European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 NESTEA European Championship Final
July 11 - 13, 2008
(24) 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: 7
Tournaments: 50
Career Best: 2nd (CEV C&S Novi Sad 2009)
Career CEV Best: 13th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$8,723.08
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: 10
Tournaments: 43
Career Best: 2nd (CEV C&S Novi Sad 2009)
Career CEV Best: 13th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$7,835.58
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317212529334157Money
CEV10000000022402000 US$5,076.88
CEV C&S2010001000000000 US$3,073.99
FIVB10000000002000341 US$5,000.00
FIVB C&S1000000001000000 US$500.00
Overall23010001025402341 US$13,650.87
Previous Hamburg Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Dominik Mracko - 21st Karol Sramek - 29th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB C&S 7/3-6/2008 Brno Challenger 22, Q5 17th 16 US$500.00
CEV 5/28-6/1/2008 Dutch Masters Q6 17th 120 € 0.00
CEV 5/22-25/2008 Swiss Masters 15, Q10 13th 180 € 1,200.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open Q42 57th 6 US$0.00
CEV 5/9-12/2008 Austrian Masters Q9 21st 60 € 0.00
FIVB 5/6-11/2008 Prague Open Q37 41st 18 US$0.00
CEV 4/17-20/2008 Spanish Masters Q21 29th 30 € 0.00
FIVB 9/5-9/2007 Stare Jablonki Open Q27 41st 18 US$0.00
European Championship Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/11/2008 Winner 1 Jonas Reckermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (9) Lost 18-21, 14-21 0:42
Fri, 7/11/2008 Contender 1 Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (25) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:46
Fri, 7/11/2008 Contender 2 Javier Luna / Francisco Alfredo Marco, Spain (7) Won 21-13, 21-17 0:40
Sat, 7/12/2008 Contender 3 Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (15) Lost By Forfeit  
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 4-4 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 6 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
5/23/08CEVSwiss Masters Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 2 Litva/Varga 15, Q10 21-14, 21-12 0:37
Lead the series against # 7 Luna/Marco, Spain 1-0
7/11/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 2 Litva/Varga 24 Luna/Marco 7 21-13, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 9 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-1
7/11/08CEVEuropean Championship Winner 1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 9 Litva/Varga 24 21-18, 21-14 0:42
Trail the series against # 10 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-1
4/17/08CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 1 Fijalek/Prudel Q12 Litva/Varga Q21 25-27, 21-15, 15-10 0:56
Lead the series against # 13 Sinczak/Szternel, Poland 1-0
7/4/08FIVB C&SBrno Challenger Winner 1 Litva/Varga 22, Q5 Sinczak/Szternel 11 17-21, 23-21, 15-11 0:56
Trail the series against # 15 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-1
7/12/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 3 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 15 Litva/Varga 24 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 23 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 1-0
5/22/08CEVSwiss Masters Qualifier 3 Litva/Varga 15, Q10 Gabathuler/Wenger Q2 22-20, 12-21, 15-8 0:55
Lead the series against # 25 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
7/11/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 1 Litva/Varga 24 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 25 21-16, 21-18 0:46