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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 China Sanya Open presented by Olympic Gardens
November 11 - 15, 2008

(6) Mariano Baracetti/Jose Salema, Argentina

Mariano "Mono" Baracetti
Argentina

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 12, 1974 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Buenos Aires

Resides:

Buenos Aires

Height:

194 cm (6'4")

Weight:

89 kg (196 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

180

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$592,935.00

José Luis Salema Abrantes
Argentina

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 19, 1970 (53 yrs old)

Home Town:

Buenos Aires

Resides:

Palma de Mallorca

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

87 kg (191 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

108

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Mar del Plata 2000)

Career Winnings:

US$203,687.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	41	49	Money
FIVB	80	1	0	2	1	2	9	10	14	24	1	9	5	1	1	US$314,050.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,425.00
Overall	81	1	0	2	1	2	10	10	14	24	1	9	5	1	1	US$315,475.00

Previous Sanya Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/27-11/1/2008	Manama Open	7	9	240	US$5,500.00
FIVB	10/6-11/2008	Dubai Open	16	9	240	US$5,500.00
FIVB	9/2-7/2008	Mallorca Open	22	13	180	US$3,900.00
FIVB	8/26-31/2008	Kristiansand Open	14	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	7/29-8/3/2008	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	21	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/24-29/2008	Stavanger Grand Slam	24, Q1	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/17-22/2008	Paris Grand Slam	Q4	33	40	US$0.00
FIVB	6/10-15/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	25	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/3-8/2008	Stare Jablonki Open	17	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	5/27-6/1/2008	Barcelona Open	13	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	5/20-25/2008	Zagreb Open	17	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	5/13-18/2008	Italian Open	Q5	33	30	US$0.00
FIVB	5/6-11/2008	Prague Open	27	17	120	US$2,500.00

Sanya Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 11/12/2008	Winner 1	Wei Liu / Shun Zhou, China (27, Q2)	Won 21-19, 21-16	0:47
Wed, 11/12/2008	Winner 2	Steve Grotowski / Gregg Weaver, England (22)	Won 21-18, 21-19	0:44
Thu, 11/13/2008	Winner 3	Sebastian Dollinger / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (3, Q1)	Won 25-23, 21-19	0:49
Thu, 11/13/2008	Winner 4	Cheng Chen / Jian Li, China (26)	Won 10-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:48
Fri, 11/14/2008	Semi-Finals	Benjamin Insfran / Harley Marques, Brazil (1)	Lost 16-21, 16-21	0:42
Sat, 11/15/2008	Bronze Medal	Jialu Li / Linyin Xu, China (9)	Won 21-12, 21-17	0:41

Head to Head Results
Baracetti/Salema lead the series against the field 8-4

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-1
11/14/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Semi-Finals	Insfran/Marques	1	Baracetti/Salema	6	21-16, 21-16	0:42
Trail the series against # 2 Ces/Ces, France 0-2
8/29/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 2	Ces/Ces	20	Baracetti/Salema	14	21-15, 21-15	0:41
5/14/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Qualifier 3	Ces/Ces	30, Q12	Baracetti/Salema	Q5	21-19, 21-18	0:49
Lead the series against # 3, Q1 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 1-0
11/13/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 3	Baracetti/Salema	6	Dollinger/Windscheif	3, Q1	25-23, 21-19	0:49
Lead the series against # 9 Li/Xu, China 1-0
11/15/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Bronze Medal	Baracetti/Salema	6	Li/Xu	9	21-12, 21-17	0:41
Trail the series against # 11 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-1
10/29/08	FIVB	Manama Open	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	10	Baracetti/Salema	7	21-14, 21-18	0:40
Lead the series against # 19, Q4 Reader/Sewell, Canada 1-0
10/30/08	FIVB	Manama Open	Contender 3	Baracetti/Salema	7	Reader/Sewell	15, Q4	21-18, 21-18	0:42
Lead the series against # 20, Q5 Litva/Varga, Slovakia 1-0
10/30/08	FIVB	Manama Open	Contender 2	Baracetti/Salema	7	Litva/Varga	25, Q7	21-17, 21-19	0:44
Lead the series against # 22 Grotowski/Weaver, England 1-0
11/12/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 2	Baracetti/Salema	6	Grotowski/Weaver	22	21-18, 21-19	0:44
Lead the series against # 26 Chen/Li, China 1-0
11/13/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 4	Baracetti/Salema	6	Chen/Li	26	10-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:48
Lead the series against # 27, Q2 Liu/Zhou, China 1-0
11/12/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Baracetti/Salema	6	Liu/Zhou	27, Q2	21-19, 21-16	0:47
Lead the series against # Q10 Al Jabri/Alsubhi, Oman 1-0
10/8/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Contender 1	Baracetti/Salema	16	Al Jabri/Alsubhi	32	21-12, 21-16	0:37