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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Spain Open
August 7 - 11, 2002

(Q24) Mikko Esko/Toni Tuominen, Finland

Mikko Esko
Finland

Photo: Carola Fabrizia Semino

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 3, 1978 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Vammala

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

33rd (4 times)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Toni Tuominen
Finland

Photo not available

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 19, 1976 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Mietoinen

Height:

195 cm (6'5")

Weight:

85 kg (187 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

33rd (6 times)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	4	US$0.00

Previous Cadiz Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/10-14/2002	Canada Open	Q19	33rd	18	US$0.00
FIVB	7/3-7/2002	Norway Open	Q41	57th	4	US$0.00
FIVB	6/19-23/2002	Switzerland Open	Q54	41st	10	US$0.00
FIVB	6/12-16/2002	Germany Open	Q53	57th	4	US$0.00

Spain Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/7/2002	Qualifier 1	Igor Hernandez / Franson Neris, Venezuela (Q41)	Won 21-16, 21-9	0:30
Thu, 8/8/2002	Qualifier 2	John Hyden / Chip McCaw, United States (Q9)	Won 21-19, 21-19	0:36
Thu, 8/8/2002	Qualifier 3	Djordje Ljubicic / Michael Slean, Canada (32, Q8)	Lost 16-21, 17-21	0:38

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	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Mikko Esko												Toni Tuominen
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Total	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

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	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00	4	5	44.4 %
Total	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00	4	5	44.4 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Mikko Esko													Toni Tuominen
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00	2002	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00	Total	Total	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00

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	54.5%	3	27.3%	2	18.2%	9-2	81.8%	0	0.0%	5	55.6%	4	44.4%	0-9	0.0%	6-4	60.0%	3-7	30.0%	0	0	9-11	45.0%
2001-2002	3	75.0%	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	20.0%	4	80.0%	0-5	0.0%	3-4	42.9%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	4-5	44.4%
Against the Field	4	57.1%	2	28.6%	1	14.3%	6-1	85.7%	0	0.0%	3	42.9%	4	57.1%	0-7	0.0%	8-8	50.0%	4-8	33.3%	0	0	6-8	42.9%

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	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	7	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	9
Total	0	0	9	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	11

Head to Head Results
Esko/Tuominen trail the series against the field 4-5 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 16 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
7/11/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Qualifier 2	Horrem/Maaseide	19, Q3	Esko/Tuominen	Q19	21-18, 21-12	0:35
Trail the series against # 25, Q13 Kogel/Mulder, Netherlands 0-1
7/3/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 1	Kogel/Mulder	Q24	Esko/Tuominen	Q41	21-15, 19-21, 15-8	0:48
Lead the series against # 27 Rodriguez/Rodriguez Herrera, Spain 1-0
7/10/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Qualifier 1	Esko/Tuominen	Q19	Rodriguez/Rodriguez Herrera	Q14	32-30, 23-21	0:47
Trail the series against # 31, Q11 Backer/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Backer/Ronnes	Q22	Esko/Tuominen	Q54	21-19, 21-17	0:34
Trail the series against # 32, Q8 Ljubicic/Slean, Canada 0-1
8/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 3	Ljubicic/Slean	32, Q8	Esko/Tuominen	Q24	21-16, 21-17	0:38
Lead the series against # Q6 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
6/19/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 1	Esko/Tuominen	Q54	Gartmayer/Nowotny	Q11	21-18, 19-21, 15-13	0:50
Lead the series against # Q9 Hyden/McCaw, United States 1-0
8/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 2	Esko/Tuominen	Q24	Hyden/McCaw	Q9	21-19, 21-19	0:36
Trail the series against # Q10 Goranson/Goranson, Norway 0-1
6/12/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Qualifier 1	Goranson/Goranson	Q12	Esko/Tuominen	Q53	21-19, 22-20	0:35
Lead the series against # Q41 Hernandez/Neris, Venezuela 1-0
8/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 1	Esko/Tuominen	Q24	Hernandez/Neris	Q41	21-16, 21-9	0:30