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 (50 yrs old)
Home Town: Jesenik, Czech Republic
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 94 kg (207 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 33
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 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Bojnice
Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 30
Career Best: 9th (2 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 17th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$3,900.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB100000000020341 US$5,000.00
FIVB C&S10000000010000 US$500.00
Overall110000000030341 US$5,500.00
Previous Sanya Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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$0.00
Sanya Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 11/11/2008 Qualifier 2 Shinya Inoue / Yasuo Nakaya, Japan (30, Q12) Won 21-18, 21-15 0:40
Wed, 11/12/2008 Winner 1 Kentaro Asahi / Katsuhiro Shiratori, Japan (13) Lost 21-17, 15-21, 15-17 0:56
Wed, 11/12/2008 Contender 1 Sam Boehm / Christopher McHugh, Australia (29) Won 21-18, 21-13 0:37
Thu, 11/13/2008 Contender 2 Tarjei Skarlund / Martin Spinnangr, Norway (14) Lost 25-27, 17-21 0:46
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam200000000000 $0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open800000000200 $5,000.00
Challenger100000000100 $500.00
Total1100000000300 $5,500.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Michal Litva Peter Varga
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2000000000 $0.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam3000000000 $0.00
23000000200 $2,500.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open19000000200 $2,500.00
6000003210 $1,787.50 Challenger4000000300 $775.00
2000010100 $500.00 Satellite4000004000 $625.00
33000013510 $4,787.50 Total30000004500 $3,900.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2007FIVB100000000001 $0.00 010.0 %
2008FIVB700000000205 $5,000.00 7943.8 %
2008FIVB C&S100000000100 $500.00 3260.0 %
TotalFIVB800000000206 $5,000.00 71041.2 %
TotalFIVB C&S100000000100 $500.00 3260.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Michal Litva  Peter Varga
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2000FIVB C&S2000002000 $275.00
           2001FIVB3000000003 $0.00
           2001FIVB C&S2000001100 $450.00
           2002FIVB1000000001 $0.00
3000000003 $0.00 2003FIVB1000000001 $0.00
2000010100 $500.00 2003FIVB C&S          
2000000002 $0.00 2004FIVB1000000001 $0.00
1000001000 $475.00 2004FIVB C&S          
5000000005 $0.00 2005FIVB1000000001 $0.00
2000002000 $812.50 2005FIVB C&S          
3000000003 $0.00 2006FIVB          
1000000100 $250.00 2006FIVB C&S1000000001 $0.00
3000000003 $0.00 2007FIVB3000000003 $0.00
1000000010 $0.00 2007FIVB C&S2000001100 $425.00
7000000205 $2,500.00 2008FIVB8000000206 $2,500.00
1000000100 $250.00 2008FIVB C&S1000000100 $250.00
310000135121 $4,787.50 TotalTotal260000045017 $3,900.00
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
Overall4 50.0% 3 37.5% 1 12.5% 7-1 87.5% 0 0.0% 2 18.2% 9 81.8% 0-11 0.0% 4-9 30.8% 3-3 50.0% 00 7-12 36.8%
2007-20084 50.0% 3 37.5% 1 12.5% 7-1 87.5% 0 0.0% 1 11.1% 8 88.9% 0-9 0.0% 4-8 33.3% 3-2 60.0% 00 7-10 41.2%
Against the Field2 66.7% 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 2-1 66.7% 0 0.0% 1 20.0% 4 80.0% 0-5 0.0% 4-8 33.3% 0-4 0.0% 00 2-6 25.0%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam001200000000000012
Challenge/Four Star/Open0046000002000000610
Challenger002000001100000032
Total00780000130000001014
Head to Head Results
Litva/Varga trail the series against the field 2-5 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 6 Baracetti/Salema, Argentina 0-1
10/30/08FIVBManama 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
10/29/08FIVBManama 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
11/12/08FIVBSanya 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
11/13/08FIVBSanya 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
9/5/07FIVBStare 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
11/12/08FIVBSanya 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
11/11/08FIVBSanya Open Qualifier 2 Litva/Varga 20, Q5 Inoue/Nakaya 30, Q12 21-18, 21-15 0:40