Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Portugal Open
July 24 - 28, 2002
(29, Q7) Fabio Diez/John Garcia-Thompson, Spain
 
Fabio Ricardo Diez Steinaker
Spain / Argentina
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 18, 1965 (58 yrs old)
Home Town: Santa Fe (ARG)
Resides: Los Cristianos - Tenerife
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 84 kg (185 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 76
Career Best: 3rd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$129,920.00
John Garcia-Thompson
England / Spain
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 8, 1979 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Palma de Mallorca
Resides: S.C. TENERIFE
Height: 192 cm (6'3")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 68
Career Best: 5th (FIVB C&S Buenos Aires 2005)
Career FIVB WT Best: 9th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$40,620.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB9000000002412 US$11,990.00
Previous Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Javier Bosma - 13th Did not play
1998 Javier Bosma - 13th Did not play
1999 Javier Bosma - 13th Did not play
2000 Javier Bosma - 13th Did not play
2001 Agustin Correa - 9th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/17-21/2002 France Grand Slam 42 25 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2002 Canada Open Q9 33 18 US$0.00
FIVB 7/3-7/2002 Norway Open 27, Q12 25 30 US$1,650.00
FIVB 6/19-23/2002 Switzerland Open Q12 41 10 US$0.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2002 Germany Open Q9 41 10 US$0.00
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/25/2002 Qualifier 2 Ivaylo Gavrilov / Vladislav Todorov, Bulgaria (Q26) Won 21-13, 21-17 0:34
Thu, 7/25/2002 Qualifier 3 Djordje Ljubicic / Michael Slean, Canada (Q10) Won 21-13, 21-19 0:40
Fri, 7/26/2002 Pool D Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (13) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:39
Fri, 7/26/2002 Pool D Bjorn Berg / Simon Dahl, Sweden (20) Lost 23-21, 19-21, 14-16 1:10
Sat, 7/27/2002 Pool D John Child / Mark Heese, Canada (4) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:51
Head to Head Results
Diez/Garcia-Thompson trail the series against the field 5-10
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Child/Heese, Canada 0-1
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool D Child/Heese 4 Diez/Garcia-Thompson 29, Q7 21-19, 21-17 0:51
Lead the series against # 6, Q3 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 1-0
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G Diez/Garcia-Thompson 42 Alvarez/Rossell 7 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 9 Metzger/Wong, United States 0-1
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Pool F Metzger/Wong 11 Diez/Garcia-Thompson 27, Q12 21-14, 21-13 0:31
Trail the series against # 12 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool F Laciga/Laciga 6 Diez/Garcia-Thompson 27, Q12 21-15, 21-19 0:35
Lead the series against # 13 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-0
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool D Diez/Garcia-Thompson 29, Q7 Heuscher/Kobel 13 21-16, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 15 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
7/17/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G Berger/Doppler 18 Diez/Garcia-Thompson 42 20-22, 21-19, 18-16 1:01
Trail the series against # 20 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 0-1
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool D Berg/Dahl 20 Diez/Garcia-Thompson 29, Q7 21-23, 21-19, 16-14 1:10
Trail the series against Blanton/Henkel, United States 0-1
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool F Blanton/Henkel 22 Diez/Garcia-Thompson 27, Q12 22-20, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # Q5 Amore/Lione, Italy 1-0
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Diez/Garcia-Thompson 27, Q12 Amore/Lione Q5 21-17, 21-17 0:37
Trail the series against # Q6 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 0-1
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G Klemperer/Rademacher 31 Diez/Garcia-Thompson 42 21-16, 17-21, 15-6 0:49
Series tied with # Q10 Ljubicic/Slean, Canada 1-1
7/25/02FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Diez/Garcia-Thompson 29, Q7 Ljubicic/Slean Q10 21-13, 21-19 0:40
7/11/02FIVBCanada Open Qualifier 2 Ljubicic/Slean 27, Q8 Diez/Garcia-Thompson Q9 21-23, 22-20, 15-13 1:03
Trail the series against # Q15 Backer/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
6/13/02FIVBGermany Open Qualifier 2 Backer/Ronnes 27, Q24 Diez/Garcia-Thompson Q9 21-18, 18-21, 15-11 0:51
Trail the series against # Q16 Brink/Schneider, Germany 0-1
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Brink/Schneider 28, Q21 Diez/Garcia-Thompson Q12 21-15, 21-17 0:33
Lead the series against # Q26 Gavrilov/Todorov, Bulgaria 1-0
7/25/02FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Diez/Garcia-Thompson 29, Q7 Gavrilov/Todorov Q26 21-13, 21-17 0:34