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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Nissan Grand Slam
September 18 - 21, 2003

(Q7) 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 Carson Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Spain Open	10	9th	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB C&S	8/19-24/2003	Greece Challenger	2	9th	24	US$900.00
FIVB	7/31-8/3/2003	Austria Grand Slam	Q9	41st	16	US$0.00
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

United States Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/18/2003	Qualifier 1	Espen Goranson / Kjell Goranson, Norway (Q26)	Won 21-17, 19-21, 15-10	0:56
Thu, 9/18/2003	Qualifier 2	Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (29, Q10)	Lost 19-21, 16-21	0:41

Head to Head Results
Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson trail the series against the field 6-11 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 8 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 5 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 # 7 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-0
9/5/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	10	Baracetti/Conde	7	19-21, 21-17, 15-12	1:04
Trail the series against # 8 Marques/Neto, Brazil 1-2
9/6/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Marques/Neto	8	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	10	21-12, 21-17	0:44
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 # 11 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 # 12 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 # 14 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 # 19 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
Lead the series against # 20 Prosser/Williams, Australia 1-0
9/6/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	10	Prosser/Williams	23	21-16, 16-21, 15-13	1:01
Trail the series against # 28, Q14 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 0-1
9/5/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Hernandez/Papaleo	26, Q9	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	10	18-21, 21-15, 15-12	1:06
Trail the series against # 29, Q10 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
9/18/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Kais/Vesik	29, Q10	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	Q7	21-19, 21-16	0:41
Lead the series against # Q12 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 # Q24 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
Series tied with # Q26 Goranson/Goranson, Norway 1-1
9/18/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	Q7	Goranson/Goranson	Q26	21-17, 19-21, 15-10	0:56
7/24/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Goranson/Goranson	30, Q16	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	Q1	21-14, 21-17	0:44