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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 (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 Ostende Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
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

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	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	$8,250.00	16	18	47.1 %
Total	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	$8,250.00	16	18	47.1 %

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
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	$4,125.00	2001	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	$4,125.00
19	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	14	$5,625.00	Total	Total	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	14	$5,625.00

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	5	41.7%	3	25.0%	4	33.3%	8-4	66.7%	0	0.0%	4	19.0%	17	81.0%	0-21	0.0%	10-30	25.0%	6-16	27.3%	1	1	9-24	27.3%

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 trail the series against the field 9-14 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 8 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 6 Metzger/Wong, United States 0-1
8/2/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt 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
8/3/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Winner 1	Ferreira/de Melo	7	Ljubicic/Slean	37	21-15, 21-17	0:41
7/19/01	FIVB	France 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
8/9/01	FIVB	Belgium 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
7/11/01	FIVB	Italy 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
7/27/01	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
Trail the series against # 21, Q2 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 0-1
8/9/01	FIVB	Belgium 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
7/18/01	FIVB	France 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
8/9/01	FIVB	Belgium 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
7/26/01	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
Series tied with # Q6 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
Series tied with # Q7 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 1-1
8/1/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool E	Ljubicic/Slean	37	Shiratori/Watanabe	28	21-18, 25-23	0:49
7/27/01	FIVB	Portugal 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
7/18/01	FIVB	France 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
6/27/01	FIVB	Germany 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
8/8/01	FIVB	Belgium 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
7/11/01	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 # Q37 Deulofeu/Molinier, France 1-0
8/8/01	FIVB	Belgium Open	Qualifier 2	Ljubicic/Slean	Q5	Deulofeu/Molinier	Q37	21-14, 21-19	0:39