Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Vodafone Grand Slam
June 25 - 29, 2003
(7) 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 Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Mark Heese - 13th John Child - 13th
1996 Mark Heese - 1st John Child - 1st
1997 Mark Heese - 7th John Child - 7th
1998 Mark Heese - 7th John Child - 7th
1999 Mark Heese - 4th John Child - 4th
2001 Mark Heese - 5th John Child - 5th
2002 Mark Heese - 4th John Child - 4th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open 5 9th 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open 5 4th 210 US$9,000.00
FIVB 9/4-8/2002 Spain Open 5 9th 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2002 Spain Open 5 5th 180 US$6,675.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2002 Austria Grand Slam 5 5th 240 US$8,500.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2002 Portugal Open 4 5th 180 US$6,675.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2002 France Grand Slam 15 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2002 Canada Open 11 2nd 270 US$15,000.00
FIVB 7/3-7/2002 Norway Open 14 9th 120 US$3,900.00
Germany Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/26/2003 Pool G Paulao Moreira / Paulo Emilio Silva, Brazil (23, Q9) Lost By Forfeit 0:01
Fri, 6/27/2003 Pool G Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (10) Lost By Forfeit  
Fri, 6/27/2003 Pool G Matt Fuerbringer / Casey Jennings, United States (26) Lost By Forfeit 0:01
Head to Head Results
Child/Heese lead the series against the field 31-24 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-3
6/8/03FIVBHellas Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Insfran 1 Child/Heese 5 21-15, 21-19 0:37
8/3/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 3 Araujo/Insfran 6 Child/Heese 5 21-18, 21-19 0:44
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 5, Q1 Child/Heese 4 21-13, 21-19 0:44
Trail the series against # 2 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-2
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Winner 2 Child/Heese 5 Laciga/Laciga 4 16-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:53
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool B Laciga/Laciga 2 Child/Heese 15 19-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:55
7/8/01FIVBNorway Open Semi-Finals Laciga/Laciga 2 Child/Heese 4 21-15, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 3 Metzger/Wong, United States 1-3
8/29/01FIVBGoodwill Games Winner 1 Metzger/Wong 4 Child/Heese 13 By Forfeit 0:13
8/10/01FIVBBelgium Open Contender 2 Metzger/Wong 6 Child/Heese 12 21-17, 29-31, 15-12 1:12
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 # 5 Berger/Doppler, Austria 2-1
6/8/03FIVBHellas Open Bronze Medal Berger/Doppler 14 Child/Heese 5 21-17, 18-21, 18-16 1:01
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool E Child/Heese 5 Berger/Doppler 12 21-17, 24-26, 16-14 1:17
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Child/Heese 11 Berger/Doppler 13 24-22, 21-12 0:45
Trail the series against # 6 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 2-5
8/10/02FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Baracetti/Conde 4 Child/Heese 5 22-20, 21-13 0:51
7/14/02FIVBCanada Open Semi-Finals Child/Heese 11 Baracetti/Conde 2 25-23, 21-14 0:53
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool C Baracetti/Conde 3 Child/Heese 14 21-19, 25-27, 26-24 1:18
6/16/02FIVBGermany Open Semi-Finals Baracetti/Conde 3 Child/Heese 15 21-19, 27-25 0:59
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
Trail the series against # 10 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 1-2
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool G Dieckmann/Reckermann 10 Child/Heese 7 By Forfeit  
6/16/02FIVBGermany Open Bronze Medal Dieckmann/Reckermann 6 Child/Heese 15 21-12, 18-21, 15-13 1:04
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Child/Heese 5 Dieckmann/Reckermann 21 21-12, 21-15 0:38
Series tied with # 12 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 1-1
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Alvarez/Rossell 11 Child/Heese 5 By Forfeit 0:51
7/26/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 4 Child/Heese 8 Alvarez/Rossell 10 15-4 0:30
Lead the series against # 13 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 2-1
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Pool C Child/Heese 14 Egger/Heyer 19, Q2 21-16, 14-21, 15-13 0:54
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 # 14 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 3-1
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool E Child/Heese 5 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 12 21-18, 21-18 0:44
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool E Hoidalen/Kjemperud 20 Child/Heese 5 21-19, 21-19 0:49
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Child/Heese 4 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 14 19-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:00
7/7/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 6 Child/Heese 4 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 7 21-19, 21-18 0:38
Lead the series against # 15 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 1-0
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool D Child/Heese 4 Berg/Dahl 20 22-20, 19-21, 16-14 1:15
Lead the series against # 16 Schacht/Slack, Australia 2-1
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool E Child/Heese 5 Schacht/Slack 12 25-23, 21-14 0:47
8/10/02FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Child/Heese 5 Schacht/Slack 11 21-13, 21-18 0:46
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool K Schacht/Slack 39 Child/Heese 15 21-15, 21-14 0:46
Trail the series against # 17 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-2
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool D Child/Heese 4 Heuscher/Kobel 13 21-15, 21-17 0:36
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool F Heuscher/Kobel 6 Child/Heese 11 16-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:58
6/30/01FIVBGermany Open Contender 6 Heuscher/Kobel 16 Child/Heese 5 25-23, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # 20 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 1-0
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Child/Heese 11 Holden/Leinemann 12 21-17, 16-21, 15-8 0:58
Trail the series against # 23, Q9 Moreira/Silva, Brazil 0-1
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool G Moreira/Silva 23, Q9 Child/Heese 7 By Forfeit 0:01
Lead the series against # 24, Q2 Kogel/Mulder, Netherlands 1-0
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Winner 1 Child/Heese 5 Kogel/Mulder 27 21-14, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # 25, Q3 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 2-0
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool E Child/Heese 5 Karasev/Zaitsev 28, Q4 21-19, 18-21, 16-14 1:17
8/3/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Child/Heese 5 Karasev/Zaitsev 36 17-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:55
Series tied with # 26 Fuerbringer/Jennings, United States 1-1
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool G Fuerbringer/Jennings 26 Child/Heese 7 By Forfeit 0:01
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool E Child/Heese 5 Fuerbringer/Jennings 28, Q29 23-21, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # 30, Q21 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
9/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool E Child/Heese 5 Kais/Vesik 28, Q17 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # Q1 Canet/Hamel, France 3-0
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool E Child/Heese 5 Canet/Hamel 21 21-15, 21-15 0:43
8/3/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Child/Heese 5 Canet/Hamel 27 21-17, 30-28 0:59
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Pool B Child/Heese 15 Canet/Hamel 18 22-24, 21-13, 15-11 1:06
Lead the series against # Q5 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin, Russia 2-0
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Pool F Child/Heese 11 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 22 21-15, 21-19 0:56
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool C Child/Heese 14 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 30 21-15, 27-25 0:50
Lead the series against # Q8 Pimponi/Raffaelli, Italy 1-0
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool E Child/Heese 5 Pimponi/Raffaelli 21 21-17, 21-15 0:44
Lead the series against # Q16 Ljubicic/Slean, Canada 1-0
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool F Child/Heese 11 Ljubicic/Slean 27, Q8 21-10, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # Q18 Goranson/Goranson, Norway 1-0
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Child/Heese 4 Goranson/Goranson 29 21-12, 21-15 0:38