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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Spain Open
September 4 - 8, 2002

(12) 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 Mallorca Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2001	Agustin Correa - 17th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/7-11/2002	Spain Open	9	25th	30	US$1,650.00
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, 9/6/2002	Pool E	Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (28, Q17)	Won 21-16, 24-22	0:44
Fri, 9/6/2002	Pool E	John Child / Mark Heese, Canada (5)	Lost 24-22, 17-21, 8-15	1:08
Sat, 9/7/2002	Pool E	Dain Blanton / Carl Henkel, United States (21)	Lost 20-22, 19-21	0:44

Head to Head Results
Diez/Garcia-Thompson trail the series against the field 6-11 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 8 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 5 Child/Heese, Canada 0-2
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool E	Child/Heese	5	Diez/Garcia-Thompson	12	22-24, 21-17, 15-8	1:08
7/27/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool D	Child/Heese	4	Diez/Garcia-Thompson	29, Q7	21-19, 21-17	0:51
Trail the series against # 7 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 # 10 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 # 16 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 # 21 Blanton/Henkel, United States 0-2
9/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool E	Blanton/Henkel	21	Diez/Garcia-Thompson	12	22-20, 21-19	0:44
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 # 26 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
Lead the series against # 28, Q17 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool E	Diez/Garcia-Thompson	12	Kais/Vesik	28, Q17	21-16, 24-22	0:44
Trail the series against # 29 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
Lead the series against # 30, Q24 Gavrilov/Todorov, Bulgaria 1-0
7/25/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Diez/Garcia-Thompson	29, Q7	Gavrilov/Todorov	Q26	21-13, 21-17	0:34
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 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
Lead the series against # Q1 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 # Q7 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