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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Norway Open
July 3 - 7, 2002

(7, Q16) Francisco Alvarez/Juan Rossell, 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:

Tournaments:

108

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

1 (Carolina Beach 1995)

Career Winnings:

US$247,775.00

Juan Miguel Rossell Milanes
Cuba

Photo: Raymond Wardenær

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 28, 1969 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

Jiguany

Height:

189 cm (6'2")

Weight:

87 kg (191 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

1 (Carolina Beach 1995)

Career Winnings:

US$190,550.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	72	1	2	1	2	8	4	15	15	14	4	4	1	1	US$327,200.00
FIVB C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$6,000.00
Overall	73	2	2	1	2	8	4	15	15	14	4	4	1	1	US$333,200.00

Previous Stavanger Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2000	Juan Rossell - 17th	Francisco Alvarez - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/19-23/2002	Switzerland Open	Q15	33rd	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/12-16/2002	Germany Open	28, Q49	5th	180	US$6,675.00

Norway Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/3/2002	Qualifier 1	Hayden Jones / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (Q49)	Won 21-15, 21-12	0:34
Thu, 7/4/2002	Qualifier 2	Pavlos Beligratis / Thanassis Michalopoulos, Greece (Q17)	Won 21-14, 21-17	0:37
Thu, 7/4/2002	Qualifier 3	Javier Bosma / Antonio Cotrino , Spain (Q1)	Won 21-23, 21-17, 15-11	0:53
Fri, 7/5/2002	Pool G	Bjorn Berg / Simon Dahl, Sweden (23)	Lost 18-21, 14-21	0:40
Fri, 7/5/2002	Pool G	Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (10)	Won 21-14, 37-35	0:54
Sat, 7/6/2002	Pool G	Jose Pedrosa / Jose Teixeira, Portugal (26, Q6)	Won 21-14, 21-11	0:35
Sat, 7/6/2002	Winner 1	Rogerio 'Para' Ferreira / Harley Marques, Brazil (8)	Lost 16-21, 14-21	0:37

Head to Head Results
Alvarez/Rossell lead the series against the field 13-5 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2, Q10 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 1-0
6/12/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Qualifier 1	Alvarez/Rossell	28, Q49	Araujo/Insfran	Q16	21-19, 14-21, 15-12	0:56
Trail the series against # 3 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 2	Baracetti/Conde	3	Alvarez/Rossell	28, Q49	21-15, 21-18	0:44
Trail the series against # 8 Ferreira/Marques, Brazil 0-1
7/6/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Ferreira/Marques	8	Alvarez/Rossell	7, Q16	21-16, 21-14	0:37
Lead the series against # 9 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 1-0
7/25/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Contender 3	Alvarez/Rossell	10	Prosser/Zahner	13	15-6	0:35
Lead the series against # 10 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool G	Alvarez/Rossell	7, Q16	Horrem/Maaseide	10	21-14, 37-35	0:54
Trail the series against # 12 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool E	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	5	Alvarez/Rossell	28, Q49	21-16, 21-18	0:44
Trail the series against # 14 Child/Heese, Canada 0-1
7/26/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Contender 4	Child/Heese	8	Alvarez/Rossell	10	15-4	0:30
Lead the series against # 17 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 1-0
6/14/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool E	Alvarez/Rossell	28, Q49	Holden/Leinemann	12	21-19, 22-20	0:46
Trail the series against # 23 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 0-1
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool G	Berg/Dahl	23	Alvarez/Rossell	7, Q16	21-18, 21-14	0:40
Lead the series against # 26, Q6 Pedrosa/Teixeira, Portugal 1-0
7/6/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool G	Alvarez/Rossell	7, Q16	Pedrosa/Teixeira	26, Q6	21-14, 21-11	0:35
Lead the series against # 28, Q4 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-0
6/14/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool E	Alvarez/Rossell	28, Q49	Schacht/Slack	21	18-21, 21-14, 26-24	1:04
Lead the series against # Q1 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 1-0
7/4/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 3	Alvarez/Rossell	7, Q16	Bosma/Cotrino	Q1	21-23, 21-17, 15-11	0:53
Lead the series against # Q17 Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 1-0
7/4/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 2	Alvarez/Rossell	7, Q16	Beligratis/Michalopoulos	Q17	21-14, 21-17	0:37
Lead the series against # Q19 Grinbergs/Krumins, Latvia 2-0
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Alvarez/Rossell	Q15	Grinbergs/Krumins	Q18	21-13, 21-15	0:40
6/13/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Qualifier 2	Alvarez/Rossell	28, Q49	Grinbergs/Krumins	Q17	21-16, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # Q25 Gavrilov/Todorov, Bulgaria 1-0
6/13/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Qualifier 3	Alvarez/Rossell	28, Q49	Gavrilov/Todorov	Q33	21-16, 21-15	0:38
Lead the series against # Q43 Hua/Li, China 1-0
6/19/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 1	Alvarez/Rossell	Q15	Hua/Li	Q50	21-15, 21-11	0:35
Lead the series against # Q49 Jones/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
7/3/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 1	Alvarez/Rossell	7, Q16	Jones/Pitman	Q49	21-15, 21-12	0:34