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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Portugal Open
July 13 - 17, 2005

(8) Francisco Alvarez/Oney Ramirez Bernal, 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

Oney Ramirez Bernal
Cuba

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 14, 1979 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

C. Habana

Resides:

C. Habana

Height:

195 cm (6'5")

Weight:

85 kg (187 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB Berlin 2005)

Career Winnings:

US$39,325.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	15	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	3	3	0	3	1	US$73,650.00

Previous Espinho Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1995	Juan Rossell - 7th	Did not play
1996	Juan Rossell - 17th	Did not play
2000	Juan Rossell - 17th	Did not play
2002	Juan Rossell - 9th	Did not play
2003	Juan Rossell - 17th	Did not play
2004	Juan Rossell - 17th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/6-10/2005	St. Petersburg Open	8	7	200	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/29-7/3/2005	Norway Grand Slam	8, Q2	13	168	US$6,300.00
FIVB	6/22-26/2005	Berlin World Championships	31	5	600	US$20,000.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2005	Switzerland Open	Q6	33	20	US$0.00

Portugal Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/14/2005	Winner 1	Javier Bosma / Alex Ortiz, Spain (25, Q10)	Won 21-12, 21-18	0:35
Thu, 7/14/2005	Winner 2	Jose Pedrosa / Pedro Rosas, Portugal (9)	Won 21-11, 21-18	0:46
Fri, 7/15/2005	Winner 3	Mariano Baracetti / Pedro Depiaggio, Argentina (17)	Lost 15-21, 31-29, 13-15	1:04
Fri, 7/15/2005	Contender 4	Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (12)	Lost 14-21, 18-21	0:40

Head to Head Results
Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal lead the series against the field 10-6

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/8/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 3	Rego/Santos	1	Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal	8	21-16, 21-16	0:41
Series tied with # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-1
7/1/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 3	Araujo/Magalhaes	1	Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal	8, Q2	By Forfeit	0:19
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 2	Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal	31	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	19-21, 23-21, 15-10	1:07
Lead the series against # 9 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
7/14/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal	8	Pedrosa/Rosas	9	21-11, 21-18	0:46
Lead the series against # 11 Conde/Salema, Argentina 1-0
6/24/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 4	Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal	31	Conde/Salema	10	21-15, 26-24	0:51
Trail the series against # 12 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
7/15/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 4	Kais/Vesik	12	Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal	8	21-14, 21-18	0:40
Lead the series against # 14 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-0
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 2	Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal	8	Arkaev/Barsuk	9	22-20, 21-18	0:45
Trail the series against # 17 Baracetti/Depiaggio, Argentina 0-1
7/15/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 3	Baracetti/Depiaggio	17	Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal	8	21-15, 29-31, 15-13	1:04
Lead the series against # 20, Q5 Engvik/Goranson, Norway 1-0
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 1	Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal	31	Engvik/Goranson	34	16-21, 21-12, 15-11	0:55
Lead the series against # 25, Q10 Bosma/Ortiz, Spain 1-0
7/14/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal	8	Bosma/Ortiz	25, Q10	21-12, 21-18	0:35
Trail the series against Neto/Ramos, Brazil 0-1
7/9/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 5	Neto/Ramos	5	Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal	8	21-17, 21-18	0:46
Lead the series against # Q1 Boersma/Kogel, Netherlands 1-0
7/1/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 2	Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal	8, Q2	Boersma/Kogel	26, Q5	23-21, 21-17	0:44
Lead the series against # Q6 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 1	Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal	8	Lochhead/Pitman	25, Q2	21-12, 21-11	0:35
Lead the series against # Q13 Morikawa/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
6/29/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal	8, Q2	Morikawa/Shiratori	Q15	22-20, 21-15	0:43
Trail the series against # Q14 Michalopoulos/Xenakis, Greece 0-1
6/15/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	32, Q22	Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal	Q6	21-19, 11-21, 15-13	0:56
Lead the series against # Q17 Wu/Yin, China 1-0
6/15/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal	Q6	Wu/Yin	Q27	22-20, 21-17	0:40