Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Portugal Open
July 24 - 28, 2002
(6, Q3) 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: 12
Tournaments: 108
Career Wins: 2
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: 10
Tournaments: 87
Career Wins: 2
Career FIVB WT Wins: 1 (Carolina Beach 1995)
Career Winnings: US$190,550.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB721212841515144411 US$327,200.00
FIVB C&S11000000000000 US$6,000.00
Overall732212841515144411 US$333,200.00
Previous Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Juan Rossell - 7th Francisco Alvarez - 7th
1996 Juan Rossell - 17th Francisco Alvarez - 17th
2000 Juan Rossell - 17th Francisco Alvarez - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/17-21/2002 France Grand Slam 7 2nd 360 US$20,000.00
FIVB 7/3-7/2002 Norway Open 7, Q16 9th 120 US$3,900.00
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
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/25/2002 Qualifier 2 Bruno Carvalho / Pedro Rosas, Portugal (Q35) Won 21-15, 21-11 0:30
Thu, 7/25/2002 Qualifier 3 Javier Luna / Jesus Ruiz Nunez, Spain (Q46) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:37
Fri, 7/26/2002 Pool F Markus Egger / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (22) Won 23-21, 21-15 0:49
Fri, 7/26/2002 Pool F Jose Pedrosa / Jose Teixeira, Portugal (11) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:37
Sat, 7/27/2002 Pool F Mikhail Kouchnerev / Sergey Sayfulin, Russia (27) Lost 27-29, 19-21 0:55
Sat, 7/27/2002 Winner 1 Marcio Araujo / Benjamin Insfran, Brazil (5, Q1) Lost By Forfeit  
Head to Head Results
Alvarez/Rossell lead the series against the field 19-9 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 6 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 2 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-1
7/21/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Semi-Finals Alvarez/Rossell 7 Baracetti/Conde 3 24-22, 25-23 0:59
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Winner 2 Baracetti/Conde 3 Alvarez/Rossell 28, Q49 21-15, 21-18 0:44
Trail the series against # 3 Loiola/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/21/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Gold Medal Loiola/Santos 4 Alvarez/Rossell 7 19-21, 21-16, 15-9 1:05
Trail the series against # 4 Child/Heese, Canada 0-1
7/26/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 4 Child/Heese 8 Alvarez/Rossell 10 15-4 0:30
Lead the series against # 5, Q1 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 2-1
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 5, Q1 Alvarez/Rossell 6, Q3 By Forfeit  
7/20/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 3 Alvarez/Rossell 7 Araujo/Insfran 2 21-16, 21-16 0:42
6/12/02FIVBGermany Open Qualifier 1 Alvarez/Rossell 28, Q49 Araujo/Insfran Q16 21-19, 14-21, 15-12 0:56
Lead the series against # 8 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 1-0
7/25/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 3 Alvarez/Rossell 10 Prosser/Zahner 13 15-6 0:35
Lead the series against # 11 Pedrosa/Teixeira, Portugal 2-0
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool F Alvarez/Rossell 6, Q3 Pedrosa/Teixeira 11 21-15, 21-16 0:37
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Pool G Alvarez/Rossell 7, Q16 Pedrosa/Teixeira 26, Q6 21-14, 21-11 0:35
Trail the series against # 14 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Pool E Hoidalen/Kjemperud 5 Alvarez/Rossell 28, Q49 21-16, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # 15 Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-0
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G Alvarez/Rossell 7 Berger/Doppler 18 21-19, 21-17 0:43
Series tied with # 18 Rogers/Scott, United States 1-1
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Rogers/Scott 10, Q2 Alvarez/Rossell Q15 19-21, 27-25, 16-14 1:03
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Winner 1 Alvarez/Rossell 28, Q49 Rogers/Scott 11, Q2 21-19, 21-12 0:41
Trail the series against # 20 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 0-1
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool G Berg/Dahl 23 Alvarez/Rossell 7, Q16 21-18, 21-14 0:40
Lead the series against # 21 Schacht/Slack, Australia 2-0
7/19/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Alvarez/Rossell 7 Schacht/Slack 39 27-25, 21-19 0:52
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool E Alvarez/Rossell 28, Q49 Schacht/Slack 21 18-21, 21-14, 26-24 1:04
Lead the series against # 22 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool F Alvarez/Rossell 6, Q3 Egger/Heyer 22 23-21, 21-15 0:49
Lead the series against # 23 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 1-0
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool E Alvarez/Rossell 28, Q49 Holden/Leinemann 12 21-19, 22-20 0:46
Trail the series against # 27 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin, Russia 0-1
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool F Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 27 Alvarez/Rossell 6, Q3 29-27, 21-19 0:55
Lead the series against # 28, Q2 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 1-0
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Alvarez/Rossell 7, Q16 Bosma/Cotrino Q1 21-23, 21-17, 15-11 0:53
Trail the series against # 29, Q7 Diez/Garcia-Thompson, Spain 0-1
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G Diez/Garcia-Thompson 42 Alvarez/Rossell 7 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # Q6 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 1-0
7/17/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G Alvarez/Rossell 7 Klemperer/Rademacher 31 21-18, 21-15 0:44
Lead the series against # Q23 Hua/Li, China 1-0
6/19/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 1 Alvarez/Rossell Q15 Hua/Li Q50 21-15, 21-11 0:35
Lead the series against # Q26 Gavrilov/Todorov, Bulgaria 1-0
6/13/02FIVBGermany Open Qualifier 3 Alvarez/Rossell 28, Q49 Gavrilov/Todorov Q33 21-16, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # Q35 Carvalho/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
7/25/02FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Alvarez/Rossell 6, Q3 Carvalho/Rosas Q35 21-15, 21-11 0:30
Lead the series against # Q37 Jones/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
7/3/02FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 1 Alvarez/Rossell 7, Q16 Jones/Pitman Q49 21-15, 21-12 0:34
Lead the series against # Q46 Luna/Ruiz Nunez, Spain 1-0
7/25/02FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Alvarez/Rossell 6, Q3 Luna/Ruiz Nunez Q46 21-19, 21-17 0:37