Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1to1 energy Grand Slam 2008
July 22 - 27, 2008
(29, Q5) Aldo Miramontes/Juan Virgen, Mexico
 
Aldo Miramontes
Mexico
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 4, 1980 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Villa de Alvarez, Colima
Height: 184 cm (6'0")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 44
Career Best: 5th (FIVB C&S Lausanne 2008)
Career FIVB WT Best: 17th (4 times)
Career Winnings: US$16,950.00
Juan Virgen
Mexico
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 9, 1987 (37 yrs old)
Home Town: Santiago Ixcuintla
Height: 197 cm (6'6")
Weight: 94 kg (207 lb)
Seasons: 20
Tournaments: 134
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$194,150.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB39000000004613142 US$28,100.00
FIVB C&S10000100000000 US$1,000.00
Overall40000010004613142 US$29,100.00
Previous Gstaad Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/15-20/2008 Marseille Open 25, Q2 25th 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB C&S 7/10-13/2008 Lausanne Satellite 1 5th 20 US$1,000.00
FIVB 7/1-6/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 31, Q16 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/24-29/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam Q16 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/17-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam Q23 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/10-15/2008 Berlin Grand Slam Q23 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/3-8/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 31, Q10 25th 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 5/27-6/1/2008 Barcelona Open Q11 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Zagreb Open Q15 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open Q20 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/6-11/2008 Prague Open Q16 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 4/28-5/3/2008 China Shanghai Open 25, Q11 25th 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open Q16 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2007 Brazil Open Q7 33rd 30 US$0.00
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/23/2008 Qualifier 1 Rodolfo Cavaliere / Fabio Galli, Italy (Q12) Won 21-15, 21-18 0:36
Thu, 7/24/2008 Pool D Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (4) Lost 12-21, 17-21 0:32
Thu, 7/24/2008 Pool D Emiel Boersma / Bram Ronnes, Netherlands (13) Lost 13-21, 21-23 0:37
Fri, 7/25/2008 Pool D Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (20) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:39
Head to Head Results
Miramontes/Virgen trail the series against the field 6-11 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-1
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Barsuk/Kolodinsky 4 Miramontes/Virgen 29, Q5 21-12, 21-17 0:32
Trail the series against # 10 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 0-1
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Laciga/Schnider 8 Miramontes/Virgen 25, Q11 19-21, 23-21, 15-8 0:50
Series tied with # 11 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-1
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Miramontes/Virgen 31, Q16 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro Q1 21-17, 21-17 0:36
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 15 Miramontes/Virgen 31, Q10 21-15, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 12 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 0-2
5/21/08FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 3 Plavins/Samoilovs 29, Q2 Miramontes/Virgen Q15 21-11, 10-21, 15-13 0:50
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 24 Miramontes/Virgen 25, Q27 21-16, 18-21, 15-6 0:46
Trail the series against # 13 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Boersma/Ronnes 13 Miramontes/Virgen 29, Q5 21-13, 23-21 0:37
Trail the series against # 14 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 0-1
7/4/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Herrera/Mesa 18 Miramontes/Virgen 31, Q16 21-17, 21-16 0:38
Trail the series against # 18, Q4 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Kazakhstan 1-2
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Dyachenko/Kulinich Q17 Miramontes/Virgen Q16 25-23, 21-19 0:44
5/21/08FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 2 Miramontes/Virgen Q15 Dyachenko/Kulinich Q18 16-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:48
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 2 Dyachenko/Kulinich 17, Q10 Miramontes/Virgen Q7 21-16, 21-9 0:34
Trail the series against # 19, Q3 Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Maciel/Schmidt 24, Q5 Miramontes/Virgen 25, Q2 24-26, 22-20, 15-13 1:12
Series tied with # 20 Ces/Ces, France 1-1
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Miramontes/Virgen 29, Q5 Ces/Ces 20 21-19, 21-15 0:39
7/11/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Ces/Ces 31, Q10 Miramontes/Virgen Q23 21-18, 21-15 0:42
Lead the series against # 30, Q6 Dumek/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Miramontes/Virgen 31, Q16 Dumek/Kubala Q17 28-26, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # Q8 Hupfer/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
5/23/07FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 1 Miramontes/Virgen 25, Q27 Hupfer/Schroffenegger Q38 21-14, 21-16 0:33
Lead the series against # Q12 Cavaliere/Galli, Italy 1-0
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Miramontes/Virgen 29, Q5 Cavaliere/Galli Q12 21-15, 21-18 0:36