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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 1to1 Energy Open
June 16 - 20, 2004

(Q5) Antonio Cotrino /John Garcia-Thompson, Spain

Antonio Cotrino Heras
Spain

Photo: Mauro De Sanctis

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 25, 1976 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Malaga

Resides:

Malaga

Height:

200 cm (6'7")

Weight:

95 kg (209 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB Mallorca 2002)

Career Winnings:

US$42,292.50

John Garcia-Thompson
England

/ Spain

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 8, 1979 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

Palma de Mallorca

Resides:

S.C. TENERIFE

Height:

192 cm (6'3")

Weight:

92 kg (202 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB C&S Buenos Aires 2005)

Career FIVB WT Best:

9th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$40,620.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	4	7	2	US$25,000.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$900.00
Overall	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	4	7	2	US$25,900.00

Previous Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2001	Javier Bosma - 17th	Did not play
2002	Javier Bosma - 9th	Fabio Diez - 41st
2003	John Garcia-Thompson - 25th	Antonio Cotrino - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Portugal Open	Q3	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	Serbia and Montenegro Open	25, Q5	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	China Open	20	25	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	3/23-28/2004	South Africa Open	20, Q4	25	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	3/16-21/2004	Brazil Open	Q3	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	10/14-19/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	27	17	160	US$5,000.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	Q7	33	36	US$0.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Spain Open	10	9	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB C&S	8/19-24/2003	Greece Challenger	2	9	24	US$900.00
FIVB	7/31-8/3/2003	Austria Grand Slam	Q9	41	16	US$0.00
FIVB	7/23-27/2003	Portugal Open	Q1	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	7/16-20/2003	France Grand Slam	Q7	33	32	US$0.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2003	Norway Open	25, Q3	17	60	US$2,500.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2003	Germany Grand Slam	Q4	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2003	Switzerland Open	25, Q1	25	30	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/4-8/2003	Hellas Open	25, Q2	17	60	US$2,500.00

Switzerland Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/16/2004	Qualifier 2	Espen Goranson / Jon Grydeland, Norway (Q28)	Won 21-15, 21-18	0:42
Thu, 6/17/2004	Qualifier 3	Mikhail Kouchnerev / Sergey Sayfulin, Russia (30, Q21)	Lost 19-21, 21-17, 10-15	1:12

Head to Head Results
Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson trail the series against the field 11-18

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 5 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 0-1
5/28/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Winner 1	Neto/Ramos	8	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q5	21-16, 21-15	0:39
Lead the series against # 6 Prosser/Williams, Australia 1-0
9/6/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	10	Prosser/Williams	23	21-16, 16-21, 15-13	1:01
Trail the series against # 7 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
10/14/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool C	Laciga/Laciga	3	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	27	21-15, 21-10	0:26
Trail the series against # 8 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 0-2
5/21/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Egger/Heyer	13	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	20	21-14, 21-17	0:35
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool H	Egger/Heyer	9	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q1	21-15, 21-19	0:42
Trail the series against # 9 Blanton/Nygaard, United States 0-2
3/25/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Contender 1	Blanton/Nygaard	4	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	20, Q4	16-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:53
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool H	Blanton/Nygaard	24	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q2	21-18, 21-23, 16-14	0:58
Lead the series against # 11 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-0
9/5/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	10	Baracetti/Conde	7	19-21, 21-17, 15-12	1:04
Trail the series against # 13 Holdren/Metzger, United States 0-1
5/28/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Contender 2	Holdren/Metzger	7	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q5	28-26, 21-16	0:51
Trail the series against # 15 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 0-1
3/25/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 1	Alvarez/Rossell	13	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	20, Q4	21-17, 20-22, 15-13	0:58
Lead the series against # 17 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
6/5/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Qualifier 3	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q2	Gartmayer/Nowotny	Q18	17-21, 31-29, 16-14	1:06
Trail the series against # 18 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 0-1
9/5/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Hernandez/Papaleo	26, Q9	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	10	18-21, 21-15, 15-12	1:06
Trail the series against # 19 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool H	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	9	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q3	21-17, 21-13	0:39
Trail the series against # 20, Q2 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
9/18/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Kais/Vesik	29, Q10	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	Q7	21-19, 21-16	0:41
Trail the series against # 25 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
7/5/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool H	Berger/Doppler	8	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q3	21-17, 13-21, 15-11	0:49
Trail the series against # 26, Q1 Canet/Hamel, France 0-1
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool H	Canet/Hamel	24	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q1	21-19, 21-18	0:44
Series tied with # 30, Q21 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin, Russia 1-1
6/17/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	30, Q21	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	Q5	21-19, 17-21, 15-10	1:12
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool H	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q3	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	24, Q4	21-13, 19-21, 15-13	0:53
Trail the series against # Q10 Ces/Salvetti, France 0-2
3/24/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Qualifier 2	Ces/Salvetti	30, Q13	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	20, Q4	21-19, 21-11	0:44
3/17/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Qualifier 3	Ces/Salvetti	31, Q14	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	Q3	20-22, 27-25, 15-4	1:12
Trail the series against # Q11 Asahi/Nishimura, Japan 0-1
6/3/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Asahi/Nishimura	30, Q14	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	Q3	22-20, 21-16	0:41
Lead the series against # Q13 Fenili/Galli, Italy 1-0
10/15/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool C	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	27	Fenili/Galli	46	22-24, 21-19, 15-7	1:00
Series tied with # Q17 Gilbertsson/Svensson, Sweden 1-1
6/25/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Gilbertsson/Svensson	Q36	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	Q4	21-18, 22-20	0:46
6/5/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Qualifier 2	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q2	Gilbertsson/Svensson	Q31	16-21, 21-16, 22-20	1:06
Lead the series against # Q20 Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 1-0
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool H	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q2	Beligratis/Michalopoulos	9	21-15, 21-18	0:43
Lead the series against # Q26 Stoyanov/Yankov, Bulgaria 1-0
5/27/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Qualifier 2	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q5	Stoyanov/Yankov	Q28	21-15, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # Q27 Kiselev/Sinkevich, Kazakhstan 1-0
6/18/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 1	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q1	Kiselev/Sinkevich	Q64	20-22, 21-14, 15-12	1:01
Lead the series against # Q28 Goranson/Grydeland, Norway 1-0
6/16/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	Q5	Goranson/Grydeland	Q28	21-15, 21-18	0:42
Lead the series against # Q29 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/24/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	Q1	Vorobyev/Zabuslayev	Q33	21-17, 21-19	0:39