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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 ConocoPhillips Open
July 2 - 6, 2003

(11) 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
2002	Juan Rossell - 9th	Francisco Alvarez - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/25-29/2003	Germany Grand Slam	12	9th	240	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2003	Switzerland Open	11	5th	180	US$6,000.00
FIVB	6/4-8/2003	Hellas Open	7	9th	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB	9/4-8/2002	Spain Open	Q1	33rd	18	US$0.00
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

Norway Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/4/2003	Pool F	Axel Hager / Thomas Kroger, Germany (27, Q5)	Won 21-9, 21-14	0:33
Fri, 7/4/2003	Pool F	Harley Marques / Franco Neto, Brazil (6)	Lost 19-21, 21-19, 11-15	0:56
Sat, 7/5/2003	Pool F	Dmitry Karasev / Pavel Zaitsev, Russia (22)	Lost By Forfeit	0:10

Head to Head Results
Alvarez/Rossell lead the series against the field 26-14 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 8 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 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 # 2 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-3
6/28/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Baracetti/Conde	6	Alvarez/Rossell	12	21-18, 21-16	0:47
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
Trail the series against # 6 Marques/Neto, Brazil 0-1
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool F	Marques/Neto	6	Alvarez/Rossell	11	21-19, 19-21, 15-11	0:56
Series tied with # 8 Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-1
6/27/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool E	Berger/Doppler	5	Alvarez/Rossell	12	21-18, 17-21, 15-12	0:53
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool G	Alvarez/Rossell	7	Berger/Doppler	18	21-19, 21-17	0:43
Trail the series against # 9 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
Lead the series against # 10 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 2-0
6/27/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool E	Alvarez/Rossell	12	Horrem/Maaseide	21	21-19, 21-14	0:46
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 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
Series tied with # 13 Rogers/Scott, United States 1-1
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Rogers/Scott	10, Q2	Alvarez/Rossell	Q15	19-21, 27-25, 16-14	1:03
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 1	Alvarez/Rossell	28, Q49	Rogers/Scott	11, Q2	21-19, 21-12	0:41
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 # 16 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
6/21/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	20	Alvarez/Rossell	11	21-17, 21-19	0:42
Lead the series against # 18 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
Trail the series against # 19, Q1 Blanton/Nygaard, United States 0-1
6/7/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 1	Blanton/Nygaard	24	Alvarez/Rossell	7	21-13, 21-19	0:45
Lead the series against # 20 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 2-0
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool G	Alvarez/Rossell	7	Holden/Leinemann	10	21-19, 19-21, 15-10	0:56
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 # 22 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 2-1
7/5/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool F	Karasev/Zaitsev	22	Alvarez/Rossell	11	By Forfeit	0:10
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
Trail the series against # 24, Q4 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 # 26 Prosser/Williams, Australia 1-0
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool G	Alvarez/Rossell	7	Prosser/Williams	23, Q3	21-15, 21-19	0:40
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 Hager/Kroger, Germany 1-0
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool F	Alvarez/Rossell	11	Hager/Kroger	27, Q5	21-9, 21-14	0:33
Lead the series against # 28, Q2 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
Lead the series against Baxter/Henkel, United States 1-0
6/7/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool G	Alvarez/Rossell	7	Baxter/Henkel	26	13-21, 21-17, 15-9	1:01
Lead the series against Moreira/Silva, Brazil 1-0
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool F	Alvarez/Rossell	11	Moreira/Silva	6, Q10	17-21, 21-11, 15-11	0:58
Lead the series against # Q8 Bosma/Mesa, Spain 1-0
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool E	Alvarez/Rossell	12	Bosma/Mesa	28, Q10	21-15, 21-15	0:40
Trail the series against # Q14 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 # Q19 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 # Q21 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 # Q23 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 # 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
Lead the series against # Q42 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