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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 ConocoPhillips Grand Slam
June 28 - July 2, 2006

(28, Q5) Pablo Herrera/Raul Mesa, Spain

Pablo Herrera Allepuz
Spain

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 29, 1982 (41 yrs old)

Home Town:

Castellon de la Plana

Resides:

Castellon de la Plana

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

220

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$889,838.98

Raul Mesa
Spain

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 16, 1982 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Zaragoza

Resides:

Benidorm (Alicante)

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

89 kg (196 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

126

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

1 (Kristiansand 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$226,937.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	49	1	0	1	1	3	2	13	4	14	6	1	1	2	US$286,100.00
FIVB Age Group WC	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$3,100.00
Overall	52	2	1	2	1	3	2	13	4	14	6	1	1	2	US$289,200.00

Previous Stavanger Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2003	Did not play	Javier Bosma - 33rd
2004	Javier Bosma - 17th	Javier Luna - 25th
2005	Raul Mesa - 9th	Pablo Herrera - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2006	Croatia Open	23	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2006	China Open	17	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	10/25-29/2005	Acapulco Open	15	17	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	10/19-23/2005	Brazil Open	14	9	160	US$6,000.00
FIVB C&S	9/8-10/2005	Madeira Challenger	2	3	48	US$3,100.00
FIVB	8/31-9/4/2005	Greece Open	15	17	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/3-7/2005	Austria Grand Slam	22	25	56	US$3,250.00
FIVB	7/27-31/2005	France Grand Slam	23	13	168	US$6,300.00
FIVB	7/20-24/2005	Poland Open	20	9	160	US$6,000.00
FIVB	6/29-7/3/2005	Norway Grand Slam	22	9	224	US$8,600.00
FIVB	6/22-26/2005	Berlin World Championships	16	33	50	US$3,750.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2005	Switzerland Open	15	25	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Croatia Open	16	13	120	US$4,500.00
FIVB	5/18-22/2005	China Open	16	9	160	US$6,000.00
FIVB	9/21-26/2004	Brazil Open	18	17	72	US$3,000.00

Norway Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/28/2006	Qualifier 2	Espen Goranson / Kjell Goranson, Norway (Q28)	Won 21-15, 21-16	0:35
Wed, 6/28/2006	Qualifier 3	Jose Pedrosa / Pedro Rosas, Portugal (Q12)	Won 21-19, 21-16	0:41
Thu, 6/29/2006	Pool E	Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack, Australia (5)	Won 18-21, 27-25, 15-13	1:09
Fri, 6/30/2006	Pool E	Riccardo Lione / Matteo Varnier, Italy (12)	Won 21-17, 21-16	0:43
Fri, 6/30/2006	Pool E	Ahren Cadieux / Conrad Leinemann, Canada (21)	Lost 21-17, 18-21, 13-15	1:03
Sat, 7/1/2006	Winner 1	Riccardo Lione / Matteo Varnier, Italy (12)	Lost 16-21, 12-21	0:38

