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European Championship Tour
€ 90,000 European Championships
August 29 - 31, 2002

(21) Ester Alcon/Catalina Maria Pol, Spain

Ester Alcon
Spain

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 26, 1970 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sabaden

Height:

173 cm (5'8")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (CEV The Hague 2007)

Career Winnings:

US$60,015.59

Catalina Maria Pol Marti
Spain

Photo: VoleyPlaya.com

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 30, 1981 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Consell (Mallora)

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

65 kg (143 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (CEV Under Age Esposende 2001)

Career CEV Best:

5th (Valencia 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$40,139.61

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	37	41	57	Money
CEV	6	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	US$9,008.74
FIVB	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	0	6	11	3	4	1	US$44,285.00
Overall	39	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	5	2	7	11	3	4	1	US$53,293.74

Previous Basel Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/14-18/2002	China Open	30	17th	60	US$2,520.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2002	Japan Open	Q9	33rd	18	US$0.00
FIVB	7/31-8/3/2002	Austria Grand Slam	36	37th	24	US$0.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2002	Hellas Open	Q15	33rd	18	US$0.00
FIVB	7/16-20/2002	France Grand Slam	40	37th	24	US$0.00
FIVB	7/9-13/2002	Canada Open	29, Q8	17th	60	US$2,520.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2002	Norway Open	Q18	41st	10	US$0.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2002	Switzerland Open	28, Q28	17th	60	US$2,520.00
FIVB	6/5-9/2002	Spain Open	26	25th	30	US$1,650.00

European Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/29/2002	Winner 1	Ethel-Julie Arjona / Virginie Kadjo, France (12)	Won 17-21, 24-22, 15-9	0:56
Thu, 8/29/2002	Winner 2	Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (5)	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:37
Thu, 8/29/2002	Winner 3	Lina Yanchulova / Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (4)	Lost 22-20, 12-21, 10-15	0:58
Fri, 8/30/2002	Contender 4	Simone Kuhn / Nicole Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland (8)	Lost 15-21, 12-21	0:32

Head to Head Results
Alcon/Pol trail the series against the field 5-10 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 6 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 0-1
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool M	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Alcon/Pol	36	21-16, 21-15	0:36
Trail the series against # 4 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 0-3
8/29/02	CEV	European Championships	Winner 3	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	4	Alcon/Pol	21	20-22, 21-12, 15-10	0:58
8/16/02	FIVB	China Open	Pool C	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	Alcon/Pol	30	21-16, 21-15	0:34
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool E	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	21	Alcon/Pol	28, Q28	21-14, 21-16	0:29
Series tied with # 5 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-1
8/29/02	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Alcon/Pol	21	Pohl/Rau	5	21-19, 21-17	0:37
6/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Pohl/Rau	10	Alcon/Pol	26	21-11, 21-13	0:24
Trail the series against # 6 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-1
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool M	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	Alcon/Pol	36	21-18, 21-13	0:34
Series tied with # 7 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 1-1
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool E	Alcon/Pol	28, Q28	Bruschini/Solazzi	12	21-15, 21-15	0:32
6/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Bruschini/Solazzi	7	Alcon/Pol	26	21-12, 21-19	0:34
Trail the series against # 8 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 0-1
8/30/02	CEV	European Championships	Contender 4	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	8	Alcon/Pol	21	21-15, 21-12	0:32
Lead the series against # 10 Van Breedam/Van Lierop, Belgium 1-0
8/8/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Qualifier 1	Alcon/Pol	Q9	Van Breedam/Van Lierop	Q24	22-20, 10-21, 15-4	0:44
Lead the series against # 11 Montagnolli/Silberberger, Austria 1-0
7/10/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Qualifier 2	Alcon/Pol	29, Q8	Montagnolli/Silberberger	Q9	21-18, 21-18	0:37
Lead the series against # 12 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
8/29/02	CEV	European Championships	Winner 1	Alcon/Pol	21	Arjona/Kadjo	12	17-21, 24-22, 15-9	0:56
Trail the series against # 22 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 0-1
7/2/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 2	Ahmann/Vollmer	Q15	Alcon/Pol	Q18	21-19, 21-18	0:35
Trail the series against # 23 Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 0-1
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool M	Ikauniece/Minusa	37	Alcon/Pol	36	21-18, 15-21, 15-12	0:43