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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Portugal Open
July 23 - 27, 2003

(Q15) 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
2001	Michael Slean - 25th	Djordje Ljubicic - 25th
2002	Michael Slean - 33rd	Djordje Ljubicic - 33rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/16-20/2003	France Grand Slam	Q22	33rd	32	US$0.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2003	Norway Open	Q13	33rd	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2003	Germany Grand Slam	Q16	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2003	Switzerland Open	Q11	41st	10	US$0.00
FIVB	6/4-8/2003	Hellas Open	Q10	41st	10	US$0.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2002	Spain Open	32, Q8	25th	30	US$1,650.00
FIVB	8/1-4/2002	Austria Grand Slam	38	37th	24	US$0.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2002	Portugal Open	Q10	33rd	18	US$0.00

Portugal Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/24/2003	Qualifier 2	Florian Gosch / Bernhard Strauss, Austria (Q18)	Lost 19-21, 19-21	0:42

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	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	6	$10,250.00	18	22	45.0 %
2002	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	$4,170.00	10	15	40.0 %
2003	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00	7	6	53.8 %
Total	FIVB	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	18	$14,420.00	35	43	44.9 %

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
10	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	6	$5,125.00	2001	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	6	$5,125.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	$2,085.00	2002	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	$2,085.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00	2003	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00
35	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	27	$8,710.00	Total	Total	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	27	$8,710.00

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%
2002-2003	12	70.6%	2	11.8%	3	17.6%	14-3	82.4%	4	16.7%	2	8.3%	18	75.0%	4-20	16.7%	12-18	40.0%	6-5	54.5%	0	0	18-23	43.9%
Against the Field	4	66.7%	0	0.0%	2	33.3%	4-2	66.7%	1	5.0%	4	20.0%	15	75.0%	1-19	5.0%	8-28	22.2%	2-12	14.3%	1	0	6-20	23.1%

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 trail the series against the field 6-18 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 12 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-1
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Araujo/Insfran	25, Q23	Ljubicic/Slean	Q10	21-18, 21-17	0:49
Trail the series against # 4 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool C	Baracetti/Conde	3	Ljubicic/Slean	46	21-18, 21-13	0:37
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
Trail the series against # 12 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 # 14 Rogers/Scott, United States 0-1
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool C	Rogers/Scott	22	Ljubicic/Slean	46	21-11, 21-16	0:40
Series tied with # 17, Q6 Deulofeu/Molinier, France 1-1
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool A	Deulofeu/Molinier	17, Q15	Ljubicic/Slean	32, Q8	16-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:58
8/8/01	FIVB	Belgium Open	Qualifier 2	Ljubicic/Slean	Q5	Deulofeu/Molinier	Q37	21-14, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 18, Q4 Brink/Schneider, Germany 1-0
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Ljubicic/Slean	Q22	Brink/Schneider	Q11	17-21, 21-16, 15-10	1:13
Trail the series against # 19 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool A	Horrem/Maaseide	16	Ljubicic/Slean	32, Q8	21-18, 21-13	0:40
Trail the series against # 20 Prosser/Williams, Australia 0-1
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Prosser/Williams	22, Q6	Ljubicic/Slean	Q22	21-12, 21-12	0:36
Trail the series against # 24 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 # 25 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 0-2
11/29/01	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 1	Klemperer/Rademacher	28	Ljubicic/Slean	21	21-16, 30-32, 15-10	1:08
9/13/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 9	Klemperer/Rademacher	28, Q11	Ljubicic/Slean	Q3	14-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:51
Trail the series against # 27, Q9 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 0-2
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool L	Gartmayer/Nowotny	11	Ljubicic/Slean	38	21-12, 21-18	0:42
6/21/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Qualifier 6	Gartmayer/Nowotny	29, Q23	Ljubicic/Slean	Q15	21-19, 21-11	0:44
Series tied with # 29, Q5 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
Series tied with # Q7 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin, Russia 1-1
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 3	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	24, Q4	Ljubicic/Slean	Q13	23-21, 21-17	0:50
7/12/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool F	Ljubicic/Slean	27, Q8	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	22	21-16, 22-20	0:52
Trail the series against # Q8 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
6/5/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Qualifier 2	Kais/Vesik	30, Q23	Ljubicic/Slean	Q10	21-18, 21-18	0:48
Trail the series against # Q11 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 0-1
6/25/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Hernandez/Papaleo	32, Q48	Ljubicic/Slean	Q16	21-19, 21-19	0:46
Trail the series against # Q18 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 0-1
7/24/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Gosch/Strauss	Q18	Ljubicic/Slean	Q15	21-19, 21-19	0:42
Lead the series against # Q25 Esko/Tuominen, Finland 1-0
8/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 3	Ljubicic/Slean	32, Q8	Esko/Tuominen	Q24	21-16, 21-17	0:38