Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Beijing Grand Slam
May 8 - 13, 2012
(Q30) 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 
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FIVB1500000000113442 US$10,300.00
Previous Beijing Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/1-6/2012 Shanghai Grand Slam 30, Q26 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 4/24-29/2012 Silesia Open Q25 57th 6 US$0.00
FIVB 4/17-22/2012 Brasília Open 29 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/23-28/2011 The Hague Open Q24 33rd 30 US$0.00
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
Beijing Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/9/2012 Qualifier 1 Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (17, Q3) Lost 15-21, 21-23 0:40
Head to Head Results
Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski trail the series against the field 5-11 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 8 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool L Nummerdor/Schuil 3 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski 30, Q26 21-10, 21-16 0:33
Trail the series against # 5 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
Trail the series against # 7 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 0-1
4/19/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski 29 21-19, 21-12 0:39
Trail the series against # 11 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool L Gibb/Rosenthal 14 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski 30, Q26 21-11, 21-13 0:32
Trail the series against # 15 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
Series tied with # 17, Q3 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-1
5/9/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 17, Q3 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski Q30 21-15, 23-21 0:40
5/3/11FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 2 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski 31, Q32 Samoilovs/Sorokins Q1 21-19, 21-17 0:44
Trail the series against # 19, Q5 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 0-1
5/4/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool L Dollinger/Windscheif 19, Q6 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski 30, Q26 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 23 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-3
4/19/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 1 Lochhead/Pitman 20 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski 29 21-15, 13-21, 16-14 0:51
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
Lead the series against # 25 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 # 27, Q8 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-0
5/2/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski 30, Q26 Doppler/Horst Q7 21-17, 25-23 0:44
Lead the series against # Q17 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
Lead the series against # Q25 Hatch/Schachter, Canada 1-0
5/2/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski 30, Q26 Hatch/Schachter Q23 18-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:50
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