Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 Beach Volleyball Paris-Ile de France Grand Slam
July 27 - 31, 2005
(Q24) 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 Paris Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/20-24/2005 Poland Open Q13 57 4 US$0.00
FIVB 7/13-17/2005 Portugal Open Q9 33 20 US$0.00
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
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/27/2005 Qualifier 1 Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (Q9) Lost 23-21, 22-24, 11-15 1:17
Head to Head Results
Garcia-Thompson/Luna trail the series against the field 2-6
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 10 Canet/Hamel, France 0-2
6/8/05FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 3 Canet/Hamel 27, Q6 Garcia-Thompson/Luna Q11 21-17, 15-21, 15-11 0:55
6/13/01FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 2 Canet/Hamel 28, Q8 Garcia-Thompson/Luna Q25 21-19, 17-21, 18-16 1:02
Trail the series against # 24 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 0-1
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Leinemann/VanHuizen 25, Q4 Garcia-Thompson/Luna Q13 21-16, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # Q1 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
Trail the series against # Q9 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-1
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Lochhead/Pitman Q9 Garcia-Thompson/Luna Q24 21-23, 24-22, 15-11 1:17
Trail the series against # Q12 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
Lead the series against # Q13 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 # Q16 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