Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Easy Living Italian Open
June 7 - 11, 2006
(23) John Garcia-Thompson/Alex Ortiz, 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
Alejandro "Alex" Ortiz Vargas
Spain
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 25, 1977 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: Medellin
Resides: Los Cristianos (Tenerife)
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Weight: 89 kg (196 lb)
Seasons: 3
Tournaments: 17
Career Best: 7th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$25,450.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317252641Money
FIVB6000000101211 US$16,400.00
Previous Roseto degli Abruzzi Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/23-27/2006 China Open 24 25 60 US$2,000.00
Italian Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/8/2006 Winner 1 Eugenio Amore / Riccardo Fenili, Italy (10) Lost 25-23, 22-24, 12-15 1:08
Fri, 6/9/2006 Contender 1 Marcel Gscheidle / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (26, Q3) Won 22-20, 21-18 0:44
Fri, 6/9/2006 Contender 2 Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (8) Won 22-20, 22-20 0:50
Fri, 6/9/2006 Contender 3 Nikolas Berger / Robert Nowotny, Austria (17) Won 21-19, 25-27, 15-9 1:10
Fri, 6/9/2006 Contender 4 David Klemperer / Kjell Schneider, Germany (6) Lost 17-21, 8-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Garcia-Thompson/Ortiz trail the series against the field 3-4
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 6 Klemperer/Schneider, Germany 0-1
6/9/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 4 Klemperer/Schneider 6 Garcia-Thompson/Ortiz 23 21-17, 21-8 0:39
Lead the series against # 8 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-0
6/9/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Garcia-Thompson/Ortiz 23 Baracetti/Conde 8 22-20, 22-20 0:50
Trail the series against # 10 Amore/Fenili, Italy 0-1
6/8/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Amore/Fenili 10 Garcia-Thompson/Ortiz 23 23-25, 24-22, 15-12 1:08
Trail the series against # 15 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 9 Garcia-Thompson/Ortiz 24 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:55
Lead the series against # 17 Berger/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
6/9/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 3 Garcia-Thompson/Ortiz 23 Berger/Nowotny 17 21-19, 25-27, 15-9 1:10
Lead the series against # 26, Q3 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
6/9/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 1 Garcia-Thompson/Ortiz 23 Gscheidle/Schnider 26, Q3 22-20, 21-18 0:44
Trail the series against # Q8 Koreng/Matysik, Germany 0-1
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Koreng/Matysik 25 Garcia-Thompson/Ortiz 24 21-14, 11-21, 15-10 0:52