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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$520,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
July 31 - August 3, 2003

(Q9) 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 Klagenfurt Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2001	Javier Bosma - 17th	Did not play
2002	Javier Bosma - 37th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/23-27/2003	Portugal Open	Q1	33rd	18	US$0.00
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

Austria Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/31/2003	Qualifier 2	Hannes Brinkborg / Mattias Magnusson, Sweden (Q24)	Lost 20-22, 16-21	0:46

Head to Head Results
Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson trail the series against the field 6-9 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 6 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 7 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 # 9 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
Lead the series against # 10 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
Series tied with # 11 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 # 12 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
Trail the series against # 15 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 # 23, Q2 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 # 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 # Q17 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
Series tied with # Q24 Brinkborg/Magnusson, Sweden 1-1
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Brinkborg/Magnusson	Q24	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	Q9	22-20, 21-16	0:46
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	Q7	Brinkborg/Magnusson	Q26	21-8, 17-21, 15-6	0:44
Series tied with # Q25 Gilbertsson/Svensson, Sweden 1-1
6/25/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Gilbertsson/Svensson	Q36	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	Q4	21-18, 22-20	0:46
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 # Q29 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