Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Portugal Open
July 13 - 17, 2005
(Q9) John Garcia-Thompson/Javier Luna, Spain
 
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
Francisco Javier Luna Pineda
Spain
Photo: VoleyPlaya.com
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 1, 1975 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Resides: Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 38
Career Best: 17th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$12,275.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB80000000001331 US$5,500.00
Previous Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Did not play Yoyi Rodriguez - 49th
2002 Fabio Diez - 17th Jesus Ruiz Nunez - 33rd
2003 Antonio Cotrino - 33rd Did not play
2004 Antonio Cotrino - 33rd Raul Mesa - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 35 25 100 US$5,500.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open Q13 33 20 US$0.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Croatia Open Q11 33 20 US$0.00
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/13/2005 Qualifier 2 Andreas Matzler / Simon Nausch, Austria (Q24) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:37
Wed, 7/13/2005 Qualifier 3 Kentaro Asahi / Satoshi Watanabe, Japan (29, Q8) Lost 19-21, 21-23 0:42
Head to Head Results
Garcia-Thompson/Luna lead the series against the field 6-3
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 10 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-1
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 2 Brenha/Maia 48 Garcia-Thompson/Luna 35 21-16, 22-20 0:45
Trail the series against # 29, Q8 Asahi/Watanabe, Japan 0-1
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Asahi/Watanabe 29, Q8 Garcia-Thompson/Luna Q9 21-19, 23-21 0:42
Trail the series against Neto/Ramos, Brazil 0-1
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Neto/Ramos 3 Garcia-Thompson/Luna 35 21-13, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # Q2 Hoidalen/Oevergaard, Norway 1-0
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 1 Garcia-Thompson/Luna 35 Hoidalen/Oevergaard 33 21-16, 21-18 0:46
Lead the series against # Q4 Rossell/Villar, Cuba 1-0
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Garcia-Thompson/Luna 35 Rossell/Villar 30 21-19, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # Q23 Bourne/Lyne, Australia 2-0
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Garcia-Thompson/Luna Q13 Bourne/Lyne Q45 21-17, 22-20 0:49
6/8/05FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 2 Garcia-Thompson/Luna Q11 Bourne/Lyne Q43 21-16, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # Q24 Matzler/Nausch, Austria 1-0
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Garcia-Thompson/Luna Q9 Matzler/Nausch Q24 21-15, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # Q37 Antonic/Vucic, Serbia 1-0
6/8/05FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 1 Garcia-Thompson/Luna Q11 Antonic/Vucic Q54 21-14, 21-11 0:30