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European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 English Masters
September 9 - 13, 2009

(5) 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 CEV Best:

13th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$20,971.45

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 CEV Best:

13th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$18,996.45

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	29	33	41	Money
CEV	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	0	2	0	0	US$4,534.24
CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$277.94
FIVB	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	5	0	4	8	US$24,200.00
FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,750.00
Overall	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	5	4	5	2	4	8	US$30,762.18

Previous Blackpool Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2008	Gregg Weaver - 13th	Steve Grotowski - 13th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/25-30/2009	The Hague Open	Q4	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	8/18-23/2009	Aland Open	30, Q10	17th	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	8/11-16/2009	Kristiansand Open	26	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/4-9/2009	Stare Jablonki Open	25, Q10	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/28-8/2/2009	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Q18	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	7/21-26/2009	Marseille Grand Slam	33, Q11	33rd	60	US$1,800.00
FIVB	7/14-19/2009	Moscow Grand Slam	Q18	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	7/7-12/2009	Gstaad Grand Slam	Q18	41st	24	US$0.00
CEV C&S	7/2-5/2009	CEV Satellite Lausanne	3	13th	6	€ 200.00
CEV	6/17-21/2009	German Masters	Q14	21st	60	€ 0.00
CEV	6/3-7/2009	Austrian Masters	Q12	21st	60	€ 0.00
FIVB	5/12-17/2009	Rome Open	25, Q4	25th	60	US$2,000.00
CEV	5/6-10/2009	Spanish Masters	16, Q12	13th	180	€ 800.00
FIVB	4/29-5/3/2009	Shanghai Open	Q5	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	11/11-15/2008	Sanya Open	22	17th	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	10/27-11/1/2008	Manama Open	18	17th	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	10/6-11/2008	Dubai Open	25, Q4	17th	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	9/16-21/2008	Guarajà Open	17	17th	120	US$2,500.00
CEV	9/11-14/2008	English Masters	5	13th	180	€ 1,200.00

English Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 9/11/2009	Winner 1	Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (12)	Lost 16-21, 17-21	0:43
Fri, 9/11/2009	Contender 1	Tarjei Skarlund / Martin Spinnangr, Norway (13, Q3)	Lost 17-21, 21-23	0:43

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	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	3	$13,600.00	11	15	42.3 %
2008	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$700.00	1	2	33.3 %
2008	CEV	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	$1,200.00	2	6	25.0 %
2009	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	6	$10,600.00	9	14	39.1 %
2009	CEV	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	$2,000.00	5	6	45.5 %
2009	CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$200.00	0	2	0.0 %
Total	FIVB	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	12	$24,200.00	22	32	40.7 %
Total	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$1,750.00	4	4	50.0 %
Total	CEV	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	2	$3,200.00	7	12	36.8 %
Total	CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$200.00	0	2	0.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Steve Grotowski													Gregg Weaver
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2001	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											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
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	2007	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	3	$6,800.00	2008	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	3	$6,800.00
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
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	$600.00	2008	CEV	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	$600.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	6	$5,300.00	2009	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	6	$5,300.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	$1,000.00	2009	CEV	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	$1,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$100.00	2009	CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$100.00
43	0	0	0	0	0	7	9	5	22	$15,025.00	Total	Total	40	0	0	0	0	0	6	10	6	18	$14,675.00

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	4	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	3	20.0%	4	26.7%	8	53.3%	3-12	20.0%	4-8	33.3%	3-4	42.9%	0	0	7-12	36.8%
2008-2009	4	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	3	20.0%	4	26.7%	8	53.3%	3-12	20.0%	4-8	33.3%	3-4	42.9%	0	0	7-12	36.8%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	2	33.3%	0	0.0%	4	66.7%	2-4	33.3%	2-8	20.0%	4-0	100.0%	0	0	3-4	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	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 9-10 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-1
5/8/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 1	Klemperer/Koreng	1	Grotowski/Weaver	16, Q12	21-13, 21-18	0:34
Trail the series against # 6 Gosch/Horst, Austria 0-1
8/13/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Gosch/Horst	7	Grotowski/Weaver	26	17-21, 21-11, 15-8	0:49
Trail the series against # 7 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 0-1
8/6/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 1	Benes/Kubala	24	Grotowski/Weaver	25, Q10	21-16, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 9 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-0
11/12/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Grotowski/Weaver	22	Fijalek/Prudel	11	16-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:54
7/4/08	FIVB C&S	Brno Challenger	Contender 1	Grotowski/Weaver	9	Fijalek/Prudel	7	23-21, 21-13	0:37
Series tied with # 10 Dugrip/Salvetti, France 1-1
8/20/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 1	Grotowski/Weaver	30, Q10	Dugrip/Salvetti	19	21-14, 18-21, 15-9	0:57
7/8/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Dugrip/Salvetti	28, Q15	Grotowski/Weaver	Q18	21-17, 21-19	0:50
Trail the series against # 12 Ces/Ces, France 0-1
9/11/09	CEV	English Masters	Winner 1	Ces/Ces	12	Grotowski/Weaver	5	21-16, 21-17	0:43
Trail the series against # 13, Q3 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 0-1
9/11/09	CEV	English Masters	Contender 1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	13, Q3	Grotowski/Weaver	5	21-17, 23-21	0:43
Trail the series against # 14, Q5 Boersma/Paulides, Netherlands 0-1
5/14/09	FIVB	Rome Open	Contender 1	Boersma/Paulides	24	Grotowski/Weaver	25, Q4	21-14, 21-18	0:40
Lead the series against # 16 Gooding/Sheaf, England 1-0
6/4/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Qualifier 1	Grotowski/Weaver	Q12	Gooding/Sheaf	Q21	19-21, 21-14, 15-12	1:10
Lead the series against # Q6 Litva/Varga, Slovakia 1-0
5/7/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Qualifier 2	Grotowski/Weaver	16, Q12	Litva/Varga	Q5	21-13, 23-21	0:50
Trail the series against # Q7 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 0-1
9/12/08	CEV	English Masters	Winner 1	Hoyer/Soderberg	12, Q2	Grotowski/Weaver	5	21-9, 21-13	0:36
Lead the series against # Q8 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 3-2
8/19/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Qualifier 3	Grotowski/Weaver	30, Q10	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	Q7	21-16, 15-21, 15-12	0:53
8/13/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 1	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	10	Grotowski/Weaver	26	16-21, 21-17, 15-8	0:49
8/5/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Qualifier 3	Grotowski/Weaver	25, Q10	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	Q7	32-30, 19-21, 15-7	1:02
7/23/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Winner 1	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	32, Q7	Grotowski/Weaver	33, Q11	21-17, 17-21, 15-10	0:48
6/18/09	CEV	German Masters	Qualifier 1	Grotowski/Weaver	Q14	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	Q19	16-21, 23-21, 15-11	1:08
Lead the series against # Q13 Kufa/Rotrekl, Czech Republic 1-0
7/26/07	FIVB C&S	Geroskipou Challenger	Qualifier 3	Grotowski/Weaver	11, Q3	Kufa/Rotrekl	Q11	19-21, 21-19, 16-14	0:55