Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Prague Open
May 17 - 22, 2011
(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 Prague Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/2-7/2011 Shanghai Open 31, Q32 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 4/18-23/2011 Brasilia Open Q36 57th 6 US$0.00
Prague Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/18/2011 Qualifier 1 Daniel Hupfer / Helmut Moser, Austria (Q33) Won 18-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:48
Wed, 5/18/2011 Qualifier 2 Casey Jennings / Kevin Wong, United States (Q1) Won 25-23, 24-22 0:43
Wed, 5/18/2011 Qualifier 3 Josh Binstock / Rich VanHuizen, Canada (30, Q16) Lost 19-21, 16-21 0:34
Head to Head Results
Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski lead the series against the field 5-3 (Lead 5 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 # 14 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
Lead the series against # 20 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
Trail the series against # 30, Q16 Binstock/VanHuizen, Canada 0-1
5/18/11FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 3 Binstock/VanHuizen 30, Q16 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski Q32 21-19, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # Q1 Jennings/Wong, United States 1-0
5/18/11FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 2 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski Q32 Jennings/Wong Q1 25-23, 24-22 0:43
Lead the series against # Q23 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
Lead the series against # Q33 Hupfer/Moser, Austria 1-0
5/18/11FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 1 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski Q32 Hupfer/Moser Q33 18-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:48
Trail the series against # Q43 Gooding/Weaver, England 0-1
4/19/11FIVBBrasilia Open Qualifier 1 Gooding/Weaver Q29 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski Q36 21-18, 22-20 0:42