/Mesa	11	22-20, 16-21, 15-11	1:06
5/25/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 3	Herrera/Mesa	11	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	21-16, 21-16	0:49
5/10/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	13	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	21-18, 21-14	0:34
7/14/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 3	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Herrera/Mesa	26	21-16, 21-16	0:35
10/20/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Herrera/Mesa	14	18-21, 21-17, 15-8	0:57
Series tied with # 4 Wu/Xu, China 1-1
7/14/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 4	Herrera/Mesa	26	Wu/Xu	12	21-16, 21-17	0:40
7/6/06	FIVB	France Open	Winner 1	Wu/Xu	8	Herrera/Mesa	25	21-18, 21-17	0:40
Lead the series against # 5 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 2-0
3/28/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	22	Reckermann/Urbatzka	5	19-21, 21-17, 15-13	1:00
6/28/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool A	Herrera/Mesa	16	Reckermann/Urbatzka	17, Q1	22-24, 21-18, 15-12	1:01
Lead the series against # 6 Schacht/Slack, Australia 2-0
5/10/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Contender 3	Herrera/Mesa	13	Schacht/Slack	11	21-17, 21-14	0:46
6/29/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool E	Herrera/Mesa	28, Q5	Schacht/Slack	5	18-21, 27-25, 15-13	1:09
Trail the series against # 7, Q1 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-1
7/13/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Cunha/Neto	2	Herrera/Mesa	15	21-16, 21-12	0:41
Trail the series against # 9 Li/Zhou, China 0-1
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 1	Li/Zhou	32	Herrera/Mesa	17	18-21, 21-19, 15-13	1:00
Trail the series against # 11 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 2-3
5/1/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	12	De Gruijter/Ronnes	11	21-15, 21-18	0:44
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	De Gruijter/Ronnes	18, Q2	Herrera/Mesa	15	21-11, 21-12	0:32
5/9/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Winner 1	De Gruijter/Ronnes	20	Herrera/Mesa	13	24-22, 21-18	0:46
7/6/06	FIVB	France Open	Contender 1	De Gruijter/Ronnes	24, Q1	Herrera/Mesa	25	21-12, 21-18	0:48
7/21/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	20	De Gruijter/Ronnes	13	21-15, 21-17	0:36
Series tied with # 13 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-1
6/15/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Contender 2	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	18	Herrera/Mesa	16	21-12, 17-21, 15-7	0:51
6/7/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	12	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	21, Q1	21-15, 21-14	0:36
Trail the series against # 14 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 0-1
9/27/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Plavins/Samoilovs	20	Herrera/Mesa	13	21-19, 21-19	0:43
Lead the series against # 16 Lione/Varnier, Italy 2-1
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	18	Lione/Varnier	27	21-14, 16-21, 15-12	0:58
7/1/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lione/Varnier	12	Herrera/Mesa	28, Q5	21-16, 21-12	0:38
6/30/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool E	Herrera/Mesa	28, Q5	Lione/Varnier	12	21-17, 21-16	0:43
Lead the series against # 18 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 1-0
5/9/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Contender 1	Herrera/Mesa	13	Berg/Brinkborg	29, Q12	21-13, 21-18	0:35
Series tied with # 19 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 1-1
5/1/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Contender 3	Herrera/Mesa	12	Dugrip/Gagliano	19	17-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:55
8/9/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Dugrip/Gagliano	22, Q5	Herrera/Mesa	11	21-17, 17-21, 15-10	0:56
Trail the series against # 20, Q2 Amore/Bizzotto, Italy 0-1
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool B	Amore/Bizzotto	31, Q14	Herrera/Mesa	18	21-18, 23-21	0:45
Lead the series against # 21 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 5-3
5/2/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Contender 5	Kjemperud/Skarlund	21	Herrera/Mesa	12	21-17, 23-21	0:43
4/30/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Kjemperud/Skarlund	21	Herrera/Mesa	12	23-21, 21-13	0:39
5/25/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 4	Herrera/Mesa	11	Kjemperud/Skarlund	10	21-16, 17-21, 16-14	1:03
5/3/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Kjemperud/Skarlund	14	Herrera/Mesa	13	21-18, 20-22, 15-11	0:54
10/21/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 3	Herrera/Mesa	14	Kjemperud/Skarlund	21	22-20, 21-16	0:42
9/10/05	FIVB C&S	Madeira Challenger	Semi-Finals	Herrera/Mesa	2	Kjemperud/Skarlund	1	23-25, 10-21	0:40
7/22/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	20	Kjemperud/Skarlund	19	21-14, 17-21, 15-13	0:50
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	16	Kjemperud/Skarlund	17	24-22, 16-21, 15-10	0:52
Trail the series against # 22 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 0-2
7/24/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool N	Cadieux/Heese	25	Herrera/Mesa	24	21-15, 25-27, 15-9	1:21
6/14/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Winner 1	Cadieux/Heese	17	Herrera/Mesa	16	21-17, 23-21	0:52
Lead the series against # 23 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
5/24/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	11	Lochhead/Pitman	22	22-20, 21-15	0:49
Trail the series against # 24 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-2
9/2/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 2	Brenha/Maia	16	Herrera/Mesa	15	21-19, 21-12	0:34
9/14/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 1	Brenha/Maia	18	Herrera/Mesa	31	21-12, 19-21, 15-13	0:53
Lead the series against # 28, Q4 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 2-0
4/30/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Contender 1	Herrera/Mesa	12	Pedrosa/Rosas	28, Q4	21-17, 21-12	0:43
6/28/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Herrera/Mesa	28, Q5	Pedrosa/Rosas	Q12	21-19, 21-16	0:41
Lead the series against # 29, Q5 Ces/Ces, France 2-0
9/27/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 1	Herrera/Mesa	13	Ces/Ces	29, Q1	18-21, 22-20, 15-7	1:02
7/13/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Herrera/Mesa	15	Ces/Ces	31, Q10	21-14, 18-21, 15-13	1:02
Lead the series against # Q3 Goranson/Hoidalen, Norway 1-0
6/28/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool A	Herrera/Mesa	16	Goranson/Hoidalen	32	21-19, 21-13	0:41
Lead the series against # Q15 Augoustides/Flisberg, South Africa 1-0
7/25/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool N	Herrera/Mesa	24	Augoustides/Flisberg	48	21-15, 21-11	0:35