Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Belgium Open
August 8 - 12, 2001
(Q5) Djordje Ljubicic/Michael Slean, Canada
 
Djordje Ljubicic
Canada
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 1, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Toronto
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 42
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 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Toronto
Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Weight: 79 kg (174 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 37
Career Best: 17th (4 times)
Career Winnings: US$8,710.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533374157Money
FIVB37000000004466125 US$17,420.00
Previous Ostende Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/1-5/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 37 17th 100 US$2,750.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2001 Portugal Open 24, Q8 25th 36 US$2,000.00
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
Belgium Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/8/2001 Qualifier 2 Guilherm Deulofeu / Ogier Molinier, France (Q37) Won 21-14, 21-19 0:39
Wed, 8/8/2001 Qualifier 3 Matt Heath / Jim VanZwieten, United States (Q21) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:37
Thu, 8/9/2001 Qualifier 4 Roberto Lopes / Franco Neto, Brazil (16, Q4) Lost 17-21, 12-21 0:43
Thu, 8/9/2001 Qualifier 6 Javier Bosma / Antonio Cotrino , Spain (21, Q2) Lost 25-27, 22-24 0:49
Thu, 8/9/2001 Richard Kogel / Sander Mulder, Netherlands (32, Q41) Lost 18-21, 22-20, 13-15 0:54
Head to Head Results
Ljubicic/Slean trail the series against the field 9-14 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 8 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 6 Metzger/Wong, United States 0-1
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool E Metzger/Wong 5 Ljubicic/Slean 37 21-17, 21-12 0:37
Trail the series against # 7 de Melo/Ferreira, Brazil 0-2
8/3/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 1 Ferreira/de Melo 7 Ljubicic/Slean 37 21-15, 21-17 0:41
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Ferreira/de Melo 5 Ljubicic/Slean 28, Q13 26-24, 21-15 0:43
Trail the series against # 16, Q4 Lopes/Neto, Brazil 0-1
8/9/01FIVBBelgium Open Qualifier 4 Lopes/Neto 16, Q4 Ljubicic/Slean Q5 21-17, 21-12 0:43
Trail the series against # 18 Novosel/Slack, Australia 0-1
7/11/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 4 Novosel/Slack 16, Q2 Ljubicic/Slean Q15 15-21, 21-18, 15-12 1:09
Series tied with # 20 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-1
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 9 Ljubicic/Slean 24, Q8 21-12, 18-21, 15-13 0:58
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Ljubicic/Slean 28, Q13 Brenha/Maia 21 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 21, Q2 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 0-1
8/9/01FIVBBelgium Open Qualifier 6 Bosma/Cotrino 21, Q2 Ljubicic/Slean Q5 27-25, 24-22 0:49
Lead the series against # 24, Q3 Correa/Diez, Spain 1-0
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 5 Ljubicic/Slean 28, Q13 Correa/Diez Q5 24-22, 12-21, 15-12 0:58
Trail the series against # 32, Q41 Kogel/Mulder, Netherlands 0-1
8/9/01FIVBBelgium Open Kogel/Mulder 32, Q41 Ljubicic/Slean Q5 21-18, 20-22, 15-13 0:54
Trail the series against # Q1 Bellaguarda/Moreira, Brazil 0-3
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 4 Bellaguarda/Moreira 12, Q1 Ljubicic/Slean 24, Q8 21-15, 26-24 0:46
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Bellaguarda/Moreira 6 Ljubicic/Slean 28, Q13 21-18, 18-21, 15-12 0:54
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Qualifier 4 Bellaguarda/Moreira 5, Q2 Ljubicic/Slean Q15 21-12, 21-17 0:36
Series tied with # Q6 Amore/Lione, Italy 1-1
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 10 Amore/Lione 26, Q13 Ljubicic/Slean 24, Q8 21-16, 21-17 0:46
7/17/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Ljubicic/Slean 28, Q13 Amore/Lione Q20 22-20, 23-25, 15-13 1:11
Series tied with # Q7 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 1-1
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool E Ljubicic/Slean 37 Shiratori/Watanabe 28 21-18, 25-23 0:49
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Shiratori/Watanabe 25, Q10 Ljubicic/Slean 24, Q8 22-20, 21-12 0:53
Lead the series against # Q9 Pedrosa/Teixeira, Portugal 1-0
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 6 Ljubicic/Slean 28, Q13 Pedrosa/Teixeira Q10 22-20, 21-16 0:51
Trail the series against # Q16 Brink/Strosik, Germany 0-1
6/27/01FIVBGermany Open Qualifier 3 Brink/Strosik Q22 Ljubicic/Slean Q11 13-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:49
Lead the series against # Q21 Heath/VanZwieten, United States 1-0
8/8/01FIVBBelgium Open Qualifier 3 Ljubicic/Slean Q5 Heath/VanZwieten Q21 21-17, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # Q25 Backer/Ronnes, Netherlands 2-0
7/11/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 3 Ljubicic/Slean Q15 Backer/Ronnes Q47 21-17, 18-21, 16-14 1:03
6/20/01FIVBSwiss Open Qualifier 2 Ljubicic/Slean Q15 Backer/Ronnes Q50 21-13, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # Q37 Deulofeu/Molinier, France 1-0
8/8/01FIVBBelgium Open Qualifier 2 Ljubicic/Slean Q5 Deulofeu/Molinier Q37 21-14, 21-19 0:39