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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Open of Portugal
June 13 - 17, 2007

Jason Hofer/Djordje Ljubicic, Canada

Jason Hofer
Canada

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 25, 1980 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Winnipeg, MB

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

13th (FIVB C&S Brno 2007)

Career FIVB WT Best:

41st (4 times)

Career Winnings:

US$350.00

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

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	57	CQ	Money
FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$700.00
Overall	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	US$700.00

Previous Espinho Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2000	Did not play	Michael Slean - 37th
2001	Did not play	Michael Slean - 25th
2002	Did not play	Michael Slean - 33rd
2003	Did not play	Michael Slean - 41st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/5-10/2007	Zagreb Open	Q37	57th	6	US$0.00

Espinho Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 6/12/2007	Country Quota	Paul Podstawka / Chris Simek, Canada (31, Q28)	Lost 17-21, 21-16, 13-15	0:59

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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$700.00
Total	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$700.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Jason Hofer												Djordje Ljubicic
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,375.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,750.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	$6,585.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$350.00	Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$350.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$350.00	Total	42	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	5	0	$10,060.00

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
2007	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	1	2	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	1	2	33.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Jason Hofer													Djordje Ljubicic
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1997	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$500.00
											1998	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											1999	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
											2000	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	$1,000.00
											2001	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	6	$5,125.00
											2002	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	$2,085.00
											2003	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00	2006	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2007	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	$0.00	Total	Total	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	31	$9,710.00

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	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	1	25.0%	3	75.0%	0	0.0%	1-3	25.0%	1-0	100.0%	1-3	25.0%	0	0	2-3	40.0%
2006-2007	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	1	25.0%	3	75.0%	0	0.0%	1-3	25.0%	1-0	100.0%	1-3	25.0%	0	0	2-3	40.0%
Against the Field	0		0		0		0-0		1	25.0%	3	75.0%	0	0.0%	1-3	25.0%	0-0		2-6	25.0%	0	0	1-3	25.0%

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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
Challenger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Total	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5

Head to Head Results
Hofer/Ljubicic trail the series against the field 1-2 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 29 Kubala/Pavlas, Czech Republic 0-1
6/6/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Qualifier 1	Kubala/Pavlas	Q28	Hofer/Ljubicic	Q37	21-14, 19-21, 16-14
Trail the series against # 31, Q28 Podstawka/Simek, Canada 0-1
6/12/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Country Quota	Podstawka/Simek	31, Q28	Hofer/Ljubicic		21-17, 16-21, 15-13	0:59
Lead the series against # Q16 Lelliott/Reader, Canada 1-0
6/5/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Country Quota	Hofer/Ljubicic	Q37	Lelliott/Reader		18-21, 21-18, 15-13	1:02