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US$300,000 BPT Elite16 Espinho
May 22 - 26, 2024

(Q2) Adrian Gavira/Pablo Herrera, Spain

Adrián Gavira Collado
Spain

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 17, 1987 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

La Linea de la Concepcion

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

89 kg (196 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

187

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$760,763.98

Pablo Herrera Allepuz
Spain

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 29, 1982 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Castellon de la Plana

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

225

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$908,963.98

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	Money
FIVB	159	4	10	10	7	46	3	44	1	27	1	1	5	US$1,440,678.42

Previous Espinho Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2004	Did not play	Javier Bosma - 17th
2007	Did not play	Raul Mesa - 17th
2019	Pablo Herrera - 9th	Adrian Gavira - 9th
2023	Pablo Herrera - 5th	Adrian Gavira - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/17-21/2024	Elite16 Tepic	14, Q2	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	4/11-14/2024	Challenge Guadalajara	13	5th	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	3/28-31/2024	Challenge Saquarema	16	5th	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	3/21-24/2024	Challenge Recife	11	9th	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	11/30-12/3/2023	Challenge Nuvali	7	5th	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	11/16-19/2023	Challenge Chiang Mai	5	9th	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	11/2-5/2023	Challenge Haikou	2	9th	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	10/19-22/2023	Challenge Goa	3	2nd	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	17	17th	640	US$7,000.00
FIVB	9/27-10/1/2023	Elite16 Paris	Q6	17th	400	US$0.00
FIVB	8/16-20/2023	Elite16 Hamburg	15, Q9	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2023	Elite16 Montréal	Q5	17th	400	US$0.00
FIVB	7/20-23/2023	Challenge Edmonton	12	19th	300	US$1,000.00
FIVB	7/13-16/2023	Challenge Portugal	11	5th	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2023	Elite16 Gstaad	13, Q3	13th	460	US$5,000.00

BPT Elite16 Espinho Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/22/2024	Qualifier 1	Audrius Knasas / Patrikas Stankevicius, Lithuania (Q15)	Lost 25-23, 15-21, 12-15	0:56

