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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
London 2012 Olympic Games
July 28 - August 9, 2012

(19) Josh Binstock/Martin Reader, Canada

Josh Binstock
Canada

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 12, 1981 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Toronto, ON

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

98 kg (216 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Paraná 2014)

Career Winnings:

US$128,237.50

Martin Reader
Canada

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 2, 1984 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

Comox, BC

Height:

199 cm (6'7")

Weight:

96 kg (211 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB C&S Brno 2007)

Career FIVB WT Best:

9th (Myslowice 2012)

Career Winnings:

US$30,375.00

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	1	0	1	1	4	2	US$8,000.00

Previous London Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/17-22/2012	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Q14	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2012	Grand Slam Rome	Q19	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	6/7-12/2012	Moscow Grand Slam	Q16	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB	5/22-27/2012	Prague Open	24, Q16	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/8-13/2012	Beijing Grand Slam	Q24	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB	5/1-6/2012	Shanghai Grand Slam	Q22	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB	4/24-29/2012	Silesia Open	30, Q22	9th	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	4/17-22/2012	Brasília Open	Q13	33rd	30	US$0.00

London 2012 Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sat, 7/28/2012

Pool F

John Garcia-Thompson / Steve Grotowski, England (6)

Won 21-19, 21-13

0:42

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Josh Binstock	Total	20	11	0	0.550	0	12	1	3
	1	20	11	0	0.550	0	12	1	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Martin Reader	Total	24	14	1	0.542	0	9	5	0
	1	24	14	1	0.542	0	9	5	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Mon, 7/30/2012

Pool F

Tarjei Skarlund / Martin Spinnangr, Norway (18)

Lost 14-21, 18-21

0:39

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Josh Binstock	Total	20	14	0	0.700	0	4	0	2
	1	20	14	0	0.700	0	4	0	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Martin Reader	Total	16	6	0	0.375	3	2	1	5
	1	16	6	0	0.375	3	2	1	5
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Wed, 8/1/2012

Pool F

Pedro Cunha / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (7)

Lost 18-21, 22-24

0:48

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Josh Binstock	Total	24	15	0	0.625	0	8	0	4
	1	24	15	0	0.625	0	8	0	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Martin Reader	Total	18	8	0	0.444	3	1	1	3
	1	18	8	0	0.444	3	1	1	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Thu, 8/2/2012

Lucky Loser

Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (13)

Lost 16-21, 20-22

0:38

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Josh Binstock	Total	16	8	0	0.500	1	8	0	2
	1	16	8	0	0.500	1	8	0	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Martin Reader	Total	36	16	0	0.444	1	4	1	1
	1	36	16	0	0.444	1	4	1	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Josh Binstock	80	48	0	0.600	1	32	1	11
Martin Reader	94	44	1	0.457	7	16	8	9
Total	174	92	1	0.523	8	48	9	20
Opponents	176	102	0	0.580	8	44	8	25

Olympic Games, World Championships, World Tour Finals Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2009	World Championships	Stavanger	Did not play	Ahren Cadieux - 37th
2015	World Championships	The Hague	Sam Schachter - 9th	Did not play
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro	Sam Schachter - 19th	Did not play
2016	World Tour Finals	Toronto	Sam Schachter - 9th	Did not play

Head to Head Results
Binstock/Reader trail the series against the field 3-8 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 7 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 6 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski, England 1-0
7/28/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Pool F	Binstock/Reader	19	Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski	6	21-19, 21-13	0:42
Trail the series against # 7 Cunha/Santos, Brazil 0-2
8/1/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Pool F	Cunha/Santos	7	Binstock/Reader	19	21-18, 24-22	0:48
5/24/12	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 1	Cunha/Santos	8	Binstock/Reader	24, Q16	21-15, 21-23, 15-10	0:56
Trail the series against # 11 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
4/26/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Winner 1	Gavira/Herrera	3	Binstock/Reader	30, Q22	21-16, 25-23	0:41
Trail the series against # 13 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
8/2/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Lucky Loser	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Binstock/Reader	19	21-16, 22-20	0:38
Trail the series against # 14 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 0-1
5/24/12	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	Benes/Kubala	9	Binstock/Reader	24, Q16	21-17, 21-16	0:37
Trail the series against # 15 Chevallier/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
6/8/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Chevallier/Heyer	25, Q1	Binstock/Reader	Q16	21-18, 21-9	0:39
Lead the series against # 17 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 1-0
4/27/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Contender 3	Binstock/Reader	30, Q22	Plavins/Smedins	21	22-20, 15-21, 15-12	0:53
Trail the series against # 18 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 0-1
7/30/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Pool F	Skarlund/Spinnangr	18	Binstock/Reader	19	21-14, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 20 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
4/18/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Qualifier 2	Binstock/Reader	Q13	Hernandez/Villafane	Q20	17-21, 21-15, 16-14	0:51
Trail the series against # 24 Doppler/Horst, Austria 0-1
5/9/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Doppler/Horst	27, Q8	Binstock/Reader	Q24	28-26, 21-16	0:46