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 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Palma de Mallorca
Height: 192 cm (6'3")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 84
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
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: 13
Tournaments: 70
Career Best: 4th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$46,619.54
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925334157Money
CEV400011001010000 US$13,469.56
FIVB800000000001331 US$5,500.00
Overall1200011001011331 US$18,969.56
Previous Moscow Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
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
Head to Head Results
Garcia-Thompson/Luna trail the series against the field 7-9 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 4 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-3
8/27/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 5 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 2 Garcia-Thompson/Luna 24 21-16, 21-17 0:40
7/9/05CEVSpanish Open Semi-Finals Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 2 Garcia-Thompson/Luna 10 13-21, 21-13, 15-10 1:00
7/8/05CEVSpanish 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
6/8/05FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 3 Canet/Hamel 27, Q6 Garcia-Thompson/Luna Q11 21-17, 15-21, 15-11 0:55
6/13/01FIVBSpain 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
7/8/05CEVSpanish 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
8/27/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 4 Garcia-Thompson/Luna 24 Lione/Varnier 8 15-21, 35-33, 15-13 1:16
7/10/05CEVSpanish 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
8/26/05CEVEuropean 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
8/26/05CEVEuropean 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
8/27/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 2 Garcia-Thompson/Luna 24 Cyvas/Vasiliauskas 16 21-19, 25-23 0:53
7/8/05CEVSpanish 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
8/27/05CEVEuropean 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
8/8/05CEVSwiss Open Contender 1 Brink/Schneider 15 Garcia-Thompson/Luna 7 21-17, 21-14 0:37
5/12/05CEVTurkish 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
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 1 Garcia-Thompson/Luna 35 Hoidalen/Oevergaard 33 21-16, 21-18 0:46