Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 China Shanghai Jinshan Open
May 2 - 7, 2011
(31, Q32) John Garcia-Thompson/Steve Grotowski, England
 
John Garcia-Thompson
England / Spain
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 8, 1979 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Palma de Mallorca
Height: 192 cm (6'3")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 68
Career Best: 5th (FIVB C&S Buenos Aires 2005)
Career FIVB WT Best: 9th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$40,620.00
Steve Grotowski
England / United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 30, 1982 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: London
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 93 kg (205 lb)
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 45
Career Best: 9th (FIVB C&S Geroskipou 2007)
Career FIVB WT Best: 17th (6 times)
Career Winnings: US$18,475.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925334157Money
FIVB1500000000113442 US$10,300.00
Previous Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Alex Ortiz - 25th Did not play
2007 Did not play Jody Gooding - 57th
2009 Did not play Gregg Weaver - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/18-23/2011 Brasilia Open Q36 57th 6 US$0.00
Shanghai Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 5/3/2011 Qualifier 1 Nestor Serron / Nicolas Zanotta, Uruguay (Q33) Won 21-4, 21-8 0:31
Tue, 5/3/2011 Qualifier 2 Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (Q1) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:44
Tue, 5/3/2011 Qualifier 3 Martin Reader / Chaim Schalk, Canada (Q17) Won 21-14, 21-11 0:34
Wed, 5/4/2011 Winner 1 Alison Cerutti / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (2) Lost 9-21, 10-21 0:28
Wed, 5/4/2011 Contender 1 Tarjei Skarlund / Martin Spinnangr, Norway (15) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:39
Thu, 5/5/2011 Contender 2 Jefferson Bellaguarda / Patrick Heuscher, Switzerland (16) Lost 11-21, 16-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski lead the series against the field 4-3 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-1
5/4/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Cerutti/Rego 2 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski 31, Q32 21-9, 21-10 0:28
Lead the series against # 15 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 1-0
5/4/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski 31, Q32 Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 21-17, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 16 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 0-1
5/5/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Bellaguarda/Heuscher 16 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski 31, Q32 21-11, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # Q1 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
5/3/11FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 2 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski 31, Q32 Samoilovs/Sorokins Q1 21-19, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # Q17 Reader/Schalk, Canada 1-0
5/3/11FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 3 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski 31, Q32 Reader/Schalk Q17 21-14, 21-11 0:34
Trail the series against # Q29 Gooding/Weaver, England 0-1
4/19/11FIVBBrasilia Open Qualifier 1 Gooding/Weaver Q29 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski Q36 21-18, 22-20 0:42
Lead the series against # Q33 Serron/Zanotta, Uruguay 1-0
5/3/11FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 1 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski 31, Q32 Serron/Zanotta Q33 21-4, 21-8 0:31