Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Paf Open
August 16 - 21, 2011
(Q23) 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 Åland Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Did not play Gregg Weaver - 33rd
2009 Robin Miedzybrodzki - 33rd Gregg Weaver - 17th
2010 Robin Miedzybrodzki - 41st Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/19-24/2011 Québec Open 17, Q6 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/17-22/2011 Prague Open Q32 33rd 30 US$0.00
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
Åland Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/17/2011 Qualifier 1 Jake Sheaf / Luke Sheaf, England (Q42) Won 21-14, 22-20 0:39
Wed, 8/17/2011 Qualifier 2 Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (22, Q10) Lost 21-17, 12-21, 11-15 0:48
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 4-4 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 4 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 # 16 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 # 17 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 # 22, Q10 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-1
8/17/11FIVBÅland Open Qualifier 2 Lochhead/Pitman 22, Q10 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski Q23 17-21, 21-12, 15-11 0:48
Trail the series against # Q1 Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
7/21/11FIVBQuébec Open Winner 1 Maciel/Schmidt 16 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski 17, Q6 21-18, 21-14 0:36
Trail the series against # Q21 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 # Q24 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
Lead the series against # Q42 Sheaf/Sheaf, England 1-0
8/17/11FIVBÅland Open Qualifier 1 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski Q23 Sheaf/Sheaf Q42 21-14, 22-20 0:39