Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
July 19 - 23, 2006
(Q11) 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 St. Petersburg Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Martin Suan - 41st John Byron - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open Q8 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2006 France Open Q13 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2006 Norway Grand Slam Q21 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam Q25 41st 24 US$0.00
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
St. Petersburg Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/19/2006 Qualifier 2 Krzysztof Hajbowicz / Norbert Okun, Poland (Q22) Won 21-15, 21-18 0:39
Wed, 7/19/2006 Qualifier 3 Dmitriy Vorobyev / Pavel Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan (25, Q6) Lost 14-21, 16-21 0:36
Head to Head Results
Byron/Suan trail the series against the field 5-7 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 7 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 9 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 # 10 Koshkarev/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 1 Byron/Suan Q25 Koshkarev/Prokopiev Q40 21-16, 21-16 0:38
Trail the series against # 16 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
Trail the series against # 22, Q2 Ces/Dugrip, France 0-1
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 2 Ces/Dugrip Q8 Byron/Suan Q25 21-17, 18-21, 15-9 0:57
Trail the series against # 25, Q6 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 0-1
7/19/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 3 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev 25, Q6 Byron/Suan Q11 21-14, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 26, Q3 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-1
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Lochhead/Pitman Q8 Byron/Suan Q25 21-15, 21-15 0:42
Trail the series against # 29, Q9 Dahl/Gunnarsson, Sweden 0-1
5/31/06FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 3 Dahl/Gunnarsson 29, Q36 Byron/Suan Q20 25-23, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # 31, Q20 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 1-0
6/7/06FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 2 Byron/Suan Q26 Karasev/Zaitsev Q39 21-18, 18-21, 18-16 1:06
Trail the series against # Q8 Lelliott/Reader, Canada 0-1
7/12/06FIVBCanada Open Qualifier 2 Lelliott/Reader 27, Q9 Byron/Suan Q8 21-17, 21-15 0:43
Lead the series against # Q15 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 # Q22 Hajbowicz/Okun, Poland 1-0
7/19/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 2 Byron/Suan Q11 Hajbowicz/Okun Q22 21-15, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # Q27 Bachorski/Dybka, Poland 1-0
7/12/06FIVBCanada Open Qualifier 1 Byron/Suan Q8 Bachorski/Dybka Q25 21-17, 21-18 0:37