Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
July 19 - 23, 2006
(Q16) Janis Smedins/Toms Smedins, Latvia
 
Janis Smedins
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 31, 1987 (37 yrs old)
Home Town: Kuldiga
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 84 kg (185 lb)
Seasons: 22
Tournaments: 170
Career Wins: 14
Career Winnings: US$695,109.35
Toms Smedins
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 25, 1986 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Kuldiga
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 83 kg (183 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 73
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (Göteborg 2019)
Career Winnings: US$33,414.46
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB180000000003681 US$6,000.00
FIVB Age Group WC30001000011000 US$0.00
FIVB C&S40000022000000 US$4,850.00
Overall250001022014681 US$10,850.00
Previous St. Petersburg Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Toms Smedins - 41st Janis Smedins - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/5-9/2006 France Open 30, Q25 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2006 Portugal Open Q26 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/7-11/2006 Italian Open Q61 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Croatia Open Q55 57th 6 US$0.00
FIVB Age Group WC 9/7-11/2005 Under 21 World Championships Q4 25th 0 US$0.00
St. Petersburg Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/19/2006 Qualifier 2 Janis Grinbergs / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (Q17) Won 21-14, 21-16 0:38
Wed, 7/19/2006 Qualifier 3 Benjamin Insfran / Harley Marques, Brazil (5, Q1) Lost 21-17, 20-22, 6-15 0:55
Head to Head Results
Smedins/Smedins trail the series against the field 2-5 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Smedins/Smedins 30, Q25 21-15, 21-10 0:37
Trail the series against # 5, Q1 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-1
7/19/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 3 Insfran/Marques 5, Q1 Smedins/Smedins Q16 17-21, 22-20, 15-6 0:55
Trail the series against # 10 Koshkarev/Prokopiev, Russia 0-1
9/7/05FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Qualifier 2 Koshkarev/Prokopiev 23, Q5 Smedins/Smedins Q4 21-18, 21-19 0:34
Trail the series against # 22, Q2 Ces/Dugrip, France 0-1
5/31/06FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 1 Ces/Dugrip Q10 Smedins/Smedins Q55 21-17, 21-17 0:38
Trail the series against # 25, Q6 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 0-1
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 2 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev 29, Q16 Smedins/Smedins Q48 21-16, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # 26, Q3 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
6/7/06FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 2 Smedins/Smedins Q61 Lochhead/Pitman Q4 22-20, 13-21, 15-13 0:52
Lead the series against # Q17 Grinbergs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
7/19/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 2 Smedins/Smedins Q16 Grinbergs/Sorokins Q17 21-14, 21-16 0:38