Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Portugal Open
July 24 - 28, 2002
(29, Q7) 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: 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 (46 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 Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Javier Bosma - 13th Did not play
1998 Javier Bosma - 13th Did not play
1999 Javier Bosma - 13th Did not play
2000 Javier Bosma - 13th Did not play
2001 Agustin Correa - 9th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/17-21/2002 France Grand Slam 42 25th 40 US$2,000.00
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$0.00
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/25/2002 Qualifier 2 Ivaylo Gavrilov / Vladislav Todorov, Bulgaria (Q26) Won 21-13, 21-17 0:34
Thu, 7/25/2002 Qualifier 3 Djordje Ljubicic / Michael Slean, Canada (Q10) Won 21-13, 21-19 0:40
Fri, 7/26/2002 Pool D Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (13) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:39
Fri, 7/26/2002 Pool D Bjorn Berg / Simon Dahl, Sweden (20) Lost 23-21, 19-21, 14-16 1:10
Sat, 7/27/2002 Pool D John Child / Mark Heese, Canada (4) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:51
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam100000000010 $2,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open800000000230 $9,990.00
Total900000000240 $11,990.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Fabio Diez John Garcia-Thompson
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000010000 $0.00 Olympic Games1000000100 $0.00
3000100200 $12,075.00 World Championships2000000110 $5,250.00
5000002020 $6,550.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam16000000020 $4,450.00
65002181618150 $109,945.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open470000038120 $30,145.00
1000010000 $700.00 Challenger1000001000 $450.00
1000100000 $650.00 Satellite1000010000 $325.00
760023101820170 $129,920.00 Total6800001410150 $40,620.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2002FIVB600000000123 $6,170.00 91047.4 %
TotalFIVB600000000123 $6,170.00 91047.4 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Fabio Diez  John Garcia-Thompson
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000100 $500.00 1990FIVB          
1000000100 $750.00 1996FIVB          
11000024500 $18,850.00 1997FIVB          
1000010000 $700.00 1997FIVB C&S          
13001125310 $32,600.00 1998FIVB          
13001135300 $41,750.00 1999FIVB1000000001 $0.00
15000022380 $15,750.00 2000FIVB          
11000002243 $12,375.00 2001FIVB1000000001 $0.00
1000100000 $650.00 2001FIVB C&S          
6000000123 $3,085.00 2002FIVB6000000123 $3,085.00
730023101819156 $127,010.00 TotalTotal8000000125 $3,085.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall9 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% 10 10-18 35.7%
2001-20029 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% 10 10-18 35.7%
Against the Field4 44.4% 0 0.0% 5 55.6% 4-5 44.4% 0 0.0% 2 16.7% 10 83.3% 0-12 0.0% 8-18 30.8% 0-14 0.0% 10 5-16 23.8%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam000012000000000012
Challenge/Four Star/Open00732130000000000916
Total007331500000000001018
Head to Head Results
Diez/Garcia-Thompson trail the series against the field 5-10 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 9 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Child/Heese, Canada 0-1
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool D Child/Heese 4 Diez/Garcia-Thompson 29, Q7 21-19, 21-17 0:51
Lead the series against # 6, Q3 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 # 9 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 # 12 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 # 13 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-0
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool D Diez/Garcia-Thompson 29, Q7 Heuscher/Kobel 13 21-16, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 15 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 # 20 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 0-1
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool D Berg/Dahl 20 Diez/Garcia-Thompson 29, Q7 21-23, 21-19, 16-14 1:10
Trail the series against 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
Lead the series against # Q5 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 # Q6 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
Series tied with # Q10 Ljubicic/Slean, Canada 1-1
7/25/02FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Diez/Garcia-Thompson 29, Q7 Ljubicic/Slean Q10 21-13, 21-19 0:40
7/11/02FIVBCanada Open Qualifier 2 Ljubicic/Slean 27, Q8 Diez/Garcia-Thompson Q9 21-23, 22-20, 15-13 1:03
Trail the series against # Q15 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
Trail the series against # Q16 Brink/Schneider, Germany 0-1
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Brink/Schneider 28, Q21 Diez/Garcia-Thompson Q12 21-15, 21-17 0:33
Lead the series against # Q26 Gavrilov/Todorov, Bulgaria 1-0
7/25/02FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Diez/Garcia-Thompson 29, Q7 Gavrilov/Todorov Q26 21-13, 21-17 0:34