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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Portugal Open
June 2 - 6, 2004

(Q21) Janis Grinbergs/Austris Stals, Latvia

Janis Grinbergs
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 18, 1971 (53 yrs old)

Home Town:

Riga

Height:

192 cm (6'4")

Weight:

81 kg (178 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Kiev 2004)

Career FIVB WT Best:

25th (5 times)

Career Winnings:

US$14,035.00

Austris Stals
Latvia

Photo: Carola Fabrizia Semino

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 8, 1977 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Smiltene

Height:

188 cm (6'2")

Weight:

82 kg (180 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

33rd (5 times)

Career Winnings:

US$4,930.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	2	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	5	0	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$9,860.00
Overall	17	0	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	5	5	2	US$9,860.00

Previous Espinho Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1999	Did not play	Ringolds Stals - 37th
2000	Did not play	Ringolds Stals - 41st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Q20	41st	12	US$0.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	China Open	Q14	33rd	18	US$0.00
FIVB	3/23-28/2004	South Africa Open	Q19	41st	12	US$0.00
FIVB	3/16-21/2004	Brazil Open	Q24	33rd	18	US$0.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Spain Open	Q25	33rd	18	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	8/19-24/2003	Greece Challenger	14	9th	24	US$900.00
FIVB	7/31-8/3/2003	Austria Grand Slam	Q28	41st	16	US$0.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2003	Switzerland Open	Q22	33rd	18	US$0.00

Portugal Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/3/2004	Qualifier 2	Kevin Ces / Yannick Salvetti, France (Q12)	Won 19-21, 28-26, 15-6	0:58
Thu, 6/3/2004	Qualifier 3	Katsuhiro Shiratori / Satoshi Watanabe, Japan (28, Q5)	Lost 13-21, 20-22	0:35

Head to Head Results
Grinbergs/Stals trail the series against the field 4-7 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 17 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 0-1
9/4/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 3	Hernandez/Papaleo	26, Q9	Grinbergs/Stals	Q25	21-18, 22-20	0:48
Trail the series against # 21, Q10 Brink/Schneider, Germany 0-1
8/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 2	Brink/Schneider	26, Q14	Grinbergs/Stals	Q19	24-26, 21-18, 15-9	0:56
Trail the series against # 28, Q5 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 0-1
6/3/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Shiratori/Watanabe	28, Q5	Grinbergs/Stals	Q21	21-13, 22-20	0:35
Lead the series against # Q3 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-0
8/20/03	FIVB C&S	Greece Challenger	Pool B	Grinbergs/Stals	14	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	2	19-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:58
Lead the series against # Q7 Deulofeu/Molinier, France 2-0
3/16/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Qualifier 2	Grinbergs/Stals	Q24	Deulofeu/Molinier	Q9	21-16, 21-19	0:39
9/4/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 2	Grinbergs/Stals	Q25	Deulofeu/Molinier	Q8	15-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:50
Trail the series against # Q11 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 0-2
5/27/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Qualifier 2	Leinemann/VanHuizen	Q13	Grinbergs/Stals	Q20	17-21, 23-21, 19-17	1:04
3/17/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Qualifier 3	Leinemann/VanHuizen	27, Q8	Grinbergs/Stals	Q24	21-19, 21-12	0:40
Lead the series against # Q12 Ces/Salvetti, France 1-0
6/3/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Grinbergs/Stals	Q21	Ces/Salvetti	Q12	19-21, 28-26, 15-6	0:58
Trail the series against # Q13 Fenili/Galli, Italy 0-1
3/23/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Qualifier 1	Fenili/Galli	Q14	Grinbergs/Stals	Q19	21-14, 21-14	0:41
Trail the series against # Q19 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 0-1
8/22/03	FIVB C&S	Greece Challenger	Winner 1	Gosch/Strauss	5	Grinbergs/Stals	14	21-18, 21-19	0:44