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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Portugal Open
July 25 - 29, 2001

(24, Q8) 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 Espinho Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2000	Michael Slean - 37th	Djordje Ljubicic - 37th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/17-22/2001	France Grand Slam	28, Q13	17th	90	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/11-15/2001	Italy Open	Q15	37th	22	US$0.00
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2001	Germany Open	Q11	41st	14	US$0.00
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

Portugal Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/25/2001	Qualifier 2	Martin Engvik / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (Q25)	Won 21-17, 21-17	0:36
Wed, 7/25/2001	Qualifier 3	Willie De Jesus / Joseph Gil, Puerto Rico (Q9)	Won 21-11, 21-15	0:37
Thu, 7/26/2001	Qualifier 4	Jefferson Bellaguarda / Paulao Moreira, Brazil (12, Q1)	Lost 15-21, 24-26	0:46
Thu, 7/26/2001	Qualifier 10	Eugenio Amore / Riccardo Lione, Italy (26, Q13)	Lost 16-21, 17-21	0:46
Thu, 7/26/2001		Rob Heidger / Chip McCaw, United States (Q5)	Won By Forfeit
Fri, 7/27/2001	Winner 1	Joao Brenha / Miguel Maia, Portugal (9)	Lost 12-21, 21-18, 13-15	0:58
Fri, 7/27/2001	Contender 1	Katsuhiro Shiratori / Satoshi Watanabe, Japan (25, Q10)	Lost 20-22, 12-21	0:53

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	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	$5,500.00	13	13	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	$5,500.00	13	13	50.0 %

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
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	$2,750.00	2001	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	$2,750.00
17	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	13	$4,250.00	Total	Total	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	13	$4,250.00

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	58.3%	3	25.0%	2	16.7%	10-2	83.3%	1	4.3%	4	17.4%	18	78.3%	1-22	4.3%	14-30	31.8%	8-12	40.0%	2	1	13-22	37.1%

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
Ljubicic/Slean lead the series against the field 12-9 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 4 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 7 de Melo/Ferreira, Brazil 0-1
7/19/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ferreira/de Melo	5	Ljubicic/Slean	28, Q13	26-24, 21-15	0:43
Series tied with # 9 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-1
7/27/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Brenha/Maia	9	Ljubicic/Slean	24, Q8	21-12, 18-21, 15-13	0:58
7/19/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 1	Ljubicic/Slean	28, Q13	Brenha/Maia	21	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 10 Pedrosa/Teixeira, Portugal 1-0
7/18/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 6	Ljubicic/Slean	28, Q13	Pedrosa/Teixeira	Q10	22-20, 21-16	0:51
Trail the series against # 12, Q1 Bellaguarda/Moreira, Brazil 0-3
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 4	Bellaguarda/Moreira	12, Q1	Ljubicic/Slean	24, Q8	21-15, 26-24	0:46
7/21/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	Bellaguarda/Moreira	6	Ljubicic/Slean	28, Q13	21-18, 18-21, 15-12	0:54
6/21/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Qualifier 4	Bellaguarda/Moreira	5, Q2	Ljubicic/Slean	Q15	21-12, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # 14 Novosel/Slack, Australia 0-1
7/11/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Qualifier 4	Novosel/Slack	16, Q2	Ljubicic/Slean	Q15	15-21, 21-18, 15-12	1:09
Trail the series against # 25, Q10 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 0-1
7/27/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 1	Shiratori/Watanabe	25, Q10	Ljubicic/Slean	24, Q8	22-20, 21-12	0:53
Series tied with # 26, Q13 Amore/Lione, Italy 1-1
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 10	Amore/Lione	26, Q13	Ljubicic/Slean	24, Q8	21-16, 21-17	0:46
7/17/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Ljubicic/Slean	28, Q13	Amore/Lione	Q20	22-20, 23-25, 15-13	1:11
Lead the series against # 31, Q7 Correa/Diez, Spain 1-0
7/18/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 5	Ljubicic/Slean	28, Q13	Correa/Diez	Q5	24-22, 12-21, 15-12	0:58
Series tied with # Q5 Heidger/McCaw, United States 1-1
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open		Ljubicic/Slean	24, Q8	Heidger/McCaw	Q5	By Forfeit
7/17/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Heidger/McCaw	Q4	Ljubicic/Slean	28, Q13	21-16, 19-21, 15-12	1:04
Lead the series against # Q9 De Jesus/Gil, Puerto Rico 1-0
7/25/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Ljubicic/Slean	24, Q8	De Jesus/Gil	Q9	21-11, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against # Q14 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
Lead the series against # Q24 Backer/Ronnes, Netherlands 2-0
7/11/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Qualifier 3	Ljubicic/Slean	Q15	Backer/Ronnes	Q47	21-17, 18-21, 16-14	1:03
6/20/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Qualifier 2	Ljubicic/Slean	Q15	Backer/Ronnes	Q50	21-13, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # Q25 Engvik/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
7/25/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Ljubicic/Slean	24, Q8	Engvik/Skarlund	Q25	21-17, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against # Q28 Baumgartner/Ces, France 1-0
7/11/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Qualifier 2	Ljubicic/Slean	Q15	Baumgartner/Ces	Q50	12-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:51
Lead the series against # Q31 Sequeira/Xisto, Portugal 1-0
7/17/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Ljubicic/Slean	28, Q13	Sequeira/Xisto	Q52	21-13, 21-10	0:39