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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1to1energy Grand Slam
July 7 - 12, 2009

(Q26) Michal Litva/Peter Varga, Slovakia

Michal Litva
Slovakia

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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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB C&S Le Lavandou 2003)

Career FIVB WT Best:

17th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$7,137.10

Peter Varga
Slovakia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 28, 1976 (49 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$6,249.60

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	29	33	41	57	Money
CEV	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	0	2	0	0	0	US$5,076.88
FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	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	0	0	US$500.00
Overall	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	4	0	2	3	4	1	US$10,576.88

Previous Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2001	Did not play	Roman Spacek - 57th
2003	Radoslav Dvorsky - 57th	Vladimir Prochazka - 57th
2005	Radoslav Dvorsky - 41st	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV	6/17-21/2009	German Masters	Q7	29th	30	€ 0.00
CEV	6/3-7/2009	Austrian Masters	Q8	17th	120	€ 0.00
FIVB	5/26-31/2009	Myslowice Open	Q12	41st	18	US$0.00
CEV	5/6-10/2009	Spanish Masters	Q5	21st	60	€ 0.00
FIVB	11/11-15/2008	Sanya Open	20, Q5	17th	120	US$2,500.00
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
CEV	9/11-14/2008	English Masters	Q3	21st	60	€ 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
CEV	7/11-13/2008	European Championship	24	13th	240	€ 2,000.00

Gstaad Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/8/2009	Qualifier 1	Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (Q7)	Lost 17-21, 21-23	0:42

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$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	$5,000.00
Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00
Confederation Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,000.00
Total	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	8	$7,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Michal Litva												Peter Varga
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
23	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	21	$2,500.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	17	$2,500.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	0	$1,787.50	Challenger	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	$775.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$500.00	Satellite	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	$625.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,000.00	Confederation Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,000.00
34	0	0	0	0	1	4	5	1	23	$5,787.50	Total	31	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	0	21	$4,900.00

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
2007	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
2008	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	$5,000.00	7	9	43.8 %
2008	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	3	2	60.0 %
2008	CEV	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	1	$3,200.00	5	8	38.5 %
2009	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	0	2	0.0 %
2009	CEV	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$0.00	2	3	40.0 %
Total	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	8	$5,000.00	7	12	36.8 %
Total	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	3	2	60.0 %
Total	CEV	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	2	$3,200.00	7	11	38.9 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Michal Litva													Peter Varga
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2000	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$275.00
											2001	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
											2001	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$450.00
											2002	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	2003	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$500.00	2003	FIVB C&S
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2004	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$475.00	2004	FIVB C&S
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00	2005	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$812.50	2005	FIVB C&S
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	2006	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00	2006	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2006	CEV
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	2007	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	2007	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$425.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	$0.00	2007	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	$2,500.00	2008	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	$2,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00	2008	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	1	$1,600.00	2008	CEV	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	1	$1,600.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2009	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$0.00	2009	CEV	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$0.00
47	0	0	0	0	1	5	13	1	27	$6,387.50	Total	Total	38	0	0	0	0	0	6	10	0	22	$5,500.00

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	4	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%	0	0	7-12	36.8%
2008-2009	4	50.0%	3	37.5%	1	12.5%	7-1	87.5%	0	0.0%	1	10.0%	9	90.0%	0-10	0.0%	4-9	30.8%	3-2	60.0%	0	0	7-11	38.9%
Against the Field	0		0		0		0-0		0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5	100.0%	0-5	0.0%	0-10	0.0%	0-0		0	0	0-5	0.0%

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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	4	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	10
Challenger	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Total	0	0	7	8	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	16

Head to Head Results
Litva/Varga trail the series against the field 3-10 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 8 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
6/4/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Qualifier 3	Brink/Reckermann	4, Q1	Litva/Varga	Q8	21-14, 21-12	0:41
Trail the series against # 9 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
5/23/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 1	Heuscher/Heyer	2	Litva/Varga	15, Q10	21-14, 21-12	0:37
Trail the series against # 14 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-1
7/12/08	CEV	European Championship	Contender 3	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	15	Litva/Varga	24	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 23 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
Lead the series against # 28, Q15 Dugrip/Salvetti, France 1-0
6/4/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Qualifier 2	Litva/Varga	Q8	Dugrip/Salvetti	Q9	15-21, 21-12, 15-11	0:47
Trail the series against Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 0-2
7/30/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Maciel/Schmidt	16, Q3	Litva/Varga	Q19	21-18, 21-19	0:49
7/4/08	FIVB C&S	Brno Challenger	Winner 2	Maciel/Schmidt	6	Litva/Varga	22, Q5	21-23, 21-13, 16-14	0:55
Trail the series against # Q7 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-2
7/8/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	Q7	Litva/Varga	Q26	21-17, 23-21	0:42
10/29/08	FIVB	Manama Open	Winner 1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	8	Litva/Varga	25, Q7	21-16, 21-19	0:42
7/11/08	CEV	European Championship	Contender 1	Litva/Varga	24	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	25	21-16, 21-18	0:46
Trail the series against # Q9 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 # Q18 Grotowski/Weaver, England 0-1
5/7/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Qualifier 2	Grotowski/Weaver	16, Q12	Litva/Varga	Q5	21-13, 23-21	0:50
Lead the series against # Q29 Spijkers/van de Sande, Netherlands 1-0
7/3/08	FIVB C&S	Brno Challenger	Qualifier 2	Litva/Varga	22, Q5	Spijkers/van de Sande	Q12	21-19, 21-16	0:36