Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Volkswagen Open de Portugal
June 14 - 18, 2006
(Q14) John Byron/Martin Suan, Australia
 
John Byron
Australia
Photo not available
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 Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Aden Tutton - 57th Did not play
2005 Martin Suan - 41st John Byron - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/7-11/2006 Italian Open Q26 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Croatia Open Q20 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2006 China Open 29, Q17 25th 60 US$2,000.00
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
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/14/2006 Qualifier 2 Miguel Domingo / Darren Goss, Canada (Q19) Lost 17-21, 36-34, 12-15 1:14
Head to Head Results
Byron/Suan lead the series against the field 5-3 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 10 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
7/2/05FIVB C&SItaly Challenger Contender 2 Byron/Suan 14 Pedrosa/Rosas 5 19-21, 27-25, 16-14 1:15
Trail the series against # 23 Amore/Fenili, Italy 0-1
7/2/05FIVB C&SItaly Challenger Winner 1 Amore/Fenili 19, Q7 Byron/Suan 14 21-17, 21-19 0:46
Lead the series against Ellingson/Montgomery, Canada 1-0
5/23/06FIVBChina Open Qualifier 2 Byron/Suan 29, Q17 Ellingson/Montgomery Q16 21-18, 25-23 0:49
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 # Q13 Dahl/Gunnarsson, Sweden 0-1
5/31/06FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 3 Dahl/Gunnarsson 29, Q36 Byron/Suan Q20 25-23, 21-18 0:44
Trail the series against # Q19 Domingo/Goss, Canada 0-1
6/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Domingo/Goss Q19 Byron/Suan Q14 21-17, 34-36, 15-12 1:14
Lead the series against # Q30 Saulko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/29/05FIVB C&SUkraine Challenger Contender 2 Byron/Suan 5 Saulko/Sidorenko 22 21-15, 21-17 0:32
Lead the series against # Q31 Thomas/Wardrop, Australia 1-0
5/31/06FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 2 Byron/Suan Q20 Thomas/Wardrop Q52 21-12, 21-16 0:38