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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Canada Open
July 10 - 14, 2002

(Q9) Fabio Diez/John Garcia-Thompson, Spain

Fabio Ricardo Diez Steinaker
Spain

/ Argentina

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 18, 1965 (60 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Fe (ARG)

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

84 kg (185 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$129,920.00

John Garcia-Thompson
England

/ Spain

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 8, 1979 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Palma de Mallorca

Height:

192 cm (6'3")

Weight:

92 kg (202 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB C&S Buenos Aires 2005)

Career FIVB WT Best:

9th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$40,620.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	2	US$11,990.00

Previous Montréal Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/3-7/2002	Norway Open	27, Q12	25th	30	US$1,650.00
FIVB	6/19-23/2002	Switzerland Open	Q12	41st	10	US$0.00
FIVB	6/12-16/2002	Germany Open	Q9	41st	10	US$0.00

Canada Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/10/2002	Qualifier 1	Alberto Bueso Osuna / Tomas Hernandez, Mexico (Q24)	Won 21-13, 21-10	0:36
Thu, 7/11/2002	Qualifier 2	Djordje Ljubicic / Michael Slean, Canada (27, Q8)	Lost 23-21, 20-22, 13-15	1:03

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	$9,990.00
Total	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	$11,990.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Fabio Diez												John Garcia-Thompson
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	$12,075.00	World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$5,250.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	$6,550.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$4,450.00
65	0	0	2	1	8	16	18	15	0	$109,945.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	47	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	12	0	$30,145.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$700.00	Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$450.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$650.00	Satellite	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$325.00
76	0	0	2	3	10	18	20	17	0	$129,920.00	Total	68	0	0	0	0	1	4	10	15	0	$40,620.00

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
2002	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$1,650.00	5	6	45.5 %
Total	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$1,650.00	5	6	45.5 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Fabio Diez													John Garcia-Thompson
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	1990	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$750.00	1996	FIVB
11	0	0	0	0	2	4	5	0	0	$18,850.00	1997	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$700.00	1997	FIVB C&S
13	0	0	1	1	2	5	3	1	0	$32,600.00	1998	FIVB
13	0	0	1	1	3	5	3	0	0	$41,750.00	1999	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
15	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	8	0	$15,750.00	2000	FIVB
11	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	3	$12,375.00	2001	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$650.00	2001	FIVB C&S
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$825.00	2002	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$825.00
71	0	0	2	3	10	18	18	14	6	$124,750.00	Total	Total	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	$825.00

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	9	64.3%	0	0.0%	5	35.7%	9-5	64.3%	0	0.0%	2	15.4%	11	84.6%	0-13	0.0%	9-11	45.0%	0-7	0.0%	1	0	10-18	35.7%
2001-2002	9	64.3%	0	0.0%	5	35.7%	9-5	64.3%	0	0.0%	2	15.4%	11	84.6%	0-13	0.0%	9-11	45.0%	0-7	0.0%	1	0	10-18	35.7%
Against the Field	4	50.0%	0	0.0%	4	50.0%	4-4	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	10.0%	9	90.0%	0-10	0.0%	8-18	30.8%	0-10	0.0%	0	0	4-14	22.2%

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	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	7	3	2	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	16
Total	0	0	7	3	3	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	18

Head to Head Results
Diez/Garcia-Thompson trail the series against the field 2-4 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 7 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool F	Laciga/Laciga	6	Diez/Garcia-Thompson	27, Q12	21-15, 21-19	0:35
Trail the series against # 10 Metzger/Wong, United States 0-1
7/6/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool F	Metzger/Wong	11	Diez/Garcia-Thompson	27, Q12	21-14, 21-13	0:31
Trail the series against # 23 Blanton/Henkel, United States 0-1
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool F	Blanton/Henkel	22	Diez/Garcia-Thompson	27, Q12	22-20, 21-16	0:36
Trail the series against # 27, Q8 Ljubicic/Slean, Canada 0-1
7/11/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Qualifier 2	Ljubicic/Slean	27, Q8	Diez/Garcia-Thompson	Q9	21-23, 22-20, 15-13	1:03
Lead the series against # 32, Q4 Amore/Lione, Italy 1-0
7/4/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 3	Diez/Garcia-Thompson	27, Q12	Amore/Lione	Q5	21-17, 21-17	0:37
Lead the series against # Q24 Bueso Osuna/Hernandez, Mexico 1-0
7/10/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Qualifier 1	Diez/Garcia-Thompson	Q9	Bueso Osuna/Hernandez	Q24	21-13, 21-10	0:36