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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 Beach Volleyball Paris-Ile de France Grand Slam
July 27 - 31, 2005

(Q24) John Garcia-Thompson/Javier Luna, Spain

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB C&S Buenos Aires 2005)

Career FIVB WT Best:

9th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$40,620.00

Francisco Javier Luna Pineda
Spain

Photo: VoleyPlaya.com

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 1, 1975 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

17th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$12,275.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	1	US$5,500.00

Previous Paris Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/20-24/2005	Poland Open	Q13	57th	4	US$0.00
FIVB	7/13-17/2005	Portugal Open	Q9	33rd	20	US$0.00
FIVB	6/22-26/2005	Berlin World Championships	35	25th	100	US$5,500.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2005	Switzerland Open	Q13	33rd	20	US$0.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Croatia Open	Q11	33rd	20	US$0.00

France Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/27/2005	Qualifier 1	Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (Q9)	Lost 23-21, 22-24, 11-15	1:17

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$5,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$5,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

John Garcia-Thompson												Javier Luna
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$5,250.00	World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,750.00
16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$4,450.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$2,375.00
47	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	12	0	$30,145.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	$7,150.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$450.00	Challenger
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$325.00	Satellite
68	0	0	0	0	1	4	10	15	0	$40,620.00	Total	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	0	$12,275.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2001	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
2005	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	$5,500.00	7	7	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	$5,500.00	8	8	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

John Garcia-Thompson													Javier Luna
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1996	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
											1998	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	$1,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1999	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$1,000.00
											2000	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$750.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2001	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	3	$5,995.00	2002	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	5	$8,000.00	2003	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$450.00	2003	FIVB C&S
10	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	5	$7,250.00	2004	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	$5,875.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	$2,750.00	2005	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	$2,750.00
38	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	9	20	$24,445.00	Total	Total	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	25	$11,375.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	7	87.5%	0	0.0%	1	12.5%	7-1	87.5%	0	0.0%	2	25.0%	6	75.0%	0-8	0.0%	7-6	53.8%	0-3	0.0%	1	0	8-9	47.1%
2004-2005	6	85.7%	0	0.0%	1	14.3%	6-1	85.7%	0	0.0%	1	14.3%	6	85.7%	0-7	0.0%	6-6	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	1	0	7-8	46.7%
Against the Field	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	0	0.0%	2	33.3%	4	66.7%	0-6	0.0%	4-8	33.3%	0-6	0.0%	0	0	2-7	22.2%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
World Championships	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	5
Total	0	0	6	7	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	9

Head to Head Results
Garcia-Thompson/Luna trail the series against the field 2-6 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 10 Canet/Hamel, France 0-2
6/8/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Qualifier 3	Canet/Hamel	27, Q6	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	Q11	21-17, 15-21, 15-11	0:55
6/13/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 2	Canet/Hamel	28, Q8	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	Q25	21-19, 17-21, 18-16	1:02
Trail the series against # 24 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 0-1
6/15/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Leinemann/VanHuizen	25, Q4	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	Q13	21-16, 21-17	0:39
Trail the series against # Q1 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 0-1
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 2	Neto/Ramos	3	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	35	21-13, 21-19	0:42
Trail the series against # Q9 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-1
7/27/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Lochhead/Pitman	Q9	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	Q24	21-23, 24-22, 15-11	1:17
Trail the series against # Q12 Asahi/Watanabe, Japan 0-1
7/13/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Asahi/Watanabe	29, Q8	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	Q9	21-19, 23-21	0:42
Lead the series against # Q13 Hoidalen/Oevergaard, Norway 1-0
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 1	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	35	Hoidalen/Oevergaard	33	21-16, 21-18	0:46
Lead the series against # Q16 Rossell/Villar, Cuba 1-0
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 1	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	35	Rossell/Villar	30	21-19, 21-18	0:42