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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Spain Open
August 7 - 11, 2002

(9) 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:

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 (45 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 Cadiz Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/24-28/2002	Portugal Open	29, Q7	17th	60	US$2,520.00
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

Spain Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/9/2002	Pool H	Richard Kogel / Sander Mulder, Netherlands (25, Q13)	Lost 21-15, 19-21, 8-15	0:59
Fri, 8/9/2002	Pool H	Martin Laciga / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (8)	Lost 17-21, 17-21	0:49
Fri, 8/9/2002	Pool H	Jorg Ahmann / Axel Hager, Germany (24)	Lost 19-21, 16-21	0:48

Head to Head Results
Diez/Garcia-Thompson trail the series against the field 5-11 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 9 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 5 Child/Heese, Canada 0-1
7/27/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool D	Child/Heese	4	Diez/Garcia-Thompson	29, Q7	21-19, 21-17	0:51
Lead the series against # 6 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 1-0
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool G	Diez/Garcia-Thompson	42	Alvarez/Rossell	7	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 8 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-2
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool H	Laciga/Laciga	8	Diez/Garcia-Thompson	9	21-17, 21-17	0:49
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 # 12 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
7/17/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool G	Berger/Doppler	18	Diez/Garcia-Thompson	42	20-22, 21-19, 18-16	1:01
Lead the series against # 13 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-0
7/26/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool D	Diez/Garcia-Thompson	29, Q7	Heuscher/Kobel	13	21-16, 21-17	0:39
Trail the series against # 18 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 0-1
7/26/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool D	Berg/Dahl	20	Diez/Garcia-Thompson	29, Q7	21-23, 21-19, 16-14	1:10
Trail the series against # 24 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 0-1
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool H	Ahmann/Hager	24	Diez/Garcia-Thompson	9	21-19, 21-16	0:48
Trail the series against # 25, Q13 Kogel/Mulder, Netherlands 0-1
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool H	Kogel/Mulder	25, Q13	Diez/Garcia-Thompson	9	15-21, 21-19, 15-8	0:59
Trail the series against # 26, Q14 Brink/Schneider, Germany 0-1
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Brink/Schneider	28, Q21	Diez/Garcia-Thompson	Q12	21-15, 21-17	0:33
Lead the series against # 30 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
Trail the series against # 31, Q11 Backer/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
6/13/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Qualifier 2	Backer/Ronnes	27, Q24	Diez/Garcia-Thompson	Q9	21-18, 18-21, 15-11	0:51
Series tied with # 32, Q8 Ljubicic/Slean, Canada 1-1
7/25/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Diez/Garcia-Thompson	29, Q7	Ljubicic/Slean	Q10	21-13, 21-19	0:40
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 Engvik/Wisloff, Norway 1-0
7/4/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 2	Diez/Garcia-Thompson	27, Q12	Engvik/Wisloff	Q21	21-12, 21-19	0:34
Trail the series against # Q3 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 0-1
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool G	Klemperer/Rademacher	31	Diez/Garcia-Thompson	42	21-16, 17-21, 15-6	0:49