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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Norway Open
July 2 - 6, 2002

(29, Q21) 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 Stavanger Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/18-22/2002	Switzerland Open	30, Q39	17th	60	US$2,520.00
FIVB	6/5-9/2002	Spain Open	Q41	33rd	18	US$0.00

Norway Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 7/2/2002	Qualifier 2	Annette Huygens Tholen / Nicole Sanderson, Australia (Q12)	Won 15-21, 22-20, 15-13	0:56
Wed, 7/3/2002	Qualifier 3	Teresa Galindo / Myrna Serrano Ochoa, Mexico (31, Q5)	Won 21-15, 21-17	0:37
Thu, 7/4/2002	Pool D	Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Yoselin Roque Palacios, Cuba (13)	Lost 20-22, 16-21	0:41
Thu, 7/4/2002	Pool D	Simone Kuhn / Nicole Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland (20, Q7)	Lost 17-21, 13-21	0:33
Fri, 7/5/2002	Pool D	Ana Paula Connelly / Tatiana Minello, Brazil (4)	Lost 11-21, 20-22	0:31

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	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	$4,170.00	8	6	57.1 %
Total	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	$4,170.00	8	6	57.1 %

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
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	$2,085.00	2002	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	$2,085.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	$2,085.00	Total	Total	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	$2,785.00

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	6	85.7%	1	14.3%	0	0.0%	7-0	100.0%	2	18.2%	1	9.1%	8	72.7%	2-9	18.2%	12-16	42.9%	6-2	75.0%	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 7-6 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Connelly/Minello, Brazil 0-2
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool D	Connelly/Minello	4	Palacio/Quevedo	29, Q21	21-11, 22-20	0:31
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 # 12 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
Trail the series against # 13 Fernandez Grasset/Roque Palacios, Cuba 0-1
7/4/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool D	Fernandez Grasset/Roque Palacios	13	Palacio/Quevedo	29, Q21	22-20, 21-16	0:41
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
Trail the series against # 20, Q7 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 0-1
7/4/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool D	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	20, Q7	Palacio/Quevedo	29, Q21	21-17, 21-13	0:33
Lead the series against # 21, 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
Lead the series against # 26 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-0
6/5/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 1	Palacio/Quevedo	Q41	Hakedal/Torlen	Q24	21-17, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # 31, Q5 Galindo/Serrano Ochoa, Mexico 1-0
7/3/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 3	Palacio/Quevedo	29, Q21	Galindo/Serrano Ochoa	31, Q5	21-15, 21-17	0:37
Lead the series against # Q8 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 # Q12 Huygens Tholen/Sanderson, Australia 1-0
7/2/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 2	Palacio/Quevedo	29, Q21	Huygens Tholen/Sanderson	Q12	15-21, 22-20, 15-13	0:56
Trail the series against # Q17 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 # Q25 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