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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Germany Open
June 27 - July 1, 2001

(Q11) Djordje Ljubicic/Michael Slean, Canada

Djordje Ljubicic
Canada

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 1, 1972 (53 yrs old)

Home Town:

Toronto

Height:

188 cm (6'2")

Weight:

85 kg (187 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

13th (FIVB C&S Brno 2007)

Career FIVB WT Best:

17th (4 times)

Career Winnings:

US$10,060.00

Michael Slean
Canada

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 7, 1975 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Toronto

Height:

185 cm (6'1")

Weight:

79 kg (174 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

17th (4 times)

Career Winnings:

US$8,710.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	57	Money
FIVB	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	6	6	12	5	US$17,420.00

Previous Berlin Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/20-24/2001	Swiss Open	Q15	37th	22	US$0.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2001	Spain Open	Q10	57th	4	US$0.00
FIVB	11/28-12/3/2000	Brazil Open	26	17th	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/2-6/2000	Austria Open	Q27	57th	4	US$0.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2000	Portugal Open	Q24	37th	20	US$0.00
FIVB	7/19-23/2000	France Open		41st	14	US$0.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2000	Italy Open	Q30	41st	14	US$0.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2000	U.S. Grand Slam	Q32	33rd	48	US$0.00

Germany Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/27/2001	Qualifier 2	Mattias Magnusson / Mikael Oestberg, Sweden (Q54)	Won 21-17, 21-16	0:36
Wed, 6/27/2001	Qualifier 3	Julius Brink / Rudiger Strosik, Germany (Q22)	Lost 21-13, 19-21, 10-15	0:49

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	1	0	0	$2,750.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	$11,170.00
Total	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	$17,420.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Djordje Ljubicic												Michael Slean
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	$1,375.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,375.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,750.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,750.00
33	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	$6,585.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	$5,585.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$350.00	Challenger
42	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	5	0	$10,060.00	Total	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	$8,710.00

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	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	3	4	42.9 %
Total	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	3	4	42.9 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Djordje Ljubicic													Michael Slean
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$500.00	1997	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1998	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	1999	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	$1,000.00	2000	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	$1,000.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	2001	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
14	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	12	$1,500.00	Total	Total	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	12	$1,500.00

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	23	67.6%	5	14.7%	6	17.6%	28-6	82.4%	6	13.6%	7	15.9%	31	70.5%	6-38	13.6%	23-31	42.6%	11-13	45.8%	2	1	36-45	44.4%
2000-2001	11	64.7%	3	17.6%	3	17.6%	14-3	82.4%	2	10.0%	5	25.0%	13	65.0%	2-18	10.0%	11-13	45.8%	5-8	38.5%	2	1	18-22	45.0%
Against the Field	7	53.8%	3	23.1%	3	23.1%	10-3	76.9%	0	0.0%	4	16.7%	20	83.3%	0-24	0.0%	14-34	29.2%	6-14	30.0%	2	1	12-25	32.4%

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	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	6	4	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	12
Challenge/Four Star/Open	5	0	22	22	1	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	31
Total	5	0	28	26	2	12	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	36	45

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 3-3 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 6, Q2 Bellaguarda/Moreira, Brazil 0-1
6/21/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Qualifier 4	Bellaguarda/Moreira	5, Q2	Ljubicic/Slean	Q15	21-12, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against # Q15 Michalopoulos/Roumeliotis, Greece 1-0
6/20/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Qualifier 3	Ljubicic/Slean	Q15	Michalopoulos/Roumeliotis	Q18	21-17, 21-13	0:40
Trail the series against # Q17 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
6/21/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Qualifier 6	Gartmayer/Nowotny	29, Q23	Ljubicic/Slean	Q15	21-19, 21-11	0:44
Trail the series against # Q22 Brink/Strosik, Germany 0-1
6/27/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Qualifier 3	Brink/Strosik	Q22	Ljubicic/Slean	Q11	13-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:49
Lead the series against # Q49 Backer/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
6/20/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Qualifier 2	Ljubicic/Slean	Q15	Backer/Ronnes	Q50	21-13, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # Q54 Magnusson/Oestberg, Sweden 1-0
6/27/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Qualifier 2	Ljubicic/Slean	Q11	Magnusson/Oestberg	Q54	21-17, 21-16	0:36