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European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Swiss Open
August 7 - 9, 2005

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

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:

2nd (CEV Under Age San Marino 2000)

Career CEV Best:

4th (Valencia 2005)

Career Winnings:

US$55,158.15

Francisco Javier Luna Pineda
Spain

Photo: VoleyPlaya.com

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 1, 1975 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$46,619.54

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	41	57	Money
CEV	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	US$13,469.56
FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	1	US$5,500.00
Overall	12	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	3	3	1	US$18,969.56

Previous Lucerne Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/3-7/2005	Austria Grand Slam	Q22	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	7/27-31/2005	France Grand Slam	Q24	41st	18	US$0.00
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
CEV	7/7-10/2005	Spanish Open	10	4th	70	€ 4,250.00
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
CEV	5/12-15/2005	Turkish Open		19th	16	€ 0.00

Swiss Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Mon, 8/8/2005	Winner 1	Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (10)	Lost 17-21, 19-21	0:44
Mon, 8/8/2005	Contender 1	Julius Brink / Kjell Schneider, Germany (15)	Lost 17-21, 14-21	0:37

Head to Head Results
Garcia-Thompson/Luna trail the series against the field 2-9 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-2
7/9/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Semi-Finals	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	2	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	10	13-21, 21-13, 15-10	1:00
7/8/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Winner 2	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	2	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	10	21-17, 19-21, 22-20	1:02
Trail the series against # 3 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
Lead the series against # 4 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
7/8/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Contender 2	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	10	Herrera/Mesa	4	18-21, 21-18, 15-13	1:07
Trail the series against # 6 Lione/Varnier, Italy 0-1
7/10/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Bronze Medal	Lione/Varnier	13	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	10	21-13, 21-15	0:40
Lead the series against # 8 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
Trail the series against # 10 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-1
8/8/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Winner 1	Kjemperud/Skarlund	10	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	7	21-17, 21-19	0:44
Trail the series against # 14 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 0-1
8/3/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Gscheidle/Schnider	28, Q11	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	Q22	21-15, 21-15	0:36
Trail the series against # 15 Brink/Schneider, Germany 0-2
8/8/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Contender 1	Brink/Schneider	15	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	7	21-17, 21-14	0:37
5/12/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Qualifier 2	Brink/Schneider	11	Garcia-Thompson/Luna		21-13, 21-18	0:42