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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Portugal Open
July 23 - 27, 2003

(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 Espinho Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2001	Javier Bosma - 13th	Did not play
2002	Javier Bosma - 25th	Fabio Diez - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/16-20/2003	France Grand Slam	Q7	33rd	32	US$0.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2003	Norway Open	25, Q3	17th	60	US$2,500.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2003	Germany Grand Slam	Q4	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2003	Switzerland Open	25, Q1	25th	30	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/4-8/2003	Hellas Open	25, Q2	17th	60	US$2,500.00

Portugal Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/24/2003	Qualifier 2	Dmitriy Vorobyev / Pavel Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan (Q33)	Won 21-17, 21-19	0:39
Thu, 7/24/2003	Qualifier 3	Espen Goranson / Kjell Goranson, Norway (30, Q16)	Lost 14-21, 17-21	0:44

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 8-8 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 5 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 # 6 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool H	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	9	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q3	21-17, 21-13	0:39
Trail the series against # 7 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
7/5/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool H	Berger/Doppler	8	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q3	21-17, 13-21, 15-11	0:49
Trail the series against # 13 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 # 22 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 # 26, Q3 Bosma/Mesa, Spain 0-1
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Bosma/Mesa	29, Q10	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	Q7	17-21, 21-14, 15-11	1:03
Lead the series against # 27, Q9 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 # 30, Q16 Goranson/Goranson, Norway 0-1
7/24/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Goranson/Goranson	30, Q16	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	Q1	21-14, 21-17	0:44
Lead the series against # Q7 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin, Russia 1-0
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool H	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q3	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	24, Q4	21-13, 19-21, 15-13	0:53
Trail the series against # Q13 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 # Q22 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 # Q23 Xu/Xu, China 1-0
7/2/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 2	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q3	Xu/Xu	Q30	21-17, 21-16	0:45
Lead the series against # Q26 Petreaev/Shapranovich, Israel 1-0
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 3	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q3	Petreaev/Shapranovich	Q46	21-18, 21-17	0:44
Lead the series against # Q33 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/24/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	Q1	Vorobyev/Zabuslayev	Q33	21-17, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # Q42 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