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FIVB Age Group World Championships
FIVB BVB U21 WCHS
November 7 - 12, 2023

(30, Q7) Toms Liepa/Ernests Puskundzis, Latvia

Toms Liepa
Latvia

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 21, 2004 (20 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Qidong 2024)

Career FIVB Age Group WC Best:

9th (Roi Et 2023)

Career Winnings:

US$2,093.70

Ernests Puskundzis
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 26, 2004 (20 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Qidong 2024)

Career FIVB Age Group WC Best:

9th (Roi Et 2023)

Career Winnings:

US$2,339.32

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	7	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	US$2,206.92
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	8	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	1	1	0	1	US$2,206.92

Previous Roi Et Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/21-24/2023	Futures Halifax	8	5th	240	US$300.00
FIVB	8/31-9/3/2023	Futures Corigliano Rossano	Q12	17th	100	€ 0.00

U21 World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 11/7/2023	Qualifier 1	H.C. Chiu / C.H. Lee, Hong Kong (Q10)	Won 21-13, 21-9	0:29
Tue, 11/7/2023	Qualifier 2	Carson Barnes / Ayden Keeter, United States (Q2)	Won 21-18, 19-21, 15-6	0:47
Wed, 11/8/2023	Pool C	Michael Burgmann / Theo Hanni, Italy (3)	Lost 20-22, 16-21	0:38
Thu, 11/9/2023	Pool C	Angel Palacios / Camilo Vargas, Paraguay (14)	Won 21-19, 21-12	0:31
Thu, 11/9/2023	Pool C	Julian Bristol / Clerique Ward, Saint Kitts and Nevis (19)	Won 21-9, 21-5	0:22
Fri, 11/10/2023	Winner 1	Youssef Abdelrahman / Mazen Mostafa, Egypt (24)	Won 21-13, 17-21, 16-14	0:45
Sat, 11/11/2023	Winner 2	Arthur Canet / Teo Rotar, France (26)	Lost 21-17, 18-21, 8-15	0:44

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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	6	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	$2,200.00
Total	7	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	$2,200.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Toms Liepa												Ernests Puskundzis
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$750.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00
7	1	0	1	0	3	1	1	0	0	$1,250.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	12	1	0	1	0	2	5	3	0	0	$1,587.50
9	1	0	1	0	3	1	1	1	0	$2,000.00	Total	15	1	0	1	0	2	5	5	0	0	$2,087.50

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
2023	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$300.00	3	2	60.0 %
2023	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	5	2	71.4 %
Total	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$300.00	3	2	60.0 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	5	2	71.4 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Toms Liepa													Ernests Puskundzis
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2022	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$150.00	2023	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$150.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2023	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$150.00	Total	Total	5	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	$150.00

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	3	50.0%	2	33.3%	1	16.7%	5-1	83.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	3-1	75.0%	2-1	66.7%	0	0	5-2	71.4%
2022-2023	3	50.0%	2	33.3%	1	16.7%	5-1	83.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	3-1	75.0%	2-1	66.7%	0	0	5-2	71.4%
Against the Field	3	50.0%	2	33.3%	1	16.7%	5-1	83.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	6-2	75.0%	4-2	66.7%	0	0	5-2	71.4%

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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	2	1	5	5	0	0	5	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	15	9
Total	0	0	2	2	5	5	0	0	5	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	15	10

Head to Head Results
Liepa/Puskundzis lead the series against the field 5-2 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Burgmann/Hanni, Italy 0-1
11/8/23	FIVB Age Group WC	U21 World Championships	Pool C	Burgmann/Hanni	3	Liepa/Puskundzis	30, Q7	22-20, 21-16	0:38
Lead the series against # 14 Palacios/Vargas, Paraguay 1-0
11/9/23	FIVB Age Group WC	U21 World Championships	Pool C	Liepa/Puskundzis	30, Q7	Palacios/Vargas	14	21-19, 21-12	0:31
Lead the series against # 19 Bristol/Ward, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1-0
11/9/23	FIVB Age Group WC	U21 World Championships	Pool C	Liepa/Puskundzis	30, Q7	Bristol/Ward	19	21-9, 21-5	0:22
Lead the series against # 24 Abdelrahman/Mostafa, Egypt 1-0
11/10/23	FIVB Age Group WC	U21 World Championships	Winner 1	Liepa/Puskundzis	30, Q7	Abdelrahman/Mostafa	24	21-13, 17-21, 16-14	0:45
Trail the series against # 26 Canet/Rotar, France 0-1
11/11/23	FIVB Age Group WC	U21 World Championships	Winner 2	Canet/Rotar	26	Liepa/Puskundzis	30, Q7	17-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:44
Lead the series against # Q2 Barnes/Keeter, United States 1-0
11/7/23	FIVB Age Group WC	U21 World Championships	Qualifier 2	Liepa/Puskundzis	30, Q7	Barnes/Keeter	Q2	21-18, 19-21, 15-6	0:47
Lead the series against # Q10 Chiu/Lee, Hong Kong 1-0
11/7/23	FIVB Age Group WC	U21 World Championships	Qualifier 1	Liepa/Puskundzis	30, Q7	Chiu/Lee	Q10	21-13, 21-9	0:29