Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 smart Grand Slam Rome
June 13 - 17, 2012
(27, Q26) Igor Hernandez/Jesus Villafane, Venezuela
 
Igor Hernandez Colina
Venezuela
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 22, 1977 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: San Carlos
Resides: San Carlos
Height: 184 cm (6'3")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 75
Career Best: 5th (FIVB Anapa 2013)
Career Winnings: US$53,000.00
Jesus Villafañe Marquina
Venezuela
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 19, 1986 (37 yrs old)
Home Town: Barinas
Resides: Barinas
Height: 184 cm (6'0")
Weight: 81 kg (178 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 80
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB U21 World Championships Rio de Janeiro 2005)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (4 times)
Career Winnings: US$69,875.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719253341Money
FIVB42000010319171010 US$77,800.00
Previous Rome Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Jesus Villafane - 25th Igor Hernandez - 25th
2010 Jesus Villafane - 41st Igor Hernandez - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/8-13/2012 Beijing Grand Slam 32 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 4/17-22/2012 Brasília Open Q20 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 7/12-17/2011 Moscow Grand Slam Q25 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam Q29 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 5/17-22/2011 Prague Open Q22 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 4/18-23/2011 Brasilia Open 29, Q19 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/6-11/2010 Gstaad Grand Slam Q15 33 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/29-7/4/2010 Stavanger Grand Slam Q19 33 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/15-21/2010 Prague Open Q19 33 30 US$0.00
Grand Slam Rome Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/13/2012 Qualifier 1 Christian Redmann / Ben Saxton, Canada (Q7) Won 21-14, 11-21, 15-13 0:45
Wed, 6/13/2012 Qualifier 2 John Garcia-Thompson / Steve Grotowski, England (Q23) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:37
Thu, 6/14/2012 Pool O Marcio Araujo / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (6) Lost 19-21, 8-21 0:34
Thu, 6/14/2012 Pool O Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (11) Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:36
Fri, 6/15/2012 Pool O Tarjei Skarlund / Martin Spinnangr, Norway (22) Lost 12-21, 21-16, 7-15 0:43
Head to Head Results
Hernandez/Villafane trail the series against the field 3-22
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 6 Araujo/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
6/14/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool O Araujo/Solberg 6 Hernandez/Villafane 27, Q26 21-19, 21-8 0:34
Trail the series against # 7 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-1
5/28/09FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 10 Hernandez/Villafane 23, Q5 21-13, 21-14 0:39
Trail the series against # 9 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
5/18/11FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 2 Lupo/Nicolai Q11 Hernandez/Villafane Q22 21-17, 21-8 0:31
Trail the series against # 10 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 0-1
4/20/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 1 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 20 Hernandez/Villafane 29, Q19 21-16, 22-20 0:40
Trail the series against # 11 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 0-4
6/14/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool O Samoilovs/Sorokins 11 Hernandez/Villafane 27, Q26 21-18, 21-17 0:36
5/11/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool J Samoilovs/Sorokins 17, Q3 Hernandez/Villafane 32 21-14, 21-15 0:34
6/16/10FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 23, Q3 Hernandez/Villafane Q19 21-15, 21-17 0:33
5/29/09FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 25, Q4 Hernandez/Villafane 23, Q5 21-18, 21-18 0:41
Trail the series against # 12 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 0-2
4/20/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 Hernandez/Villafane 29, Q19 21-19, 21-12 0:34
6/30/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 16, Q3 Hernandez/Villafane Q19 14-21, 21-11, 15-13 0:49
Trail the series against # 14 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 0-2
5/26/10FIVBMyslowice Open Qualifier 2 Plavins/Smedins Q16 Hernandez/Villafane Q17 21-15, 26-24 0:47
7/23/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 1 Plavins/Smedins 34, Q14 Hernandez/Villafane 31, Q3 12-21, 21-18, 16-14 0:52
Trail the series against # 15 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 0-2
5/11/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 1 Dollinger/Windscheif 19, Q5 Hernandez/Villafane 32 21-16, 13-21, 15-9 0:44
6/7/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Dollinger/Windscheif Q4 Hernandez/Villafane Q29 21-12, 17-21, 15-12 0:46
Trail the series against # 17 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
5/14/09FIVBRome Open Winner 1 Gavira/Herrera 11 Hernandez/Villafane 22 21-17, 22-20 0:44
Trail the series against # 19 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-1
6/9/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Lochhead/Pitman 21, Q4 Hernandez/Villafane Q20 21-14, 21-17 0:34
Trail the series against # 22 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 0-1
6/15/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool O Skarlund/Spinnangr 22 Hernandez/Villafane 27, Q26 21-12, 16-21, 15-7 0:43
Lead the series against # Q1 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-0
5/10/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool J Hernandez/Villafane 32 Klemperer/Koreng 16, Q2 21-17, 16-21, 22-20 1:00
Trail the series against # Q5 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-2
5/18/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 31, Q11 Hernandez/Villafane Q22 15-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:49
10/30/08FIVBManama Open Contender 4 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 8 Hernandez/Villafane 14 22-20, 21-15 0:49
Lead the series against # Q7 Redmann/Saxton, Canada 1-0
6/13/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Qualifier 1 Hernandez/Villafane 27, Q26 Redmann/Saxton Q7 21-14, 11-21, 15-13 0:45
Trail the series against # Q10 Ces/Ces, France 0-2
7/7/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Ces/Ces 28, Q2 Hernandez/Villafane Q15 21-15, 21-14 0:38
11/12/08FIVBSanya Open Winner 2 Ces/Ces 2 Hernandez/Villafane 15 21-15, 21-10 0:36
Trail the series against # Q19 Binstock/Reader, Canada 0-1
4/18/12FIVBBrasília Open Qualifier 2 Binstock/Reader Q13 Hernandez/Villafane Q20 17-21, 21-15, 16-14 0:51
Lead the series against # Q23 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski, England 1-0
6/13/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Qualifier 2 Hernandez/Villafane 27, Q26 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski Q23 21-14, 21-14 0:37