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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 China Sanya Open presented by Olympic Gardens
November 11 - 15, 2008

(20, Q5) Michal Litva/Peter Varga, Slovakia

Michal Litva
Slovakia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 10, 1975 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Jesenik, Czech Republic

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

94 kg (207 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB C&S Le Lavandou 2003)

Career FIVB WT Best:

17th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$4,787.50

Peter Varga
Slovakia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 28, 1976 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bojnice

Height:

185 cm (6'1")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (2 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

17th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$3,900.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	4	1	US$5,000.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	US$500.00
Overall	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	4	1	US$5,500.00

Previous Sanya Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/27-11/1/2008	Manama Open	25, Q7	17th	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	10/6-11/2008	Dubai Open	Q9	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	9/2-7/2008	Mallorca Open	Q10	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	7/29-8/3/2008	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Q19	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	7/3-6/2008	Brno Challenger	22, Q5	17th	16	US$500.00
FIVB	5/13-18/2008	Italian Open	Q42	57th	6	US$0.00
FIVB	5/6-11/2008	Prague Open	Q37	41st	18	US$0.00

Sanya Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 11/11/2008	Qualifier 2	Shinya Inoue / Yasuo Nakaya, Japan (30, Q12)	Won 21-18, 21-15	0:40
Wed, 11/12/2008	Winner 1	Kentaro Asahi / Katsuhiro Shiratori, Japan (13)	Lost 21-17, 15-21, 15-17	0:56
Wed, 11/12/2008	Contender 1	Sam Boehm / Christopher McHugh, Australia (29)	Won 21-18, 21-13	0:37
Thu, 11/13/2008	Contender 2	Tarjei Skarlund / Martin Spinnangr, Norway (14)	Lost 25-27, 17-21	0:46

Head to Head Results
Litva/Varga trail the series against the field 2-5 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 6 Baracetti/Salema, Argentina 0-1
10/30/08	FIVB	Manama Open	Contender 2	Baracetti/Salema	7	Litva/Varga	25, Q7	21-17, 21-19	0:44
Trail the series against # 12 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-1
10/29/08	FIVB	Manama Open	Winner 1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	8	Litva/Varga	25, Q7	21-16, 21-19	0:42
Trail the series against # 13 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 0-1
11/12/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Asahi/Shiratori	13	Litva/Varga	20, Q5	17-21, 21-15, 17-15	0:56
Trail the series against # 14 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 0-1
11/13/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 2	Skarlund/Spinnangr	14	Litva/Varga	20, Q5	27-25, 21-17	0:46
Trail the series against # 28, Q7 Henriquez/Mussa, Venezuela 0-1
9/5/07	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Qualifier 2	Henriquez/Mussa	25, Q6	Litva/Varga	Q27	21-18, 19-21, 15-12	0:53
Lead the series against # 29 Boehm/McHugh, Australia 1-0
11/12/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 1	Litva/Varga	20, Q5	Boehm/McHugh	29	21-18, 21-13	0:37
Lead the series against # 30, Q12 Inoue/Nakaya, Japan 1-0
11/11/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Qualifier 2	Litva/Varga	20, Q5	Inoue/Nakaya	30, Q12	21-18, 21-15	0:40