European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 Nestea European Championship Final
August 25 - 28, 2005
(20) 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: 63
Career Wins: 2
Career CEV Best: 4th (Almere 2000)
Career Winnings: US$41,367.46
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: 10
Tournaments: 48
Career Wins: 1 (CEV Under Age Jurmala 1996)
Career CEV Best: 5th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$17,669.24
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925334157Money
CEV900002023110000 US$20,330.44
FIVB1200000000000552 US$0.00
FIVB C&S500210110000000 US$9,860.00
Overall2600212133110552 US$30,190.44
Previous Moscow Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB 1998 Jurijs Vlasovs - 41st Did not play
FIVB 1999 Andris Krumins - 57th Ringolds Stals - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
CEV 8/7-9/2005 Swiss Open 13 13th 30 € 1,300.00
FIVB C&S 7/27-31/2005 Ukraine Challenger 7 3rd 48 US$2,400.00
FIVB 7/20-24/2005 Poland Open Q27 41st 12 US$0.00
CEV 7/7-10/2005 Spanish Open 8 13th 30 € 1,300.00
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
CEV 5/12-15/2005 Turkish Open 19th 16 € 0.00
CEV 9/9-12/2004 Spanish Open 13th 18 € 1,000.00
European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/26/2005 Winner 1 Fabio Galli / Andrea Raffaelli, Italy (13) Won 21-13, 21-15 0:35
Fri, 8/26/2005 Winner 2 Stephane Canet / Mathieu Hamel, France (4) Won 25-23, 21-18 0:41
Sat, 8/27/2005 Winner 3 Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (5) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:35
Sat, 8/27/2005 Contender 3 John Garcia-Thompson / Javier Luna, Spain (24) Lost 18-21, 21-14, 13-15 1:03
Head to Head Results
Grinbergs/Stals trail the series against the field 5-7 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
7/11/03CEVGreek Open Pool E Heuscher/Kobel Grinbergs/Stals 22-20, 21-15 0:41
Lead the series against # 4 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
8/26/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 2 Grinbergs/Stals 20 Canet/Hamel 4 25-23, 21-18 0:41
Trail the series against # 5 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 0-2
8/27/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 3 Herrera/Mesa 5 Grinbergs/Stals 20 21-16, 21-18 0:35
8/8/05CEVSwiss Open Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 4 Grinbergs/Stals 13 22-20, 21-23, 15-10 0:57
Trail the series against # 7 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-1
6/12/04CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool E Arkaev/Barsuk Grinbergs/Stals 21-18, 16-21, 15-13 0:43
Lead the series against # 13 Galli/Raffaelli, Italy 1-0
8/26/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 1 Grinbergs/Stals 20 Galli/Raffaelli 13 21-13, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 18 Benes/Benes, Czech Republic 1-0
8/7/05CEVSwiss Open Qualifier 4 Grinbergs/Stals 13 Benes/Benes 21-16, 21-14 0:35
Lead the series against # 19 Ronnes/Vos, Netherlands 1-0
8/7/05CEVSwiss Open Qualifier 2 Grinbergs/Stals 13 Ronnes/Vos 21-16, 21-23, 15-10 1:06
Series tied with # 21 Brink/Schneider, Germany 1-1
8/29/03CEVEuropean Championships Pool E Grinbergs/Stals Brink/Schneider 21-12, 21-15 0:38
8/8/02FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 2 Brink/Schneider 26, Q14 Grinbergs/Stals Q19 24-26, 21-18, 15-9 0:56
Trail the series against # 22 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
Trail the series against # 24 Garcia-Thompson/Luna, Spain 0-1
8/27/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 3 Garcia-Thompson/Luna 24 Grinbergs/Stals 20 21-18, 14-21, 15-13 1:03