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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Corona Open
October 24 - 28, 2006

(18) Francisco Alvarez/Wilfredo Villar, 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

Wilfredo Villar Casazayas
Cuba

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 14, 1983 (41 yrs old)

Home Town:

Gramma

Height:

192 cm (6'4")

Weight:

78 kg (172 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (FIVB Gstaad 2006)

Career Winnings:

US$28,400.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	28	41	Money
FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	0	1	1	US$38,300.00

Previous Acapulco Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1999	Juan Rossell - 25th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/27-10/1/2006	Vitória Open	15	17th	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/9-13/2006	Poland Open	22	13th	180	US$4,500.00
FIVB	8/2-6/2006	Austria Grand Slam	25	17th	160	US$4,900.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2006	France Open	12	13th	180	US$4,500.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2006	Norway Grand Slam	26, Q2	28th	80	US$3,400.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2006	Switzerland Grand Slam	25, Q3	9th	320	US$9,000.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2006	Portugal Open	21	17th	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/7-11/2006	Italian Open	22	17th	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2006	China Open	Q2	41st	18	US$0.00

Mexico Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 10/25/2006	Winner 1	Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (15, Q3)	Won By Forfeit
Wed, 10/25/2006	Winner 2	Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2)	Lost 14-21, 16-21	0:44
Thu, 10/26/2006	Contender 2	Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (17)	Lost 21-16, 19-21, 9-15	1:02

Head to Head Results
Alvarez/Villar trail the series against the field 7-13 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
8/4/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Araujo/Magalhaes	1	Alvarez/Villar	25	13-8 Retired	0:17
Trail the series against # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-3
10/25/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	2	Alvarez/Villar	18	21-14, 21-16	0:44
9/28/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	2	Alvarez/Villar	15	21-19, 21-17	0:41
6/23/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Winner 3	Rego/Santos	1	Alvarez/Villar	25, Q3	21-16, 21-19	0:43
Trail the series against # 4 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
6/23/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Contender 4	Gibb/Rosenthal	28	Alvarez/Villar	25, Q3	21-15, 22-24, 15-11	1:06
Trail the series against # 8 Lione/Varnier, Italy 0-1
8/4/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool H	Lione/Varnier	8	Alvarez/Villar	25	21-15, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # 15, Q3 Gosch/Horst, Austria 1-0
10/25/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Winner 1	Alvarez/Villar	18	Gosch/Horst	15, Q3	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 17 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 2-3
10/26/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Contender 2	Kjemperud/Skarlund	17	Alvarez/Villar	18	16-21, 21-19, 15-9	1:02
8/11/06	FIVB	Poland Open	Contender 2	Alvarez/Villar	22	Kjemperud/Skarlund	12	21-19, 21-16	0:41
8/4/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool H	Alvarez/Villar	25	Kjemperud/Skarlund	24	14-21, 27-25, 15-10	1:03
6/30/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool G	Kjemperud/Skarlund	10	Alvarez/Villar	26, Q2	18-21, 21-19, 15-10	1:01
6/15/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Kjemperud/Skarlund	12	Alvarez/Villar	21	21-17, 21-16	0:46
Series tied with # 19, Q2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-1
6/21/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Alvarez/Villar	25, Q3	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	Q19	21-17, 14-21, 15-10	1:00
5/23/06	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 2	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	31, Q31	Alvarez/Villar	Q2	21-17, 21-18	0:45
Lead the series against # 20 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
9/28/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 1	Alvarez/Villar	15	Leinemann/VanHuizen	18	21-16, 21-17	0:42
Trail the series against # 22 Ces/Dugrip, France 0-1
8/10/06	FIVB	Poland Open	Winner 1	Ces/Dugrip	11	Alvarez/Villar	22	21-13, 19-21, 16-14	0:55
Trail the series against # 24, Q4 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 0-1
7/7/06	FIVB	France Open	Contender 3	Pedrosa/Rosas	19	Alvarez/Villar	12	20-18 Retired
Series tied with # Q5 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-1
7/6/06	FIVB	France Open	Winner 1	Alvarez/Villar	12	Brenha/Maia	21	21-19, 21-18	0:46
6/9/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 2	Brenha/Maia	12	Alvarez/Villar	22	21-9, 21-13	0:37
Lead the series against # Q9 Boersma/Mast, Netherlands 1-0
7/7/06	FIVB	France Open	Contender 2	Alvarez/Villar	12	Boersma/Mast	27, Q9	26-24, 21-18	0:44