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European Championship Tour
€ 70,000 Austrian Masters presented by Autohaus Bierbaum
June 3 - 7, 2009

(Q8) 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:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (CEV C&S Novi Sad 2009)

Career CEV Best:

13th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$7,835.58

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
CEV C&S	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$3,073.99
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	23	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	5	4	0	2	3	4	1	US$13,650.87

Previous Baden Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
FIVB C&S	7/3-6/2008	Brno Challenger	22, Q5	17th	16	US$500.00

Austrian Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/4/2009	Qualifier 2	Fabien Dugrip / Yannick Salvetti, France (Q9)	Won 15-21, 21-12, 15-11	0:47
Thu, 6/4/2009	Qualifier 3	Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (4, Q1)	Lost 14-21, 12-21	0:41

Head to Head Results
Litva/Varga trail the series against the field 3-8 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 4, Q1 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 # 6 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 # 7 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-1
4/17/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Qualifier 1	Fijalek/Prudel	Q12	Litva/Varga	Q21	25-27, 21-15, 15-10	0:56
Trail the series against # 16, Q18 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
Lead the series against Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 1-0
5/22/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Qualifier 3	Litva/Varga	15, Q10	Gabathuler/Wenger	Q2	22-20, 12-21, 15-8	0:55
Lead the series against # Q9 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 # Q12 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
Series tied with # Q13 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-1
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 # Q23 Joosen/Melis, Belgium 0-1
5/29/08	CEV	Dutch Masters	Qualifier 3	Joosen/Melis	15, Q14	Litva/Varga	Q6	13-21, 21-14, 15-10	0:54