Head to Head Results
Gavira/Herrera lead the series against the field 48-41 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 8 Series, 6 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 1-0
5/25/22	FIVB	Ostrava Elite 16	Qualifier 2	Gavira/Herrera	16, Q10	Ahman/Hellvig	Q2	21-18, 20-22, 15-13	0:50
Trail the series against # 2 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 2-4
10/11/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 1	Perusic/Schweiner	16	Gavira/Herrera	17	21-19, 21-17	0:44
8/19/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Winner 1	Gavira/Herrera	15, Q9	Perusic/Schweiner	3	27-25, 22-20	0:48
4/29/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Winner 1	Perusic/Schweiner	8	Gavira/Herrera	13, Q2	21-12, 21-23, 17-15	0:57
9/29/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Pool A	Gavira/Herrera	8	Perusic/Schweiner	1	21-15, 21-19	0:39
5/28/22	FIVB	Ostrava Elite 16	Semi-Finals	Perusic/Schweiner	1	Gavira/Herrera	16, Q10	21-19, 36-34	0:58
5/27/22	FIVB	Ostrava Elite 16	Pool A	Perusic/Schweiner	1	Gavira/Herrera	16, Q10	21-12, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against # 3 Boermans/de Groot, Netherlands 2-1
4/19/24	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool C	Gavira/Herrera	14, Q2	Boermans/de Groot	3	30-28, 19-21, 16-14	1:03
3/19/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Gold Medal	Gavira/Herrera	4	Boermans/de Groot	16	21-17, 15-21, 15-12	0:52
3/17/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Pool D	Boermans/de Groot	16	Gavira/Herrera	4	21-12, 21-23, 18-16	0:50
Series tied with # 4 Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 2-2
4/28/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Pool D	Loyola/Wanderley	4	Gavira/Herrera	13, Q2	By Forfeit	0:35
9/6/19	FIVB	World Tour Finals Rome	Winner 1	Gavira/Herrera	23	Loyola/Wanderley	9	22-20, 22-24, 30-28	1:12
8/2/19	FIVB	Vienna Major Five Star	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	22	Loyola/Wanderley	10	17-21, 21-16, 15-8	0:51
5/25/19	FIVB	Jinjiang Four Star	Winner 3	Loyola/Wanderley	12	Gavira/Herrera	3	28-26, 24-22	0:48
Trail the series against # 5 Goncalves/Mariano, Brazil 1-2
4/13/24	FIVB	Challenge Guadalajara	Winner 2	Goncalves/Mariano	1	Gavira/Herrera	13	21-19, 18-21, 15-13	0:55
4/12/24	FIVB	Challenge Guadalajara	Pool A	Goncalves/Mariano	1	Gavira/Herrera	13	By Forfeit
3/19/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Semi-Finals	Gavira/Herrera	4	Goncalves/Mariano	15	14-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:49
Trail the series against # 6 Ehlers/Wickler, Germany 0-2
7/6/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool D	Ehlers/Wickler	5	Gavira/Herrera	13, Q3	21-17, 23-21	0:41
8/12/22	FIVB	Hamburg Elite 16	Pool D	Ehlers/Wickler	12	Gavira/Herrera	13, Q1	21-15, 21-19	0:39
Series tied with # 7 Cottafava/Nicolai, Italy 2-2
4/18/24	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool C	Gavira/Herrera	14, Q2	Cottafava/Nicolai	6	18-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:49
10/9/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool H	Gavira/Herrera	17	Cottafava/Nicolai	8	21-15, 21-18	0:38
8/19/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Winner 2	Cottafava/Nicolai	13, Q3	Gavira/Herrera	15, Q9	16-21, 21-13, 15-10	0:43
7/21/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Pool A	Cottafava/Nicolai	13	Gavira/Herrera	12	25-23, 19-21, 16-14	1:01
Trail the series against # 8 Immers/van de Velde, Netherlands 0-1
4/28/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Pool D	Immers/van de Velde	12	Gavira/Herrera	13, Q2	21-18, 21-19	0:37
Trail the series against # 9 Benesh/Partain, United States 0-1
8/18/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Pool B	Benesh/Partain	2	Gavira/Herrera	15, Q9	26-24, 16-21, 15-13	1:01
Series tied with # 10 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 2-2
5/6/22	FIVB	Doha Challenge	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	1	Gavira/Herrera	13	22-20, 19-21, 18-16	0:55
3/10/21	FIVB	Doha 4-star	Winner 2	Tijan/Younousse	8	Gavira/Herrera	12	21-16, 21-15	0:35
7/19/19	FIVB	Espinho Four Star	Pool F	Gavira/Herrera	11	Tijan/Younousse	6	21-19, 25-23	0:39
4/27/19	FIVB	Xiamen Four Star	Semi-Finals	Gavira/Herrera	5	Tijan/Younousse	7	21-17, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # 11 Bryl/Losiak, Poland 1-0
