Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 France Grand Slam
July 17 - 21, 2002
(42) Fabio Diez/John Garcia-Thompson, Spain
 
Fabio Ricardo Diez Steinaker
Spain / Argentina
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 18, 1965 (59 yrs old)
Home Town: Santa Fe (ARG)
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 84 kg (185 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 76
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 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Palma de Mallorca
Height: 192 cm (6'3")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 68
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 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB9000000002412 US$11,990.00
Previous Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Javier Bosma - 5th Did not play
1998 Javier Bosma - 17th Did not play
1999 Javier Bosma - 4th Did not play
2000 Javier Bosma - 25th Did not play
2001 Agustin Correa - 37th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/10-14/2002 Canada Open Q9 33rd 18 US$0.00
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
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/17/2002 Pool G Nikolas Berger / Clemens Doppler, Austria (18) Lost 22-20, 19-21, 16-18 1:01
Thu, 7/18/2002 Pool G David Klemperer / Niklas Rademacher, Germany (31) Lost 16-21, 21-17, 6-15 0:49
Thu, 7/18/2002 Pool G Francisco Alvarez / Juan Rossell, Cuba (7) Won By Forfeit  
Head to Head Results
Diez/Garcia-Thompson trail the series against the field 2-7 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 7 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 6 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool F Laciga/Laciga 6 Diez/Garcia-Thompson 27, Q12 21-15, 21-19 0:35
Lead the series against # 7 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 1-0
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G Diez/Garcia-Thompson 42 Alvarez/Rossell 7 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 11 Metzger/Wong, United States 0-1
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Pool F Metzger/Wong 11 Diez/Garcia-Thompson 27, Q12 21-14, 21-13 0:31
Trail the series against # 18 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
7/17/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G Berger/Doppler 18 Diez/Garcia-Thompson 42 20-22, 21-19, 18-16 1:01
Trail the series against # 27 Blanton/Henkel, United States 0-1
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool F Blanton/Henkel 22 Diez/Garcia-Thompson 27, Q12 22-20, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 31 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 0-1
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G Klemperer/Rademacher 31 Diez/Garcia-Thompson 42 21-16, 17-21, 15-6 0:49
Trail the series against # 34 Backer/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
6/13/02FIVBGermany Open Qualifier 2 Backer/Ronnes 27, Q24 Diez/Garcia-Thompson Q9 21-18, 18-21, 15-11 0:51
Lead the series against # 40 Amore/Lione, Italy 1-0
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Diez/Garcia-Thompson 27, Q12 Amore/Lione Q5 21-17, 21-17 0:37
Trail the series against # 46 Ljubicic/Slean, Canada 0-1
7/11/02FIVBCanada Open Qualifier 2 Ljubicic/Slean 27, Q8 Diez/Garcia-Thompson Q9 21-23, 22-20, 15-13 1:03