Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 1to1 energy Grand Slam
June 21 - 25, 2006
(Q6) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Fabio Diez - 41st Did not play
2003 Antonio Cotrino - 25th Did not play
2004 Antonio Cotrino - 33rd Did not play
2005 Javier Luna - 33rd Raul Aro Perez - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/14-18/2006 Portugal Open 16 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/7-11/2006 Italian Open 23 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2006 China Open 24 25 60 US$2,000.00
Switzerland Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/21/2006 Qualifier 2 Matt Fuerbringer / Casey Jennings, United States (32, Q38) Lost 13-21, 10-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
Garcia-Thompson/Ortiz trail the series against the field 3-7
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 11 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 # 13 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 # 20, Q4 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 0-1
6/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Gosch/Strauss 18 Garcia-Thompson/Ortiz 16 21-14, 22-20 0:49
Trail the series against # 21, Q9 Wu/Xu, China 0-2
6/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 17 Garcia-Thompson/Ortiz 16 21-19, 18-21, 17-15 1:08
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 # 22 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
Trail the series against # 27 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
Trail the series against # 29 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
Lead the series against # 31, Q10 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 # 32, Q38 Fuerbringer/Jennings, United States 0-1
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Fuerbringer/Jennings 32, Q38 Garcia-Thompson/Ortiz Q6 21-13, 21-10 0:40