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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Portugal Open
July 24 - 28, 2002

(6, Q3) Francisco Alvarez/Juan Rossell, Cuba

Francisco "Francis" Alvarez Cutiño
Cuba

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 12, 1969 (55 yrs old)

Home Town:

San Luis

Resides:

Santiago de Cuba

Height:

185 cm (6'0")

Weight:

84 kg (185 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

108

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

1 (Carolina Beach 1995)

Career Winnings:

US$247,775.00

Juan Miguel Rossell Milanes
Cuba

Photo: Raymond Wardenær

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 28, 1969 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

Jiguany

Resides:

Habana del Este

Height:

189 cm (6'2")

Weight:

87 kg (191 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

1 (Carolina Beach 1995)

Career Winnings:

US$190,550.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	72	1	2	1	2	8	4	15	15	14	4	4	1	1	US$327,200.00
FIVB C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$6,000.00
Overall	73	2	2	1	2	8	4	15	15	14	4	4	1	1	US$333,200.00

Previous Espinho Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1995	Juan Rossell - 7th	Francisco Alvarez - 7th
1996	Juan Rossell - 17th	Francisco Alvarez - 17th
2000	Juan Rossell - 17th	Francisco Alvarez - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/17-21/2002	France Grand Slam	7	2	360	US$20,000.00
FIVB	7/3-7/2002	Norway Open	7, Q16	9	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	6/19-23/2002	Switzerland Open	Q15	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/12-16/2002	Germany Open	28, Q49	5	180	US$6,675.00
FIVB	11/28-12/3/2000	Brazil Open	13	13	102	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/9-13/2000	Belgium Open	20	13	102	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/2-6/2000	Austria Open	27	17	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2000	Portugal Open	23	17	68	US$2,000.00

Portugal Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/25/2002	Qualifier 2	Bruno Carvalho / Pedro Rosas, Portugal (Q35)	Won 21-15, 21-11	0:30
Thu, 7/25/2002	Qualifier 3	Javier Luna / Jesus Ruiz Nunez, Spain (Q46)	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:37
Fri, 7/26/2002	Pool F	Markus Egger / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (22)	Won 23-21, 21-15	0:49
Fri, 7/26/2002	Pool F	Jose Pedrosa / Jose Teixeira, Portugal (11)	Won 21-15, 21-16	0:37
Sat, 7/27/2002	Pool F	Mikhail Kouchnerev / Sergey Sayfulin, Russia (27)	Lost 27-29, 19-21	0:55
Sat, 7/27/2002	Winner 1	Marcio Araujo / Benjamin Insfran, Brazil (5, Q1)	Lost By Forfeit

Head to Head Results
Alvarez/Rossell lead the series against the field 19-9

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 2 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-1
7/21/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Alvarez/Rossell	7	Baracetti/Conde	3	24-22, 25-23	0:59
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 2	Baracetti/Conde	3	Alvarez/Rossell	28, Q49	21-15, 21-18	0:44
Trail the series against # 3 Loiola/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/21/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Loiola/Santos	4	Alvarez/Rossell	7	19-21, 21-16, 15-9	1:05
Trail the series against # 4 Child/Heese, Canada 0-1
7/26/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Contender 4	Child/Heese	8	Alvarez/Rossell	10	15-4	0:30
Lead the series against # 5, Q1 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 2-1
7/27/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Araujo/Insfran	5, Q1	Alvarez/Rossell	6, Q3	By Forfeit
7/20/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 3	Alvarez/Rossell	7	Araujo/Insfran	2	21-16, 21-16	0:42
6/12/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Qualifier 1	Alvarez/Rossell	28, Q49	Araujo/Insfran	Q16	21-19, 14-21, 15-12	0:56
Lead the series against # 8 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 1-0
7/25/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Contender 3	Alvarez/Rossell	10	Prosser/Zahner	13	15-6	0:35
Lead the series against # 11 Pedrosa/Teixeira, Portugal 2-0
7/26/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool F	Alvarez/Rossell	6, Q3	Pedrosa/Teixeira	11	21-15, 21-16	0:37
7/6/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool G	Alvarez/Rossell	7, Q16	Pedrosa/Teixeira	26, Q6	21-14, 21-11	0:35
Trail the series against # 14 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool E	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	5	Alvarez/Rossell	28, Q49	21-16, 21-18	0:44
Lead the series against # 15 Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-0
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool G	Alvarez/Rossell	7	Berger/Doppler	18	21-19, 21-17	0:43
Series tied with # 18 Rogers/Scott, United States 1-1
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Rogers/Scott	10, Q2	Alvarez/Rossell	Q15	19-21, 27-25, 16-14	1:03
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 1	Alvarez/Rossell	28, Q49	Rogers/Scott	11, Q2	21-19, 21-12	0:41
Trail the series against # 20 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 0-1
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool G	Berg/Dahl	23	Alvarez/Rossell	7, Q16	21-18, 21-14	0:40
Lead the series against # 21 Schacht/Slack, Australia 2-0
7/19/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Alvarez/Rossell	7	Schacht/Slack	39	27-25, 21-19	0:52
6/14/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool E	Alvarez/Rossell	28, Q49	Schacht/Slack	21	18-21, 21-14, 26-24	1:04
Lead the series against # 22 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
7/26/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool F	Alvarez/Rossell	6, Q3	Egger/Heyer	22	23-21, 21-15	0:49
Lead the series against # 23 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 1-0
6/14/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool E	Alvarez/Rossell	28, Q49	Holden/Leinemann	12	21-19, 22-20	0:46
Trail the series against # 27 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin, Russia 0-1
7/27/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool F	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	27	Alvarez/Rossell	6, Q3	29-27, 21-19	0:55
Lead the series against # 28, Q2 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 1-0
7/4/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 3	Alvarez/Rossell	7, Q16	Bosma/Cotrino	Q1	21-23, 21-17, 15-11	0:53
Trail the series against # 29, Q7 Diez/Garcia-Thompson, Spain 0-1
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool G	Diez/Garcia-Thompson	42	Alvarez/Rossell	7	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # Q6 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 1-0
7/17/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool G	Alvarez/Rossell	7	Klemperer/Rademacher	31	21-18, 21-15	0:44
Lead the series against # Q23 Hua/Li, China 1-0
6/19/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 1	Alvarez/Rossell	Q15	Hua/Li	Q50	21-15, 21-11	0:35
Lead the series against # Q26 Gavrilov/Todorov, Bulgaria 1-0
6/13/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Qualifier 3	Alvarez/Rossell	28, Q49	Gavrilov/Todorov	Q33	21-16, 21-15	0:38
Lead the series against # Q35 Carvalho/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
7/25/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Alvarez/Rossell	6, Q3	Carvalho/Rosas	Q35	21-15, 21-11	0:30
Lead the series against # Q37 Jones/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
7/3/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 1	Alvarez/Rossell	7, Q16	Jones/Pitman	Q49	21-15, 21-12	0:34
Lead the series against # Q46 Luna/Ruiz Nunez, Spain 1-0
7/25/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Alvarez/Rossell	6, Q3	Luna/Ruiz Nunez	Q46	21-19, 21-17	0:37