CEV Challenger & Satellite
€ 15,000 CEV Challenger Varna
July 23 - 26, 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 Varna Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
CEV C&S 7/16-19/2009 CEV Challenger Novi Sad 1 2nd 72 € 1,560.00
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 Varna Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/24/2009 Winner 1 Arthur Bobrow / Danny Skrabal, Australia (16) Won 21-8, 21-11 0:24
Fri, 7/24/2009 Winner 2 Marcel Gscheidle / Andreas Sutter, Switzerland (8) Lost 17-21, 15-21 0:34
Sat, 7/25/2009 Contender 2 Alexei Strasser / Jonas Weingart, Switzerland (11) Won 23-21, 27-25 0:39
Sat, 7/25/2009 Contender 3 Stefan Kohler / Nils Rohde, Germany (13, Q7) Lost 10-21, 21-19, 11-15 0:48
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 4-4 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 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
Trail the series against # 4, Q1 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
Series tied with # 5 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
Trail the series against # 8 Gscheidle/Sutter, Switzerland 0-1
7/24/09CEV C&SCEV Challenger Varna Winner 2 Gscheidle/Sutter 8 Litva/Varga 1 21-17, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 11 Strasser/Weingart, Switzerland 1-0
7/25/09CEV C&SCEV Challenger Varna Contender 2 Litva/Varga 1 Strasser/Weingart 11 23-21, 27-25 0:39
Trail the series against # 13, Q7 Kohler/Rohde, Germany 0-1
7/25/09CEV C&SCEV Challenger Varna Contender 3 Kohler/Rohde 13, Q7 Litva/Varga 1 21-10, 19-21, 15-11 0:48
Lead the series against # 16 Bobrow/Skrabal, Australia 1-0
7/24/09CEV C&SCEV Challenger Varna Winner 1 Litva/Varga 1 Bobrow/Skrabal 16 21-8, 21-11 0:24