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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Otera Open Kristiansand
August 26 - 31, 2008

(7) 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 Kristiansand Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2007	Raul Mesa - 17th	Pablo Herrera - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/9-22/2008	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	12	9th	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/22-27/2008	Gstaad Grand Slam	14	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2008	Marseille Open	3	13th	180	US$3,900.00
FIVB	7/1-6/2008	Moscow Grand Slam	18	5th	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	6/24-29/2008	Stavanger Grand Slam	15	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/17-22/2008	Paris Grand Slam	13	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/10-15/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	17	3rd	640	US$23,000.00
FIVB	5/27-6/1/2008	Barcelona Open	9	9th	240	US$5,500.00
FIVB	5/20-25/2008	Zagreb Open	18	17th	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	5/13-18/2008	Italian Open	18	9th	240	US$5,500.00
FIVB	4/28-5/3/2008	China Shanghai Open	12	7th	300	US$7,000.00
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

Kristiansand Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/28/2008	Winner 1	Oivind Hordvik / Bjorn Ingeborgrud, Norway (26)	Won 25-23, 21-19	0:51
Thu, 8/28/2008	Winner 2	Francesco Giontella / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (23)	Won 21-16, 22-24, 15-9	0:58
Fri, 8/29/2008	Winner 3	Martins Plavins / Toms Smedins, Latvia (18)	Won 21-18, 24-22	0:42
Sat, 8/30/2008	Winner 4	Joao Maciel / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (6)	Lost 21-23, 21-18, 13-15	1:07
Sat, 8/30/2008	Contender 6	Harley Marques / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (1)	Won 22-20, 21-17	0:53
Sun, 8/31/2008	Semi-Finals	Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (13)	Won 21-18, 26-24	0:57
Sun, 8/31/2008	Gold Medal	Joao Maciel / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (6)	Won 21-18, 15-21, 15-13	1:05

Head to Head Results
Herrera/Mesa lead the series against the field 27-13 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 1 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 2-1
8/30/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 6	Herrera/Mesa	7	Marques/Solberg	1	22-20, 21-17	0:53
6/28/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Marques/Solberg	6	Herrera/Mesa	15	21-17, 24-22	1:05
5/22/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 1	Herrera/Mesa	18	Marques/Solberg	2	21-13, 21-13	0:37
Series tied with # 2 "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
Series tied with # 4 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 4-4
8/10/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool A	Herrera/Mesa	12	Kais/Vesik	13	21-18, 23-21	0:44
5/23/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 2	Kais/Vesik	16	Herrera/Mesa	18	21-17, 25-23	0:51
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool B	Herrera/Mesa	18	Kais/Vesik	15	21-16, 21-17	0:43
7/28/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 2	Kais/Vesik	19	Herrera/Mesa	24	21-18, 21-19	0:43
5/10/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Contender 4	Kais/Vesik	16	Herrera/Mesa	13	21-14, 21-16	0:35
7/22/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Contender 3	Herrera/Mesa	20	Kais/Vesik	11	21-17, 21-18	0:44
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 2	Kais/Vesik	17	Herrera/Mesa	16	21-17, 21-16	0:41
6/10/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	16	Kais/Vesik	18	21-10, 21-18	0:40
Lead the series against # 5 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 5-4
5/30/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 4	Kjemperud/Skarlund	14	Herrera/Mesa	9	16-21, 21-19, 15-11	1:06
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 # 6 Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 1-2
8/31/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Gold Medal	Herrera/Mesa	7	Maciel/Schmidt	6	21-18, 15-21, 15-13	1:05
8/30/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 4	Maciel/Schmidt	6	Herrera/Mesa	7	23-21, 18-21, 15-13	1:07
7/24/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Maciel/Schmidt	19, Q3	Herrera/Mesa	14	21-17, 21-15	0:41
Lead the series against # 8 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 2-1
7/3/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Herrera/Mesa	18	Doppler/Gartmayer	15	14-21, 21-15, 15-9	0:58
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	22	Doppler/Gartmayer	11	21-18, 17-21, 15-9	0:57
8/10/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 2	Doppler/Gartmayer	12	Herrera/Mesa	11	23-25, 21-19, 15-13	1:06
Lead the series against # 10 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
Lead the series against # 13 Gosch/Horst, Austria 2-0
8/31/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Semi-Finals	Herrera/Mesa	7	Gosch/Horst	13	21-18, 26-24	0:57
8/12/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool A	Herrera/Mesa	12	Gosch/Horst	24	21-14, 21-12	0:42
Lead the series against # 18 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 1-0
8/29/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 3	Herrera/Mesa	7	Plavins/Smedins	18	21-18, 24-22	0:42
Lead the series against # 20 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 # 21 Gavira/Lario, Spain 2-0
7/18/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	3	Gavira/Lario	13	21-15, 21-23, 15-12	1:00
6/19/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool D	Herrera/Mesa	13	Gavira/Lario	20, Q17	21-16, 21-14	0:42
Lead the series against # 23 Giontella/Nicolai, Italy 1-0
8/28/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 2	Herrera/Mesa	7	Giontella/Nicolai	23	21-16, 22-24, 15-9	0:58
Lead the series against # 26 Hordvik/Ingeborgrud, Norway 1-0
8/28/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	7	Hordvik/Ingeborgrud	26	25-23, 21-19	0:51
Lead the series against # 28, Q7 Grotowski/Weaver, England 1-0
7/17/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	3	Grotowski/Weaver	30, Q8	23-21, 21-19	0:44
Lead the series against # Q1 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