Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Italy Open
July 11 - 15, 2001
(11) Carl Henkel/Sinjin Smith, United States
 
Carl Henkel
United States
Photo: AVP
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 16, 1969 (55 yrs old)
Home Town: Redondo Beach, CA
Height: 199 cm (6'7")
Weight: 96 kg (211 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 107
Career Best: 2nd (5 times)
Career Winnings: US$277,195.00
Christopher 'Sinjin' Smith
United States
Photo: Mauro De Sanctis
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 7, 1957 (67 yrs old)
Home Town: Santa Monica, CA
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 93 kg (205 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 105
Career Wins: 10
Career Winnings: US$435,937.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB7205147101311165 US$389,150.00
Previous Lignano Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Sinjin Smith - 5th Carl Henkel - 5th
1996 Sinjin Smith - 2nd Carl Henkel - 2nd
1997 Sinjin Smith - 9th Carl Henkel - 9th
1998 Kevin Wong - 13th Ricci Luyties - 7th
1999 Sinjin Smith - 9th Carl Henkel - 9th
2000 Sinjin Smith - 9th Carl Henkel - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/4-8/2001 Norway Open 12 9th 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2001 Germany Open 17 13th 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2001 Swiss Open 17 13th 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Spain Open 14 17th 72 US$3,000.00
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
Italy Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/13/2001 Winner 1 Bjorn Berg / Simon Dahl, Sweden (22) Lost 21-12, 17-21, 10-15 0:57
Fri, 7/13/2001 Contender 1 Agustin Correa / Fabio Diez, Spain (27) Won 21-15, 12-21, 15-11 0:55
Fri, 7/13/2001 Contender 2 Oliver Oetke / Andreas Scheuerpflug, Germany (12) Won 21-19, 27-25 0:47
Sat, 7/14/2001 Contender 3 Julien Prosser / Lee Zahner, Australia (13) Won 13-21, 23-21, 15-13 1:03
Sat, 7/14/2001 Contender 4 Jody Holden / Conrad Leinemann, Canada (23) Lost 19-21, 18-21 1:00
Head to Head Results
Henkel/Smith trail the series against the field 9-12 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 5 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Child/Heese, Canada 0-3
7/7/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 3 Child/Heese 4 Henkel/Smith 12 21-19, 22-20 0:41
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 3 Child/Heese 8 Henkel/Smith 17 21-17, 21-16 0:45
9/11/97FIVBLos Angeles World Championships Child/Heese 11 Henkel/Smith 22 4-12, 12-9, 13-11 1:28
Lead the series against # 4 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-0
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 2 Henkel/Smith 12 Baracetti/Conde 5 18-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:51
Trail the series against # 8 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 16 Henkel/Smith 17 21-18, 12-21, 16-14 0:54
Lead the series against # 12 Oetke/Scheuerpflug, Germany 1-0
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 2 Henkel/Smith 11 Oetke/Scheuerpflug 12 21-19, 27-25 0:47
Series tied with # 13 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 1-1
7/14/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 3 Henkel/Smith 11 Prosser/Zahner 13 13-21, 23-21, 15-13 1:03
7/24/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Prosser/Zahner 15 Henkel/Smith 16 15-3 0:30
Lead the series against # 17 Ermishin/Kouchnerev, Russia 1-0
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Contender 2 Henkel/Smith 17 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 15 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:00
Trail the series against # 18 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 0-2
7/7/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 4 Ahmann/Hager 17 Henkel/Smith 12 21-12, 21-18 0:40
6/30/01FIVBGermany Open Contender 3 Ahmann/Hager 10 Henkel/Smith 17 21-14, 16-21, 15-13 1:10
Series tied with # 19 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-1
7/26/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 5 Brenha/Maia 18 Henkel/Smith 2 15-13 1:10
7/24/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Winner 2 Henkel/Smith 2 Brenha/Maia 18 15-7 0:36
Lead the series against # 20, Q6 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 1-0
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 2 Henkel/Smith 17 Bosma/Cotrino 15, Q4 23-21, 21-9 0:38
Trail the series against # 22 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 0-2
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Berg/Dahl 22 Henkel/Smith 11 12-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:57
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Berg/Dahl 16 Henkel/Smith 17 21-13, 27-25 0:49
Series tied with # 23 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 1-1
7/14/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 4 Holden/Leinemann 23 Henkel/Smith 11 21-19, 21-18 1:00
7/22/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Henkel/Smith 16 Holden/Leinemann 17 15-12 0:30
Trail the series against # 25 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Horrem/Maaseide 20 Henkel/Smith 14 25-23, 19-21, 15-13 1:11
Lead the series against # 27 Correa/Diez, Spain 1-0
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 1 Henkel/Smith 11 Correa/Diez 27 21-15, 12-21, 15-11 0:55
Lead the series against # Q1 Berger/Stamm, Austria 1-0
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Henkel/Smith 12 Berger/Stamm 21, Q3 21-18, 21-16 0:38