5/28/22	FIVB	Ostrava Elite 16	Winner 1	Gavira/Herrera	16, Q10	Bryl/Losiak	5	15-21, 21-17, 17-15	0:54
Lead the series against # 12 Campos/Pedrosa, Portugal 3-0
9/27/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Qualifier 1	Gavira/Herrera	Q6	Campos/Pedrosa	Q11	21-18, 21-12	0:35
4/7/23	FIVB	Challenge Itapema	Pool C	Gavira/Herrera	3	Campos/Pedrosa	22, Q10	21-17, 21-12	0:33
3/17/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Pool D	Gavira/Herrera	4	Campos/Pedrosa	21, Q10	21-18, 21-19	0:38
Series tied with # 13, Q1 Budinger/Evans, United States 1-1
10/21/23	FIVB	Challenge Goa	Winner 1	Gavira/Herrera	3	Budinger/Evans	9	21-17, 21-12	0:34
7/26/23	FIVB	Elite16 Montréal	Qualifier 2	Budinger/Evans	16, Q13	Gavira/Herrera	Q5	21-16, 21-19	0:37
Lead the series against # 15, Q11 Hodges/Schubert, Australia 1-0
10/21/23	FIVB	Challenge Goa	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	3	Hodges/Schubert	4	21-16, 21-18	0:34
Trail the series against # 16, Q13 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 2-3
3/23/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Winner 1	Berntsen/Mol	9	Gavira/Herrera	11	21-18, 24-22	0:44
7/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Pool B	Berntsen/Mol	14	Gavira/Herrera	11	22-20, 21-18	0:42
7/5/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Qualifier 2	Gavira/Herrera	13, Q3	Berntsen/Mol	Q6	17-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:49
5/28/21	FIVB	Sochi 4 Star	Pool D	Berntsen/Mol	29, Q8	Gavira/Herrera	20	22-20, 21-12	0:37
5/18/18	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Pool E	Gavira/Herrera	5	Berntsen/Mol	21, Q1	21-13, 21-16	0:32
Trail the series against # Q3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 11-12
9/27/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Qualifier 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	13, Q3	Gavira/Herrera	Q6	21-11, 21-17	0:32
8/18/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Pool B	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	10	Gavira/Herrera	15, Q9	21-18, 21-15	0:37
2/3/23	FIVB	Doha Elite16	Pool C	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	Gavira/Herrera	14, Q4	By Forfeit	0:18
10/1/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Winner 1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	5	Gavira/Herrera	8	21-17, 15-21, 15-13	0:53
5/29/22	FIVB	Ostrava Elite 16	Bronze Medal	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	Gavira/Herrera	16, Q10	25-23, 21-19	0:45
7/7/21	FIVB	Gstaad 4 Star	Pool G	Gavira/Herrera	23	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	10	21-13, 21-18	0:36
8/15/18	FIVB	2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg	Pool B	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	Gavira/Herrera	6	22-20, 23-21	0:36
7/13/18	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Winner 3	Gavira/Herrera	6	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	19-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:48
6/30/18	FIVB	Poland Four Star	Winner 3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	Gavira/Herrera	6	21-17, 31-29	0:47
6/23/18	FIVB	Ostrava Four Star	Winner 3	Gavira/Herrera	12	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	20-22, 22-20, 20-18	0:56
6/1/17	FIVB	Moscow Three Star	Pool G	Gavira/Herrera	10	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	21-16, 23-21	0:38
6/11/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Winner 3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	Gavira/Herrera	9	18-21, 23-21, 15-13	0:51
3/10/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool E	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	5	Gavira/Herrera	12	21-16, 21-17	0:36
9/30/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool A	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	Gavira/Herrera	8	19-21, 26-24, 15-11	1:04
8/29/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gavira/Herrera	7	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	21-17, 21-12	0:30
8/23/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Gavira/Herrera	10	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	5	9-21, 21-17, 15-12	1:04
7/23/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool E	Gavira/Herrera	12	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	5	15-21, 22-20, 15-10	0:51
6/12/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool D	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	Gavira/Herrera	13	32-30, 21-17	0:44
