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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 Nestea European Championship Final
August 25 - 28, 2005

(24) 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:

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 (50 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 Moscow Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV	8/7-9/2005	Swiss Open	7	13th	30	€ 1,300.00
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

European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/26/2005	Winner 1	Ruslan Daianov / Stanislav Eremin, Russia (9)	Lost 21-19, 15-21, 12-15	1:00
Fri, 8/26/2005	Contender 1	Leonid Kalinine / Pavel Karpukhin, Russia (10)	Won 23-21, 26-24	0:54
Sat, 8/27/2005	Contender 2	Haroldas Cyvas / Marius Vasiliauskas, Lithuania (16)	Won 21-19, 25-23	0:53
Sat, 8/27/2005	Contender 3	Janis Grinbergs / Austris Stals, Latvia (20)	Won 21-18, 14-21, 15-13	1:03
Sat, 8/27/2005	Contender 4	Riccardo Lione / Matteo Varnier, Italy (8)	Won 15-21, 35-33, 15-13	1:16
Sat, 8/27/2005	Contender 5	Christoph Dieckmann / Andreas Scheuerpflug, Germany (2)	Lost 16-21, 17-21	0:40

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
Confederation Championship	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,500.00
Total	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	$11,000.00

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
4	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$4,175.00	Confederation Championship	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	$5,675.00
72	0	0	0	0	2	5	11	15	0	$44,795.00	Total	45	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	6	0	$17,950.00

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	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	$5,500.00	7	8	46.7 %
2005	CEV	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	$11,050.00	9	8	52.9 %
Total	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	$5,500.00	8	9	47.1 %
Total	CEV	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	$11,050.00	9	8	52.9 %

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
											1999	CEV	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	$1,087.50
											2000	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$750.00
											2000	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$1,237.50
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$450.00	2000	CEV Under Age
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
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$100.00	2001	CEV Under Age
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
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$675.00	2002	CEV
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
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$1,500.00	2003	CEV
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
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	$1,500.00	2004	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	$2,750.00	2005	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	$2,750.00
4	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	$5,525.00	2005	CEV	4	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	$5,525.00
51	0	1	0	1	2	7	9	9	22	$34,195.00	Total	Total	45	0	0	0	2	1	3	6	5	28	$19,225.00

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	5	62.5%	1	12.5%	2	25.0%	6-2	75.0%	3	33.3%	1	11.1%	5	55.6%	3-6	33.3%	5-5	50.0%	4-3	57.1%	0	0	9-8	52.9%
2004-2005	5	62.5%	1	12.5%	2	25.0%	6-2	75.0%	3	33.3%	1	11.1%	5	55.6%	3-6	33.3%	5-5	50.0%	4-3	57.1%	0	0	9-8	52.9%
Against the Field	3	50.0%	1	16.7%	2	33.3%	4-2	66.7%	2	28.6%	1	14.3%	4	57.1%	2-5	28.6%	6-8	42.9%	6-6	50.0%	0	0	6-7	46.2%

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
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
Total	0	0	6	7	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	11

Head to Head Results
Garcia-Thompson/Luna trail the series against the field 7-9 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 4 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-3
8/27/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 5	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	2	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	24	21-16, 21-17	0:40
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 # 4 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 # 5 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
Series tied with # 8 Lione/Varnier, Italy 1-1
8/27/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 4	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	24	Lione/Varnier	8	15-21, 35-33, 15-13	1:16
7/10/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Bronze Medal	Lione/Varnier	13	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	10	21-13, 21-15	0:40
Trail the series against # 9 Daianov/Eremin, Russia 0-1
8/26/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 1	Daianov/Eremin	9	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	24	19-21, 21-15, 15-12	1:00
Lead the series against # 10 Kalinine/Karpukhin, Russia 1-0
8/26/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 1	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	24	Kalinine/Karpukhin	10	23-21, 26-24	0:54
Lead the series against # 16 Cyvas/Vasiliauskas, Lithuania 2-0
8/27/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 2	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	24	Cyvas/Vasiliauskas	16	21-19, 25-23	0:53
7/8/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Winner 1	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	10	Cyvas/Vasiliauskas	7	21-14, 21-17	0:41
Lead the series against # 20 Grinbergs/Stals, Latvia 1-0
8/27/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 3	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	24	Grinbergs/Stals	20	21-18, 14-21, 15-13	1:03
Trail the series against # 21 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
Lead the series against # 23 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