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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Otera Open Kristiansand
August 26 - 31, 2008

(28, Q7) Steve Grotowski/Gregg Weaver, England

Steve Grotowski
England

/ United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 30, 1982 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

London

Height:

198 cm (6'6")

Weight:

93 kg (205 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (FIVB C&S Geroskipou 2007)

Career FIVB WT Best:

17th (6 times)

Career Winnings:

US$18,475.00

Gregg Weaver
England

Photo: eurobeachtour.com

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 3, 1982 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Poole, England

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

85 kg (187 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (FIVB C&S Geroskipou 2007)

Career FIVB WT Best:

13th (Québec 2011)

Career Winnings:

US$16,500.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	4	8	US$24,200.00
FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	US$1,750.00
Overall	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	5	4	8	US$25,950.00

Previous Kristiansand Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2007	Gregg Weaver - 41st	Steve Grotowski - 41st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/15-20/2008	Marseille Open	30, Q8	25th	60	US$1,800.00
FIVB C&S	7/3-6/2008	Brno Challenger	9	13th	24	US$700.00
FIVB	6/3-8/2008	Stare Jablonki Open	Q17	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/13-18/2008	Italian Open	Q30	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	3/25-30/2008	Adelaide Australia Open	Q19	41st	18	US$0.00

Kristiansand Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/27/2008	Qualifier 1	Pablo Alonso / Hugo Huesca, Spain (Q26)	Won 21-14, 21-16	0:37
Wed, 8/27/2008	Qualifier 2	Teppo Pulkkinen / Jussi Tommola, Finland (Q23)	Won 21-13, 21-16	0:33
Thu, 8/28/2008	Winner 1	Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (5)	Lost 19-21, 18-21	0:43
Thu, 8/28/2008	Contender 1	Adrian Gavira / Inocencio Lario, Spain (21)	Lost 24-22, 19-21, 6-15	0:55

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	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,800.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	0	$22,400.00
Challenger	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$1,750.00
Total	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	5	0	$25,950.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Steve Grotowski												Gregg Weaver
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	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,650.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$900.00
32	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	7	0	$14,600.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	34	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	5	0	$14,725.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$1,225.00	Challenger	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$875.00
											U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
45	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	8	0	$18,475.00	Total	49	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	6	0	$16,500.00

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
2007	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	2	3	40.0 %
2007	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,050.00	3	2	60.0 %
2008	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	$3,600.00	6	7	46.2 %
2008	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$700.00	1	2	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	$3,600.00	8	10	44.4 %
Total	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$1,750.00	4	4	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Steve Grotowski													Gregg Weaver
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2002	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2002	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	$0.00	2007	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$875.00	2007	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$525.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	$1,800.00	2008	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	$1,800.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$350.00	2008	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$350.00
16	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	11	$3,025.00	Total	Total	13	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	8	$2,675.00

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	15	57.7%	3	11.5%	8	30.8%	18-8	69.2%	3	11.1%	7	25.9%	17	63.0%	3-24	11.1%	15-17	46.9%	6-15	28.6%	1	0	22-32	40.7%
2007-2008	10	66.7%	0	0.0%	5	33.3%	10-5	66.7%	3	18.8%	4	25.0%	9	56.3%	3-13	18.8%	10-9	52.6%	3-9	25.0%	0	0	13-18	41.9%
Against the Field	3	50.0%	1	16.7%	2	33.3%	4-2	66.7%	1	10.0%	1	10.0%	8	80.0%	1-9	10.0%	6-16	27.3%	4-6	40.0%	0	0	5-11	31.3%

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	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	16	8	0	0	0	0	2	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	28
Challenger	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4
Total	0	0	19	11	0	0	0	0	2	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	36

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 4-4 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 5 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-1
8/28/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Kjemperud/Skarlund	5	Grotowski/Weaver	28, Q7	21-19, 21-18	0:43
Trail the series against # 7 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 0-1
7/17/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	3	Grotowski/Weaver	30, Q8	23-21, 21-19	0:44
Lead the series against # 17, Q5 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-0
7/4/08	FIVB C&S	Brno Challenger	Contender 1	Grotowski/Weaver	9	Fijalek/Prudel	7	23-21, 21-13	0:37
Trail the series against # 21 Gavira/Lario, Spain 0-1
8/28/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 1	Gavira/Lario	21	Grotowski/Weaver	28, Q7	22-24, 21-19, 15-6	0:55
Lead the series against # 26 Hordvik/Ingeborgrud, Norway 1-0
7/16/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Qualifier 2	Grotowski/Weaver	30, Q8	Hordvik/Ingeborgrud	31, Q9	25-23, 21-16	0:44
Trail the series against # Q1 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 0-1
7/17/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 1	Berg/Brinkborg	14	Grotowski/Weaver	30, Q8	21-18, 21-9	0:39
Lead the series against # Q23 Pulkkinen/Tommola, Finland 1-0
8/27/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Qualifier 2	Grotowski/Weaver	28, Q7	Pulkkinen/Tommola	Q23	21-13, 21-16	0:33
Lead the series against # Q26 Alonso/Huesca, Spain 1-0
8/27/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Qualifier 1	Grotowski/Weaver	28, Q7	Alonso/Huesca	Q26	21-14, 21-16	0:37