FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$30,000 Ukrzernoprom Challenger'2005
July 27 - 31, 2005
(7) 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: 11
Tournaments: 47
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Kiev 2004)
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: 9
Tournaments: 37
Career Best: 3rd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$4,930.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB120000000000552 US$0.00
FIVB C&S50021011000000 US$9,860.00
Overall170021011000552 US$9,860.00
Previous Kiev Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Andris Krumins - 3rd Did not play
2002 Austris Stals - 3rd Janis Grinbergs - 3rd
2004 Andris Krumins - 1st Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/20-24/2005 Poland Open Q27 41st 12 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 7/1-3/2005 Italy Challenger 7 7th 30 US$1,200.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open Q32 57th 4 US$0.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Croatia Open Q24 57th 4 US$0.00
Ukraine Challenger Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/29/2005 Winner 1 Toni Kankaanpaa / Kai Liukkonen, Finland (26) Won 21-16, 21-8 0:28
Fri, 7/29/2005 Winner 2 Mikhail Kouchnerev / Anton Kulikovsky, Russia (10) Won 21-15, 23-21 0:45
Sat, 7/30/2005 Winner 3 Martins Plavins / Aleksandrs Samoilovs, Latvia (15, Q2) Won 21-13, 21-18 0:32
Sat, 7/30/2005 Winner 4 Andris Krumins / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (6) Won 21-11, 13-21, 15-11 0:48
Sun, 7/31/2005 Semi-Finals Mykola Babich / Oleg Nikolaev, Ukraine (9) Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:40
Sun, 7/31/2005 Bronze Medal Brian Hiebert / Martin Reader, Canada (12) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:42
Head to Head Results
Grinbergs/Stals lead the series against the field 6-2 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 5 Byron/Suan, Australia 1-0
7/2/05FIVB C&SItaly Challenger Contender 3 Grinbergs/Stals 7 Byron/Suan 14 21-15, 21-15 0:52
Lead the series against # 6 Krumins/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
7/30/05FIVB C&SUkraine Challenger Winner 4 Grinbergs/Stals 7 Krumins/Sorokins 6 21-11, 13-21, 15-11 0:48
Trail the series against # 9 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 0-1
7/31/05FIVB C&SUkraine Challenger Semi-Finals Babich/Nikolaev 9 Grinbergs/Stals 7 21-18, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # 10 Kouchnerev/Kulikovsky, Russia 1-0
7/29/05FIVB C&SUkraine Challenger Winner 2 Grinbergs/Stals 7 Kouchnerev/Kulikovsky 10 21-15, 23-21 0:45
Trail the series against # 11 Dvorsky/Litva, Slovakia 0-1
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 1 Dvorsky/Litva Q33 Grinbergs/Stals Q32 21-19, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 12 Hiebert/Reader, Canada 1-0
7/31/05FIVB C&SUkraine Challenger Bronze Medal Grinbergs/Stals 7 Hiebert/Reader 12 21-16, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # 15, Q2 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 1-0
7/30/05FIVB C&SUkraine Challenger Winner 3 Grinbergs/Stals 7 Plavins/Samoilovs 15, Q2 21-13, 21-18 0:32
Lead the series against # 26 Kankaanpaa/Liukkonen, Finland 1-0
7/29/05FIVB C&SUkraine Challenger Winner 1 Grinbergs/Stals 7 Kankaanpaa/Liukkonen 26 21-16, 21-8 0:28