Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 HP Beach Open
August 23 - 28, 2011
(Q24) 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 The Hague Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Did not play Gregg Weaver - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/16-21/2011 Åland Open Q23 41st 18 US$0.00
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
The Hague Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/24/2011 Qualifier 1 Ondrej Hromadko / Tomas Salava, Czech Republic (Q41) Won 21-13, 21-13 0:35
Wed, 8/24/2011 Qualifier 2 Volkan Gogtepe / Selcuk Sekerci, Türkiye (Q9) Won 17-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:53
Wed, 8/24/2011 Qualifier 3 Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (24, Q8) Lost 21-23, 18-21 0:43
Head to Head Results
Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski lead the series against the field 5-4 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 11 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 # 17 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 # 24, Q8 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-2
8/24/11FIVBThe Hague Open Qualifier 3 Lochhead/Pitman 24, Q8 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski Q24 23-21, 21-18 0:43
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 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
Lead the series against # Q9 Gogtepe/Sekerci, Türkiye 1-0
8/24/11FIVBThe Hague Open Qualifier 2 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski Q24 Gogtepe/Sekerci Q9 17-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:53
Trail the series against # Q23 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 # Q41 Hromadko/Salava, Czech Republic 1-0
8/24/11FIVBThe Hague Open Qualifier 1 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski Q24 Hromadko/Salava Q41 21-13, 21-13 0:35
Lead the series against # Q43 Sheaf/Sheaf, England 1-0
8/17/11FIVBÅland Open Qualifier 1 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski Q23 Sheaf/Sheaf Q42 21-14, 22-20 0:39