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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Spain Open
September 4 - 8, 2002

(Q1) 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 Mallorca Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/7-11/2002	Spain Open	6	5th	180	US$6,675.00
FIVB	8/1-4/2002	Austria Grand Slam	12	17th	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2002	Portugal Open	6, Q3	9th	120	US$3,900.00
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

Spain Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/5/2002	Qualifier 2	Ron Andelhof / Ward Coucke, Belgium (Q32)	Won 21-13, 21-15	0:34
Thu, 9/5/2002	Qualifier 3	Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (28, Q17)	Lost 21-23, 21-19, 7-15	0:45

Head to Head Results
Alvarez/Rossell lead the series against the field 22-10 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 8 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-2
8/3/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Baracetti/Conde	3	Alvarez/Rossell	12	21-16, 27-25	0:51
7/21/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Alvarez/Rossell	7	Baracetti/Conde	3	24-22, 25-23	0:59
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 2	Baracetti/Conde	3	Alvarez/Rossell	28, Q49	21-15, 21-18	0:44
Lead the series against # 4 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 2-1
7/27/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Araujo/Insfran	5, Q1	Alvarez/Rossell	6, Q3	By Forfeit
7/20/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 3	Alvarez/Rossell	7	Araujo/Insfran	2	21-16, 21-16	0:42
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 # 5 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
Trail the series against # 6, Q2 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 # 8 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
Lead the series against # 9 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
Lead the series against # 10 Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-0
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool G	Alvarez/Rossell	7	Berger/Doppler	18	21-19, 21-17	0:43
Lead the series against # 11 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
Trail the series against # 12 Diez/Garcia-Thompson, Spain 0-1
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool G	Diez/Garcia-Thompson	42	Alvarez/Rossell	7	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 14 Schacht/Slack, Australia 3-0
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool F	Alvarez/Rossell	6	Schacht/Slack	11	21-17, 21-17	0:41
7/19/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Alvarez/Rossell	7	Schacht/Slack	39	27-25, 21-19	0:52
6/14/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool E	Alvarez/Rossell	28, Q49	Schacht/Slack	21	18-21, 21-14, 26-24	1:04
Trail the series against # 15 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 # 16 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 # 18 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 2-0
8/10/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Alvarez/Rossell	6	Karasev/Zaitsev	28, Q4	18-21, 21-13, 15-9	0:53
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool M	Alvarez/Rossell	12	Karasev/Zaitsev	36	21-18, 23-21	0:42
Lead the series against # 20, Q14 Rodriguez/Rodriguez Herrera, Spain 1-0
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool F	Alvarez/Rossell	6	Rodriguez/Rodriguez Herrera	27	21-15, 21-8	0:38
Lead the series against # 23 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
7/26/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool F	Alvarez/Rossell	6, Q3	Egger/Heyer	22	23-21, 21-15	0:49
Lead the series against # 26 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 1-0
7/17/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool G	Alvarez/Rossell	7	Klemperer/Rademacher	31	21-18, 21-15	0:44
Trail the series against # 28, Q17 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
9/5/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 3	Kais/Vesik	28, Q17	Alvarez/Rossell	Q1	23-21, 19-21, 15-7	0:45
Lead the series against # 30, Q24 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
Trail the series against # Q3 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin, Russia 0-1
7/27/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool F	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	27	Alvarez/Rossell	6, Q3	29-27, 21-19	0:55
Lead the series against # Q6 Gscheidle/Vesti, Switzerland 1-0
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool F	Alvarez/Rossell	6	Gscheidle/Vesti	22, Q7	21-17, 21-16	0:38
Lead the series against # Q9 Brizida/Pedrosa, Portugal 1-0
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool M	Alvarez/Rossell	12	Brizida/Pedrosa	37	21-13, 21-11	0:38
Lead the series against # Q18 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 # Q27 Luna/Ruiz Nunez, Spain 1-0
7/25/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Alvarez/Rossell	6, Q3	Luna/Ruiz Nunez	Q46	21-19, 21-17	0:37
Lead the series against # Q32 Andelhof/Coucke, Belgium 1-0
9/5/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 2	Alvarez/Rossell	Q1	Andelhof/Coucke	Q32	21-13, 21-15	0:34