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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Mazury Open
July 21 - 25, 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 Stare Jablonki Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/14-18/2004	France Grand Slam	19	13th	168	US$6,300.00
FIVB	7/7-11/2004	Spain Open	19, Q1	13th	108	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/30-7/4/2004	Norway Open	20	13th	108	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/23-27/2004	Germany Grand Slam	26	9th	240	US$9,000.00
FIVB	6/16-20/2004	Switzerland Open	15	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Portugal Open	14	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	Serbia and Montenegro Open	15	25th	36	US$2,000.00
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

Mazury Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/23/2004	Winner 1	Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (18)	Won 23-21, 21-19	0:45
Fri, 7/23/2004	Winner 2	Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2)	Won 21-16, 15-21, 15-12	1:08
Sat, 7/24/2004	Winner 3	Franco Neto / Tande Ramos, Brazil (7)	Lost 14-21, 21-16, 13-15	0:55
Sat, 7/24/2004	Contender 4	Martin Laciga / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (5)	Lost 16-21, 16-21	0:40

Head to Head Results
Alvarez/Rossell trail the series against the field 23-29 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 8 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-4
7/15/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	3	Alvarez/Rossell	19	21-15, 24-22	0:41
6/25/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 3	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Alvarez/Rossell	26	21-19, 26-24	0:47
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 # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-0
7/23/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Winner 2	Alvarez/Rossell	15	Rego/Santos	2	21-16, 15-21, 15-12	1:08
Series tied with # 3 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 # 4 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 # 5 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/24/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Contender 4	Laciga/Laciga	5	Alvarez/Rossell	15	21-16, 21-16	0:40
Trail the series against # 6 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-6
6/26/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 4	Baracetti/Conde	14	Alvarez/Rossell	26	21-18, 21-17	0:50
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
Series tied with # 7 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 1-1
7/24/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Winner 3	Neto/Ramos	7	Alvarez/Rossell	15	21-14, 16-21, 15-13	0:55
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Alvarez/Rossell	26	Neto/Ramos	7	21-18, 17-21, 15-12	1:02
Trail the series against # 8 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1-2
6/4/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Egger/Heyer	13	Alvarez/Rossell	14	21-16, 17-21, 15-13	0:58
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
Lead the series against # 11 Schacht/Slack, Australia 3-2
7/16/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 3	Schacht/Slack	11	Alvarez/Rossell	19	21-19, 21-19	0:45
7/3/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 3	Schacht/Slack	6	Alvarez/Rossell	20	21-16, 19-21, 15-13	0:59
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 # 13 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
Series tied with # 14 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 1-1
7/9/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Klemperer/Rademacher	14	Alvarez/Rossell	19, Q1	21-19, 16-21, 27-25	0:59
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 # 16 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 # 18 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 4-1
7/23/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Winner 1	Alvarez/Rossell	15	Kais/Vesik	18	23-21, 21-19	0:45
7/2/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 2	Alvarez/Rossell	20	Kais/Vesik	14	21-17, 21-14	0:37
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
Trail the series against # 19 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 0-1
6/18/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Hernandez/Papaleo	18	Alvarez/Rossell	15	15-21, 21-18, 15-11	1:01
Trail the series against # 20 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
Series tied with # 21 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 2-2
7/9/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 2	Alvarez/Rossell	19, Q1	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	13	15-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:53
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
Lead the series against # 23, Q4 Luna/Mesa, Spain 1-0
7/9/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 1	Alvarez/Rossell	19, Q1	Luna/Mesa	30	21-16, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # 24, Q2 Brink/Schneider, Germany 2-1
7/10/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 3	Brink/Schneider	28, Q8	Alvarez/Rossell	19, Q1	14-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:58
7/2/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 1	Alvarez/Rossell	20	Brink/Schneider	29, Q9	21-19, 21-16	0:43
9/6/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool C	Alvarez/Rossell	14	Brink/Schneider	19, Q6	21-13, 21-14	0:40
Lead the series against # 26, Q6 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
7/8/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 2	Alvarez/Rossell	19, Q1	Lochhead/Pitman	Q16	21-15, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against # 28, Q9 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
6/18/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 1	Alvarez/Rossell	15	De Gruijter/Ronnes	31, Q25	21-12, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # Q8 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