Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Portugal Open
June 2 - 6, 2004
(29, Q2) 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
2001 Mark Heese - 9th John Child - 9th
2002 Mark Heese - 5th John Child - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/26-30/2004 Serbia and Montenegro Open 28, Q4 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 3/16-21/2004 Brazil Open 28 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 34 37th 80 US$1,875.00
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam 27 25th 60 US$3,500.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Spain Open 20 25th 30 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2003 Germany Grand Slam 7 25th 60 US$3,500.00
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
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/3/2004 Qualifier 2 Ossie Barreras / Antonio Rondon, Puerto Rico (Q31) Won By Forfeit  
Thu, 6/3/2004 Qualifier 3 Kjell Goranson / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (26, Q15) Lost 19-21, 18-21 0:48
Fri, 6/4/2004 Winner 1 Martin Laciga / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (4) Won 23-21, 21-18 0:43
Fri, 6/4/2004 Winner 2 Markus Egger / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (13) Won 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:57
Sat, 6/5/2004 Winner 3 Franco Neto / Tande Ramos, Brazil (5) Won 34-32, 21-16 0:55
Sat, 6/5/2004 Winner 4 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Lost 14-21, 15-21 0:37
Sat, 6/5/2004 Contender 6 Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (22) Lost 21-18, 19-21, 12-15 0:54
Head to Head Results
Child/Heese lead the series against the field 31-30 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 9 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
6/5/04FIVBPortugal Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 Child/Heese 29, Q2 21-14, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # 2 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
Trail the series against # 3 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 # 4 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 2-4
6/4/04FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Child/Heese 29, Q2 Laciga/Laciga 4 23-21, 21-18 0:43
5/28/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 5 Child/Heese 28, Q4 21-23, 21-18, 15-10 0:55
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool D Laciga/Laciga 4 Child/Heese 20 21-17, 21-16 0:44
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
Lead the series against # 5 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 1-0
6/5/04FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Child/Heese 29, Q2 Neto/Ramos 5 34-32, 21-16 0:55
Lead the series against # 6 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 3-2
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Winner 1 Child/Heese 15 Brenha/Maia 16 21-12, 21-18 0:36
8/3/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 27 Child/Heese 8 21-17, 11-21, 15-13 0:51
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 # 8 Bosma/Herrera, Spain 1-2
5/28/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Contender 1 Bosma/Herrera 12 Child/Heese 28, Q4 21-15, 17-21, 15-9 0:53
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool D Bosma/Herrera 29 Child/Heese 20 21-19, 21-16 0:46
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Pool E Child/Heese 5 Bosma/Herrera 28, Q6 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 10 Rogers/Scott, United States 0-1
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Rogers/Scott 12 Child/Heese 28 21-15, 19-21, 16-14 1:22
Trail the series against # 11 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 3-5
10/14/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool K Child/Heese 34 Baracetti/Conde 10 22-20, 19-21, 15-10 0:58
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
Lead the series against # 12 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
Lead the series against # 13 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 3-2
6/4/04FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Child/Heese 29, Q2 Egger/Heyer 13 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:57
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Pool D Egger/Heyer 13 Child/Heese 20 22-20, 21-0 Retired 0:24
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
Series tied with # 14 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
Series tied with # 16 Berger/Doppler, Austria 2-2
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool F Berger/Doppler 11 Child/Heese 27 21-18, 23-21 0:50
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
Lead the series against # 19 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
Trail the series against # 20 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Horrem/Maaseide 22 Child/Heese 28 21-17, 21-14 0:41
Lead the series against # 22 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 3-2
6/5/04FIVBPortugal Open Contender 6 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 22 Child/Heese 29, Q2 18-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:54
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 # 24, Q1 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
9/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool E Child/Heese 5 Kais/Vesik 28, Q17 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 26, Q15 Goranson/Skarlund, Norway 0-1
6/3/04FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Goranson/Skarlund 26, Q15 Child/Heese 29, Q2 21-19, 21-18 0:48
Lead the series against # 27 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 # Q11 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
5/27/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Qualifier 3 Child/Heese 28, Q4 Leinemann/VanHuizen Q13 19-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:58
Lead the series against # Q20 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 # Q31 Barreras/Rondon, Puerto Rico 1-0
6/3/04FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Child/Heese 29, Q2 Barreras/Rondon Q31 By Forfeit