Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
August 3 - 7, 2005
(15) 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: 12
Tournaments: 108
Career Wins: 2
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: 4
Tournaments: 20
Career Best: 5th (FIVB Berlin 2005)
Career Winnings: US$39,325.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB15000011333031 US$73,650.00
Previous Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Juan Rossell - 17th Did not play
2002 Juan Rossell - 17th Did not play
2004 Juan Rossell - 9th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/27-31/2005 France Grand Slam 14 17 112 US$4,750.00
FIVB 7/20-24/2005 Poland Open 10 13 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/13-17/2005 Portugal Open 8 9 160 US$6,000.00
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
Austria Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/4/2005 Winner 1 Iver Horrem / Bard-Inge Pettersen, Norway (18) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:44
Thu, 8/4/2005 Winner 2 Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (2) Lost 17-11 Retired 0:17
Fri, 8/5/2005 Contender 2 Florian Gosch / Bernhard Strauss, Austria (32) Won 16-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:57
Fri, 8/5/2005 Contender 3 Nikolas Berger / Clemens Doppler, Austria (9) Won 21-13, 21-23, 15-12 1:04
Sat, 8/6/2005 Contender 4 Christoph Dieckmann / Andreas Scheuerpflug, Germany (13) Lost 19-21, 12-11 Retired 0:40
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 14-14
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Dieckmann/Reckermann 2 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 15 17-11 Retired 0:17
Trail the series against # 3 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/8/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 8 21-16, 21-16 0:41
Trail the series against # 6 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-1
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Insfran/Marques 3 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 14 21-17, 18-21, 3-2 Retired 1:01
Trail the series against # 7 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
6/25/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 7 Heyer/Laciga 8 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 31 21-14, 23-21 0:38
Series tied with # 8 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-1
7/1/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 3 Araujo/Magalhaes 1 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 8, Q2 By Forfeit 0:19
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 31 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 19-21, 23-21, 15-10 1:07
Lead the series against # 9 Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-0
8/5/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 3 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 15 Berger/Doppler 9 21-13, 21-23, 15-12 1:04
Trail the series against # 13 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-2
8/6/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 4 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 13 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 15 19-21, 12-11 Retired 0:40
7/21/05FIVBPoland Open Winner 2 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 7 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 10 21-19, 21-16 0:38
Trail the series against # 14 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
7/15/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 4 Kais/Vesik 12 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 8 21-14, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # 16 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 14 De Gruijter/Ronnes 19 21-17, 21-15 0:49
Trail the series against # 17, Q1 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Schacht/Slack 20, Q3 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 14 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 18 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 2-1
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 15 Horrem/Pettersen 18 21-18, 21-17 0:44
7/22/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 3 Horrem/Pettersen 16 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 10 21-19, 21-18 0:49
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 3 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 31 Horrem/Pettersen 18 21-16, 21-18 0:45
Lead the series against # 20 Conde/Salema, Argentina 1-0
6/24/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 4 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 31 Conde/Salema 10 21-15, 26-24 0:51
Lead the series against # 21 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-0
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 8 Arkaev/Barsuk 9 22-20, 21-18 0:45
Lead the series against # 23, Q18 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 8 Pedrosa/Rosas 9 21-11, 21-18 0:46
Lead the series against # 27, Q19 Bosma/Ortiz, Spain 1-0
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 8 Bosma/Ortiz 25, Q10 21-12, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # 32 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
8/5/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 2 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 15 Gosch/Strauss 32 16-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:57
Series tied with Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-1
7/8/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 4 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 8 Klemperer/Koreng 14 21-17, 18-21, 16-14 1:03
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Klemperer/Koreng 24, Q6 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 8, Q2 21-13, 21-16 0:33
Trail the series against Neto/Ramos, Brazil 0-1
7/9/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 5 Neto/Ramos 5 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 8 21-17, 21-18 0:46
Trail the series against # Q2 Baracetti/Depiaggio, Argentina 0-1
7/15/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Baracetti/Depiaggio 17 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 8 21-15, 29-31, 15-13 1:04
Lead the series against # Q3 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 1-0
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 8, Q2 Cadieux/Heese 25 21-15, 21-15 0:42
Lead the series against # Q5 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 8 Lochhead/Pitman 25, Q2 21-12, 21-11 0:35
Trail the series against # Q17 Michalopoulos/Xenakis, Greece 0-1
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 32, Q22 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal Q6 21-19, 11-21, 15-13 0:56
Lead the series against # Q28 Wu/Yin, China 1-0
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal Q6 Wu/Yin Q27 22-20, 21-17 0:40