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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Vodafone Grand Slam
June 25 - 29, 2003

(Q38) 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 Berlin Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2002	Toni Tuominen - 57th	Mikko Esko - 57th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/18-22/2003	Switzerland Open	Q28	57th	4	US$0.00
FIVB	6/4-8/2003	Hellas Open	Q26	57th	4	US$0.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2002	Spain Open	Q24	33rd	18	US$0.00
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

Germany Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/25/2003	Qualifier 1	Mykola Babich / Dmytro Khudoley, Ukraine (Q27)	Won 21-17, 18-21, 17-15	0:49
Wed, 6/25/2003	Qualifier 2	Paul Baxter / Carl Henkel, United States (19, Q6)	Lost 16-21, 21-19, 8-15	0:53

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 %
2003	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	1	3	25.0 %
Total	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	$0.00	5	8	38.5 %

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
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	2003	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	$0.00	Total	Total	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	$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%
2002-2003	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%
Against the Field	2	33.3%	3	50.0%	1	16.7%	5-1	83.3%	0	0.0%	4	57.1%	3	42.9%	0-7	0.0%	4-6	40.0%	6-10	37.5%	0	0	5-8	38.5%

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 3-5 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 19, Q6 Baxter/Henkel, United States 0-1
6/25/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Baxter/Henkel	19, Q6	Esko/Tuominen	Q38	21-16, 19-21, 15-8	0:53
Trail the series against # 21 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 # 24, Q2 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 # Q15 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
Trail the series against # Q16 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
Trail the series against # Q18 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 # Q19 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
Lead the series against # Q27 Babich/Khudoley, Ukraine 1-0
6/25/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Esko/Tuominen	Q38	Babich/Khudoley	Q27	21-17, 18-21, 17-15	0:49