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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Hyundai Open Barcelona
May 27 - June 1, 2008

(Q45) Janis Rudzitis/Klavs Zalkalns, Latvia

Janis Rudzitis
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

29th (FIVB C&S Pärnu 2008)

Career FIVB WT Best:

41st (Barcelona 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Klavs Zalkalns
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 19, 1979 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Ventspils

Height:

185 cm (6'1")

Weight:

78 kg (172 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (3 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

41st (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$1,065.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	29	41	57	Money
FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	US$0.00

Previous Barcelona Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

Barcelona Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/28/2008	Qualifier 1	Casey Augoustides / Patrik Flisberg, South Africa (Q20)	Won 21-18, 13-21, 15-13	0:59
Wed, 5/28/2008	Qualifier 2	Jason Kruger / Chris Simek, Canada (Q13)	Lost 15-21, 14-21	0:28

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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Janis Rudzitis												Klavs Zalkalns
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Challenger	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$890.00
											Satellite	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$175.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Total	10	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$1,065.00

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
2008	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Janis Rudzitis													Klavs Zalkalns
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1998	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2002	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$440.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2004	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
											2004	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$450.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2005	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2005	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$175.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2008	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	Total	Total	8	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	5	$1,065.00

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	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	1-2	33.3%
2007-2008	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	1-2	33.3%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-4	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	1-2	33.3%

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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Challenger	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 1-1 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # Q13 Kruger/Simek, Canada 0-1
5/28/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Qualifier 2	Kruger/Simek	Q13	Rudzitis/Zalkalns	Q45	21-15, 21-14	0:28
Lead the series against # Q20 Augoustides/Flisberg, South Africa 1-0
5/28/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Qualifier 1	Rudzitis/Zalkalns	Q45	Augoustides/Flisberg	Q20	21-18, 13-21, 15-13	0:59