Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 China Open
May 23 - 27, 2006
(29, Q17) John Byron/Martin Suan, Australia
 
John Byron
Australia
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Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 16, 1983 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Australia
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 23
Career Best: 5th (FIVB U21 World Championships Saint Quay Portrieux 2003)
Career FIVB WT Best: 25th (Shanghai 2006)
Career Winnings: US$2,587.50
Martin Suan
Australia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 17, 1981 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Coventry
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Seasons: 3
Tournaments: 22
Career Best: 9th (4 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 25th (Shanghai 2006)
Career Winnings: US$2,587.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341CQMoney
FIVB1600000000014101 US$2,000.00
FIVB C&S40000003100000 US$3,175.00
Overall2000000031014101 US$5,175.00
Previous Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Martin Suan - 41st John Byron - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB C&S 8/5-7/2005 Italy Satellite 5 9th 8 US$350.00
FIVB C&S 7/27-31/2005 Ukraine Challenger 5 13th 18 US$675.00
FIVB 7/20-24/2005 Poland Open Q30 41st 12 US$0.00
FIVB 7/13-17/2005 Portugal Open Q22 41st 12 US$0.00
FIVB 7/6-10/2005 St. Petersburg Open Q25 41st 12 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 7/1-3/2005 Italy Challenger 14 9th 24 US$950.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Croatia Open Q34 41st 12 US$0.00
China Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 5/23/2006 Qualifier 2 Mark Ellingson / Wes Montgomery, Canada (Q16) Won 21-18, 25-23 0:49
Tue, 5/23/2006 Qualifier 3 Pedro Depiaggio / Jose Salema, Argentina (Q1) Won 15-21, 21-14, 15-12 0:55
Wed, 5/24/2006 Winner 1 Markus Egger / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (4) Lost 13-21, 18-21 0:38
Wed, 5/24/2006 Contender 1 Roman Arkaev / Dmitri Barsuk, Russia (20) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Byron/Suan trail the series against the field 2-3 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 4 Byron/Suan 29, Q17 21-13, 21-18 0:38
Trail the series against # 20 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-1
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Arkaev/Barsuk 20 Byron/Suan 29, Q17 21-18, 21-18 0:38
Lead the series against # Q1 Depiaggio/Salema, Argentina 1-0
5/23/06FIVBChina Open Qualifier 3 Byron/Suan 29, Q17 Depiaggio/Salema Q1 15-21, 21-14, 15-12 0:55
Trail the series against # Q9 Hoidalen/Oevergaard, Norway 0-1
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Qualifier 2 Hoidalen/Oevergaard 27, Q1 Byron/Suan Q32 21-18, 21-16 0:46
Lead the series against # Q16 Ellingson/Montgomery, Canada 1-0
5/23/06FIVBChina Open Qualifier 2 Byron/Suan 29, Q17 Ellingson/Montgomery Q16 21-18, 25-23 0:49