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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 1to1 energy Grand Slam
June 21 - 25, 2006

(Q25) John Byron/Martin Suan, Australia

John Byron
Australia

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 16, 1983 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Australia

Height:

198 cm (6'6")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

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

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 17, 1981 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

Coventry

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (4 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

25th (Shanghai 2006)

Career Winnings:

US$2,587.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	CQ	Money
FIVB	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	10	1	US$2,000.00
FIVB C&S	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$3,175.00
Overall	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	4	10	1	US$5,175.00

Previous Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Martin Suan - Country Quota	John Byron - Country Quota

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/14-18/2006	Portugal Open	Q14	41st	18	US$0.00
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

Switzerland Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/21/2006	Qualifier 2	Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (Q8)	Lost 15-21, 15-21	0:42

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00
Challenger	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$2,825.00
Satellite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$350.00
Total	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	$5,175.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

John Byron												Martin Suan
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$1,412.50	Challenger	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$1,412.50
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$175.00	Satellite	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$175.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
23	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	1	0	$2,587.50	Total	22	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	2	0	$2,587.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2005	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00	5	6	45.5 %
2005	FIVB C&S	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$1,975.00	5	6	45.5 %
2006	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$2,000.00	5	6	45.5 %
Total	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	$2,000.00	10	12	45.5 %
Total	FIVB C&S	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$1,975.00	5	6	45.5 %

Individual Finishes by Season

John Byron													Martin Suan
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2001	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
											2001	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2002	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2002	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2003	FIVB Age Group WC
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00	2005	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$987.50	2005	FIVB C&S	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$987.50
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$1,000.00	2006	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$1,000.00
17	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	1	11	$1,987.50	Total	Total	16	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	10	$1,987.50

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	8	72.7%	2	18.2%	1	9.1%	10-1	90.9%	2	11.1%	2	11.1%	14	77.8%	2-16	11.1%	8-14	36.4%	4-3	57.1%	1	0	13-17	43.3%
2005-2006	8	72.7%	2	18.2%	1	9.1%	10-1	90.9%	2	11.1%	2	11.1%	14	77.8%	2-16	11.1%	8-14	36.4%	4-3	57.1%	1	0	13-17	43.3%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	1	10.0%	1	10.0%	8	80.0%	1-9	10.0%	2-16	11.1%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	2-9	18.2%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	1	13	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	15
Challenger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	6
Satellite	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Total	0	1	13	14	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	25

Head to Head Results
Byron/Suan trail the series against the field 3-7 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 7 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 8 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Egger/Laciga	4	Byron/Suan	29, Q17	21-13, 21-18	0:38
Trail the series against # 24 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-1
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 1	Arkaev/Barsuk	20	Byron/Suan	29, Q17	21-18, 21-18	0:38
Trail the series against # 29 Amore/Fenili, Italy 0-1
7/2/05	FIVB C&S	Italy Challenger	Winner 1	Amore/Fenili	19, Q7	Byron/Suan	14	21-17, 21-19	0:46
Trail the series against # Q8 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-1
6/21/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Lochhead/Pitman	Q8	Byron/Suan	Q25	21-15, 21-15	0:42
Lead the series against # Q14 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
7/2/05	FIVB C&S	Italy Challenger	Contender 2	Byron/Suan	14	Pedrosa/Rosas	5	19-21, 27-25, 16-14	1:15
Trail the series against # Q18 Ces/Dugrip, France 0-1
7/6/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Qualifier 2	Ces/Dugrip	Q8	Byron/Suan	Q25	21-17, 18-21, 15-9	0:57
Trail the series against # Q21 Hoidalen/Oevergaard, Norway 0-1
5/18/05	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 2	Hoidalen/Oevergaard	27, Q1	Byron/Suan	Q32	21-18, 21-16	0:46
Trail the series against # Q24 Dahl/Gunnarsson, Sweden 0-1
5/31/06	FIVB	Croatia Open	Qualifier 3	Dahl/Gunnarsson	29, Q36	Byron/Suan	Q20	25-23, 21-18	0:44
Lead the series against # Q33 Saulko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/29/05	FIVB C&S	Ukraine Challenger	Contender 2	Byron/Suan	5	Saulko/Sidorenko	22	21-15, 21-17	0:32
Lead the series against # Q34 Thomas/Wardrop, Australia 1-0
5/31/06	FIVB	Croatia Open	Qualifier 2	Byron/Suan	Q20	Thomas/Wardrop	Q52	21-12, 21-16	0:38