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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Salvador Open
March 16 - 21, 2004

(Q3) 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 Salvador Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/14-19/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	27	17th	160	US$5,000.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	Q7	33rd	36	US$0.00
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

Brazil Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 3/16/2004	Qualifier 2	Anton Hauser / Brian Hiebert, Canada (Q30)	Won 21-9, 21-19	0:50
Wed, 3/17/2004	Qualifier 3	Kevin Ces / Yannick Salvetti, France (31, Q14)	Lost 22-20, 25-27, 4-15	1:12

Head to Head Results
Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson trail the series against the field 8-13 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 12 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
10/14/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool C	Laciga/Laciga	3	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	27	21-15, 21-10	0:26
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
Trail the series against # 7 Brazao/Souza, Brazil 0-1
10/16/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Winner 1	Brazao/Souza	32	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	27	21-18, 21-12	0:45
Trail the series against # 8 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 # 10 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
Lead the series against # 11 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 # 16 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
Trail the series against # 26 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, Q7 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
Trail the series against # 31, Q14 Ces/Salvetti, France 0-1
3/17/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Qualifier 3	Ces/Salvetti	31, Q14	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	Q3	20-22, 27-25, 15-4	1:12
Lead the series against # 32, Q27 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
Trail the series against # Q6 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 # Q11 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
Lead the series against # Q13 Fenili/Galli, Italy 1-0
10/15/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool C	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	27	Fenili/Galli	46	22-24, 21-19, 15-7	1:00
Series tied with # Q18 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 # Q19 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
Trail the series against # Q24 Grinbergs/Stals, Latvia 0-1
8/20/03	FIVB C&S	Greece Challenger	Pool B	Grinbergs/Stals	14	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	2	19-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:58
Lead the series against # Q28 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 # Q30 Hauser/Hiebert, Canada 1-0
3/16/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Qualifier 2	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	Q3	Hauser/Hiebert	Q30	21-9, 21-19	0:50