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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Switzerland Open
June 18 - 22, 2002

(30, Q39) Belkis Palacio/Maru Quevedo, Cuba

Palacio Arteaga Belkis
Cuba

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 17, 1981 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santi Spiritus

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

17th (FIVB Gstaad 2002)

Career Winnings:

US$3,085.00

Maru Quevedo Lavastida
Cuba

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 25, 1971 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

Ciudad Habana

Height:

178 cm (5'10")

Weight:

72 kg (158 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

17th (FIVB Gstaad 2002)

Career Winnings:

US$3,785.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	US$6,170.00

Previous Gstaad Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/5-9/2002	Spain Open	Q41	33rd	18	US$0.00

Switzerland Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 6/18/2002	Qualifier 1	Natsuko Komatsu / Misaki Yamakawa, Japan (Q26)	Won 21-19, 21-11	0:39
Tue, 6/18/2002	Qualifier 2	Krisztina Nagy / Katalin Schlegl, Hungary (Q7)	Won 21-9, 15-21, 15-3	0:45
Wed, 6/19/2002	Qualifier 3	Christine Mellitzer / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (Q10)	Won 21-6, 21-13	0:32
Thu, 6/20/2002	Pool C	Eva Celbova Rysava / Sona Novakova, Czech Republic (14)	Lost 13-21, 13-21	0:29
Thu, 6/20/2002	Pool C	Jia Tian / Fei Wang, China (19)	Won 17-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:53
Fri, 6/21/2002	Pool C	Ana Paula Connelly / Tatiana Minello, Brazil (3)	Lost 16-21, 12-21	0:33

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$4,170.00
Total	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	$6,170.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Belkis Palacio												Maru Quevedo
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$2,085.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	$2,785.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	$3,085.00	Total	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	$3,785.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2002	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$2,520.00	6	3	66.7 %
Total	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$2,520.00	6	3	66.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Belkis Palacio													Maru Quevedo
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1998	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$700.00
											1999	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$1,260.00	2002	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$1,260.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$1,260.00	Total	Total	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	$1,960.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	6	85.7%	1	14.3%	0	0.0%	7-0	100.0%	3	25.0%	1	8.3%	8	66.7%	3-9	25.0%	6-8	42.9%	4-1	80.0%	0	0	10-9	52.6%
2001-2002	6	85.7%	1	14.3%	0	0.0%	7-0	100.0%	3	25.0%	1	8.3%	8	66.7%	3-9	25.0%	6-8	42.9%	4-1	80.0%	0	0	10-9	52.6%
Against the Field	5	83.3%	1	16.7%	0	0.0%	6-0	100.0%	3	25.0%	1	8.3%	8	66.7%	3-9	25.0%	10-16	38.5%	8-2	80.0%	0	0	9-9	50.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	8	2	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	7
Total	0	0	8	2	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	9

Head to Head Results
Palacio/Quevedo lead the series against the field 5-3 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Connelly/Minello, Brazil 0-1
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool C	Connelly/Minello	3	Palacio/Quevedo	30, Q39	21-16, 21-12	0:33
Trail the series against # 14 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-1
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool C	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	14	Palacio/Quevedo	30, Q39	21-13, 21-13	0:29
Lead the series against # 19 Tian/Wang, China 1-0
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool C	Palacio/Quevedo	30, Q39	Tian/Wang	19	17-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:53
Lead the series against # 27, Q15 Maser/Schmidt, Germany 1-0
6/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 2	Palacio/Quevedo	Q41	Maser/Schmidt	Q9	11-21, 21-15, 16-14	0:53
Lead the series against # Q7 Nagy/Schlegl, Hungary 1-0
6/18/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Palacio/Quevedo	30, Q39	Nagy/Schlegl	Q7	21-9, 15-21, 15-3	0:45
Lead the series against # Q10 Mellitzer/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
6/19/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Palacio/Quevedo	30, Q39	Mellitzer/Swoboda	Q10	21-6, 21-13	0:32
Trail the series against # Q13 Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou, Greece 0-1
6/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 3	Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou	31, Q8	Palacio/Quevedo	Q41	22-20, 18-21, 15-11	0:58
Lead the series against # Q26 Komatsu/Yamakawa, Japan 1-0
6/18/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 1	Palacio/Quevedo	30, Q39	Komatsu/Yamakawa	Q26	21-19, 21-11	0:39