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European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 Italian Open
May 12 - 16, 2004

Antonio Cotrino /John Garcia-Thompson, Spain

Antonio Cotrino Heras
Spain

Photo: Mauro De Sanctis

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 25, 1976 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Malaga

Height:

200 cm (6'7")

Weight:

95 kg (209 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB Mallorca 2002)

Career CEV Best:

9th (Rethymnon 2003)

Career Winnings:

US$46,514.44

John Garcia-Thompson
England

/ Spain

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 8, 1979 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Palma de Mallorca

Height:

192 cm (6'3")

Weight:

92 kg (202 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (CEV Under Age San Marino 2000)

Career CEV Best:

4th (Valencia 2005)

Career Winnings:

US$55,158.15

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	28	33	41	Money
CEV	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	US$4,226.17
FIVB	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	4	0	7	2	US$25,000.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$900.00
Overall	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	2	4	1	7	2	US$30,126.17

Previous Roseto degli Abruzzi Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/23-28/2004	South Africa Open	20, Q4	25th	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	3/16-21/2004	Brazil Open	Q3	33rd	18	US$0.00
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
CEV	8/27-31/2003	European Championships		19th	20	€ 1,500.00
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
CEV	7/9-13/2003	Greek Open		9th	40	€ 1,500.00
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

Italian Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 5/14/2004	Pool C	Stephane Canet / Mathieu Hamel, France	Lost 17-21, 17-21
Fri, 5/14/2004	Pool C	Javier Bosma / Pablo Herrera, Spain	Lost 20-22, 14-21	0:48
Sat, 5/15/2004	Pool C	Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany	Lost 16-21, 12-21	0:38

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$5,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	4	0	$20,000.00
Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$900.00
Confederation Championship	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,500.00
Total	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	4	0	$27,400.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Antonio Cotrino												John Garcia-Thompson
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$3,875.00	World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$5,250.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$3,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$4,450.00
28	0	0	0	0	1	5	9	7	0	$32,967.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	47	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	12	0	$30,145.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$450.00	Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$450.00
											Satellite	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$325.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,500.00	Goodwill Games
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	$1,750.00	Confederation Championship	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$4,175.00
44	0	0	0	0	1	8	14	8	0	$44,042.50	Total	72	0	0	0	0	2	5	11	15	0	$44,795.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2003	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	5	$16,000.00	17	16	51.5 %
2003	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$900.00	2	2	50.0 %
2003	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$3,000.00	5	4	55.6 %
2004	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$2,000.00	2	4	33.3 %
2004	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$750.00	0	3	0.0 %
Total	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	2	6	$18,000.00	19	20	48.7 %
Total	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$900.00	2	2	50.0 %
Total	CEV	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	$3,750.00	5	7	41.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Antonio Cotrino													John Garcia-Thompson
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1999	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2000	CEV Under Age	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$450.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	1	1	$17,625.00	2001	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$775.00	2001	CEV
											2001	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$100.00
10	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	3	2	$11,717.50	2002	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	3	$5,995.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$225.00	2002	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$675.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	5	$8,000.00	2003	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	5	$8,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$450.00	2003	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$450.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$1,500.00	2003	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$1,500.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$1,000.00	2004	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$1,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$375.00	2004	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$375.00
39	0	0	0	0	1	9	14	6	9	$41,667.50	Total	Total	30	0	1	0	0	0	5	7	6	11	$18,545.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	3	60.0%	1	20.0%	1	20.0%	4-1	80.0%	1	12.5%	1	12.5%	6	75.0%	1-7	12.5%	3-6	33.3%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	5-8	38.5%
2003-2004	3	60.0%	1	20.0%	1	20.0%	4-1	80.0%	1	12.5%	1	12.5%	6	75.0%	1-7	12.5%	3-6	33.3%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	5-8	38.5%
Against the Field	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	1	14.3%	1	14.3%	5	71.4%	1-6	14.3%	4-10	28.6%	4-2	66.7%	0	0	4-6	40.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
World Championships	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	14	6	5	7	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	22
Challenger	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Total	0	0	17	12	10	11	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	34

Head to Head Results
Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson trail the series against the field 10-16 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 10 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against 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 Babich/Khudoley, Ukraine 1-0
8/21/03	FIVB C&S	Greece Challenger	Pool B	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	2	Babich/Khudoley	11	23-21, 21-19	0:35
Lead the series against 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 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 0-1
8/29/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool A	Berg/Dahl		Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson		22-20, 21-13	0:50
Trail the series against 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 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
Trail the series against Bosma/Herrera, Spain 0-1
5/14/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool C	Bosma/Herrera		Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson		22-20, 21-14	0:48
Trail the series against Canet/Hamel, France 0-3
5/14/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool C	Canet/Hamel		Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson		21-17, 21-17
8/30/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool A	Canet/Hamel		Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson		32-30, 23-21	1:02
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 Ces/Salvetti, France 0-2
3/24/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Qualifier 2	Ces/Salvetti	30, Q13	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	20, Q4	21-19, 21-11	0:44
3/17/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Qualifier 3	Ces/Salvetti	31, Q14	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	Q3	20-22, 27-25, 15-4	1:12
Trail the series against Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
5/15/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool C	Dieckmann/Reckermann		Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson		21-16, 21-12	0:38
Series tied with Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1-1
8/29/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool A	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson		Egger/Heyer		21-19, 18-21, 15-13	1:05
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 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 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 Grinbergs/Stals, Latvia 1-1
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
7/12/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool E	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson		Grinbergs/Stals		18-21, 21-18, 16-14	0:53
Trail the series against 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 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 Koreng/Popp, Germany 1-0
7/9/03	CEV	Greek Open		Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson		Koreng/Popp		21-19, 21-16	0:40
Lead the series against 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 Palinek/Smrcka, Czech Republic 0-1
8/22/03	FIVB C&S	Greece Challenger	Winner 1	Palinek/Smrcka	18	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	2	21-16, 25-27, 17-15	1:14
Lead the series against Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
7/11/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool E	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson		Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger		24-22, 25-23	0:50