Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 smart Grand Slam Rome
June 13 - 17, 2012
(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 Rome Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Did not play Gregg Weaver - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/7-12/2012 Moscow Grand Slam Q22 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 5/22-27/2012 Prague Open Q26 33rd 30 US$0.00
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
Grand Slam Rome Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/13/2012 Qualifier 1 Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (Q10) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:41
Wed, 6/13/2012 Qualifier 2 Igor Hernandez / Jesus Villafane, Venezuela (27, Q26) Lost 14-21, 14-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski trail the series against the field 4-13 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 10 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 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 # 5 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 # 11 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 # 12 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 # 15 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 # 19 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 # 22 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 # 23, Q13 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
Trail the series against # 24 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
Trail the series against # 27, Q26 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 0-1
6/13/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Qualifier 2 Hernandez/Villafane 27, Q26 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski Q23 21-14, 21-14 0:37
Trail the series against # Q9 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
6/8/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 31, Q11 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski Q22 23-21, 21-17 0:42
Lead the series against # Q10 Ces/Ces, France 1-0
6/13/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Qualifier 1 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski Q23 Ces/Ces Q10 21-18, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # Q15 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