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FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$30,000 Pärnu Challenger
July 17 - 20, 2008

(16, Q25) Janis Grinbergs/Austris Stals, Latvia

Janis Grinbergs
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 18, 1971 (54 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 Winnings:

US$14,035.00

Austris Stals
Latvia

Photo: Carola Fabrizia Semino

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 8, 1977 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Smiltene

Height:

188 cm (6'2")

Weight:

82 kg (180 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (2 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 Pärnu Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

Pärnu Challenger Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/17/2008	Qualifier 1	Andreas Sutter / Jonas Weingart, Switzerland (Q8)	Won 21-19, 17-21, 19-17	0:43
Thu, 7/17/2008	Qualifier 2	Jaakko Keskitalo / Erik Schmidt, Finland (Q9)	Won 24-22, 21-15	0:31
Thu, 7/17/2008	Qualifier 3	Janis Smedins / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (Q1)	Won 16-21, 21-11, 15-8	0:38
Fri, 7/18/2008	Winner 1	Kristjan Kais / Ragnar Pahn, Estonia (1)	Lost 19-21, 16-21	0:33
Fri, 7/18/2008	Contender 1	Elia Lulla / Mait Murs, Estonia (9)	Won 21-18, 21-15	0:36
Sat, 7/19/2008	Contender 2	Oliver Indra / Matthias Wachter, Liechtenstein (6)	Won 21-17, 21-19	0:33
Sat, 7/19/2008	Contender 3	Jessi Lelliott / Matt Zbyszewski, Canada (13, Q7)	Won 18-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:47
Sat, 7/19/2008	Contender 4	Kristjan Kais / Ragnar Pahn, Estonia (1)	Won 21-14, 18-21, 15-13	0:46
Sun, 7/20/2008	Semi-Finals	Philip Gabathuler / David Wenger, Switzerland (3)	12-21, 25-27	0:41
Sun, 7/20/2008	Bronze Medal	Roberto Pitta / Lipe Rodrigues, Brazil (12, Q5)	Lost 13-21, 17-21	0:34

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Challenger	5	0	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$9,860.00
Total	17	0	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$9,860.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Janis Grinbergs												Austris Stals
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	$3,825.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
7	1	0	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	$8,635.00	Challenger	5	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	$4,930.00
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$575.00	Satellite
47	1	0	3	1	3	1	0	5	0	$14,035.00	Total	37	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	$4,930.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2002	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
2002	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,860.00	6	1	85.7 %
2003	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	4	3	57.1 %
2003	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$900.00	2	2	50.0 %
2004	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00	3	5	37.5 %
2005	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	1	3	25.0 %
2005	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$3,600.00	7	3	70.0 %
2008	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,500.00	7	2	77.8 %
Total	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	$0.00	8	12	40.0 %
Total	FIVB C&S	5	0	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$9,860.00	22	8	73.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Janis Grinbergs													Austris Stals
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1997	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	1998	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	$1,000.00	1999	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$325.00	1999	FIVB C&S
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00	2000	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$250.00	2000	FIVB C&S
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	$1,000.00	2001	FIVB
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,430.00	2001	FIVB C&S
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	$825.00	2002	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,430.00	2002	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,430.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	2003	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$450.00	2003	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$450.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	$1,000.00	2004	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,275.00	2004	FIVB C&S
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	2005	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,800.00	2005	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,800.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2006	FIVB
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$1,250.00	2008	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$1,250.00
47	1	0	3	1	3	1	0	5	33	$14,035.00	Total	Total	37	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	32	$4,930.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	15	78.9%	3	15.8%	1	5.3%	18-1	94.7%	3	30.0%	0	0.0%	7	70.0%	3-7	30.0%	15-7	68.2%	6-1	85.7%	1	0	22-8	73.3%
2007-2008	3	60.0%	2	40.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	2	50.0%	0	0.0%	2	50.0%	2-2	50.0%	3-2	60.0%	4-0	100.0%	0	0	7-2	77.8%
Against the Field	3	60.0%	2	40.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	2	50.0%	0	0.0%	2	50.0%	2-2	50.0%	6-4	60.0%	8-0	100.0%	0	0	7-2	77.8%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	8	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	11
Challenger	0	0	3	0	5	1	0	0	7	3	0	2	2	1	0	0	22	8
Total	0	0	11	12	5	1	0	0	7	3	0	2	2	1	0	0	30	20

Head to Head Results
Grinbergs/Stals lead the series against the field 7-2 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 1 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Kais/Pahn, Estonia 1-1
7/19/08	FIVB C&S	Pärnu Challenger	Contender 4	Grinbergs/Stals	16, Q25	Kais/Pahn	1	21-14, 18-21, 15-13	0:46
7/18/08	FIVB C&S	Pärnu Challenger	Winner 1	Kais/Pahn	1	Grinbergs/Stals	16, Q25	21-19, 21-16	0:33
Lead the series against # 6 Indra/Wachter, Liechtenstein 1-0
7/19/08	FIVB C&S	Pärnu Challenger	Contender 2	Grinbergs/Stals	16, Q25	Indra/Wachter	6	21-17, 21-19	0:33
Lead the series against # 9 Lulla/Murs, Estonia 1-0
7/18/08	FIVB C&S	Pärnu Challenger	Contender 1	Grinbergs/Stals	16, Q25	Lulla/Murs	9	21-18, 21-15	0:36
Trail the series against # 12, Q5 Pitta/Rodrigues, Brazil 0-1
7/20/08	FIVB C&S	Pärnu Challenger	Bronze Medal	Pitta/Rodrigues	12, Q5	Grinbergs/Stals	16, Q25	21-13, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # 13, Q7 Lelliott/Zbyszewski, Canada 1-0
7/19/08	FIVB C&S	Pärnu Challenger	Contender 3	Grinbergs/Stals	16, Q25	Lelliott/Zbyszewski	13, Q7	18-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:47
Lead the series against # Q1 Smedins/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
7/17/08	FIVB C&S	Pärnu Challenger	Qualifier 3	Grinbergs/Stals	16, Q25	Smedins/Sorokins	Q1	16-21, 21-11, 15-8	0:38
Lead the series against # Q8 Sutter/Weingart, Switzerland 1-0
7/17/08	FIVB C&S	Pärnu Challenger	Qualifier 1	Grinbergs/Stals	16, Q25	Sutter/Weingart	Q8	21-19, 17-21, 19-17	0:43
Lead the series against # Q9 Keskitalo/Schmidt, Finland 1-0
7/17/08	FIVB C&S	Pärnu Challenger	Qualifier 2	Grinbergs/Stals	16, Q25	Keskitalo/Schmidt	Q9	24-22, 21-15	0:31