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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 1to1 Energy Open
June 18 - 22, 2003

(25, Q1) Antonio Cotrino /John Garcia-Thompson, Spain

Antonio Cotrino Heras
Spain

Photo: Mauro De Sanctis

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 25, 1976 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Malaga

Height:

200 cm (6'7")

Weight:

95 kg (209 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB Mallorca 2002)

Career Winnings:

US$42,292.50

John Garcia-Thompson
England

/ Spain

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 8, 1979 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Palma de Mallorca

Height:

192 cm (6'3")

Weight:

92 kg (202 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB C&S Buenos Aires 2005)

Career FIVB WT Best:

9th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$40,620.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	4	7	2	US$25,000.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$900.00
Overall	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	4	7	2	US$25,900.00

Previous Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2001	Javier Bosma - 17th	Did not play
2002	Javier Bosma - 9th	Fabio Diez - 41st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/4-8/2003	Hellas Open	25, Q2	17th	60	US$2,500.00

Switzerland Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/18/2003	Qualifier 1	Oleg Kiselev / Sergey Sinkevich, Kazakhstan (Q64)	Won 20-22, 21-14, 15-12	1:01
Thu, 6/19/2003	Qualifier 2	Michal Biza / Igor Stejskal, Czech Republic (Q33)	Won 30-28, 24-22	0:51
Thu, 6/19/2003	Qualifier 3	Roman Arkaev / Dmitri Barsuk, Russia (27, Q16)	Lost 21-16, 15-21, 18-20	1:02
Fri, 6/20/2003	Pool H	Markus Egger / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (9)	Lost 15-21, 19-21	0:42
Fri, 6/20/2003	Pool H	Stephane Canet / Mathieu Hamel, France (24)	Lost 19-21, 18-21	0:44
Sat, 6/21/2003	Pool H	Harley Marques / Franco Neto, Brazil (8)	Won 21-23, 25-23, 15-13	1:13

Head to Head Results
Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson lead the series against the field 6-5 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 4 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 8 Marques/Neto, Brazil 1-1
6/21/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool H	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q1	Marques/Neto	8	21-23, 25-23, 15-13	1:13
6/7/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool H	Marques/Neto	8, Q1	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q2	17-21, 21-14, 15-8	0:58
Trail the series against # 9 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool H	Egger/Heyer	9	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q1	21-15, 21-19	0:42
Trail the series against # 24 Canet/Hamel, France 0-1
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool H	Canet/Hamel	24	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q1	21-19, 21-18	0:44
Trail the series against # 27, Q16 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-1
6/19/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Arkaev/Barsuk	27, Q16	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q1	16-21, 21-15, 20-18	1:02
Lead the series against # 29, Q14 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
6/5/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Qualifier 3	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q2	Gartmayer/Nowotny	Q18	17-21, 31-29, 16-14	1:06
Trail the series against Blanton/Nygaard, United States 0-1
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool H	Blanton/Nygaard	24	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q2	21-18, 21-23, 16-14	0:58
Lead the series against # Q23 Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 1-0
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool H	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q2	Beligratis/Michalopoulos	9	21-15, 21-18	0:43
Lead the series against # Q31 Gilbertsson/Svensson, Sweden 1-0
6/5/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Qualifier 2	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q2	Gilbertsson/Svensson	Q31	16-21, 21-16, 22-20	1:06
Lead the series against # Q33 Biza/Stejskal, Czech Republic 1-0
6/19/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q1	Biza/Stejskal	Q33	30-28, 24-22	0:51
Lead the series against # Q64 Kiselev/Sinkevich, Kazakhstan 1-0
6/18/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 1	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q1	Kiselev/Sinkevich	Q64	20-22, 21-14, 15-12	1:01