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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$404,500 FIVB World Championships presented by Swatch
October 14 - 19, 2003

(22) Manuel Carrasco/Raul Mesa, Spain

Manuel "Lolo" Carrasco Saenz
Spain

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 17, 1972 (53 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sevilla

Height:

195 cm (6'5")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (3 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

9th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$13,387.50

Raul Mesa
Spain

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 16, 1982 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Zaragoza

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

89 kg (196 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

126

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

1 (Kristiansand 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$226,937.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	Money
FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	US$5,875.00

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1998	Sergi Ten - 37th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	Q16	33rd	36	US$0.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Spain Open	9	9th	120	US$4,000.00

Rio de Janeiro World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 10/14/2003	Pool C	Riccardo Fenili / Fabio Galli, Italy (46)	Lost 12-21, 18-21	0:38
Wed, 10/15/2003	Pool C	Martin Laciga / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (3)	Lost 9-21, 21-14, 9-15	0:43
Wed, 10/15/2003	Pool C	Antonio Cotrino / John Garcia-Thompson, Spain (27)	Lost 10-21, 14-21	0:34

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2003	World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	Raul Mesa - 37th	Manuel Carrasco - 37th
2005	World Championships	Berlin	Did not play	Pablo Herrera - 33rd
2007	World Championships	Gstaad	Did not play	Pablo Herrera - 9th
2009	World Championships	Stavanger	Did not play	Inocencio Lario - 17th
2011	World Championships	Rome	Did not play	Inocencio Lario - 17th

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/14-19/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	22	37th	80	US$1,875.00

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,875.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00
Total	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$5,875.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Manuel Carrasco												Raul Mesa
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$937.50	World Championships	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$15,312.50
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,400.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	43	0	0	1	0	3	6	10	7	0	$91,100.00
16	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	6	0	$10,600.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	65	1	0	0	1	3	20	18	11	0	$117,375.00
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	9	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	1	0	$1,600.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$450.00	Challenger	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,550.00
											U21 World Championships	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
21	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	7	0	$13,387.50	Total	126	2	1	2	1	9	30	32	19	0	$226,937.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2003	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	$5,875.00	3	6	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	$5,875.00	3	6	33.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Manuel Carrasco													Raul Mesa
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$500.00	1996	FIVB
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	$3,800.00	1997	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	1997	FIVB C&S
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	1998	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$450.00	1998	FIVB C&S
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$1,500.00	2000	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00	2001	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$1,000.00
											2001	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,950.00	2002	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2002	FIVB Age Group WC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	$2,937.50	2003	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	$7,437.50
20	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	7	8	$12,137.50	Total	Total	12	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	3	5	$8,437.50

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	3	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	16.7%	5	83.3%	0-6	0.0%	3-5	37.5%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	3-6	33.3%
2002-2003	3	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	16.7%	5	83.3%	0-6	0.0%	3-5	37.5%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	3-6	33.3%
Against the Field	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	16.7%	5	83.3%	0-6	0.0%	4-10	28.6%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	2-6	25.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
World Championships	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Total	0	0	1	1	2	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6

Head to Head Results
Carrasco/Mesa trail the series against the field 2-6 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
10/15/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool C	Laciga/Laciga	3	Carrasco/Mesa	22	21-9, 14-21, 15-9	0:43
Trail the series against # 9 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-1
9/6/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	11	Carrasco/Mesa	9	21-18, 21-15	0:40
Trail the series against # 11 Marques/Neto, Brazil 0-1
9/5/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool H	Marques/Neto	8	Carrasco/Mesa	9	21-11, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against # 14 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
9/18/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Carrasco/Mesa	Q16	Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger	Q17	21-18, 21-19	0:36
Trail the series against # 15 Holdren/Metzger, United States 0-1
9/18/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Holdren/Metzger	17, Q1	Carrasco/Mesa	Q16	21-18, 21-14	0:37
Trail the series against # 27 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson, Spain 0-1
10/15/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool C	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	27	Carrasco/Mesa	22	21-10, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # 35 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 1-0
9/6/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool H	Carrasco/Mesa	9	Klemperer/Rademacher	24, Q2	21-15, 22-20	0:42
Trail the series against # 46 Fenili/Galli, Italy 0-1
10/14/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool C	Fenili/Galli	46	Carrasco/Mesa	22	21-12, 21-18	0:38