7/18/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	5	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	10	30-28, 21-18	0:49
7/11/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool F	Gavira/Herrera	27, Q6	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	11	16-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:47
6/20/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool C	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	14	Gavira/Herrera	30, Q20	21-14, 21-18	0:35
5/24/12	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	Gavira/Herrera	4	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	29	19-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:51
10/6/11	FIVB	Agadir Open	Winner 1	Gavira/Herrera	5	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	28, Q7	21-11, 21-23, 15-13	0:51
Series tied with # Q4 Brunner/Crabb, United States 2-2
4/18/24	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool C	Gavira/Herrera	14, Q2	Brunner/Crabb	11	21-18, 17-21, 16-14	0:49
3/22/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Pool B	Gavira/Herrera	11	Brunner/Crabb	2	By Forfeit
11/4/23	FIVB	Challenge Haikou	Winner 1	Brunner/Crabb	1	Gavira/Herrera	2	21-10, 20-22, 15-13	0:54
7/15/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Winner 2	Brunner/Crabb	12, Q3	Gavira/Herrera	11	21-17, 23-21	0:42
Lead the series against # Q5 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 3-2
8/17/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Pool B	Gavira/Herrera	15, Q9	Carambula/Ranghieri	7	16-21, 21-14, 18-16	0:55
7/7/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool D	Carambula/Ranghieri	4	Gavira/Herrera	13, Q3	21-17, 21-19	0:37
4/27/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Pool D	Gavira/Herrera	13, Q2	Carambula/Ranghieri	5	21-14, 20-22, 15-7	0:46
2/4/23	FIVB	Doha Elite16	Winner 2	Carambula/Ranghieri	12, Q1	Gavira/Herrera	14, Q4	21-13, 21-16	0:30
7/9/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Winner 3	Gavira/Herrera	7	Carambula/Ranghieri	16	21-18, 21-18	0:34
Trail the series against # Q6 Bassereau/Lyneel, France 1-2
3/29/24	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Pool D	Bassereau/Lyneel	21	Gavira/Herrera	16	By Forfeit
11/17/23	FIVB	Challenge Chiang Mai	Pool E	Bassereau/Lyneel	17, Q3	Gavira/Herrera	5	21-16, 15-21, 15-12	0:43
3/18/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	4	Bassereau/Lyneel	22, Q12	21-13, 22-24, 15-13	0:49
Lead the series against # Q7 Felipe/Lima, Brazil 6-0
8/16/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Qualifier 2	Gavira/Herrera	15, Q9	Felipe/Lima	Q1	21-17, 21-14	0:38
7/15/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Winner 1	Gavira/Herrera	11	Felipe/Lima	3	18-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:43
4/7/23	FIVB	Challenge Itapema	Pool C	Gavira/Herrera	3	Felipe/Lima	10	16-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:48
2/4/23	FIVB	Doha Elite16	Winner 1	Gavira/Herrera	14, Q4	Felipe/Lima	2	21-16, 26-24	0:42
8/12/22	FIVB	Hamburg Elite 16	Pool D	Gavira/Herrera	13, Q1	Felipe/Lima	4	27-25, 20-22, 15-12	1:04
5/27/22	FIVB	Ostrava Elite 16	Pool A	Gavira/Herrera	16, Q10	Felipe/Lima	9	21-18, 21-16	0:39
Lead the series against # Q8 Capogrosso/Capogrosso, Argentina 1-0
4/26/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Qualifier 2	Gavira/Herrera	13, Q2	Capogrosso/Capogrosso	Q7	21-13, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # Q9 Kantor/Zdybek, Poland 1-0
12/2/23	FIVB	Challenge Nuvali	Winner 1	Gavira/Herrera	7	Kantor/Zdybek	4	17-21, 21-17, 24-22	1:15
Lead the series against # Q14 Bello/Bello, England 1-0
8/16/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Qualifier 1	Gavira/Herrera	15, Q9	Bello/Bello	Q8	21-13, 21-19	0:37
Series tied with # Q15 Knasas/Stankevicius, Lithuania 2-2
5/22/24	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Espinho	Qualifier 1	Knasas/Stankevicius	Q15	Gavira/Herrera	Q2	23-25, 21-15, 15-12	0:56
12/2/23	FIVB	Challenge Nuvali	Winner 2	Knasas/Stankevicius	13	Gavira/Herrera	7	21-16, 13-21, 15-9	0:50
11/3/23	FIVB	Challenge Haikou	Pool B	Gavira/Herrera	2	Knasas/Stankevicius	11	16-21, 21-18, 15-7	0:52
9/29/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Pool A	Gavira/Herrera	8	Knasas/Stankevicius	16, Q9	19-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:56