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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Hellas Open
June 4 - 8, 2003

(Q10) Djordje Ljubicic/Michael Slean, Canada

Djordje Ljubicic
Canada

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 1, 1972 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Toronto

Resides:

Toronto, ON

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 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Toronto

Resides:

Pickering, ON

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 Rhodes Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/7-11/2002	Spain Open	32, Q8	25	30	US$1,650.00
FIVB	8/1-4/2002	Austria Grand Slam	38	37	24	US$0.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2002	Portugal Open	Q10	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	7/17-21/2002	France Grand Slam	46	37	24	US$0.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2002	Canada Open	27, Q8	17	60	US$2,520.00
FIVB	7/3-7/2002	Norway Open	Q11	41	10	US$0.00
FIVB	6/19-23/2002	Switzerland Open	Q10	41	10	US$0.00
FIVB	6/12-16/2002	Germany Open	Q8	57	4	US$0.00
FIVB	11/27-12/2/2001	Brazil Open	21	25	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/12-16/2001	Spain Open	Q3	37	22	US$0.00
FIVB	8/8-12/2001	Belgium Open	Q5	33	28	US$0.00
FIVB	8/1-5/2001	Klagenfurt World Championships	37	17	100	US$2,750.00
FIVB	7/25-29/2001	Portugal Open	24, Q8	25	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/17-22/2001	France Grand Slam	28, Q13	17	90	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/11-15/2001	Italy Open	Q15	37	22	US$0.00
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2001	Germany Open	Q11	41	14	US$0.00
FIVB	6/20-24/2001	Swiss Open	Q15	37	22	US$0.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2001	Spain Open	Q10	57	4	US$0.00

Hellas Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/4/2003	Qualifier 1	Asaf Alkobi / Ofir Alkobi, Israel (Q55)	Won 21-17, 21-17	0:42
Thu, 6/5/2003	Qualifier 2	Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (30, Q23)	Lost 18-21, 18-21	0:48

Head to Head Results
Ljubicic/Slean trail the series against the field 6-13

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 5 Child/Heese, Canada 0-1
7/12/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool F	Child/Heese	11	Ljubicic/Slean	27, Q8	21-10, 21-16	0:39
Trail the series against # 6 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 # 16 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
7/13/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool F	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Ljubicic/Slean	27, Q8	21-16, 21-12	0:39
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 # 27 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 # 30, Q23 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 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
Lead the series against # Q5 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin, Russia 1-0
7/12/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool F	Ljubicic/Slean	27, Q8	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	22	21-16, 22-20	0:52
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
Series tied with # Q9 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
Trail the series against # Q18 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
Lead the series against # Q26 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
Lead the series against # Q55 Alkobi/Alkobi, Israel 1-0
6/4/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Qualifier 1	Ljubicic/Slean	Q10	Alkobi/Alkobi	Q55	21-17, 21-17	0:42