Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Hyundai Open Barcelona
May 27 - June 1, 2008
(24, Q9) Francisco Alvarez/Oney Ramirez Bernal, Cuba
 
Francisco "Francis" Alvarez Cutiño
Cuba
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 12, 1969 (55 yrs old)
Home Town: San Luis
Height: 185 cm (6'0")
Weight: 84 kg (185 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 108
Career Wins: 2
Career FIVB WT Wins: 1 (Carolina Beach 1995)
Career Winnings: US$247,775.00
Oney Ramirez Bernal
Cuba
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 14, 1979 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: C. Habana
Height: 195 cm (6'5")
Weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 20
Career Best: 5th (FIVB Berlin 2005)
Career Winnings: US$39,325.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB15000011333031 US$73,650.00
Previous Barcelona Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Zagreb Open Q14 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open Q19 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/6-11/2008 Prague Open Q15 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 4/28-5/3/2008 China Shanghai Open 30, Q10 17th 120 US$2,500.00
Barcelona Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/28/2008 Qualifier 2 Janis Freidenfelds / Martins Freidenfelds, Latvia (Q24) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:34
Wed, 5/28/2008 Qualifier 3 Yaroslav Koshkarev / Serguei Prokopiev, Russia (Q8) Won 21-16, 21-9 0:40
Thu, 5/29/2008 Winner 1 Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (9) Lost 19-21, 19-21 0:47
Thu, 5/29/2008 Contender 1 Premysl Kubala / Jaroslav Pavlas, Czech Republic (25, Q6) Won 21-18, 26-24 0:47
Fri, 5/30/2008 Contender 2 Adrian Gavira / Inocencio Lario, Spain (10) Lost 18-21, 19-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal lead the series against the field 14-10 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/8/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 8 21-16, 21-16 0:41
Trail the series against # 5 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Schacht/Slack 20, Q3 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 14 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 6 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-2
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 30, Q10 21-19, 21-8 0:45
7/1/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 3 Araujo/Magalhaes 1 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 8, Q2 By Forfeit 0:19
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 31 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 19-21, 23-21, 15-10 1:07
Trail the series against # 8 Lione/Varnier, Italy 0-1
9/2/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 3 Lione/Varnier 29, Q14 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 5 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 9 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 0-1
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 9 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 24, Q9 21-19, 21-19 0:47
Trail the series against # 10 Gavira/Lario, Spain 0-1
5/30/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 2 Gavira/Lario 10 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 24, Q9 21-18, 21-19 0:41
Series tied with # 11 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-1
5/7/08FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 24, Q2 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal Q15 21-18, 21-17 0:46
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 14 De Gruijter/Ronnes 19 21-17, 21-15 0:49
Lead the series against # 14 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 2-0
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 12 Kjemperud/Skarlund 21 21-15, 21-15 0:39
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 1 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 5 Kjemperud/Skarlund 21 21-19, 21-14 0:56
Lead the series against # 16, Q2 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 8 Lochhead/Pitman 25, Q2 21-12, 21-11 0:35
Trail the series against # 17 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-1
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 13 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 30, Q10 17-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:54
Lead the series against # 21 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 1-0
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 8, Q2 Cadieux/Heese 25 21-15, 21-15 0:42
Lead the series against # 25, Q6 Kubala/Pavlas, Czech Republic 1-0
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 1 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 24, Q9 Kubala/Pavlas 25, Q6 21-18, 26-24 0:47
Series tied with # 27, Q5 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-1
5/14/08FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 2 Pedrosa/Rosas 28, Q14 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal Q19 23-21, 21-14 0:47
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 8 Pedrosa/Rosas 9 21-11, 21-18 0:46
Lead the series against # 28, Q1 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 1-0
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 1 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 30, Q10 Plavins/Samoilovs 14 21-17, 14-21, 29-27 1:11
Lead the series against # 29, Q7 Henriquez/Hernandez, Venezuela 1-0
4/29/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Qualifier 2 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 30, Q10 Henriquez/Hernandez Q7 21-17, 14-21, 15-12 1:00
Lead the series against # Q8 Koshkarev/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Qualifier 3 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 24, Q9 Koshkarev/Prokopiev Q8 21-16, 21-9 0:40
Lead the series against # Q13 Kruger/Simek, Canada 2-0
5/21/08FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 2 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal Q14 Kruger/Simek Q19 21-14, 21-14 0:41
5/7/08FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 2 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal Q15 Kruger/Simek Q18 21-13, 24-22 0:45
Lead the series against # Q24 Freidenfelds/Freidenfelds, Latvia 1-0
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Qualifier 2 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 24, Q9 Freidenfelds/Freidenfelds Q24 21-15, 21-14 0:34