CEV Challenger & Satellite
€ 12,000 CEV Challenger Novi Sad
July 16 - 19, 2009
(1) 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 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 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 Novi Sad Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/7-12/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam Q26 41st 24 US$0.00
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 Challenger Novi Sad Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/17/2009 Winner 2 Milen Stoyanov / Boris Yankov, Bulgaria (16, Q12) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:40
Fri, 7/17/2009 Contender 1 Gabor Nacsa / Laszlo Racz, Hungary (18, Q15) Won 21-12, 21-16 0:29
Sat, 7/18/2009 Contender 2 Lasse Maijala / Jani Saisa, Finland (24, Q10) Won 21-19, 25-23 0:42
Sat, 7/18/2009 Contender 3 Gregor Perhaj / Jernej Potocnik, Slovenia (6) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:31
Sat, 7/18/2009 Contender 4 Daan Spijkers / Niels van de Sande, Netherlands (15, Q3) Won 20-22, 21-13, 15-12 0:53
Sat, 7/18/2009 Contender 5 Milen Stoyanov / Boris Yankov, Bulgaria (16, Q12) Won 21-19, 21-19  
Sun, 7/19/2009 Semi-Finals Nikolay Kolev / Neven Neshev, Bulgaria (3) Won 21-14, 30-28 0:55
Sun, 7/19/2009 Gold Medal Artis Caics / Toms Smedins, Latvia (13) Lost 22-20, 18-21, 13-15 0:57
Head to Head Results
Litva/Varga lead the series against the field 9-2 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 1 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 3 Kolev/Neshev, Bulgaria 1-0
7/19/09CEV C&SCEV Challenger Novi Sad Semi-Finals Litva/Varga 1 Kolev/Neshev 3 21-14, 30-28 0:55
Lead the series against # 6 Perhaj/Potocnik, Slovenia 1-0
7/18/09CEV C&SCEV Challenger Novi Sad Contender 3 Litva/Varga 1 Perhaj/Potocnik 6 21-15, 21-15 0:31
Lead the series against # 9 Horvath/Suja, Slovakia 1-0
5/7/09CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 1 Litva/Varga Q5 Horvath/Suja Q28 21-18, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 12 Freidenfelds/Freidenfelds, Latvia 1-0
5/7/08FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 1 Litva/Varga Q37 Freidenfelds/Freidenfelds Q28 21-11, 21-10 0:34
Trail the series against # 13 Caics/Smedins, Latvia 0-1
7/19/09CEV C&SCEV Challenger Novi Sad Gold Medal Caics/Smedins 13 Litva/Varga 1 20-22, 21-18, 15-13 0:57
Lead the series against # 15, Q3 Spijkers/van de Sande, Netherlands 2-0
7/18/09CEV C&SCEV Challenger Novi Sad Contender 4 Litva/Varga 1 Spijkers/van de Sande 15, Q3 20-22, 21-13, 15-12 0:53
7/3/08FIVB C&SBrno Challenger Qualifier 2 Litva/Varga 22, Q5 Spijkers/van de Sande Q12 21-19, 21-16 0:36
Series tied with # 16, Q12 Stoyanov/Yankov, Bulgaria 1-1
7/18/09CEV C&SCEV Challenger Novi Sad Contender 5 Litva/Varga 1 Stoyanov/Yankov 16, Q12 21-19, 21-19  
7/17/09CEV C&SCEV Challenger Novi Sad Winner 2 Stoyanov/Yankov 16, Q12 Litva/Varga 1 21-16, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # 18, Q15 Nacsa/Racz, Hungary 1-0
7/17/09CEV C&SCEV Challenger Novi Sad Contender 1 Litva/Varga 1 Nacsa/Racz 18, Q15 21-12, 21-16 0:29
Lead the series against # 24, Q10 Maijala/Saisa, Finland 1-0
7/18/09CEV C&SCEV Challenger Novi Sad Contender 2 Litva/Varga 1 Maijala/Saisa 24, Q10 21-19, 25-23 0:42