Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Spain Open
August 7 - 11, 2002
(9) 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 
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FIVB9000000002412 US$11,990.00
Previous Cadiz Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/24-28/2002 Portugal Open 29, Q7 17 60 US$2,520.00
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
Spain Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/9/2002 Pool H Richard Kogel / Sander Mulder, Netherlands (25, Q13) Lost 21-15, 19-21, 8-15 0:59
Fri, 8/9/2002 Pool H Martin Laciga / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (8) Lost 17-21, 17-21 0:49
Fri, 8/9/2002 Pool H Jorg Ahmann / Axel Hager, Germany (24) Lost 19-21, 16-21 0:48
Head to Head Results
Diez/Garcia-Thompson trail the series against the field 5-11
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 5 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 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 # 8 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-2
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool H Laciga/Laciga 8 Diez/Garcia-Thompson 9 21-17, 21-17 0:49
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool F Laciga/Laciga 6 Diez/Garcia-Thompson 27, Q12 21-15, 21-19 0:35
Trail the series against # 12 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
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 # 18 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 # 24 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 0-1
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool H Ahmann/Hager 24 Diez/Garcia-Thompson 9 21-19, 21-16 0:48
Trail the series against # 25, Q13 Kogel/Mulder, Netherlands 0-1
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool H Kogel/Mulder 25, Q13 Diez/Garcia-Thompson 9 15-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:59
Trail the series against # 26, Q14 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 # 30 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 # 31, Q11 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
Series tied with # 32, Q8 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
Lead the series against Engvik/Wisloff, Norway 1-0
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 2 Diez/Garcia-Thompson 27, Q12 Engvik/Wisloff Q21 21-12, 21-19 0:34
Trail the series against # Q3 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