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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Patria Direct Prague Open
May 22 - 27, 2012

(Q12) William Mercer/Joshua Slack, Australia

William Mercer
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 28, 1991 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Brisbane

Height:

199 cm (6'6")

Weight:

90 kg (198 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB U18/19 World Championships Alanya 2009)

Career FIVB WT Best:

25th (Brasília 2012)

Career Winnings:

US$1,000.00

Joshua Slack
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 16, 1976 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Brisbane

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

136

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Montréal 2007)

Career Winnings:

US$268,020.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	US$2,000.00

Previous Prague Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2010	Did not play	Christopher McHugh - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/8-13/2012	Beijing Grand Slam	Q21	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	4/24-29/2012	Silesia Open	Q13	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	4/17-22/2012	Brasília Open	30, Q6	25th	60	US$2,000.00

Prague Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/23/2012	Qualifier 1	Martin Lebl / Peter Platenik, Czech Republic (Q53)	Won 21-17, 21-18	0:36
Wed, 5/23/2012	Qualifier 2	Dmitri Barsuk / Maksim Hudyakov, Russia (Q21)	Lost 21-17, 22-24, 15-17	0:51

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$)
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	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00
Total	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

William Mercer												Joshua Slack
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	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$0.00
											World Championships	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$20,750.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	38	0	0	0	0	2	7	9	6	0	$68,700.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	89	0	1	2	2	15	25	16	5	0	$177,570.00
											Satellite	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$250.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
											Goodwill Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$750.00
10	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	$1,000.00	Total	136	0	1	3	2	18	35	27	11	0	$268,020.00

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
2012	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$2,000.00	5	5	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$2,000.00	5	5	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

William Mercer													Joshua Slack
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1999	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	$1,000.00
											1999	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$250.00
											2000	FIVB	14	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	6	$11,000.00
											2001	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	7	4	0	0	$22,375.00
											2002	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	2	4	2	2	0	$19,370.00
											2003	FIVB	9	0	0	1	0	1	2	3	2	0	$22,375.00
											2004	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	5	6	2	0	0	$38,050.00
											2005	FIVB	10	0	0	0	1	3	3	2	0	1	$33,050.00
											2006	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	3	4	2	1	0	$32,350.00
											2007	FIVB	10	0	1	1	1	1	4	2	0	0	$55,350.00
											2008	FIVB	7	0	0	1	0	1	1	3	1	0	$17,300.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2008	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2009	FIVB Age Group WC
											2010	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	10	$3,800.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2010	FIVB Age Group WC
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2011	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	6	$10,750.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2011	FIVB Age Group WC
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$1,000.00	2012	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$1,000.00
10	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	5	$1,000.00	Total	Total	134	0	1	3	2	18	35	27	11	37	$268,020.00

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	50.0%	1	16.7%	2	33.3%	4-2	66.7%	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	3	75.0%	1-3	25.0%	3-3	50.0%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	5-5	50.0%
2011-2012	3	50.0%	1	16.7%	2	33.3%	4-2	66.7%	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	3	75.0%	1-3	25.0%	3-3	50.0%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	5-5	50.0%
Against the Field	3	60.0%	0	0.0%	2	40.0%	3-2	60.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	6-2	75.0%	2-4	33.3%	0	0	4-3	57.1%

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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4
Total	0	0	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5

Head to Head Results
Mercer/Slack lead the series against the field 4-3 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 8 Cunha/Santos, Brazil 0-1
4/19/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Winner 1	Cunha/Santos	3	Mercer/Slack	30, Q6	21-19, 21-14	0:34
Trail the series against # 25, Q5 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-1
5/9/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	Q12	Mercer/Slack	Q21	19-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:48
Lead the series against # Q20 Kuleshov/Yakovlev, Kazakhstan 1-0
4/25/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Qualifier 2	Mercer/Slack	Q13	Kuleshov/Yakovlev	Q20	21-19, 21-14	0:34
Trail the series against # Q21 Barsuk/Hudyakov, Russia 0-1
5/23/12	FIVB	Prague Open	Qualifier 2	Barsuk/Hudyakov	Q21	Mercer/Slack	Q12	17-21, 24-22, 17-15	0:51
Lead the series against # Q31 Lord/Miedzybrodzki, England 1-0
4/18/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Qualifier 3	Mercer/Slack	30, Q6	Lord/Miedzybrodzki	Q22	24-26, 21-19, 15-12	0:56
Lead the series against # Q52 Armands/Regza, Latvia 1-0
4/25/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Qualifier 1	Mercer/Slack	Q13	Armands/Regza	Q52	21-16, 21-16	0:32
Lead the series against # Q53 Lebl/Platenik, Czech Republic 1-0
5/23/12	FIVB	Prague Open	Qualifier 1	Mercer/Slack	Q12	Lebl/Platenik	Q53	21-17, 21-18	0:36