Head to Head Results
Herrera/Mesa trail the series against the field 16-23

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-3
9/1/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	2	Herrera/Mesa	15	21-15, 21-16	0:39
7/22/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Contender 4	Rego/Santos	2	Herrera/Mesa	20	19-21, 21-11, 15-11	0:53
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	1	Herrera/Mesa	16	21-17, 21-16	0:35
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
10/20/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Herrera/Mesa	14	18-21, 21-17, 15-8	0:57
Trail the series against # 4 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-2
8/5/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 1	Insfran/Marques	6	Herrera/Mesa	22	19-21, 21-19, 15-8	1:03
5/20/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 4	Insfran/Marques	4	Herrera/Mesa	16	22-20, 21-19	0:43
Lead the series against # 5 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-0
6/29/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool E	Herrera/Mesa	28, Q5	Schacht/Slack	5	18-21, 27-25, 15-13	1:09
Lead the series against # 6 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-1
7/22/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Contender 3	Herrera/Mesa	20	Kais/Vesik	11	21-17, 21-18	0:44
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 2	Kais/Vesik	17	Herrera/Mesa	16	21-17, 21-16	0:41
6/10/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	16	Kais/Vesik	18	21-10, 21-18	0:40
Trail the series against # 7 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Egger/Laciga	11	Herrera/Mesa	22	26-24, 21-19	0:51
Trail the series against # 8 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-2
7/21/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	4	Herrera/Mesa	20	21-12, 21-16	0:40
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	11	Herrera/Mesa	22	21-18, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against # 9 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 0-2
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Horrem/Pettersen	16	Herrera/Mesa	17	21-16, 18-21, 15-9	0:50
7/2/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 4	Horrem/Pettersen	10	Herrera/Mesa	22	24-22, 21-17	0:52
Lead the series against # 10 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 4-0
10/21/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 3	Herrera/Mesa	14	Kjemperud/Skarlund	21	22-20, 21-16	0:42
9/10/05	FIVB C&S	Madeira Challenger	Semi-Finals	Herrera/Mesa	2	Kjemperud/Skarlund	1	23-25, 10-21	0:40
7/22/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	20	Kjemperud/Skarlund	19	21-14, 17-21, 15-13	0:50
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	16	Kjemperud/Skarlund	17	24-22, 16-21, 15-10	0:52
Series tied with # 12 Lione/Varnier, Italy 1-1
7/1/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lione/Varnier	12	Herrera/Mesa	28, Q5	21-16, 21-12	0:38
6/30/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool E	Herrera/Mesa	28, Q5	Lione/Varnier	12	21-17, 21-16	0:43
Trail the series against # 13 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
9/14/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Baracetti/Conde	2	Herrera/Mesa	31	21-13, 21-14	0:30
Trail the series against # 14 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-2
9/2/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 2	Brenha/Maia	16	Herrera/Mesa	15	21-19, 21-12	0:34
9/14/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 1	Brenha/Maia	18	Herrera/Mesa	31	21-12, 19-21, 15-13	0:53
Lead the series against # 19 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 2-1
10/20/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	14	Arkaev/Barsuk	19	21-14, 21-12	0:29
9/1/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	15	Arkaev/Barsuk	18	21-18, 25-23	0:42
6/10/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 3	Arkaev/Barsuk	24	Herrera/Mesa	16	21-18, 21-19	0:41
Trail the series against # 20 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/28/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Heyer/Laciga	7	Herrera/Mesa	23	23-21, 21-14	0:40
Trail the series against # 21 Cadieux/Leinemann, Canada 0-1
6/30/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool E	Cadieux/Leinemann	21	Herrera/Mesa	28, Q5	17-21, 21-18, 15-13	1:03
Series tied with # 23 Amore/Fenili, Italy 1-1
10/26/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Winner 1	Amore/Fenili	18, Q7	Herrera/Mesa	15	16-21, 25-23, 15-10	1:02
10/21/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	14	Amore/Fenili	13, Q7	21-18, 21-16	0:38
Lead the series against # 27, Q4 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
7/21/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	20	De Gruijter/Ronnes	13	21-15, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against # 30, Q10 Berg/Svensson, Sweden 1-0
5/20/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	16	Berg/Svensson	31, Q10	21-14, 15-21, 15-11	0:50
Trail the series against Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 0-2
6/1/06	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 1	Gscheidle/Schnider	26, Q6	Herrera/Mesa	23	19-21, 21-18, 15-2	1:00
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 1	Gscheidle/Schnider	31	Herrera/Mesa	15	21-15, 21-15	0:33
Lead the series against # Q6 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
9/9/05	FIVB C&S	Madeira Challenger	Winner 3	Herrera/Mesa	2	Gosch/Strauss	3	21-19, 24-22	0:44
Lead the series against # Q12 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
6/28/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Herrera/Mesa	28, Q5	Pedrosa/Rosas	Q12	21-19, 21-16	0:41
Trail the series against # Q23 Li/Zhou, China 0-1
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 1	Li/Zhou	32	Herrera/Mesa	17	18-21, 21-19, 15-13	1:00
Lead the series against # Q28 Goranson/Goranson, Norway 1-0
6/28/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Herrera/Mesa	28, Q5	Goranson/Goranson	Q28	21-15, 21-16	0:35