$150,000 VolleyHut Clearwater Beach Invitational
April 20 - 22, 2001
(2) Carl Henkel/Sinjin Smith
 
Carl Henkel
Photo: AVP
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 16, 1969 (56 yrs old)
Home Town: Redondo Beach, CA
Height: 6'7"
College(s): UCLA
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 167
Career Best: 2nd (6 times)
Career BVA Best: 5th (Clearwater 2001)
Career Winnings: $324,663.75
Christopher 'Sinjin' Smith
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 7, 1957 (68 yrs old)
Home Town: Santa Monica, CA
Height: 6'3"
College(s): UCLA
Seasons: 25
Tournaments: 420
Career Wins: 139
Career BVA Best: 5th (Clearwater 2001)
Career Winnings: $1,698,967.50
Awards
  • Tour Champion 1989 (with Randy Stoklos), 1990 (with Randy Stoklos), 1991 (with Randy Stoklos), 1992 (with Randy Stoklos)
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP10000010000 $3,200.00
BVA10000100000 $4,125.00
FIVB7205147101311165 US$389,150.00
USAV10000100000 $6,500.00
Overall7505149111311165 US$402,975.00
Previous Clearwater Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
P&R 1982 Did not play Randy Stoklos - 2nd
P&R 1983 Did not play Randy Stoklos - 3rd
AVP 1984 Did not play Randy Stoklos - 1st
AVP 1985 Did not play Randy Stoklos - 1st
AVP 1986 Did not play Randy Stoklos - 1st
AVP 1987 Did not play Randy Stoklos - 2nd
AVP 1988 Did not play Randy Stoklos - 3rd
AVP 1989 Did not play Randy Stoklos - 2nd
AVP 1990 Did not play Randy Stoklos - 1st
AVP 1991 Did not play Randy Stoklos - 2nd
AVP 1992 Ed Carrillo - 9th Randy Stoklos - 2nd
AVP 1993 Did not play Randy Stoklos - 7th
AVP 1994 Kevin Waterbury - 21st Did not play
FIVB 1995 Sinjin Smith - 5th Carl Henkel - 5th
AVP 1998 John Anselmo - 25th Ricci Luyties - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/9-13/2000 Belgium Open 11 2nd 306 US$18,000.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2000 Austria Open 21 7th 170 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2000 Portugal Open 10 25th 34 US$1,500.00
FIVB 7/19-23/2000 France Open 15 13th 102 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2000 Italy Open 21 9th 136 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2000 Norway Open 23 5th 204 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2000 U.S. Grand Slam 21 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2000 Spain Open 8 17th 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2000 Canada Open 11 25th 34 US$1,500.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2000 Mexico Open 8 13th 102 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/24-28/2000 Macau Open 8 9th 136 US$4,000.00
Clearwater Beach Invitational Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 4/21/2001 Winner 1 Dan Landry / Jeff Nygaard (15) Won 21-19, 14-21, 15-12 0:57
Sat, 4/21/2001 Winner 2 Gaston Macau / Chad Turner (10) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:38
Sun, 4/22/2001 Winner 3 Dax Holdren / Todd Rogers (3) Lost 16-21, 16-21 0:26
Sun, 4/22/2001 Contender 4 Stein Metzger / Kevin Wong (4) Lost 16-21, 21-19, 11-15 1:02
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100001000000 $0.00
World Championships300000100200 $15,150.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam700010112110 $52,900.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open620513691291340 $324,300.00
Total73051471113111650 $392,350.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Carl Henkel Sinjin Smith
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000010000 $0.00 Olympic Games1000010000 $0.00
3000010200 $7,575.00 World Championships3000010200 $7,575.00
14000115420 $39,900.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam10100113220 $63,050.00
1360523224138220 $231,635.75 Challenge/Four Star/Open2869147251541391990 $999,056.25
           Challenger1010000000 $1,600.00
           Goodwill Games2001010000 $10,000.00
4000001100 $1,010.00 Manhattan Beach10241003000 $31,565.00
