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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 KIA Open presented by Banco do Brazil
September 16 - 21, 2008

(17) 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 Guarujá Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/26-31/2008	Kristiansand Open	28, Q7	25th	60	US$1,800.00
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

Guarajà Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/18/2008	Winner 1	Morais Abreu / Emanuel Fernandes, Angola (16)	Won 18-21, 21-14, 15-6	0:53
Thu, 9/18/2008	Winner 2	Harley Marques / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (1)	Lost 15-21, 15-21	0:38
Fri, 9/19/2008	Contender 2	Roberto Pitta / Lipe Rodrigues, Brazil (18)	Lost 21-18, 17-21, 9-15	0:54

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	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	$6,100.00	7	9	43.8 %
2008	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$700.00	1	2	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	$6,100.00	9	12	42.9 %
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
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	$3,050.00	2008	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	$3,050.00
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
17	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	11	$4,275.00	Total	Total	14	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	8	$3,925.00

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	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	1	14.3%	2	28.6%	4	57.1%	1-6	14.3%	2-8	20.0%	2-6	25.0%	0	0	2-7	22.2%

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
Grotowski/Weaver trail the series against the field 2-5 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
9/18/08	FIVB	Guarajà Open	Winner 2	Marques/Solberg	1	Grotowski/Weaver	17	21-15, 21-15	0:38
Trail the series against # 9 Cerutti/Romano, Brazil 0-1
7/27/07	FIVB C&S	Geroskipou Challenger	Contender 3	Cerutti/Romano	8	Grotowski/Weaver	11, Q3	21-11, 21-17	0:42
Series tied with # 14 Hupfer/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-1
6/4/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Qualifier 2	Hupfer/Schroffenegger	Q16	Grotowski/Weaver	Q17	21-14, 21-12	0:32
7/18/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Qualifier 1	Grotowski/Weaver	Q34	Hupfer/Schroffenegger	Q31	21-19, 21-16	0:37
Lead the series against # 16 Abreu/Fernandes, Angola 1-0
9/18/08	FIVB	Guarajà Open	Winner 1	Grotowski/Weaver	17	Abreu/Fernandes	16	18-21, 21-14, 15-6	0:53
Trail the series against # 18 Pitta/Rodrigues, Brazil 0-2
9/19/08	FIVB	Guarajà Open	Contender 2	Pitta/Rodrigues	18	Grotowski/Weaver	17	18-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:54
7/4/08	FIVB C&S	Brno Challenger	Winner 1	Pitta/Rodrigues	24, Q24	Grotowski/Weaver	9	21-14, 25-23	0:40