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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 NIS Open 2004 presented by Telekom Srbija
May 26 - 30, 2004

(15) 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 Budva Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	China Open	11	13th	108	US$4,000.00
FIVB	3/23-28/2004	South Africa Open	13	13th	108	US$4,000.00
FIVB	3/16-21/2004	Brazil Open	18	5th	216	US$9,000.00
FIVB	10/14-19/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	18	17th	160	US$5,000.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Spain Open	14	9th	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/23-27/2003	Portugal Open	11	17th	60	US$2,500.00
FIVB	7/16-20/2003	France Grand Slam	11	9th	216	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2003	Norway Open	11	17th	60	US$2,500.00
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

Serbia and Montenegro Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 5/28/2004	Winner 1	Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (18)	Lost 15-21, 22-20, 11-15	1:03
Fri, 5/28/2004	Contender 1	Kjell Goranson / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (31, Q17)	Lost 16-21, 18-21	0:40

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 27-27 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 10 Series, 5 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 2 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 2-2
9/6/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Araujo/Insfran	5	Alvarez/Rossell	14	23-21, 19-21, 15-11	1:03
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 # 3 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-3
9/5/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool C	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Alvarez/Rossell	14	16-21, 21-17, 16-14	1:03
7/18/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Dieckmann/Reckermann	12	Alvarez/Rossell	11	24-26, 21-15, 15-12	1:01
6/21/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool F	Dieckmann/Reckermann	22	Alvarez/Rossell	11	22-20, 18-21, 15-11	0:57
Trail the series against # 4 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-2
3/19/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 4	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Alvarez/Rossell	18	21-13, 21-18	0:45
6/21/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	20	Alvarez/Rossell	11	21-17, 21-19	0:42
Lead the series against # 7 Holdren/Metzger, United States 1-0
5/21/04	FIVB	China Open	Contender 2	Alvarez/Rossell	11	Holdren/Metzger	5	26-24, 14-21, 15-13	0:56
Trail the series against # 10 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-5
3/26/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Contender 3	Baracetti/Conde	5	Alvarez/Rossell	13	21-18, 21-14	0:41
3/19/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 6	Baracetti/Conde	11	Alvarez/Rossell	18	21-15, 18-21, 15-11	0:55
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
Lead the series against # 11, Q1 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
Series tied with # 13 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1-1
5/22/04	FIVB	China Open	Contender 3	Egger/Heyer	13	Alvarez/Rossell	11	24-22, 21-19	0:44
7/26/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool F	Alvarez/Rossell	6, Q3	Egger/Heyer	22	23-21, 21-15	0:49
Series tied with # 14 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
Series tied with # 17 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
Lead the series against # 18 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 2-1
5/28/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Winner 1	Horrem/Maaseide	18	Alvarez/Rossell	15	21-15, 20-22, 15-11	1:03
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 # 19, Q6 Cunha/Ferreira, Brazil 0-1
5/21/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Cunha/Ferreira	22, Q9	Alvarez/Rossell	11	21-17, 14-21, 18-16	1:00
Trail the series against # 20 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-2
3/26/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Contender 2	Alvarez/Rossell	13	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	19	21-19, 21-19	0:47
7/25/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool F	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	6	Alvarez/Rossell	11	21-16, 21-18	0:44
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 # 21 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 1-2
3/18/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Alvarez/Rossell	18	Berg/Dahl	15	21-19, 22-20	0:48
10/16/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Winner 1	Berg/Dahl	21	Alvarez/Rossell	18	21-14, 21-16	0:43
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 # 22, Q3 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
7/25/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool F	Alvarez/Rossell	11	Gartmayer/Nowotny	27, Q9	21-17, 21-19	0:42
Lead the series against # 23 Prosser/Williams, Australia 2-0
7/17/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool F	Alvarez/Rossell	11	Prosser/Williams	22, Q6	21-13, 21-19	0:35
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 # 25, Q5 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-0
3/25/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 1	Alvarez/Rossell	13	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	20, Q4	21-17, 20-22, 15-13	0:58
Trail the series against # 26, Q8 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 0-1
3/25/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 2	Shiratori/Watanabe	29, Q12	Alvarez/Rossell	13	21-18, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # 27, Q7 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-1
5/21/04	FIVB	China Open	Contender 1	Alvarez/Rossell	11	Kais/Vesik	27, Q4	21-15, 21-14	0:39
9/5/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool C	Alvarez/Rossell	14	Kais/Vesik	30, Q5	21-16, 21-14	0:36
9/5/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 3	Kais/Vesik	28, Q17	Alvarez/Rossell	Q1	23-21, 19-21, 15-7	0:45
Series tied with # 28, Q4 Child/Heese, Canada 1-1
6/21/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Alvarez/Rossell	11	Child/Heese	5	By Forfeit	0:51
7/26/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Contender 4	Child/Heese	8	Alvarez/Rossell	10	15-4	0:30
Lead the series against # 29 Ces/Salvetti, France 1-0
10/14/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool G	Alvarez/Rossell	18	Ces/Salvetti	42	21-17, 21-18	0:42
Trail the series against # 31, Q17 Goranson/Skarlund, Norway 0-1
5/28/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Contender 1	Goranson/Skarlund	31, Q17	Alvarez/Rossell	15	21-16, 21-18	0:40
Lead the series against Brazao/Souza, Brazil 1-0
3/19/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 3	Alvarez/Rossell	18	Brazao/Souza	7	12-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:50
Trail the series against # Q2 Canet/Hamel, France 0-1
7/26/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool F	Canet/Hamel	22	Alvarez/Rossell	11	35-33, 16-21, 15-11	1:10
Lead the series against # Q12 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-0
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool F	Alvarez/Rossell	11	Arkaev/Barsuk	27, Q16	20-22, 23-21, 15-10	0:52
Lead the series against # Q16 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
Trail the series against # Q18 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 # Q19 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 # Q22 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