Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Portugal Open
July 25 - 29, 2001
(5) John Child/Mark Heese, Canada
 
John Child
Canada
Photo: Raymond Wardenær
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 4, 1967 (57 yrs old)
Home Town: Toronto, ON
Height: 189 cm (6'2")
Weight: 93 kg (205 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 128
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Berlin 1996)
Career Winnings: US$467,137.50
Mark Heese
Canada
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 15, 1969 (55 yrs old)
Home Town: Aurora, ON
Height: 184 cm (6'0")
Weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 166
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Berlin 1996)
Career Winnings: US$518,387.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123456791317253337Money
FIVB114158820112211315811 US$789,200.00
FIVB C&S10010000000000 US$2,600.00
Overall115159820112211315811 US$791,800.00
Previous Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Mark Heese - 17th John Child - 17th
1996 Mark Heese - 2nd John Child - 2nd
1997 Mark Heese - 3rd John Child - 3rd
1998 Mark Heese - 9th John Child - 9th
1999 Mark Heese - 17th John Child - 17th
2000 Mark Heese - 4th John Child - 4th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/11-15/2001 Italy Open 3 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2001 Norway Open 4 4th 252 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2001 Germany Open 5 5th 216 US$9,000.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2001 Swiss Open 8 5th 216 US$9,000.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Spain Open 7 4th 252 US$11,000.00
FIVB 9/16-26/2000 Sydney XXVII Olympic Games 6 5th 0 US$0.00
FIVB 8/9-13/2000 Belgium Open 8 5th 204 US$7,000.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2000 Austria Open 7 17th 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2000 Portugal Open 5 4th 238 US$10,000.00
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/27/2001 Winner 1 Markus Egger / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (28, Q3) Won 21-14, 16-21, 15-13 0:47
Fri, 7/27/2001 Winner 2 Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (21) Won 21-12, 21-15 0:38
Sat, 7/28/2001 Winner 3 Jose Loiola / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (13) Lost 22-24, 15-21 0:47
Sat, 7/28/2001 Contender 4 Sergey Ermishin / Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (16) Lost 18-21, 21-17, 12-15 0:53
Head to Head Results
Child/Heese lead the series against the field 18-15 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 5 Series, 6 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 0-3
7/7/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 4 Ramos/Rego 1 Child/Heese 4 21-19, 21-17 0:39
6/30/01FIVBGermany Open Winner 4 Ramos/Rego 1 Child/Heese 5 21-12, 21-10 0:30
6/17/01FIVBSpain Open Semi-Finals Ramos/Rego 1 Child/Heese 7 21-14, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 2 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/8/01FIVBNorway Open Semi-Finals Laciga/Laciga 2 Child/Heese 4 21-15, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 3 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-2
6/30/01FIVBGermany Open Winner 3 Child/Heese 5 Baracetti/Conde 13 23-21, 23-21 0:46
6/17/01FIVBSpain Open Bronze Medal Baracetti/Conde 22 Child/Heese 7 21-15, 25-23 0:44
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 4 Baracetti/Conde 22 Child/Heese 7 22-24, 21-16, 17-15 1:05
Series tied with # 4 Metzger/Wong, United States 1-1
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 6 Metzger/Wong 7, Q3 Child/Heese 8 21-14, 21-16 0:36
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 6 Child/Heese 7 Metzger/Wong 8 18-21, 21-11, 15-13 0:48
Lead the series against # 6 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-0
7/7/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 6 Child/Heese 4 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 7 21-19, 21-18 0:38
Series tied with # 7 de Melo/Ferreira, Brazil 1-1
7/8/01FIVBNorway Open Bronze Medal Ferreira/de Melo 8 Child/Heese 4 21-17, 21-15 0:39
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 5 Child/Heese 8 Ferreira/de Melo 12 21-15, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # 9 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 2-1
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 1 Brenha/Maia 19 Child/Heese 3 27-25, 21-11 0:50
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 2 Child/Heese 8 Brenha/Maia 10 21-19, 21-13 0:37
7/28/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Bronze Medal Child/Heese 8 Brenha/Maia 18 12-5, 12-8 1:17
Trail the series against # 11 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
6/30/01FIVBGermany Open Contender 6 Heuscher/Kobel 16 Child/Heese 5 25-23, 21-17 0:44
Series tied with # 13 Loiola/Santos, Brazil 1-1
7/28/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Loiola/Santos 13 Child/Heese 5 24-22, 21-15 0:47
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 3 Child/Heese 7 Loiola/Santos 2 13-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:49
Trail the series against # 15 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 0-1
7/24/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Prosser/Zahner 15 Child/Heese 4 15-9 0:38
Series tied with # 16 Ermishin/Kouchnerev, Russia 1-1
7/28/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 4 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 16 Child/Heese 5 21-18, 17-21, 15-12 0:53
9/22/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 2 Child/Heese 6 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 14 15-6 0:40
Lead the series against # 17, Q2 Holdren/Rogers, United States 2-0
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 2 Child/Heese 4 Holdren/Rogers 13 21-15, 21-15 0:41
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 4 Child/Heese 8 Holdren/Rogers 21 22-20, 19-21, 15-11 0:55
Lead the series against # 18 Henkel/Smith, United States 3-0
7/7/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 3 Child/Heese 4 Henkel/Smith 12 21-19, 22-20 0:41
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 3 Child/Heese 8 Henkel/Smith 17 21-17, 21-16 0:45
9/11/97FIVBLos Angeles World Championships Child/Heese 11 Henkel/Smith 22 4-12, 12-9, 13-11 1:28
Lead the series against # 21 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 1-0
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Child/Heese 5 Dieckmann/Reckermann 21 21-12, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # 22 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 1-0
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Child/Heese 7 Bosma/Cotrino 10 21-18, 21-13 0:39
Series tied with # 23 Berger/Stamm, Austria 1-1
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Winner 2 Child/Heese 5 Berger/Stamm 21 25-23, 21-18 0:45
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Berger/Stamm 25 Child/Heese 8 21-12, 15-21, 15-11 0:51
Series tied with # 28, Q3 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1-1
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Child/Heese 5 Egger/Heyer 28, Q3 21-14, 16-21, 15-13 0:47
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Egger/Heyer 30, Q12 Child/Heese 3 22-20, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # Q12 Goranson/Goranson, Norway 1-0
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Child/Heese 4 Goranson/Goranson 29 21-12, 21-15 0:38