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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 Nestea European Championship Final
August 25 - 28, 2005

(24) 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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (CEV Under Age San Marino 2000)

Career CEV Best:

4th (Valencia 2005)

Career Winnings:

US$55,158.15

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$46,619.54

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	41	57	Money
CEV	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	US$13,469.56
FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	1	US$5,500.00
Overall	12	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	3	3	1	US$18,969.56

Previous Moscow Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV	8/7-9/2005	Swiss Open	7	13	30	€ 1,300.00
FIVB	8/3-7/2005	Austria Grand Slam	Q22	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	7/27-31/2005	France Grand Slam	Q24	41	18	US$0.00
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
CEV	7/7-10/2005	Spanish Open	10	4	70	€ 4,250.00
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
CEV	5/12-15/2005	Turkish Open		19	16	€ 0.00

European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/26/2005	Winner 1	Ruslan Daianov / Stanislav Eremin, Russia (9)	Lost 21-19, 15-21, 12-15	1:00
Fri, 8/26/2005	Contender 1	Leonid Kalinine / Pavel Karpukhin, Russia (10)	Won 23-21, 26-24	0:54
Sat, 8/27/2005	Contender 2	Haroldas Cyvas / Marius Vasiliauskas, Lithuania (16)	Won 21-19, 25-23	0:53
Sat, 8/27/2005	Contender 3	Janis Grinbergs / Austris Stals, Latvia (20)	Won 21-18, 14-21, 15-13	1:03
Sat, 8/27/2005	Contender 4	Riccardo Lione / Matteo Varnier, Italy (8)	Won 15-21, 35-33, 15-13	1:16
Sat, 8/27/2005	Contender 5	Christoph Dieckmann / Andreas Scheuerpflug, Germany (2)	Lost 16-21, 17-21	0:40

Head to Head Results
Garcia-Thompson/Luna trail the series against the field 7-9

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-3
8/27/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 5	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	2	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	24	21-16, 21-17	0:40
7/9/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Semi-Finals	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	2	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	10	13-21, 21-13, 15-10	1:00
7/8/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Winner 2	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	2	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	10	21-17, 19-21, 22-20	1:02
Trail the series against # 4 Canet/Hamel, France 0-2
6/8/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Qualifier 3	Canet/Hamel	27, Q6	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	Q11	21-17, 15-21, 15-11	0:55
6/13/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 2	Canet/Hamel	28, Q8	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	Q25	21-19, 17-21, 18-16	1:02
Lead the series against # 5 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
7/8/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Contender 2	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	10	Herrera/Mesa	4	18-21, 21-18, 15-13	1:07
Series tied with # 8 Lione/Varnier, Italy 1-1
8/27/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 4	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	24	Lione/Varnier	8	15-21, 35-33, 15-13	1:16
7/10/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Bronze Medal	Lione/Varnier	13	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	10	21-13, 21-15	0:40
Trail the series against # 9 Daianov/Eremin, Russia 0-1
8/26/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 1	Daianov/Eremin	9	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	24	19-21, 21-15, 15-12	1:00
Lead the series against # 10 Kalinine/Karpukhin, Russia 1-0
8/26/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 1	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	24	Kalinine/Karpukhin	10	23-21, 26-24	0:54
Lead the series against # 16 Cyvas/Vasiliauskas, Lithuania 2-0
8/27/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 2	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	24	Cyvas/Vasiliauskas	16	21-19, 25-23	0:53
7/8/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Winner 1	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	10	Cyvas/Vasiliauskas	7	21-14, 21-17	0:41
Lead the series against # 20 Grinbergs/Stals, Latvia 1-0
8/27/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 3	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	24	Grinbergs/Stals	20	21-18, 14-21, 15-13	1:03
Trail the series against # 21 Brink/Schneider, Germany 0-2
8/8/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Contender 1	Brink/Schneider	15	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	7	21-17, 21-14	0:37
5/12/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Qualifier 2	Brink/Schneider	11	Garcia-Thompson/Luna		21-13, 21-18	0:42
Lead the series against # 23 Hoidalen/Oevergaard, Norway 1-0
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 1	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	35	Hoidalen/Oevergaard	33	21-16, 21-18	0:46