Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Patria Direct Prague Open
May 22 - 27, 2012
(Q26) 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 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2011 Steve Grotowski - 33rd John Garcia-Thompson - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/8-13/2012 Beijing Grand Slam Q30 41st 24 US$0.00
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
Prague Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/23/2012 Qualifier 1 Iaroslav Gordieiev / Vladyslav Iemelianchyk, Ukraine (Q39) Won 22-24, 21-14, 15-10 0:47
Wed, 5/23/2012 Qualifier 2 Inocencio Lario / Raul Mesa, Spain (Q7) Won 18-21, 21-17, 19-17 0:53
Wed, 5/23/2012 Qualifier 3 Yury Bogatov / Serguei Prokopiev, Russia (26, Q10) Lost 11-21, 18-21 0:32
Head to Head Results
Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski trail the series against the field 5-8 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 3 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 # 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 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
Series tied with # 13 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 # 15 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 0-1
5/4/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool L Dollinger/Windscheif 19, Q6 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski 30, Q26 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 26, Q10 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 0-1
5/23/12FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 3 Bogatov/Prokopiev 26, Q10 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski Q26 21-11, 21-18 0:32
Lead the series against # Q7 Lario/Mesa, Spain 1-0
5/23/12FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 2 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski Q26 Lario/Mesa Q7 18-21, 21-17, 19-17 0:53
Lead the series against # Q23 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 # Q24 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 # Q39 Gordieiev/Iemelianchyk, Ukraine 1-0
5/23/12FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 1 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski Q26 Gordieiev/Iemelianchyk Q39 22-24, 21-14, 15-10 0:47