6001000230 $5,682.50 Tour Championships17462031100 $100,361.25
1640534254747270 $285,803.25 Total33098582916484624110 $1,213,207.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
1996FIVB1503002332110 $125,500.00 2250.0 %
1997FIVB800010211300 $31,400.00 010.0 %
1999FIVB1100000321500 $45,500.00 3260.0 %
2001BVA100001000000 $4,125.00 2250.0 %
TotalBVA100001000000 $4,125.00 2250.0 %
TotalFIVB3403012864910 $202,400.00 5550.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Carl Henkel  Sinjin Smith
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           1977P&R5121010000 $0.00
           1978P&R6001041000 $0.00
           1979P&R8700010000 $3,150.00
           1980P&R14722120000 $2,175.00
           1981P&R7601000000 $7,100.00
           1982P&R14841100000 $13,300.00
           1983P&R16842020000 $11,500.00
           1984AVP17950030000 $25,300.00
           1985AVP17523250000 $22,146.25
           1986AVP241752000000 $60,312.50
           1987AVP251573000000 $65,000.00
           1987FIVB1100000000 $2,500.00
           1988AVP241247010000 $121,687.50
           1988FIVB1000100000 $1,750.00
           1989AVP22981040000 $128,288.00
           1989FIVB2200000000 $13,500.00
           1990AVP241165110000 $213,487.50
           1990FIVB1100000000 $6,000.00
           1991AVP241162140000 $174,790.50
           1991FIVB3300000000 $18,000.00
160000151000 $12,273.75 1992AVP24293343000 $109,091.25
           1992FIVB3300000000 $53,000.00
10000000370 $1,375.00 1993AVP25124368100 $75,390.00
           1993FIVB1001000000 $4,500.00
11000000560 $4,125.00 1994AVP1000001000 $1,065.00
           1994FIVB5011111000 $23,062.50
           1995AVP2000000020 $500.00
16011346100 $46,750.00 1995FIVB17011346110 $47,250.00
16030055210 $63,500.00 1996FIVB15030055110 $62,750.00
9000122400 $16,700.00 1997FIVB8000122300 $15,700.00
7000002230 $1,682.00 1998AVP9000004320 $3,304.50
13000037210 $27,550.00 1998FIVB12000025410 $18,450.00
           1998FIVB C&S1010000000 $1,600.00
2010010000 $10,250.00 1999USAV2001010000 $8,250.00
13000043600 $28,000.00 1999FIVB13000053500 $29,750.00
           2000USAV1000001000 $1,875.00
13010034320 $30,500.00 2000FIVB13010034320 $30,500.00
1000010000 $2,062.50 2001BVA1000010000 $2,062.50
1270614243438200 $244,768.25 TotalTotal40813973421862442190 $1,378,088.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall1 50.0% 1 50.0% 0 0.0% 2-0 100.0% 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 1 50.0% 0-2 0.0% 1-1 50.0% 1-1 50.0% 00 2-2 50.0%
2000-20011 50.0% 1 50.0% 0 0.0% 2-0 100.0% 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 1 50.0% 0-2 0.0% 1-1 50.0% 1-1 50.0% 00 2-2 50.0%
Against the Field1 50.0% 1 50.0% 0 0.0% 2-0 100.0% 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 1 50.0% 0-2 0.0% 2-2 50.0% 2-2 50.0% 00 2-2 50.0%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000000002100000022
World Championships000011000100000045
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam000000000100000002
Challenge/Four Star/Open00000000270000001114
Total000011004100000001723
Head to Head Results
Henkel/Smith lead the series against the field 3-2 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Blanton/Fonoimoana 1-0
7/24/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Henkel/Smith 16 Blanton/Fonoimoana 19 15-1 0:20
Trail the series against # 3 Holdren/Rogers 0-1
4/22/01BVAClearwater Beach Invitational Winner 3 Holdren/Rogers 3 Henkel/Smith 2 21-16, 21-16 0:26
Trail the series against # 4 Metzger/Wong 0-1
4/22/01BVAClearwater Beach Invitational Contender 4 Metzger/Wong 4 Henkel/Smith 2 21-16, 19-21, 15-11 1:02
Lead the series against # 10 Macau/Turner 1-0
4/21/01BVAClearwater Beach Invitational Winner 2 Henkel/Smith 2 Macau/Turner 10 21-15, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # 15 Landry/Nygaard 1-0
4/21/01BVAClearwater Beach Invitational Winner 1 Henkel/Smith 2 Landry/Nygaard 15 21-19, 14-21, 15-12 0:57